County council elections: Who will be standing in your area
THE battle lines have been drawn up for next month’s Leicestershire County Council elections with more than 200 candidates hoping to win seats.
Nominations have closed for the election will take place on Thursday, May 6 – a year after they were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic
There are 55 seats available in the council chamber at County Hall in Glenfield.
The Tories are fielding a full slate of candidates and hope to extend their 20-year period in control of the council.
The Conservatives won a convincing majority in 2017, taking 36 seats.
The Liberal Democrats are currently the largest opposition party on the council.
They now hold 13 seats and are looking to increase that number by fielding 52 candidates.
Labour has 54 candidates and
CHARNWOOD
Daniel Grimley (Con) Rob Hewson (Lib Dem) Julie Palmer (Lab)
Dave Berry (Lab) Phillip Mills (Green) Deborah Taylor (Con) Kate Tipton (Lib Dem)
Chris Cooper (Reform UK) Laurenzo Fantaise (Lib Dem) David Kellock (Green) Jewel Miah (Lab)
Judy Shields (Con)
Julie Mather (Con) Betty Newton (Lab) Philip Thornborow (Lib Dem) Wesley Walton (Green)
Jim Adcock (Lib Dem) Damian Cosgrove (TUSC) Nigel Feetham (Green) Max Hunt (Lab) Pauline Ranson (Con)
Gill Bolton (Lab) is looking holds.
The Greens are hoping to secure seats from their 47 hopefuls.
Smaller parties will also be represented, to add to
Josh Clayton (Lab) the
Jim Foxall (Reform UK) Paul Goodman (Green) Jonathan Morgan (Con) Rowan Myall (Lab) Aidan Reed (Lib Dem) six
Naomi Bottomley (Green) Alex Guerrero (Lib Dem) Ted Parton (Con) seats it with 11 Reform UK candidates, three Freedom Alliance, No Lockdowns, No Curfews candidates, two Social Democrats, one trade unionist, and two For Britain candidates.
Hilary Fryer (Con)
Andy McWilliam (Reform UK) Carolyn Thornborow (Lib Dem) Mia Woolley (Green)
Liz Blackshaw (Lab) Alistair Duffey (Lib Dem) Leon Hadji-Nikolaou (Con) Michelle Nelson (Green) There are also five independent candidates.
A party that wins a majority on May 6 will make key decisions on matters such as education, transport
Katy Duncan-Brookes (Lib Dem) John Hounsome (Green) Jane Lennie (Lab) Christine Radford (Con)
George Addinall (The For Britain Movement)
Pete Morris (Reform UK) Billy Richards (Green) Andrew Seggie (Lab)
Ian Sharpe (Lib Dem) and the environment, as well as how much people pay in council tax.
But it will also face the challenges of ever-rising costs of social care for adults and young people and dealing with the continuing impact the coronavirus is having on public services and residents.
Election campaigning was suspended by political parties following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer agreed to the pause.
A Conservative Party spokeswoman said: “In light of the sad news from Buckingham Palace, all campaigning will be paused until further notice.”
For Labour, a spokesman said: “As a mark of respect, Labour Party has suspended all campaigning.”
The Liberal Democrats also confirmed they would be suspending their national election campaign.
Richard Shepherd (Con)
Laurie Needham (Green) James Poland (Con) Samanta Zubrute (Lab)
Tom Barklay (Con) Lyndsey Derbyshire ((Lab) Louisa Wait (Green)
Nitesh Dave (Lib Dem) Abe Khayer (Lab) Brenda Seaton (Con)
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE
Carl Benfield (Green)
John Coxon (Con)
Debra Jackson (Lab)
Claire O’Callaghan (Freedom Alliance, No Lockdowns,No Curfews) Adam Tilbury (Reform UK) Sheila Wyatt (Lib Dem)
David Hay (Lab) Moira Lynch (Lib Dem) Trevor Pendleton (Con) Lucy Pratt (Green) Tony Saffell (Ind)