The would-be candidates in the 4th May local election standing to represent Wilmslow on the Town Council have been confirmed.
In total there are 15 Town Council seats.
Dean Row Ward - 4 seats available
- Lata Anderson * - Residents of Wilmslow
- Dion Cross - Residents of Wilmslow
- Jack Illingworth * - Local Conservatives
- Ellie Jackson - Residents of Wilmslow
- Jon Newell * - Residents of Wilmslow
- Angela Smethurst - Local Conservatives
Lacey Green Ward - 3 seats available
- Elaine Evans - Residents of Wilmslow
- Nigel Halford - Local Conservatives
- Chris Hilliard - Residents of Wilmslow
- Joseph Shenton - Local Conservatives
- James Vickers - Residents of Wilmslow
Wilmslow East Ward - 3 seats available
- Sarah Firth - Residents of Wilmslow
- Chetan Katre * - Local Conservatives
- Jon Kelly * - Residents of Wilmslow
- James Richardson - Local Conservatives
- Neil Stelling - Residents of Wilmslow
Wilmslow West Ward - 5 seats available
- Abdullah Faruq - Local Conservatives
- Mark Goldsmith * - Residents of Wilmslow
- Michael Gorman - Residents of Wilmslow
- Tim Higgins - Residents of Wilmslow
- Angela McPake * - Local Conservatives
- Julie Dawn Potts * - Local Conservatives
- Hannan Sarwar * - Local Conservatives
- Ed Sleath - Residents of Wilmslow
- Toby Tritschler - Residents of Wilmslow
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
Comments
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I can understand their reluctance to appear associated with the shameful rotten goings-on at Westminster but would “Independent Conservatives” not be more apposite?
"Local Conservatives" is one of the ten registered names of the Conservative Party.
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https://tinyurl.com/2s35wkds
Angela, for example, has many qualities, but I find it hard to understand how she can justify not using the identical name for her party as our MP Esther does? After all, Angela does work for her!
Such independence isn’t unique, but would it not be clearer to stand as an Independent, therefore cutting ties completely from Westminster and acting locally for Residents? Sounds like Residents of Wilmslow if I’m not very much mistaken!
The film ‘Life of Brian’ featuring the Popular People’s front of Judea or was it the People’s Popular front of Judea that inspired these name changes?
I wonder what PE will make of all of this? And will the Conservative Party add any Local Conservative wins to their overall election results?
https://www.wilmslowtowncouncil.gov.uk/councillors
I am sure he was also listed on the WTC website at the time as a councillor when I went through the list. I actually contacted WTC this morning for clarification as to what has happened in the interim and am awaiting a response so I can publish my half written article.
The vacancy notice on the WTC website is dated yesterday (12th April).
Some of the 'Local' Conservatives have also called by and mentioned what a great idea it is to have a stand. It's something they would like to copy.
However, our 'Local' Conservative's are not allowed to do it because their 'Local' Conservative Tatton Head Office in Knutsford, won't let them.
Which begs the question, what does 'Local' really mean?