This year's local elections in London are the most unpredictable for years and likely to produce changes in the political control of most of the capital's 32 boroughs. The Liberal Democrats have had less publicity than all the other parties, yet the have good grounds for thinking they will emerge stronger after 7 May. They may not win a majority on Labour-run Southwark Council but hope to win a substantial numbers of seats, perhaps the largest number, in a possible hung council.
The leader of the Lib Dem group, Victor Chamberlain, talked about their local campaign on the ground and the parties wider prospects across the city.
For more information about this year's borough contests, read the definitive guide to them compiled by me and elections expert Lewis Baston for public affairs specialists Lowick Hedry. It is HERE.
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