Information about Eastleigh Borough Council Elections on May 1st
| Published: 8th April 2008 20:55 |
Important elections are taking place in SO50 on Thursday 1 May.
This is your chance to have a say about how local services are run and how much they cost you.
Sixteen councillors represent this area on Eastleigh Borough Council and six of those seats are up for election in 2008.
The following wards within SO50 have councillors standing for election:
• Peter Martin Barrett (Conservative) - no statement received
• Trevor Mignot (Liberal Democrat)
• Mary Eileen Shephard (Labour)
• Vivienne Angela Young (UKIP) - no statement received
• Steven Dennis Broomfield (Conservative)
• Peter William Stewart (UKIP) - no statement received
• Sue Toher (Labour) - no statement received
• Anne Margaret Winstanley (Liberal Democrat)
• Daniel John Bradbeer (UKIP) - no statement received
• Glynn William Davies-Dear (Liberal Democrat)
• Matthew Myatt (Independent)
• Robert Quane (Conservative) - no statement received
• Alan Stewart Sneddon (Independent) - no statement received
• Sam Snook (Labour) - no statement received
• Carol Bradbeer (UKIP) - no statement received
• Stuart Charles Jebbitt (Green)
• Chris Thomas (Liberal Democrat)
• Richard Mark Uren (Conservative) - no statement received
• Ted White (Labour) - no statement received
• Ann Bays (UKIP)
• Dave Broughton (Liberal Democrat)
• Sarah Goode (Green)
• Andrew Crawford Ross (Conservative) - no statement received
• Mark Peter Seymour (Labour) - no statement received
Fair Oak and Horton Heath ward
• Wendy Borrill (Labour)
• Hugh McGuinness (UKIP)
• Chris Rhodes (Conservative) - no statement received
• Joe Wright (Liberal Democrat)
To find out more about each of these candidates, click on their name and read their statement on this site **
For information about how to vote, to find out what elections are taking place and how to check if you are registered, visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
Eastleigh Borough Council is responsible for local services, including planning, council housing, and rubbish collection. Most Borough Councillors are not paid a salary, but get a small basic allowance for the work they do.
Click here to visit the council's website and find out more.
Voting help
Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 1 May. If you are on the electoral register you should be sent a polling card telling you where to vote. You do not need this card to vote, but it does contain useful information.
To find out which ward you live in and who are your existing local councillors click here and enter your complete postcode.
If you were not already on the list of electors, you need to have registered by 16 April. If you can't get to the polling station in person, you can also register for a postal vote or a proxy vote. The Electoral Commission website will help you do this - even download the necessary forms. The Commission has set up a website www.aboutmyvote.co.uk - this links to details of which elections are taking place across the UK.
If you have any other questions about voting, you can also contact the electoral registration officer for Eastleigh Borough Council on 023 8068 8110 or email elections@eastleigh.gov.uk or visit the Elections page on Eastleigh Borough Council's website.
** All candidates were contacted and asked to submit a statement of no more than 300 words. Where the word count has been exceeded, the statement has been cut at the end of the previous sentence. Candidates were also given the option of submitting a photo.
