A full list of candidates has been announced ahead of the 2023 Warwick District Council election, taking place this May.

Residents will take to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to vote in 12 councillors across five Warwick and Budbrooke wards.

Forty-two candidates have been put forward, six of whom currently sit on the district council.

Six of the current council members from Warwick will not be seeking re-election.

Three councillors will be voted in for both All Saints and Woodloes, and Myton and Heathcote. Two seats are available in Aylesford, Budbrooke and Saltisford.

The full list of candidates can be seen below, and Warwick Nub News will bring you detailed information about each candidate over the coming weeks.

All Saints and Woodloes

1. Monica Boynton (Liberal Democrats)
2. Andrew Cooper (Liberal Democrats)
3. Moira-Ann Granger (Conservative)
4. Oliver Jacques (Conservative)
5. Raj Kang (Labour)
6. Tamsin Lewis (Green)
7. Juliet Nickels (Green)
8. John Sullivan (Labour)
9. Jody Tracey (Conservative)
10. Paul Wightman (Labour)

Aylesford

1. Paul Atkins (Green)
2. Liam Bartlett (Conservative)
3. Jennifer Boileau (Liberal Democrats)
4. Daniel Browne (Labour)
5. Llywelyn Colnet (Conservative)
6. Fred Dhalmann (Liberal Democrats)
7. Tony O'Brien (Green)
8. Gabriel Rosu (Labour)

Myton and Heathcote

1. Gareth Dore (Conservative)
2. Kathleen Gorman (Green)
3. Dominic Harrison (Green)
4. John Kelly (Liberal Democrats)
5. Cameron Low (Conservative)
6. Mini Mangat (Labour)
7. Michelle McHugh (Liberal Democrats)
8. Neale Murphy (Conservative)
9. Deborah Pittarello (Liberal Democrats)
10. Malcolm Sedgley (Reform UK)
11. Hema Yellapragada (Green)

Saltisford

1. Alan Beddow (Liberal Democrats)
2. Eloise Chilvers (Green)
3. Katya Dray (Labour)
4. Christine Fell (Liberal Democrats)
5. Hugh Herring (Conservative)
6. John Morley (Conservative)
7. Jim Sinnott (Labour)

Budbrooke

1. John Barrott (Labour)
2. John Dearing (Green)
3. Gerry Jackson (Liberal Democrats)
4. Sara Lever (Green)
5. Jan Matecki (Conservative)
6. Peter Phillips (Conservative)

The deadline to register to vote is midnight on 17 April. Voters can apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Voters have a range of options – they can 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 18 April. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is a week later, 5pm on 25 April.

This May, voters will need to show a photo ID to vote at a polling station for the first time. 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 a free ID online or by completing and submitting a paper form to your local authority. You must apply by 5pm on 25 April to be able to use the Voter Authority Certificate on 4 May.

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