ALL three main parties are making all-out efforts to win more seats on Warrington Borough Council.
Twenty seats are up for grabs and the Liberal Democrats and Labour are both fighting them all.
The Conservatives are fighting all but one – and that is at Fairfield and Howley where two seats are to be contested and they are only fighting one.
The Green Party is also fielding three candidates and the British National Party is fielding one candidate – again at Fairfield and Howley.
The elections will take place on Thursday, May 6. Candidates – who have until 12 noon on Tuesday (April 13) to withdraw if they wish – are as follows:
Appleton
Jean Carter (Labour); Phil Marshall (Conservative), Judith Walker (Liberal Democrat), Kenneth Wilson (Green Party).
Bewsey and Whitecross
Ann Raymond (Liberal Democrat), Stephen Taylor (Conservative), Pat Wright (Labour).
Birchwood
Russ Bowden (Labour), Christine Oliver (Liberal Democrat), Judith Wise (Conservative).
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
Merril Cummerson (Liberal Democrat), Les Hoyle (Conservative), Chris Vobe (Labour).
Fairfield and Howley
Doug Ashbrook (Liberal Democrat), Sandra Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat), Peter Carey (Labour), Peter Garner (Conservative), Tony Higgins (Labour), Mike Phillips (BNP).
Grappenhall and Thelwall
Sonia Boggan (Conservative), Helen Dutton (Labour), Wendy Johnson (Liberal Democrat).
Great Sankey North
Stephanie Davies (Green Party), Philip Eastham (Conservative), Tony Williams (Labour), Trudi Wood (Liberal Democrat).
Great Sankey South
Adam Grant (Conservative), Hitesh Patel (Labour), Jim Regan (Liberal Democrat),
Latchford East
Roger Cawthorne (Conservative), Eddie Sloane (Liberal Democrat), Steve Wright (Labour and Co-operative).
Latchford West
Matthew Harris (Conservative), Maureen McLaughlin (Labour), Graham Welborn, (Liberal Democrat).
Lymm
Bob Barr (Liberal Democrat), Harish Sharma (Conservative), Su Williams (Labour).
Orford
Edgar Davies (Liberal Democrat), Gareth Rowlinson (Conservative), Kelly Simcock, (Labour).
Penketh and Cuerdley
Peter Elton (Conservative), Veronica Hudson (Liberal Democrat), David Keane (Labour), Lyndsay McAteer (Green Party).
Poplars and Hulme
Bob Haskew-Jones (Liberal Democrat), John Kerr-Brown (Labour), John Leslie (Conservative).
Poulton North
Susan Jenkin (Conservative), Geoff Settle (Labour), Scott Wilson (Liberal Democrat).
Poulton South
Andrew Davis (Conservative), Dave Eccles (Liberal Democrat), Lottie Ladbury (Labour).
Rixton and Woolston
Bill Brinksman (Labour), Roger Rankin (Conservative), Ron Stafford (Liberal Democrat).
Westbrook
Robert MacLaren (Conservative), Marina Smith (Liberal Democrat), Natalie Smith (Labour).
Whittle Hall
Steve Bradley (Conservative), Keith Gleave (Liberal Democrat), Jan Hart (Labour)
There will no elections in three wards this year- Stockton Heath, Burtonwood and Winwick and Hatton, Stretton and Walton.
Parties fight for 20 council seats
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
