WITH local elections less than three weeks away, here are the candidates standing for election to New Forest District Council.

Elections for the district council seats take place on Thursday, May 2. All 60 places will be up for election.

Fordingbridge Ward

  • Annie Bellows, Conservative Party Candidate
  • Tom Cornwall, Liberal Democrats
  • Kevin Roger Flack, Labour Party
  • Timothy Albert James Rowe, The Green Party
  • Ann Sevier, Conservative Party Candidate
  • Alex Sugden, Liberal Democrats
  • Sarah Jane Sumner, Labour Party

Ringwood East & Sopley Ward

  • Jan Briddick, Labour Party
  • Tony Ring, The Conservative Party Candidate

Ringwood North Ward

  • John Haywood, Labour Party
  • Peter Kelleher, Labour Party
  • Josh Kidd, Conservative Party Candidate
  • Michael Hamilton Thierry, Conservative Party Candidate

Ringwood South Ward

  • Jeremy David Heron, Conservative Party Candidate
  • Paul Iggulden, Labour Party
  • Steve Rippon-Swaine, Conservative Party Candidate
  • Glenys Turner, Labour Party

Downlands and Forest Ward

  • Edward John Heron, The Conservative Party Candidate
  • Janet Elizabeth Richards, The Green Party
  • Paul Edward Toynton, Labour Party

Bransgore and Burley Ward

  • Aimee Gwyther, Labour Party
  • Martyn John Levitt, Conservative Party Candidate
  • Mark Anthony Steele, Conservative Party Candidate

More information is available at newforest.gov.uk/districtcouncilelections2019