LOCAL ELECTIONS
Local Elections take place on May 4th
Labour candidates
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Pat Edwards
Barton WardInvolvement in the local community has been a key part of Pat Edwards’s life whether through the...
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Connie Nolan
BartonConnie Nolan, who represents Barton, is well known figure in the ward who works hard to represent...
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Paul Prentice
BartonA passionate communicator, lover of history and community activist, Paul cares especially about...
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Christine Wheeldon
BeltingeChristine is a Doctor of Philosophy specialising in the study of women's history and their role...
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Teresa Pearce
BeltingeTeresa is a grandmother two five who retired to Canterbury after serving as MP in East London after...
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Sam Newman
Blean ForestSam is a second year Politics and International Relations student. He is also an outreach ambassador...
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Nicola May
Blean ForestNicola is a mother-of-two and a senior case worker supporting people struggling with housing and...
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Howard Needham
Blean ForestHoward and his wife moved to Canterbury in 2018. Although now retired, Howard has considerable experience...
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Mike Bland
Chartham & Stone StreetMike Bland has been an active and passionate Labour campaigners for decades. He spent eight years...
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Alister Brady
Chartham & Stone StreetAlister moved to Canterbury in 1989 as a boy and the city has been his family’s home ever since....
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Phillippa Langton
ChestfieldPhillippa is a retired civil servant who worked for the Department for Education. She is a trustee...
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Sammy Roberts
ChestfieldSammy is a undergraduate student at the University of Kent and member of Kent Labour Students
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Dan Allen
GorrellDan Allen has lived in Whitstable for 15 years and in the district since he was 16.
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Chris Cornell
Gorrell WardChris Cornell is a local dad of three and current councillor for Gorrell ward. As a practical politician...
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Valerie Kenny
Gorrell WardValerie Kenny is one of the Canterbury City Councillors representing Gorrell Ward in Whitstable,...
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Andy Davidson
GreenhillAndy is a business development manager who supports over fifty pubs across East Kent and as such...
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Karen Douglas
Herne & BroomfieldKaren is a psychology professor with over 20 years of experience studying important issues in society...
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Chris Gibson
Herne & BroomfieldChris has lived in the Canterbury district for more than three decades. He is a recently retired...
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Tom Mellish
HeronHerne Bay, and Heron Ward in particular, where Tom Mellish is standing as the Labour candidate,...
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Fred Pearce
HeronIt would be hard to be a more local candidate than Fred Pearce, who has lived his whole life in...
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Emma Wright
HeronEmma lives in Herne bay with her family, and enjoys cooking and walking her dog Bruno. She runs...
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Paul O’Neill
Little Stour & AdishamPaul O’Neill is retired and lives in Canterbury, which he loves. He is a former Chair of a large...
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Mike Holman
NailbourneMike Holman believes that politics should focus on protecting those least able to protect themselves....
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Alan Baldock
NorthgateAlan Baldock lives in and represents Northgate Ward, the place that has always been his home. He...
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Jean Butcher
NorthgateJean Butcher has been a stalwart of the local Labour party for decades. As a councillor for Northgate...
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Barbara Ayling
ReculverBarbara has lived in Reculver for the last forty years and is proud to be a great grandmother.
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Charlotte Cornell
SeasalterCharlotte is a substitute English teacher, historian and former Canterbury Poet of the Year. She...
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Naomi Smith
SeasalterNaomi is a retired playground designer. Having worked 19 years for a Danish company she set up her...
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Mel Dawkins
St StephensMel Dawkins is a special needs teacher and professional musician who is the KCC councillor for the...
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Elizabeth Carr-Ellis
St StephensElizabeth is a Geordie journalist who fell in love with Canterbury on a day trip and made the city...
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Harry McKenzie
SturryHarry McKenzie is a University of Kent graduate and current post-graduate student who is passionate...
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Keji Moses
SturryKeji is the founder and CEO of a charitable organisation to empower and educate those affected by...
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Alex Wescomb
SwaleliffeAlex was born in the district and is proud to live here still with his wife and two children.Â
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Simon Warley
TankertonSimon Warley is an experienced former Labour councillor, serving the city between 2017 and 2019....
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Pip Hazelton
Westgate WardPip Hazelton, current Canterbury City Councillor and Westgate ward resident, can be seen regularly...
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Rosie Jackson
WestgateRosie Jackson is a final-year Politics and International Relations student at the University of...
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Dane Buckman
WincheapDane Buckman lives in Canterbury and is a self-employed landscape gardener
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Paul Todd
WincheapPaul Todd is Wincheap through and through. He and his family live in the ward and he can often be...
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How to vote
The deadline to register to vote for the elections is midnight on the 5th April.
You can register to vote online, you can also use the website to ammend the electoral roll.
Registering to vote takes about five minutes but you do need your National Insurance Number.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote for the elections is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April.
You can apply for a postal vote if you are unable to get to the polling station on the day.
Your postal vote will be sent to you approximately ten days before the election. If you don’t fill it out and return it on time you can drop it into a polling station on election day.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote for the elections is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April.
If you can’t vote in person on election day you can ask someone to do it on your behalf. This is called a proxy vote.Â
You can ask anyone to act as your proxy as long as they’re registered to vote and can vote in the same type of election. A proxy can only vote on behalf of two other people, unless they’re close family members.
You must give the reason that you can’t vote in person when you apply
Your polling station should be listed on your polling card sent to you before the election.
A full list of polling stations is available on the council website.
Click here to find your nearest polling station online.
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You will need photo ID to vote in the May elections or a Voter Authority Certificate.
If you don’t have photo ID (a passport, driving licence) you can apply online for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC). The deadline for applying for this certificate is 5pm on Tuesday 25th April.
Click here for a full list of eligible photo ID you can use on election day
