Thirty candidates will battle it out for 23 seats on Aycliffe Town Council in next week’s local elections.
But seven councillors are already warming their seats in the council chamber after their nominations passed uncontested.
In the Woodham ward for Great Aycliffe Town Council, there’ll be no election next Thursday, with Barbara Clare (Labour), Neil Collinson (Labour), Sandra Haigh (Independent), John Moore (Independent), Maureen Shelton (Lib Dems) and Michael Stead (Lib Dems) all automatically being elected.
And Carl Robinson will become an Independent councillor for Aycliffe Village after his nomination was also uncontested.
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But the remaining 23 seats on Aycliffe Town Council are all up for grabs, with the Liberal Democrats’ local resurgence seeing candidates for the party canvassing for your votes in all six contested wards.
Polling for the Great Aycliffe Town Council positions will be held on Thursday, May 6, on the same day as the Durham County Council elections.
Here’s the full list of candidates for the Aycliffe parish wards:
Aycliffe Central ward (4 candidates for 3 seats)
Jim Atkinson (Labour)
Kathryn Beetham (Labour)
Jed Hillary (Labour)
Joanne Jones (Lib Dems)
Neville ward (3 candidates for 2 seats)
Phillip Hawkins (Independent)
Simon Hocking (Labour)
Neville Jones (Lib Dems)
Shafto St Marys ward (5 candidates for 4 seats)
Tony Armstrong (Lib Dems)
David Elliott (Independent)
Bob Fleming (Independent)
Brian Haigh (Independent)
Wendy Hillary (Labour)
Simpasture ward (3 candidates for 2 seats)
John Clark (Labour)
David Hardaker (Labour)
Paul Whitting (Lib Dems)
West ward (8 candidates for 6 seats)
Eddy Adam (Labour)
Martin Ashcroft (Independent)
Arun Chandran (Independent)
George Gray (Independent)
Kate Hopper (Labour)
Ken Robson (Independent)
James Walsh (Lib Dems)
Neil Whittaker (Labour)
Byerley Park, Horndale & Cobblers Hall ward (7 candidates for 6 seats)
Peter Bergg (Labour)
Dorothy Bowman (Independent)
John Clare (Labour)
Ian Gray (Labour)
Brian Hall (Labour)
Andrea Miller (Lib Dems)
Kane Shaw (Labour)
Aycliffe Village (1 uncontested seat)
Carl Robinson (Independent)
Woodham ward (6 uncontested seats)
Barbara Clare (Labour)
Neil Collinson (Labour)
Sandra Haigh (Independent)
John Moore (Independent)
Maureen Shelton (Lib Dems)
Michael Stead (Lib Dems)