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Local Parliamentary and Council Election Candidates Are Announced


Tuesday 14th April 2015



The Parliamentary and local Council Election candidates have been announced for Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire. The Parliamentary and local Council Election candidates have been announced for Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.

Most people in the Chesterfield borough will vote to elect the MP for Chesterfield.

However, voters in the Barrow Hill and New Whittington ward and the Lowgates and Woodthorpe ward fall within the North East Derbyshire constituency, so they will vote to elect the MP for that area.

Polls are open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 7th May and votes for the Chesterfield constituency, will be counted at the Queen's Park Sports Centre, Boythorpe Road, Chesterfield, after the polls close at 10pm on Thursday 7th May. The result is anticipated between 2am and 3am.

The Parliamentary candidates standing for CHESTERFIELD are:

  • Julia Dawn Cambridge (Liberal Democrat)
  • Matthew James Genn (Green)
  • Tommy Holgate (Peace)
  • Toby Perkins (Labour)
  • Mark Richard Egner Vivis (Conservative)
  • Matt Whale (Trade Union Socialist Coalition)
  • Stuart David Yeowart (UKIP)

The Parliamentary candidates standing for NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE are:

  • David Batey (Liberal Democrat)
  • David Kesteven (Green)
  • Natascha Engel (Labour)
  • Lee Rowley (Conservative)
  • James Bush (UKIP)
  • Rob Lane (Independent)

CHESTERFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL

In the Chesterfield Borough Council elections, All 48 seats on the council across 19 wards are up for election and voting also takes place on Thrusday 7th May 2015 and votes for the Chesterfield Borough Council elections will be counted at the Queen's Park Sports Centre, Boythorpe Road, Chesterfield, from 11am on Friday 8th May. The first results are expected around noon, with the final results expected by 2pm.

The candidates for Chesterfield Borough Council elections in each ward are:
KEY:
Con = Conservative Party
Ind = Independent
Lab = Labour Party
LD = Liberal Democrats
Peace = Peace Party
TUSC = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
UKIP = UK Independence Party

Barrow Hill and New Whittington ward (three seats):

  • Phillip Bailey (Ind)
  • Joanne Iris Barnett (Lab)
  • Richard Bexton (UKIP)
  • Barry Bingham (LD)
  • Jane Stephanie Collins (LD)
  • Lisa-Marie Derbyshire (Lab)
  • Susan Gibbons (Con)
  • Christopher Kevin Edward Heels (UKIP)
  • Andy Jakins (LD)
  • Shelton Joseph Mann (Ind)
  • Sissy McMahon (Ind)
  • Lewis Mark Preston (Con)
  • Linda Rowley (Con)
  • Paul Christopher Stone (UKIP)
  • Marion Thorpe (Lab)
  • Matt Whale (TUSC).

Brimington North ward (two seats):

  • John Burrows (Lab)
  • Jolyon James Favreau (LD)
  • Terry Frank Gilby (Lab)
  • Richard Gingell (Con)
  • Harry Edward Holloway (LD).

Brimington South ward (three seats):

  • Andy Bellamy (Lab)
  • Ian William Callan (Lab)
  • Joanne Favreau (LD)
  • Paul Gibbons (Con)
  • Tricia Gilby (Lab)
  • Keith Doran Shutler (LD).

Brockwell ward (three seats):

  • Steve Brunt (Lab)
  • Maureen Davenport (LD)
  • John Anthony Dickinson (Lab)
  • Jill Mannion-Brunt (Lab)
  • Ray Russell (LD)
  • Chris Slack (LD)
  • Simon John Temperton (Con)
  • Stuart David Yeowart (UKIP).

Dunston ward (three seats):

  • Sue Christopher (LD)
  • Lee Anthony Cooper (UKIP)
  • Sarah Hollingworth (Lab)
  • Alexander Joseff Millward (UKIP)
  • Patrick Proctor (LD)
  • Mark David Rayner (Lab)
  • Gordon Simmons (Lab)
  • Irene Wilkinson (Con).

Hasland ward (three seats):

  • Mick Brady (Lab)
  • Steve Cadywould (LD)
  • Lorna Hall (LD)
  • Andrew Hollyer (LD)
  • Amanda Jayne Serjeant (Lab)
  • Andy Slack (Lab)
  • Anne Margaret Sterland (Con).

Hollingwood and Inkersall ward (three seats):

  • Mick Bagshaw (Ind)
  • Barry Dyke (Lab)
  • Helen Ann Elliott (Lab)
  • Claire Gratton (LD)
  • Anthony Hill (Lab)
  • Andrew Jervis (Con)
  • Paul Alan Mann (Ind)
  • Ruth Marina Perry (Ind).

Holmebrook ward (two seats):

  • Glenys Falconer (LD)
  • Keith Falconer (LD)
  • Stephen Paul Hitchin (Lab)
  • Tommy Holgate (Peace)
  • Suzie Perkins (Lab)
  • Annetta Jean Woodhead (Con).

Linacre ward (two seats):

  • Jeannie Barr (LD)
  • Peter Ian Barr (LD)
  • Sharon Buxton (UKIP)
  • Ian Leslie Jerram (UKIP)
  • Andrew Oakley (Lab)
  • Diane Marie Oakley (Lab)
  • Gordon Franklin Partington (Con).

Loundsley Green ward (two seats):

  • Christopher John Patrick Beirne (LD)
  • Kevin John Maher (LD)
  • Terry McMahon (Ind)
  • Avis Joan Murphy (Lab)
  • Luigi Postiglione (Ind)
  • Mick Wall (Lab)
  • Richard Frederick Woodhead (Con).

Lowgates and Woodthorpe ward (two seats):

  • Christopher Robert Austin (Con)
  • Dean Collins (Lab)
  • Lisa Kelly Collins (Lab)
  • Joe Mann (Ind)
  • Michelle Joan Mann (Ind)
  • Malcolm Benjamin Rowley (Con).

Middlecroft and Poolsbrook ward (two seats):

  • Alice Georgina Blyth (LD)
  • Chris Ludlow (Lab)
  • Margaret Ann Moss (Con)
  • Donald Parsons (Lab).

Moor ward (two seats):

  • Sonia Marie Allen (LD)
  • Keith Brown (Lab)
  • Kate Caulfield (Lab)
  • Lisa Kate Gingell (Con)
  • Tony Rogers (LD)

Old Whittington ward (two seats):

  • Norman Andrews (Con)
  • Joan Bentley (UKIP)
  • Laura Bentley (UKIP)
  • Jean Mary Innes (Lab)
  • Peter Innes (Lab)
  • John Arthur Rimington (LD)
  • Sean Vickers (TUSC)

Rother ward (three seats):

  • Clive Archer (LD)
  • Stuart Brittain (Lab)
  • Jenny Flood (Lab)
  • Stella Louise Hunt (Con)
  • Keith Miles (Lab)
  • Lisa Danielle Pritchard (TUSC)
  • Carl Walters (UKIP)

St Helen's ward (two seats):

  • Helen Claire Bagley (Lab)
  • Fran Lomas (UKIP)
  • Keith Lomas (UKIP)
  • Daniel Wayne Marshall (LD)
  • Tom Murphy (Lab)
  • Michelle Elizabeth Stevenson-Briggs (LD)
  • Jonathan James Wilkinson (Con)

St Leonard's ward (three seats):

  • Sharon Lesley Blank (Lab)
  • Maggie Cannon (LD)
  • Shelley Dale (Con)
  • Ken Huckle (Lab)
  • Yvette Denise Nicole Marsden (LD)
  • Adrian Mather (Ind)
  • Kate Sarvent (Lab).

Walton ward (three seats):

  • Graham Frederick Barnett (Lab)
  • Helen Blair (Lab)
  • Paul Dale (Con)
  • Alexis Saliou Diouf (LD)
  • Vickey Diouf (LD)
  • James Liam Hunt (Con)
  • Gordon Alexander McLaren (Lab)
  • Nick Redihough (LD)
  • Bentley Strafford-Stephenson (Con)

West ward (three seats):

  • Howard Borrell (LD)
  • John David Lee Boult (Con)
  • Ray Catt (Lab)
  • Rod Harrison (UKIP)
  • Marcus Stanton Linsey (Con)
  • Paul Adam Niblock (LD)
  • Shirley Anne Niblock (LD)
  • Paul Packham (TUSC)
  • Rachel Rush (Lab)
  • Nigel Robert Sterland (Con)
  • Sharon Wall (Lab)
  • Robert Christopher Warwick (UKIP).

Sixteen current Chesterfield Borough Councillors have decided not to stand for re-election. These are:

Councillor David Stone (Barrow Hill and New Whittington ward)
Councillor Julie Lowe (Brimington South ward)
Councillor Bob Gibson (Brockwell ward)
Councillor Dave Allen (Hasland ward)
Councillor Martin Stone (Holmebrook ward)
Councillor Mark Higinbottom (Linacre ward)
Councillor Michael Fanshawe (Loundsley Green ward)
Councillor Vicki Lang (Lowgates and Woodthorpe ward)
Councillor Jim McManus (Lowgates and Woodthorpe ward)
Councillor Graham King (Moor ward)
Councillor Neil Rayner (Old Whittington ward)
Councillor Steward Bradford (Rother ward)
Councillor Linda Clarke (St Leonard’s ward)
Councillor Chris Collard (Walton ward)
Councillor Keith Morgan (Walton ward)
Councillor Denise Hawksworth (West ward).

STAVELEY TOWN COUNCIL
AND BRIMINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

Polls are open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 7th May. Votes for the Staveley Town Council elections will also be counted at the Queen's Park Sports Centre, Boythorpe Road, Chesterfield, after the completion of the Chesterfield Borough Council election. It is expected that counting will start around 2pm and be completed by 3pm.

The following candidates are confirmed as standing in the elections to four wards of Staveley Town Council on Thursday 7th May:

Staveley - Barrow Hill ward (two seats):

  • Phillip Bailey (Ind)
  • Lisa-Marie Derbyshire (Lab)
  • Shelton Joseph Mann (Ind)
  • Paul Christopher Stone (UKIP)
  • Julie Lorretta Young (Lab)

Staveley - Duckmanton ward (two seats):

  • Pamela Jane Hill (Lab)
  • James Liam Hunt (Con)
  • Kevin Ludlow (Lab)
  • Joseph Thomas Mann (Ind)
  • Luigi Postiglione (Ind)

Staveley - Hollingwood (two seats):

  • Katie Davis (Lab)
  • Sarah Hollingworth (Lab)
  • Michelle Joan Mann (Ind)
  • Paul Alan Mann (Ind)

Staveley - Inkersall Green (two seats):

  • Mick Bagshaw (Ind)
  • Joanne Iris Barnett (Lab)
  • Helen Ann Elliott (Lab)
  • Ruth Marina Perry (Ind)

In the wards below, the following councillors were elected unopposed:

Staveley - Lowgates:

  • Julie Bacon (Lab)
  • Elaine Joyce Tidd (Lab)

Staveley - Middlecroft:

  • Barry Dyke (Lab)
  • Anthony Hill (Lab)
  • Christine Ludlow (Lab)
  • Donald Parsons (Lab)

Staveley - Poolsbrook:

  • Sandra Bagshaw (Lab)

Staveley - Woodthorpe:

  • Oscar Cauldwell (Lab)
  • Dean Collins (Lab)


Elections to Brimington Parish Council will not take place on 7th May because all seats in two wards were not contested.

The following councillors were elected unopposed:

Brimington North ward

  • Sue Bean (Lab)
  • Christine Brown (Lab)
  • Peter Brian Cawthorne (Lab)
  • David Raymond Culley (Lab)
  • Bernard Weston (Lab)

Brimington South ward

  • Graham Frederick Barnett (Lab)
  • Andy Bellamy (Lab)
  • Ian William Callan (Lab)
  • John Haywood (Lab)
  • Stuart Yates (Lab).

 

 

 


 

 

 

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WORK SET TO BEGIN ON HORNSBRIDGE ISLAND -
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DETAILS OF FORMER COUNTY COUNCIL CHIEF EXEC'S £219k PAY OFF TO BE PUBLISHED -
Derbyshire County Council's former chief executive Nick Hodgson received a £219,211 severance payment when he left the authority last year. More...

BOLSOVER COUNCIL HARNESSES THE POWER OF THE SUN AND SAVES MONEY -
Bolsover District Council is doing its bit for the environment as they prepare to install photovoltaic cells (solar panels) onto the roof of its offices in Clowne and save over £34,000 of council taxpayers' money every year. More...

COUNTY COUNCIL'S SENIOR MANAGERS' REVIEW TO SAVE £2 MILLION -
More senior managers' jobs are to go at Derbyshire County Council as part of the organisation's drive to cut £157 million from its budget by 2018. More...

GRASSMOOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT RECEIVES OUTLINE APPROVAL -
North East Derbyshire District Council has granted outline planning permission for a maximum of 165 dwellings at Windwhistle Farm in Grassmoor. More...

LOCAL RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN 'LEGAL HIGHS' SURVEY -
A national survey that aims to gather information about the use of 'legal highs' is being supported by Derbyshire County Council.
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NEDDC COUNCIL APPROVES REGENERATION PLANS -
North East Derbyshire District Council has approved plans to move their main administrative headquarters from Saltergate to Mill Lane, Wingerworth in early 2015. More...

CHESTERFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL IS PRAISED BY PEERS -
An independent assessment has praised Chesterfield Borough Council for the huge commitment to the borough by both councillors and employees. More...

NEW FIGURES SHOW URGENCY OF CHESTERFIELD'S HOUSING CRISIS -
New figures, released to local MP Toby Perkins by the National House Building Council reveal that new house building in Chesterfield has fallen to just one third of the national average. More...

COUNTY COUNCIL'S CHILDREN IN CARE
TO PLAN BRIGHT FUTURES -

Young people will be able to consider their future at a Derbyshire County Council careers event hosted specifically for children in care and care leavers. More...

COURT UPHOLDS COUNCIL'S DECISION ON BAR CENTRO -
A town centre bar has been refused permission to re-open, after magistrates upheld the decision by Chesterfield Borough Council's licensing committee to revoke its licence. More...

OUTGOING NEDDC CHAIR - OVER 8,000 FOR CHARITY TO BE HAPPY! -
North East Derbyshire District Council's outgoing Chairman, Councillor Ken Savidge and generous residents from across the area, have helped raise thousands of pounds through an annual charity appeal. More...

'STILL PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT!" Cllr JOHN BURROWS ON CHESTERFIELD -
In a wide ranging interview, Council Leader John Burrows talked to us on developments which have been mooted in the town, admitting that the financial climate and unforeseen issues had significantly impacted on the 'master plan' More...

PLANS FOR NEW QUEEN'S PARK SPORTS CENTRE ARE APPROVED -
Members of Chesterfield Borough Council's planning committee have approved plans for the new centre to be built on the site of Queen's Park Annexe, subject to planning conditions. More...

COURT SENTENCES APPLIANCE REPAIR MAN TO 160 HOURS UNPAID WORK -
An appliance repair man from Chesterfield has been ordered to carry out 160 hours of unpaid work and compensate victims, after a successful prosecution by the County Council's trading standards team. More...

ENVIRONMENTALLY FIRENDLY WAY TO DISPOSE OF YOUR FOOD WASTE -
An environmentally friendly way to dispose of food waste is being introduced for residents in the Bolsover District, Chesterfield Borough and North East Derbyshire District Council areas. More...

CHILDREN'S CENTRES REVIEW AGREED BY DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL -
Derbyshire residents will be asked how they think children's centre services should be delivered in a review to begin this month. More...

POTHOLE FIXING 'JETPATCHER' MACHINES TO STAY
IN COUNTY -

Two specialist 'Jetpatcher' machines are to stay in Derbyshire until mid-July to continue work to fix potholes across the county. More...

LOCAL MP, NATASCHA ENGEL CONTINUES
TO LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST HS2 -

MP for NE Derbyshire, Natascha Engel, continues to campaign against the case for HS2 and demand that the Government gives more say to the people who will be directly affected by the project. More...

COUNCIL WARNING TO CHESTERFIELD RESIDENTS TO AVOID FLY TIPPING -
Chesterfield Borough Council is warning residents to make sure anyone they pay to dispose of their rubbish is licensed and does so legally. More...

MAJOR REFORMS OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ARE ON THE WAY -
Families whose children have special educational needs and disabilities, can have a say in how major reforms will affect them, as part of a consultation launched by Derbyshire County Council. More...

CHESTERFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL REMINDS RESIDENTS TO CHECK FOR ID -
Chesterfield Borough Council is reminding residents to always check for ID from staff who are carrying out work on behalf of the council.
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WORK TO FURTHER EXPAND MARKHAM VALE IS DUE TO START -
Work to expand Derbyshire County Council's flagship regeneration site is due to start next month, after a visit to Markham Vale by Eric Pickles confirmed Government cash is in the pipeline. More...

MAKE SURE YOU
ARE READY TO VOTE IN THE EURO ELECTIONS -

Chesterfield Borough Council is reminding residents to make sure they are registered to vote in the elections to the European Parliament. More...

CRACKDOWN ON
BLUE BADGE MISUSE CONTINUES COUNTYWIDE -

A crackdown on people who are misusing Blue Badges has seen just over 700 checks carried out in four months. More..


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