Martin has lived in Battersea for over 30 years, and since 1997 has been its local MP. He was previously a journalist for several national newspapers, including The Daily Mail and The Guardian. 

In Parliament, Martin recently led a successful campaign for a referendum on a more modern, fairer voting system to be held in the next year. 

He has twice led campaigns to save Battersea Arts Centre from closure by the Conservative council; and is currently fighting for improved local transport links, a new school and legislation banning dangerous dogs in order to tackle anti-social behaviour. 

During Martin’s time in Parliament, he has helped 25,000 local people through his weekly surgeries and parliamentary casework. 

As well as domestic politics, Martin is concerned about peace and justice in Israel and Palestine and is Chair of Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East; and since working as an MP, has visited Israel and Gaza three times campaigning for peace talks. 

Martin lives in Battersea with his wife and two step-daughters, as well as having two grown-up daughters. He has run the London Marathon twice and cycles to work in Westminster; and as of last year he was named as the 13th lowest spending MP in Parliament. 

He was educated at the Universities of Oxford and Lyon, speaks three European languages, supports Fulham FC, and plays the trumpet.

Jayne Harding has been a Wandsworth resident for over 20 years.  Jayne has served as a Board member of a local Housing Association, and supports more decent affordable housing for local people.  She was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Wandsworth Crossroads.  She is currently serving as a Governor of a local primary School.  

Jayne is a Lecturer in Law and a Justice of the Peace.  She is passionate about law and order, health and safety, education, housing, and cares deeply about the elderly and infirm, the disabled, and the young and vulnerable members of our society.  She pledges to help promote an education system in Wandsworth that achieves high standards of excellence in schools and colleges, thereby ensuring that children in Queenstown receive the best possible education. 

As a former carer, Jayne pledges to work closely with the Primary Care Trust and other organisations responsible for providing health care facilities for the elderly, infirm and vulnerable members of Queenstown.  She also pledges to work closely with the Police and the Safer Neighbourhood Team to help combat and reduce crime in Queenstown to make it a safer and more secure environment for all to live.

As a practising Christian, Jayne has visited a number of the churches in Queenstown, and is looking forward to working closely with other faith groups in the community.  She passionately believes that by working cohesively for the common good, we will improve the quality and standard of life for all who live and work in Queenstown. 

Gareth Noble is a Labour Council Candidate for Queenstown. He is 32
years old and lives in Battersea with his wife. Gareth grew up in
Salisbury where he went to Bishops Wordsworth School, and then graduated
with a degree in philosophy and economics from University College Londonin 1998. Gareth has lived in London since then, working for a bank for the last 10 years helping small businesses manage their financial risks.
Gareth feels strongly about high rents and service charges for poor
quality social housing in Queenstown and unclean communal areas and
pavements, decent housing. Gareth's interests outside politics include
sport, particularly football - he is a season ticket holder at Totteham
Hotspur FC.

Peter lives in Queenstown, and is committed to making sure local residents enjoy good transport links to work, as well as enjoying living in the area. To this end, he wants to see improvements to local rail and bus services, as well as the extension of central London river services west to Battersea, with frequent stops along the riverfront.

He is opposed to any development of the Battersea Power Station site that doesn't first include decent transport links, including an extension of the Northern line from Vauxhall, or any development that will result in a jumble of tower blocks without additional benefits, such as new parks and open spaces, for the current community.

Peter is determined to make sure the Council sort out the basics: clean streets, proper rubbish collections, and will make sure that the Council delivers to the standard residents expect through the whole range of its services.

A graduate of the London School of Economics and Birkbeck, University of London, Peter has worked for a number of organisations in the healthcare and higher education sectors. He is a former Governor of both the LSE and Birkbeck, and a former member of the Council and Senate of the University of London.