Election and Candidate Information
| Published: 19th April 2007 18:58 |
Important elections are taking place in WS14 on Thursday 3 May.
This is your chance to have a say about how local services are run and how much they cost you.
10 councillors represent this area on Lichfield District Council and 8 of those seats are up for election in 2007.
The councillors standing for election are:
Boley Park Ward
• Jeanette Allsopp (Conservative)
• Trevor Cook (U.K.I.P)
• Barry Diggle (Conservative)
• Janet Eagland (Conservative)
• Peter Roe (Liberal Democrat)
Shenstone Ward - Uncontested
• Matthew Ellis (Conservative)
• Rita Hancocks (Conservative)
St. John's Ward
• Gwyneth Boyle (Conservative)
• Doris English (Conservative)
• Trevor Martin (Liberal Democrats)
• Keith Le Pla (Liberal Democrats)
• Ronald Lewis (Liberal Democrats)
• John Wilks (Conservative)
Whittington Ward
• Colin Ablitt (Conservative)
• Celia Le Pla (Liberal Democrats)
• Marguerite Stockdale (Liberal Democrats)
• Alan White (Conservative)
Find Out More
To find out more about each of these candidates, click on the ward 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
Lichfield District Council is responsible for all aspects of local services, including planning, council housing, and rubbish collection.
Click here to visit the council's website and find out more.
Voting help
Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 3 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 18 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 http://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 this area on 01543 308125 or email elections@lichfielddc.gov.uk
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