Name: Lee Godfrey
Party: Labour
Constituency: Kingston & Surbiton
Previous election history: Surrey County Council elections 2013, Chertsey (819 votes, 27% not elected)
Biography: Lee Godfrey served in the Royal Navy after leaving school. He attended university as a mature student after leaving the Navy.
Since university he has worked in the energy industry for the past 18 years. He now owns and runs a small business.
He is a keen sportsman, playing football and cricket, and represented Great Britain in triathlon.
He lives in Weybridge.
Hobbies/interests: Football, cricket, triathlon, cooking
He says: "Our area has become divided.
"Over the past five years the richest have seen their wealth soar, while local workers have suffered the longest and most severe decline in wages since the 1860s.
"Young people struggle to find jobs and have seen their rents rise dramatically. The idea that they might own their own home locally seems a distant dream.
"Demand for Kingston foodbank has doubled in the last year alone. For one of the richest suburbs in the world this shames us all.
"I believe we need a change of heart and a change of approach. All of us contribute to the success of our local community and we should all share in the rewards.
"The Lib Dems betrayed local residents and especially our young people. As a result their vote has plummeted to such an extent that they can’t win here any more. This will be a straight fight between Labour and the Tories.
"If you would prefer a Labour government, don’t vote for a different Party, hoping for the best, only to end up with the Tories. Vote positively. Vote Labour."
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