THE local elections are fast approaching and the residents of Southampton will be going to the polls to elect a third of our council.

The choices available to the electorate are parties lead by Cllr Alex Samuels, Cllr June Bridle or Cllr Adrian Vinson who are more commonly known as the puppets on the strings controlled by their puppet masters in Westminster Blair, Cameron and Campbell.

The parties currently represented on our council all take orders from their puppet masters who do not know the situation in Southampton.

On May 3, residents in Southampton will have the chance to vote for change and fresh ideas by voting for their local UK Independence Party candidate who will be answerable to the local residents who elect them.

We do not take orders from a puppet master and are free to make the decision concerning our city as we local people see the situation and in consultation with the local residents affected by any decision the council makes.

RYAN NEWELL, vice-chairman, UKIP Southampton.