West Norfolk Council elections: These are the people who are standing when voters go to polls in May
The full list of candidates running for election in West Norfolk next month has been released.
Local elections will be taking place in the borough, as well as North Norfolk and Breckland, on Thursday, May 4.
In West Norfolk, there were insufficient nominations to contest the Watlington ward seat, and therefore Independent candidate Jim Bhondi will officially be re-elected as borough councillor unopposed.
Here is the full list of wards and candidates (in bold are current councillors):
Airfield ward (two seats)
Pallavi Devulapalli - Green Party
Michael Reginald Howland - Independent
Jim Moriarty - Independent (current councillor on Massingham with Castle Acre ward)
Graham Mark Philpot - Conservative
Bircham with Rudhams ward (one seat)
Michael John Baylis Chenery of Horsbrugh - Conservative
Chris Morley - Independent
Brancaster ward (one seat)
Tom de Winton - Conservative
Bob Lawton - Independent
Burnham Market and Docking ward (one seat)
Ken Hubbard - Labour
Samantha Adelaide Sandell - Conservative
Clenchwarton ward (one seat)
Steven David Bearshaw - Independent
David Whitby - Conservative
Denver ward (one seat)
Peter John Hodson - Conservative
Alan Thomas Holmes - Liberal Democrat
Dersingham ward (two seats)
Tony Bubb - Conservative
Judith Frances Collingham - Conservative
John Gilmour Houston - Independent
Richard William Pennington - Labour
Jordan Roy Stokes - Green
Downham Old Town ward (one seat)
Zara Jayne Hipsey - Independent
Barry Maurice Hobbs - Conservative
Joshua Osborne - Labour
East Downham ward (one seat)
Josie Ratcliffe - Liberal Democrat
Tony White - Conservative
Emneth and Outwell ward (two seats)
Chris Crofts - Conservative
Yvonne Howard - Independent
Harry Arthur Sidney Humphrey - Conservative
Earl Elvis of Outwell - Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Fairstead ward (two seats)
Joel Blackmur - Green Party
Steve Richard Everett - Labour
Margaret Rose Wilkinson - Labour
Andrew James Wilson - Conservative
Feltwell ward (two seats)
Gary Daniel Conway - Heritage Party
Phil Davies - Labour
Terry Hipsey - Independent
Adrian John Lawrence - Conservative
Martin Stuart Storey - Conservative
Gayton and Grimston ward (two seats)
Bal Anota - Independent
Michael de Whalley - Green Party
Sue Fraser - Conservative
Gaywood Chase ward (one seat)
Liam Hind - Conservative
Joshua Adam Lowe - Labour (current councillor Gaywood North Bank ward)
Rick Morrish - Independent
Gaywood Clock ward (one seat)
Mike Roberts - Conservative
Alex Ware - Labour
Gaywood North Bank ward (three seats)
Michael Anthony Baldwin - Conservative
Sandra Elizabeth Collop - Labour
Rob Colwell - Liberal Democrat
John Peter Crofts - Liberal Democrat
Helen Patricia Dalgliesh - Labour
Vicky Holly Fairweather - Green Party
Wilf Lambert - Labour
David Andrew Sayers - Liberal Democrat
Philip Anthony Trask - Conservative
Heacham ward (two seats)
Michelle Louise Carter - Labour
Michael Lee Jackson - Conservative
Andrew David Jamieson - Conservative
Terry Parish - Independent
Hunstanton ward (two seats)
Paul Beal - Independent
Angie Dickinson - Conservative (current councillor on Gaywood North Bank ward)
Mark Adrian Fuchter - Labour
Howard Charles Johnston - Conservative
David Frederick Nice - Independent
Ed Robb - Labour
Massingham with Castle Acre ward (one seat)
Alistair Walter Beales - Independent
Timothy Mark Tilbrook - Conservative
Methwold ward (one seat)
Mick Peake - Conservative
Tom Ryves - Independent
North Downham ward (one seat)
Andy Bullen - Independent
Eamonn McCusker - Labour
Matthew James Sawyer - Conservative
Barrie Wiles - Independent
North Lynn ward (two seats)
Micaela Rachel Bartrum - Labour
Bill Cox - Conservative
Ben Jones - Labour
Snettisham ward (one seat)
Stuart Graham Dark - Conservative (current councillor on Heacham ward)
Lesley Marriage - Labour
Avril Pauline Wright - Independent
South and West Lynn ward (two seats)
David William Costin - Conservative
Rosalie Costin - Conservative
Charles Edward Joyce - Labour
Alexandra Kemp - Independent
John William Wheatley - Labour
South Downham ward (one seat)
Heather Fouracre - Labour
Elaine Heath - Liberal Democrat
Steve Moyses - Independent
Don Tyler - Conservative
Springwood ward (one seat)
Richard Leslie Johnson - Labour
Richard David Parr - Conservative
Jo Rust - Independent
St Margaret’s with St Nicholas ward (two seats)
Claire Isabel Archer - Green Party
Rob Archer - Green Party
Francis Leonard Bone - Labour
Deborah Lynne Heneghan - Labour
Josh Maddocks - Conservative
Andrew Williams - Independent
Tony Wright - Conservative
Terrington ward (two seats)
Remi Nicole Clark - Conservative
Matt Hannay - Labour
Paul Steven Kunes - Conservative
Sandra Jane Squire - Independent
The Woottons ward (three seats)
Paul Bland - Independent
Richard Coates - Conservative
Greville Patrick Charles Lord Howard of Rising - Conservative
Graham Robin Middleton - Conservative
Simon John Ring - Independent
Peter David Smith - Labour
Tilney, Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall ward (two seats)
Barry Ayres - Conservative
Ashley Richard Collins - Independent
Niall Hedley Haigh - Labour
Brian Winston Charles Long - Conservative
Upwell and Delph ward (two seats)
Graham Dent - Liberal Democrat
Colin Neil Trevor Rose - Independent
Vivienne Marie Spikings - Conservative
Gina Wise - Conservative
Walsoken, West Walton and Walpole ward (two seats)
Richard Peter Blunt - Conservative
Julian David Kirk - Conservative
Simon Charles Pick - Labour
James Alexander Whitaker - Independent
West Winch ward (two seats)
Thomas Humphrey Julian Barclay - Conservative
Peter Charles Temple Gidney - Independent
Christopher Joseph Heneghan - Labour
Benjamin Paul Lemmon - Independent
Olivia Victoria Morris - Conservative
Simon Leslie Nash - Independent
Wissey ward (one seat)
Sue Lintern - Independent
Colin Talbot Sampson - Conservative
There are 35 borough wards with a total of 55 councillors. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.
Everyone is being urged to make sure they are registered to vote. Anyone whose name is not included on the register of electors has until Monday, April 17 to apply.
For the first time, residents will need to show photographic ID to vote at polling stations. Residents are being urged to make sure they are ready by checking they have an accepted form of ID.
