Steve Bradley selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Vassall ward

11.03.00pm GMT Wed 5th Mar 2008

Steve Bradley has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Vassall By-election in Lambeth on 20th March 2008. He was also a Liberal Democrat candidate in Vassall in the 2006 local elections, where the party finished a close second to Labour.

Steve is a self-employed Regeneration Consultant who lives on the edge of Vassall ward.

He stood for the Liberal Democrats in Vassall in the local elections in 2006, and has been campaigning on issues there for over four years - such as Labour's plan to privatise Council homes, Lambeth's Care Cuts, and restoring the 55 missing police to the Borough.

He has also been an active campaigner on environmental issues for over 20 years - at both a national and a local level. Steve is the current Treasurer, and former Vice-Chair, of local community regeneration organisation 'The Stockwell Partnership'.

In his spare time, Steve plays a lot of sport. As a freelance journalist and amateur historian, he has had articles published in a variety of sports magazines and on the world's most popular football website. He is currently writing a book on the history of football in his native Ireland.