Faversham Town Council and parish council elections on May 5

By neiljenkin | Saturday, April 30, 2011, 23:51

Elections for Faversham Town Council and for Boughton, Stalisfield, Selling and Hernhill parish councils are being held on Thursday (May 5) alongside the Swale Borough Council election and a referendum on the UK voting system.

Faversham guildhall: the election of the town's councillors takes place on Thursday

Faversham Town Council consists of 14 seats drawn from the four town wards. The election is being contested by candidates from the Labour and Conservative parties. All 14 seats are currently held by Conservatives.

Faversham Town Council election

Candidates for Davington ward (four nominations, two seats):

Brenda Chester (Labour); Andy Culham (Conservative); Jane Hawkins (Conservative); Caroline MacDonald (Labour).

Candidates for St Ann’s ward (eight nominations, four seats):

Trevor Abram (Conservative); John Coulter (Conservative); Paul Durkin (Labour); Jean Foreman (Labour); Tom Gates (Conservative); Nigel Kay (Conservative); Adrian Madden (Labour); Judith Webb (Labour).

Candidates for Watling ward (eight nominations, four seats):

Sheil Campbell (Conservative); Cindy Davis (Conservative); Anna Hefferon (Labour); Catherine Read (Labour); David Simmons (Conservative); Hayley Wakeman (Labour); Michael Wakeman (Labour); Ted Wilcox (Conservative).

Candidates for Abbey ward (eight nominations, four seats):

Michael Gates (Conservative); Barry Hefferon (Labour); Lloyd Hobbard-Mitchell (Conservative); Jan Miall (Labour); Bryan Mulhern (Conservative); Trevor Payne (Labour); Anne Salmon (Labour); Anita Walker (Conservative).

Candidates for Boughton under Blean Parish Council election (14 nominations, 11 seats):

George Bobbin; Elizabeth Clayson; Brian Collyer; Dennis Creed; Terry Fitchett; Skelly Foster; Derek Hammond; Frances Holliday; Gary Jasper; Nicola Smith; Gary Walters; Linda Weaver; Anne Williams; Spike Wraight.

Candidates for Stalisfield Parish Council election (seven nominations, five seats):

Tracy Dove; Cat Horn; Ian McKay; Roy Okell; Judith Saunders; Rodney Twiss; Richard Vant.

Candidates for Selling Parish Council election (11 nominations, seven seats):

Andrew Bowles; Jenny Duncan; Peter Duncan; Geraldine Evans; Mike Harris; Ash Rehal; Glynis Bernthal; Josephine Salvatori; Amanda Saunders; Susan Smart; Martin Webb.

Candidates for Hernhill Parish Council election (eight nominations, seven seats):

Anthony Chapman; Alan Elliott; Helen Figgis; Malcolm Fricker; Jill Geliot; Geoffrey Morsman; Barbara Taylor; Michael Woods.

The polls are open from 7am to 10pm.

The counts for the parish and town councils will be held on Friday (May 6).

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Comments

Oh, and as for the Liberal-Democrats and their principled stance in not standing for the town council: more likely they just wanted to avoid a drubbing!

By kennymaclean at 15:44 on 05/05/11
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I'm glad that candidates for the town council are standing under party colours: it'll stop me from voting for a Tory by mistake! Seriously though, it may be OK to dispense with the politics in a village where people may well know the personalities involved; but in a town like Faversham it is harder to get to know the candidates. At least I know that if I vote for a party candidate, I'm probably going to have views in common with them.

By kennymaclean at 15:40 on 05/05/11
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Ah, the jetty was what I was thinking of. Though not quite as profitable as I imagined. £22.56 must be one of the lowest precepts around, though I'd imagine if it starts getting too party political, people be less happy to pay.

By N_Baker at 22:21 on 04/05/11
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According to my council-tax bill I'm paying Faversham £22.56 for 2011-12. I can't see anything about a quay on the town council's info, though it does mention a jetty at Front Brents: estimated income £3,000, estimated outgoings £2,625 in 2011-12.

By neiljenkin at 21:41 on 04/05/11
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Shame when it happens, but seen a few parish/town councils swing between party neutral and party political (although, to be frank, it's also apparent neutrals on such bodies often form into groups which are parties in all but name!). How much does the council cost a year per household, out of interest? And I seem to recall Faversham are in a lucky position of having income from a quay, though I may be totally wrong!

By N_Baker at 19:11 on 04/05/11
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