The full list of candidates contesting 12 positions on North East Lincolnshire Council at local
elections in May has been published. The deadline for candidates' nomination papers was 4pm on Friday, April 5 with the
election taking place on Thursday, May 2. North East Lincolnshire Council has 42 councillors in total, but elects by thirds with a fallow year every fourth year. This year, a councillor will be elected in 12 of the 15 wards. The wards that will not elect a councillor this year are Waltham, West Marsh and Wolds. Read More: Village bike trail proposals rejected on appeal Local elections in northern Lincolnshire on May 2 - everything you need to know Meanwhile, the Humberside
police and Crime Commissioner election will be held across all northern Lincolnshire wards - as well as those in Hull and the East Riding - on May 2, as well. Like last year, registered voters will be required to have photo ID to be able to vote in person at polling stations on election day. A Conservative ,
Labour and Liberal Democrat candidate is standing in every ward up for election in North East Lincolnshire. Of the rest, in total there are nine Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) party candidates, and three independents. Two of the independents are backed by the Independents for North East Lincolnshire party group. Voters in Freshney, South and Yarborough Wards will have the longest ballot papers, where there are five candidates standing. In the wards of Croft Baker, East Marsh and Park, the choice for voters will be only between the three main parties. The council is currently made up of 27 Conservatives, nine Labour councillors, three Liberal Democrats, and three Independents for North East Lincolnshire. Local Elections 2024 - Voter ID and other things to know At the local elections on May 2, 2024, people in
England will again only be allowed to vote at polling stations if they have an accepted form of photographic ID. The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday April 16. The last day for new applications to vote by post, or to change existing postal or proxy vote arrangements, is 5pm on April 17. You can apply online here . To help check if you are on the electoral register already, or register to vote by paper form, simply contact the electoral services team in your council area. Contact details for the electoral services team of whichever council area you live in are available by a postcode search tool you can visit here . The original versions (note, copies are not accepted) of the following will be accepted at polling stations as valid forms of photo ID on May 2: UK, EEA state or Commonwealth passport
UK or EEA state issued driving licence, including provisional licence Blue Badge Local travel - older person's bus pass funded by UK government, disabled person's bus pass funded by UK government, Oyster 60+, Freedom Pass and eight other travel ID schemes spread across
Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales An ID card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card) Biometric
immigration document Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card) National identity card issued by an EEA state Electoral identity card issued in Northern
Ireland Anonymous Elector's Document The name on your ID should be the same you used to register to vote. You can also use an out-of-date accepted photo ID, so long as it looks like you. The other accepted ID is the 'Voter Authority Certificate', which people without or unsure if they have a recognised form of ID have until 5pm on April 24 to apply for. This is also the same deadline for a new application for a proxy vote. The Voter Authority Certificate can be applied for online, here , and to apply for a postal or proxy vote online, view here . You can also apply by post for these by filling out a paper application form and sending to your local council's electoral registration office. Below is the full candidates list for North East Lincolnshire Council, broken down by ward in alphabetical order. Croft Baker Gemma Harney - Liberal
Democrats Marian Jervis - Labour Party Graham Reynolds - Conservative Party East Marsh Loyd Emmerson - Liberal Democrats Barry Miller - Labour and Co-operative Party Callum Procter - Conservative Party Freshney Tamzin Barton - Liberal Democrats Tanya Brasted - Conservative Party Paul Bright - Independent [part of the Independents for North East Lincolnshire party group] Paul Wood - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) Samantha Wrexal Holborrow - Labour Party Haverstoe Stephen Hocknell - Liberal Democrats Val O'Flynn - TUSC Bill Parkinson - Conservative Party Ian Townsend - Labour Party Heneage Brian Barrett - Liberal Democrats Emma Clough - Labour Party Tyrone Curran - Conservative Party John Stiff - TUSC Humberston & New Waltham Ryan Aisthorpe - Liberal Democrats Joe Carter - TUSC Hayden Dawkins - Conservative Party Pauline Kaczmarek - Labour Party Immingham David Barton - Liberal Democrats Trevor Crofts - Conservative Party Nathan Newton - TUSC David Watson - Labour Party Join the FREE Grimsby Live
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