SIXTY-six candidates are standing in the elections to South Lakeland District Council next month.
Sixteen seats on the 51-member council are up for election on May 2 which will be contested by five political parties and an independent.
Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour, Greens and UKIP are fielding candidates, as is an independent.
Graham Vincent, the Liberal Democrat portfolio holder for economy and assets at the council, is standing as an Independent this time, while cabinet member for the environment, Dyan Jones, also faces the voters.
On the blue side of the chamber, shadow deputy Conservative group leader Tom Harvey is also up for re-election.
Currently, the council is run by the Liberal Democrats which has 29 councillors to 19 Conservatives with three Labour members making up the full chamber.
Last year, electors were asked to select up to two candidates for a two-councillor ward or three candidates for a three-councillor ward.
It followed a change by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
It means that the seat held by the councillor who received the lowest number of votes in 2018 is up for election this year.
The successful candidate will serve a four-year term of office.
The district wards of Cartmel and Kendal North are not up for election this year. The next election for these wards will be held in 2020.
This is because these wards are represented by two councillors instead of three. They have an additional ‘fallow year,’ which is a year when there is no election because SLDC is elected in thirds.
Ambleside and Grasmere is also a two-councillor ward, and their next fallow year is 2020.
Twenty four parish councils are also scheduled to have elections on May 2.
SLDC has warned that people can only vote if your name is on the register of electors.
People who have not received a poll card you may not be registered but can register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
The process involves a national insurance number and it only takes five minutes.
Those unable to register online, need to check if they are registered or need to change their details and can contact SLDC’s electoral services on 01539 733 333.
The deadline for registering to vote is Friday, April 12.
If you are registered to vote but are away on holiday or working on May 2, or have difficulty getting to the polling station, you can apply for a postal or proxy vote.
Please contact electoral services on 01539 733333 for a postal or proxy vote application form or visit www.yourvotematters.co.uk to download a form.
The last day to apply for, change or cancel a postal vote is 5pm on Monday, April 15.
The last day to apply for, change or cancel a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday, April 24.
Polling stations will open at 7am and close at 10pm on Thursday, May 2.
Candidates – one candidate will be elected from each seat
Ambleside and Grasmere
Cons: Tim Brown
Green: Christina Birch
Lab: Joshua Gilroy
Lib Dem: Malcolm Lamb
Arnside and Milnthorpe
Cons: Rachel Ashburner
Green: Jill Abel
Lab: Alison Gilchrist
Lib Dem: Pete McSweeney
Bowness and Levens
Cons: Brian Rendell
Green: Helen Bentley
Lab: Kate Tordoff
Lib Dem: Steve Bavin
Broughton and Coniston
Cons: Matt Brereton
Green: Lynette Gilligan
Lab: Paul Martin
Lib Dem: Ian Wharton
UKIP: Alan Piper
Burton & Crooklands
Cons: Tom Harvey
Green: Simon Blunden
Lab: Jim Ring
Lib Dem: Christine Herbert
Furness Peninsula
Cons: Andrew Butcher
Green: Peter Howlett
Lab: Eirik Hunt
Lib Dem: Janet Willis
Grange-over-Sands
Cons: Daniel Asplin
Green: Robin Le Mare
Lab: Paul Casson
Lib Dem: Dave Khan
Kendal East
Cons: James Alexander
Green: Paul Woods
Lab: Helen Stafford
Lib Dem: Helen Ladhams
Kendal Rural
Cons: Mike Nicholson
Green: Fran Richardson
Lab: Hanna Burke
Lib Dem: Hazel Hodgson
Kendal South and Natland
Cons: John Waddington
Green: Elsa Fuster
Lab: Lois Sparling
Lib Dem: Doug Rathbone
Kendal Town
Cons: Aron Taylor
Green: Ian Rodham
Lab: Paul Braithwaite
Lib Dem: Phil Dixon
Kendal West
Cons: Hannah Lane
Green: Claire Wickham
Lab: Trevor Batchelor
Lib Dem: Susanne Long
Ind: Graham Vincent
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
Cons: Sheila Capstick
Green: Daphne Jackson
Lab: Nick Cross
Lib Dem: Suzie Pye
Ulverston East
Cons: Maf Servante Haddow
Green: Chris Loynes
Lab: Shirley-Anne Wilson
Lib Dem: Andrew Hudson
Ulverston West
Cons: Amanda Rigg
Green: Judy Filmore
Lab: Sharon Webster
Lib Dem: Ray Beecham
Windermere
Cons: Jane Hoyle
Green: Kate Threadgold
Lab: Penny Henderson
Lib Dem: Dyan Jones
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