The Greens Believe They Can Win in Chiswick

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Party announces candidates for Homefields and Riverside wards

Rick Rowe (left) and Maya Hamlyn (right)

April 7, 2026

The Green Party has announced its candidates for two Chiswick wards in which polling is suggesting it may have a realistic hope of gaining a seat.

The party has selected Rick Rowe to contest Chiswick Riverside — which polling organisation PollCheck currently identifies as one of the borough's key battleground wards. Its ward-level modelling puts the Greens ahead of the Conservatives by 2.2 percentage points there. Mr Rowe brings substantial public sector experience, having served as Head of Policy – New Services at Transport for London, with a career spanning transport, regulation, and commercial strategy. A Chiswick Riverside resident himself, Rowe says he is standing because local people deserve better. "I'm standing because I believe people want something better: honest local leadership, practical action and councillors who are visible, responsive and genuinely on their side." A Hounslow Green Party spokesperson called him "exactly the kind of candidate Chiswick Riverside needs," citing his professional expertise and firsthand knowledge of the community.

The other newly minted candidate is Maya Hamlyn, a lifelong Chiswick resident standing in the Homefields ward where PollCheck predicts the Greens could also win one seat. Currently completing a degree in Chemistry, Ms Hamlyn has deep roots in the community, having worked locally as a pub employee and nanny. Her campaign priorities centre on clean streets, air quality, and the protection of green spaces — including the much-loved Chiswick House grounds. "If elected I will do my utmost to ensure our streets and air are clean and to protect our green spaces," she said. "They are crucial to our quality of life." She has also highlighted creating safe spaces for women and achieving net zero as central to her platform, adding: "The Green Party is the only party that prioritises and protects the needs of all people while fighting for green policies to protect our planet."

In Chiswick Gunnersbury, announced in February that they were fielding two long-standing local residents: Aubrey Crawley and Jon Elkon. Crawley, who previously stood briefly as a Labour candidate for the same ward before resigning, cited disillusionment with Labour's leadership. His priorities include tackling crime, supporting independent businesses, and addressing traffic. He is also the founder of the West London Queer Project, a social enterprise supporting LGBTQ+ communities. Mr Elkon, a joint coordinator of the Hounslow Green Party, has lived in Chiswick for 25 years and runs the Bushido Karate Club at ArtsEd. PollCheck currently expects the Conservatives to hold Gunnersbury.

At borough level, Labour is projected to retain its majority on Hounslow Council, though opposition parties — including the Greens — are expected to make inroads in both the west and east of the borough. The full official candidate list must be published by 10 April, after which updated projections are expected.

Candidates Declared So Far — Chiswick Wards (Hounslow Council, 7 May 2026)

Note: Lists are provisional. The complete official candidate list will be published after 10 April .

Ward	Candidate	Party
Chiswick Gunnersbury	Joanna Biddolph	Conservative
	Vickram Singh Grewal	Conservative
	Ron Mushiso	Conservative
	Aubrey Crawley	Green Party
	Jon Elkon	Green Party
	Guy de Boursac	Liberal Democrats
	Paul Haliwell	Liberal Democrats
	Nik Hole	Liberal Democrats
Chiswick Homefields	Mike Denniss	Conservative
	Jack Joseph Emsley	Conservative
	Linden Grigg	Conservative
	Maya Hamlyn	Green Party
	Helen Cross	Liberal Democrats
	Leigh Gareth Edwards	Liberal Democrats
	Arthur Haynes	Liberal Democrats
Chiswick Riverside	Gabriella Giles	Conservative
	Peter Thompson	Conservative
	Jessika Toto-Moukouo	Conservative
	Rick Rowe	Green Party
	Amy Michelle Croft	Labour
	Trevor MacFarlane	Labour
	Gurminder Randhawa	Labour
	Frank Beddington	Liberal Democrats
	Nicolas Bellerophon	Liberal Democrats
	James Charrington	Liberal Democrats

The London Borough of Hounslow will hold its next local elections on Thursday 7 May, with voters across the borough electing councillors to represent 22 wards.

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