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 nine councillors across three Kenilworth wards.

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

Three of the current council members from Kenilworth will not be seeking re-election.

Three councillors will be voted in for each of the three wards - Abbey and Arden, Park Hill, and St John's.

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

Abbey & Arden

1. Kyn Aizlewood (Green)
2. David Armstrong (Green)
3. John Cooke (Conservative)
4. Hannah Deacon (Labour)
5. Janet Gee (Conservative)
6. Annabell Gurney-Terry (Liberal Democrats)
7. Richard Hales (Conservative)
8. Timothy Macy (Liberal Democrats)
9. John Watson (Green)
10. Ederyn Williams (Liberal Democrats)

Park Hill

1. Felicity Bunker (Conservative)
2. Alan Chalmers (Liberal Democrats)
3. Lara Cron (Green)
4. Jeremy Eastaugh (Labour)
5. Silvia Fuchss (Liberal Democrats)
6. Malcolm Graham (Conservative)
7. James Kennedy (Green)
8. Frances Lasok (Conservative)
9. Adrian Marsh (Liberal Democrats)
10. Lowell Williams (Green)

St John's

1. Kate Dickson (Liberal Democrats)
2. Richard Dickson (Liberal Democrats)
3. Andy Metcalf (Conservative)
4. Andrew Milton (Liberal Democrats)
5. Isabella Moore (Conservative)
6. Joe Rukin (Green)
7. Peter Shiels (Labour)
8. Rik Spencer (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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