The would-be candidates in the 4th May local election standing to represent Handforth on the Town Council have been confirmed.
In total there are 11 Town Council seats.
Handforth East Ward - 4 seats available
The East Ward has been returned with 4 seats uncontested, so the following will become Town Councillors on 9th May:
- Elizabeth Hindle-Newman - Independent
- Cynthia Samson * - Independent
- John Smith * - Independent
- Kerry Sullivan * - Independent
Handforth West Ward - 4 seats available
The West Ward has been returned with 4 seats uncontested, the following will become Town Councillors on 9th May:
- Susan Moore * - Independent
- Julie Smith * - Independent
- Tim Hardy - Independent
- Sharon Murray - Independent
South Ward - 3 seats available.
The South Ward is contested so it is the only ward which will go to election. The candidates are as follows:
- Peter Moore - Independent
- Ribia Nisa - Labour Party *
- Tim Royle - Independent
- Roger Small - Independent
* current town councillors.
We will publish more information about each of the candidates shortly.
The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Monday 17th April. Voters can apply online at gov.uk.
Voters should have now received their polling cards, informing them where their polling station is located.
Voters can either vote in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote. The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 18th April. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is a week later, 5pm on 25th April.
This May, for the first time, voters will need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station. This is a new requirement, introduced by the UK government's Elections Act. To find out which ID you can use in the polling station, visit the Electoral Commission website.
If you do not have one of the accepted types of ID, you can apply for free ID online or by completing and submitting a paper form to Cheshire East Council. You must apply by 5pm on 25th April, to be able to use the Voter Authority Certificate on 4th May.
*Current councillor
