Wealden county council election candidates revealed

The candidates looking to become East Sussex county councillors for Wealden have been revealed.
County Hall Lewes, East Sussex County Council HQ SUS-150925-134850001County Hall Lewes, East Sussex County Council HQ SUS-150925-134850001
County Hall Lewes, East Sussex County Council HQ SUS-150925-134850001

The authority is currently run by a minority Conservative administration, with all seats being contested in May’s elections.

In the Wealden district, the Conservatives hold ten seats, and both UKIP and the Independent Democrats with two each.

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Due to boundary changes and the removal of two-member divisions, incumbents are marked in bold although they may be looking to represent a different area.

Arlington, East Hoathly & Hellingly:

Nick Bennett, Conservative

Chris Bowers, Lib Dems

Anthony James Fielding, Labour

Chris Magness, UKIP

Kay Gillian Syrad, Green Party

Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook:

Sara Rose Newman, Labour

Karen Jane Shaw, Lib Dems

Colin Geoffrey Stocks, Green Party

Richard Stogdon, Conservative

Crowborough South and St Johns:

Brendan Clegg, Labour

Adrian James Morris, Lib Dems

Gabrielle Alice Symonds, Green Party

Sylvia Mary Tidy, Conservative

Forest Row and Groombridge:

Keith David Obbard, Green Party

Francis William John Whetstone, Conservative

Tessa Christabel Younger, Lib Dems

Hailsham Market:

Bob Bowdler, Conservative

Alexa Claire Clarke, Lib Dems

Laurence Victor Keeley, UKIP

Louise Elizabeth Harriet Orbell, Labour

Hailsham New Town:

Gavin Michael Blake-Coggins, Lib Dems

Gerard Ian Fox, Conservatives

Mark Charles Osborn, Labour

Charlotte Still, Green Party

Heathfield and Mayfield:

Fraser Kerr, Lib Dems

David Warden Newman, Labour

Rupert Alexander James Simmons, Conservative

Clare Evelyn Joan Whistler, Green Party

Maresfield and Buxted:

James Lionel Edwards, Lib Dems

Roy Galley, Conservative

Gareth Timothy Looker, Labour

Ian Michael Tysh, Green Party

Pevensey and Stone Cross:

Daniel David Brookbank, Independent

Wendy Ann Dash, Lib Dem

Tom Liddiard, Conservative

Tim Macpherson, Labour

Mike Pursglove, UKIP

Iona Josephine Rowan, Green Party

Polegate and Watermill:

Bernie Goodwin, UKIP

Alex Mthobi, Labour

Steve Murphy, Lib Dems

Daniel Dak Yan Shing, (no party listed)

David Russell Watts, Conservative

Peter James Wright, Green Party

Uckfield North:

Claire Barbara Dowling, Conservative

Paul John Sparks, Lib Dem

Melissa Anna Tysh, Green Party

Robert James Williams, Labour

Uckfield South with Framfield:

William Benjamin Ball, Labour

Chris Dowling, Conservative

Paul Meakin, Lib Dems

Pamela Joy Sarah Tysh, Green Party

Wealden East:

Eve Ashley, Green Party

Bill Bentley, Conservative

Paul Nicholas Coleshill, Lib Dems

Hannah Zoe Poppy Shoubridge, UKIP

Jane Elizabeth Victoria Vinnicombe, Labour

Wealden North:

Beverley Ann Johnstone, Lib Dems

Beth Suzanne Martin, Green Party

Christopher Michael William Morris, Labour

Bob Standley, Conservative

Willingdon and South Downs:

Maureen Joyce Goodwin, UKIP

Christopher Neil Hartley, Lib Dems

Jennifer Rose Anne Howells, Green Party

Douglas Malcolm Murray, Conservative

Jill Margaret Shacklock, Labour

Stephen Sai Hung Shing (no party listed).

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