The full list of candidates standing in the local elections for South Holland in May has been released.
Local elections are due to take place across Lincolnshire on May 4 and will see all the district councils along with North and North East Lincolnshire holding a vote.
Lincolnshire County Council will not be taking part this year, with its next election due in 2025.
All of South Holland District Council’s 37 seats will be up for election.
The authority is currently made up of 25 Conservatives, 11 South Holland Independents and Independents and one unspecified councillor.
In order to lose overall control, the Conservatives would need to be defeated in at least seven seats, but with a strong Independent showing, it’s not impossible.
One candidate of note this year includes William Hayes – the son of sitting MP Sir John Hayes – who will be fighting for the Spalding St Mary’s ward.
Councillors not in the candidate list this year include Nigel Pepper (Con), Anthony Cronin (South Holland Independent), Jack Daniel McLean (Ind), Harry Drury (Con), Christine Lawton (Con)
Francis Biggadike and Michael Seymour, formerly Conservatives, will be running as independents this time round, while Councillor Peter Coupland (Con) has given up his Fleet seat for a shot at Sutton Bridge.
Here is the full list of wards and candidates (in bold are current councillors):
Crowland and St Deeping St Nicholas (three seats)
Bryan Alcock – Independent
Jim Astill – Conservative
Amy Cook-Nykyforczuk – Green
Angie Harrison – Conservative
Donington, Quadring and Gosberton (three seats)
Henry Bingham – Conservative
Margaret Geaney – Conservative
Colin Johnson – Conservative
Jane King – South Holland Independent
Matthew Swainson – Reform UK
Simon Walsh – South Holland Independent
Fleet (one seat)
Paul Barnes – South Holland Independent
Edward McNally – Conservative
Gedney (one seat)
Jo Reynolds – Conservative
Matthew Stancer – South Holland Independent
Holbeach Hurn (one seat)
Wendy Blackman – Green
Nick Worth – Conservative
Holbeach Town (three seats)
Francis Biggadike – Independent
Tracey Carter – Conservative
Malcolm Chandler – Conservative
Nanette Chapman – Conservative
Paul Foyster – South Holland Independent
Sophie Hutchinson – South Holland Independent
Graham Rudkin – Independent
Long Sutton (three seats)
Andrew Tennant – Independent
David Thompson – Conservative
Jack Tyrrell – Conservative
David Wilkinson – Independent
Moulton, Weston and Cowbit (three seats)
Anthony Casson – Conservative
Rodney Grocock – Conservative
Thomas Sneath – South Holland Independent
Andrew Woolf – Conservative
Pinchbeck and Surfleet (three seats)
James Avery – Conservative
Simon Jenkins – Green
Terry Moore – Independent
Sally-Ann Slade – Conservative
Elizabeth Sneath – Conservative
Spalding Castle (one seat)
Martin Blake – Green
Gary Taylor – Conservative
Spalding Monks House Ward (two seats)
Sam Chauhan – South Holland Independent
Val Gemmel – Conservative
Ingrid Helen – South Holland Independent
Stephen Timewell – Conservative
Spalding St John’s (two seats)
Manzur Hasan – South Holland Independent
James Le Sage – South Holland Independent
Ann Savage – Conservative
Edward Sneath – Conservative
Spalding St Mary’s (two seats)
Dave Ashby – South Holland Independent
William Hayes – Conservative
Mark Le Sage – South Holland Independent
Gary Porter – Conservative
Spalding St Paul’s (two seats)
Bailey Boulding – South Holland Independent
Rob Gibson – South Holland Independent
Glynis Scalese – Conservative
Christopher Sutton – Conservative
Spalding Wygate (two seats)
Aidan Forman – Labour
Roger Gambba-Jones – Conservative
Aaron Spencer – South Holland Independent
Jan Whitbourn – Conservative
Sutton Bridge (two seats)
Michael Booth – South Holland Independent
Christopher Brewis – South Holland Independent
Peter Coupland – Conservative (currently councillor for Fleet)
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