Vying for your votes - the local line-up

Thirty-nine men and women in Whitstable want your votes on Thursday to represent you on Canterbury City Council.

There are five wards in the Whitstable area, each represented by either two or three councillors.  If there are two councillors for your ward, you have two votes - if three, then you can vote for three people on your list. This will be made clear when you go to the polling station and are handed the list of candidates.

Here is the list of hopefuls for each of the five local wards (an asterisk indicates that this person is a current councillor seeking re-election - note that Cllr Jackie Perkins is standing for re-election, but in Harbour instead of Gorrell which she currently represents):

Chestfield and Swalecliffe:

John Anthony Allen (Lib Dem), of Hanover Place, Canterbury

Richard Simon Benzie (Lib Dem), of Waters Edge, Canterbury

Dee Cartwright (Lab), of Island Wall, Whitstable

Colleen Patricia Howard (Lib Dem), of Damerham Close, Canterbury

Liz McLachlan (Lab), of Gordon Road, Whitstable

*Jennifer Samper (Con), of Church Street, Whitstable

*Ian Thomas (Con), of Elmwood Close, Swalecliffe

*Pat Todd (Con), of Sherwood Drive, Whitstable

Bob Walker (Lab), of Almond Close, Chestfield

Gorrell:

Ashley John Clark (Con), of Hilltop, Stanley Road, Whitstable

Chris Cornell (Lab), of Regent Street, Whitstable

Colin Charles Arthur Curtis (Lib Dem), of Lucerne Drive, Seasalter

Jonathan Dearth (Lib Dem), of Saxon Shore, Whitstable

Alison O'Dea (Con), of Hilltop, Whitstable

Alex Stevens (Green), of Cromwell Road, Whitstable

Paul Owen Todd (Lab), of George Roche Road, Canterbury

Jolyon Loch Trimingham (Green), of Lavender Close, Chestfield

Harbour:

Phil Cartwright (Lab), of Island Wall, Whitstable

Howard Malcolm Farmer (UKIP), of Suffolk Street, Whitstable

*Jackie Perkins (Con), of Douglas Avenue, Whitstable

Mike Perkins (Con), of Douglas Avenue, Whitstable

Heather Louise Scott (Lib Dem), of Southwood Road, Whitstable

Guy Stuart Bennett Voizey (Lib Dem), of Railway Avenue, Whitstable

*John Henry Wratten (Lab) of Cornwallis Circle, Whitstable

Seasalter:

Timothy Henry Cronin (Lab), of Canterbury Road, Whitstable

Keith John Michael Hooker (Lib Dem), of Sunray Avenue, Whitstable

*Jean Law (Con), of Alexandra Road, Whitstable

Ian Leslie (Lab), of Castle Road, Whitstable

Wes McLachlan (Lab), of Gordon Road, Whitstable

David John Mummery (Lib Dem), of Lucerne Drive, Seasalter

Rachel Helen Mummery (Lib Dem), of Lucerne Drive, Seasalter

*Mike Sharp (Con), of Borstal Hill, Whitstable

*Cyril Windsor (Con), of Martindown Road, Whitstable

Tankerton:

Neil Stephen Baker (Con), of St John's Road, Whitstable

*Jeanne Harrison (Con), of Tower Hill, Whitstable

John Michael George Ison (Lib Dem), of Sydenham Street, Whitstable

Robert John Sayer (Lib Dem), of Tankerton Road, Whitstable

Trevor Peter Seath (Lab), of Clifton Road, Whitstable

Barry Sullivan (Lab), of Graystone Road, Whitstable

For further information on the candidates and the election, go to www.canterbury.gov.uk

• You also have an opportunity to have your say on whether we should change our voting system from first-past-the post to AV (Alternative Vote). The Electoral Reform Society has an explanation of how this works. (Note that the Society is in favour of AV.)