Following the sad death of Liberal Democrat councillor Sylvia Patterson, local Conservatives have selected Gareth Jennings as their candidate for the by-election.Gareth commented, "The circumstances of this by-election are tragic, our sympathies go to Sylvia's family."A date has not yet been set for the by-election, but Gareth is keen to set out his programme for local improvements."I am delighted to have been selected as the candidate. I have lived in Kennington all my life, and I am determined to fight for local people" said Gareth, adding "local transport, and vandalism must be top of our agenda".