Cllr Lynsey Hedges
Lynsey has been a Wandsworth resident for over 18 years and has served as a Borough Councillor for Balham and Clapham South since being elected in 2022.
She is the Conservative lead for Grants, Business, Culture and the Voluntary Sector, and sits on the Finance Committee, where she holds Labour to account on the use of council reserves, cost-of-living measures, and overall spending scrutiny.
A former local school governor, trustee, and committed environmentalist, Lynsey is also a long-time campaigner for gender equality. Professionally, she works in the City’s financial services sector, specialising in regulatory development.
A keen runner, she is passionate about protecting green spaces and keeping the commons clean and accessible for all.
Cllr Jonathan Iliff
Jonathan has lived in Balham for many years since attending school here as as a child. Today he has grown up committed to public service, working as a medical doctor specialising in forensics, the mind and the brain on the the prestigious NHS South London Programme. He is a longstanding national campaigner for a common sense approach to mental health, having even taught in local Balham schools on the subject.
Since his election in 2026, Jonathan chairs the Health Oversight and Scrutiny Committee for Wandsworth Council, drawing on his broad experience across health and the social care system.
In his spare time, when he's not reading a good book or running on Clapham Common, Jonathan is working to make Balham and Wandsworth safer, cleaner and better for us all.
