Paul Kohler

“It is a privilege to be standing to contest the general election on 4th July as the Lib Dem candidate for Wimbledon”, said Cllr Kohler. “My wife and I have lived in this constituency, where we raised our four daughters, for almost 30 years. I want to give something back to the community that has been so supportive to us.

“People in Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Merton Park, Motspur Park, Morden and Old & New Malden deserve better than more chaos under the Conservatives who have broken their promises on International Development spending, action on climate change as well as presiding over an economy with high inflation, rising mortgages and rents plus hitting hard-pressed families and small businesses across the Wimbledon constituency with a tax hikes at a time many are still reeling from the impact of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis."

“There is huge appetite for change amongst the voters of Wimbledon who have had enough of Tory mismanagement. I will stand up for our public services like the NHS and schools where our current Tory MP has failed to do so; and I will strive to give a voice to Wimbledon residents who demand better from their government and their MP. The people of Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Merton Park, Motspur Park, Morden and Old & New Malden deserve better than this. They need an MP who they can trust and who will fight for a fairer deal for our area."

Following the results of the local elections in 2022 - where the Liberal Democrats won 23 councillors (out of a total of 33) across the Wimbledon constituency - and the general election in 2019 when Paul was only 628 votes behind the Conservative, it's clear that the Lib Dems are the only challengers who can beat the Conservatives in Wimbledon.