The full list of candidates for next month's North Herts Council Local Election has been confirmed.
The district council has 49 seats, with around a third up for election.
The 2023 elections for the district council, as well as elections for some town and parish councils, will take place on May 4.
Since the 2019 election no party has overall control of North Herts Council. Labour's Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg is the current council leader, as the party formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.
There are 16 seats in 16 wards up for election, with a total of 67 candidates.
The candidates are as follows:
Arbury
- Leo Chapman, Labour
- Nikki Da Costa, Conservative
- Davina Malcolm, Green
- Tom Tyson, Liberal Democrats
Baldock Town
- Tim Lee, Green
- Michael Muir, Conservative
- Steve Thomas, Liberal Democrats
- James Toone, Labour
Cadwell
- Louise Peace, Liberal Democrats
- Anni Sander, Green
- Alan Trangmar, Labour
- Chris Williams, Conservative
Chesfield
- Dominic Griffiths, Liberal Democrats
- Steven Patmore, Conservative
- Vijaiya Poopalasingham, Labour
Ermine
- Gerald Morris, Conservative
- Hugh Parker, Green
- Hugo Rainey, Liberal Democrats
- Vaughan West, Labour
Hitchin Bearton
- Jonathan Clayden, Liberal Democrats
- Sid Cordle, Christian Peoples Alliance
- Deolinda Eltringham, Green
- Charles Laing, Conservative
- Dave Winstanley, Labour
Hitchin Highbury
- Angela Griggs, Labour
- Keith Hoskins, Liberal Democrat
- Ethan Parmar, Conservative
- Leigh Smith, Christian Peoples Alliance
- Kruna Vukmirovic, Green
Hitchin Walsworth
- Sam Forsyth, Conservative
- William Lavin, Green
- Asher Smith, Christian Peoples Alliance
- Liz Townsend, Liberal Democrats
- Daniel Wright-Mason, Labour
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo
- David Barnard, Conservative
- Nicky Clark, Green
- Tom Hogan, Labour
- Susana Munoz Maniega, Liberal Democrats
Letchworth Grange
- Steve Adelantando, Reform UK
- Harrison Edwards, Conservative
- Sal Jarvis, Liberal Democrats
- Daniel Marsh, Labour
- David Morris, Green
Letchworth South East
- Andrew Clare, Conservative
- Mick Debenham, Labour
- Maryla Hart, Green
- Paul Marment, Liberal Democrats
- Garry Warren, Reform UK
Letchworth South West
- Sadie Billing, Labour
- Morgan Derbyshire, Conservative
- Dugald Muir, Green
- Sean Prendergast, Liberal Democrats
Royston Heath
- Mary Antony, Independent
- Hammad Baig, Conservative
- Ken Garland, Labour
- Bryony May, Liberal Democrats
Royston Meridian
- Matt Barnes, Liberal Democrats
- Stephen Boakes, Conservative
- Luke Haugh, Independent
- Stephen Lockett, Labour
- Des Stephens, Green
Royston Palace
- Cathy Brownjohn, Labour
- Elizabeth Freeman, Liberal Democrats
- Jean Green, Conservative
- Rob Inwood, Independent
Weston & Sandon
- Rhona Cameron, Labour
- Helen Derbyshire, Conservative
- Steve Jarvis, Liberal Democrats
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