The facts about our candidates

Jonathan Lord tried to get the nomination for Royton, Lancs and Maidstone Kent in 2008 before finally settling for Woking in 2009.

Rosie Sharpley only tried for, and succeeded in getting the nomination for candidate in Woking in 2006.

Jonathan has been a councillor in Westminster and is currently (since 2009) the Surrey County Councillor for Cranleigh and Ewhurst. (Incidentally miles from his home)

Rosie has been a Woking councillor (Goldsworth East) for over 20 years. She was mayor in 1993-94

Jonathan is a PR consultant.

Rosie is a Nurse Practitioner, working in the NHS all her working life including at Woking Community Hospital.

Jonathan lives in Blackheath, Surrey and says he will move to Woking if elected. (Please read your ballot paper, the candidates addresses are on it.)

Rosie has lived in Woking for over 30 years.

We have a chance for real change in Woking at this election. Across the country more and more people are sick and tired of the old politics peddled by both the Conservatives and Labour. They are looking for something different. Here in Woking people can have something different. They can have a Liberal Democrat MP who will put local people ahead of party politics. All week we have seen the Conservatives and Labour attacking Nick Clegg so it is no surprise that they are attacking Rosie locally. The two old parties don't want change, they want a system that works for them. In Woking we have a simple choice, either we will have a Conservative MP and the same old tired politics will win, or we can have something different a Liberal Democrat MP with a fresh and positive vision for our area.