Rotherhithe has only had two MPs since 1946 – Bob Mellish from 1946 to 1982 and Simon Hughes since 1983.
This week the area faces its most momentous election in more than three decades when for the first time Simon Hughes defends his record as a member of a party of Government.
Over on our sister website London SE1, James Hatts has interviewed eight of the nine candidates vying for your vote on Thursday 7 May.
Listen here:
- Kingsley Abrams (TUSC & Left Unity)
- Andrew Beadle (UKIP)
- Neil Coyle (Labour)
- JP Floru (Conservative)
- Steve Freeman (Republican Socialist)
- Simon Hughes (Lib Dem)
- Lucy Hall (Independent)
- William Lavin (Green)
If you missed Saturday’s hustings in Bermondsey, you can listen to the event in full right here on SE16.com.