REVEALED: List of candidates standing for election to Tendring Council

All of the new wards in Tendring are being contested, with a total of 163 candidates vying for 48 seats come polling day on Thursday, May 2.

In addition to the district council elections, the five wards for Harwich Town Council, five wards of Frinton and Walton Town Council, the Point Clear ward of St Osyth Parish Council are being contested, along with Wrabness Parish Council.

The remaining parish and town council elections will not be contested, with fewer candidates than seats available.

The candidates are therefore elected without the need for a poll.

A full list of those standing for each district ward, and town and parish councils, can be found online at tendringdc.gov.uk/elections.

Residents only have a few days left to register to be egible to vote on May 2.

Voters must be registered by Friday, April 12, to be eligible to vote in local elections.

To sign up, visit tendringdc.gov.uk/elections, call 01255 686575, or visit Clacton Town Hall between 10am and 4pm on weekdays.

EU citizens are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections regardless of what happens with Brexit in Parliament in the coming weeks.

If voters want a postal ballot then they must apply by Monday, April 15.

The deadline for a proxy vote – where someone can vote on your behalf, available in some circumstances – is Wednesday, April 24.

Ian Davidson, returning officer, said: "As Tendring District Council goes from the current 60 councillors down to 48 this is your chance to shape the council for the next four years.

“If you’re not registered to vote, then you cannot have your say at the ballot box.”

FULL LIST OF CANDIDATES:

Alresford & Elmstead: Solma Ahmed (Lab), Rosemary Heaney (Con), Beverley Maltby (Green), Fred Nicholls (Con), Terry Ripo (Lab), Gary Scott (Lib Dem), Ann Wiggins (Lib Dem).

Ardleigh & Little Bromley: Jim English (Lab), Helen Fontaine (Lib Dem), Neil Stock (Con).

Bluehouse: Harry Bouchard (Con), James Bouchard (Con), James Codling (Ukip), Barrie Coker (Lib Dem), Carolyn Mayzes (Ind), Danny Mayzes (Ind), Mary Newton (Ukip), Andrew Pemberton (Ind), Jon Salisbury (Lab).

Brightlingsea: Mick Barry (Ind), Mike Beckett (Lib Dem), John Carr (Con), Jayne Chapman (Ind), Graham Chasney (Con), Graham Ford (Lab), Izzy Morath (Con), Ben Smith (Ind), Graham Steady (Ind), Frederick Stringer (Lab).

Burrsville: Chris Amos (Con), Matthew Bensilum (Lib Dem), Lesley Hartfield (Lab), Keith Pitkin (Lib Dem), Mick Skeels (Con), Chris Southall (Green).

Cann Hall: John Chittock (Con), Stuart Morgan (Lib Dem), Gina Placey (Tendring First), Ian Whitley (Con), Simon Wigley (Lab), Andy Wood (Lib Dem).

Coppins: Samantha Atkinson (Ind), James Burns (Ind), Peter Cawthron (Ukip), Jonathon Cowan (Lab), Rita Griffin (Lab), Stuart Mackintosh (Con), Jon Manning (Lib Dem), Beverley Moule (Con), Alex Porter (Ukip), Kriss Wood (Lib Dem).

Dovercourt All Saints: David Dixon (Lib Dem), Andrew Erskine (Con), Tanya Ferguson (Con), Maria Fowler (Lab), Jo Henderson (Lab).

Dovercourt Bay: Barry Brown (Con), Garry Calver (Lab).

Dovercourt Tollgate: Ricky Callender (Con), Pam Morrison (Lab).

Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston: Bill Davidson (Lab), Sean Fey (Con).

Eastcliff: Joy Broderick (Holland & Eastcliff Matters), Antony McKay (Lib Dem), David Rose (Con).

Frinton: Linda Allen (Tendring First), Terry Allen (Tendring First), Nadine Edwards (Lab), Ian Johnson (Ind), Sam Manning (Lib Dem), Nick Turner (Con), Pamela Walford (Con), Andy Wilson (Green).

Harwich and Kingsway: Ivan Henderson (Lab), Darrell Howard (Con).

Homelands: Paul Clutterbuck (Green), Anne Davis (Ind), Geoff Ely (Lab), Laurence Gray (Ind), Mick Page (Con), Fiona Robertson (Tendring First).

Kirby Cross: Edward Bell (Con), Paul Clifton (Tendring First), Christine Codling (Ukip), Dave Jones (Lab).

Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford: Fiona Knowles (Tendring First), Mark Platt (Con).

Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley: Simon Banks (Lib Dem), Terry Barrett (Lib Dem), Patricia Chandler (Lab), Alan Coley (Con), Duncan Gordan (Green), Carlo Guglielmi (Con), Val Guglielmi (Con), Graham Pettit (Lib Dem), Holly Turner (Lab) Margaret Woods (Lab).

Little Clacton: Jeff Bray (Con), Jordan Silver (Lib Dem).

Pier: Paul Barker (Lib Dem), William Hones (Ind), Paul Honeywood (Con), Steven Kelly (Green), Susan Morley-Souter (Lab).

St Bartholomew’s: Mark Cossens (Con), Sheila Hammond (Lab), KT King (Holland and Eastcliff Matters) Samuel Leonard (Con), Sally McAteer (Green), Colin Winfield (Holland and Eastcliff Matters).

St James: Maurice Alexander (Con), Sean Duffy (Lib Dem), Chris Griffiths (Con).

St John’s: Anne Alexander (Con), David Bolton (Lab), Rosemary Dodds (Green), Richard Everett (Con), John Hones (Ukip), Norman Jacobs (Lab), Colin Madge (Ukip), Kane Silver (Lib Dem), Gemma Stephenson (Ind), Mark Stephenson (Ind).

St Osyth: Anita Bailey (Con), Tracey Osben (Lab), Mick Skeels (Con), Michael Talbot (Ind), John White (Ind).

St Paul’s: Sue Honeywood (Con), David Oxley (Tendring First), Mary Pitkin (Lib Dem), Clive Purrett (Green), Mike Vaughan-Chatfield (Ukip).

Stour Valley: Mark Cole (Ind), Zoe Fairley (Con), Eleanor Gordon (Green), Dave McLeod (Lab), Rosemary Smith (Lib Dem).

The Bentleys & Frating: Louise Armstrong (Lab), Alison Clarke (Green), Lynda McWilliams (Con), Robert Taylor (Lib Dem).

The Oakleys & Wix: Mike Bush (Ind), David Chant (Con), John McAllister (Lab).

Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland: Chris Keston (Tendring First), Daniel Land (Con).

Walton: Chris Bee (Ind), Nic El-Safty (Lab), Delyth Miles (Ind), Ann Poonian (Con), Jack Robertson (Tendring First).

Weeley & Tendring: Mike Brown (Con), Jill Galloway (Lib Dem), Peter Harris (Foundation Party – Cleaning up politics).

West Clacton & Jaywick: Dan Casey (Ind), James Machin (Lab), Tasha Osben (Lab), Nicola Overton (Ukip), Roy Raby (Con), Kevin Watson (Con), Andy White (Ind).