IT will be Winchester's version of a US-style 'Super Thursday' today when at least three separate elections will be held on the same day.
City council seats will be up for grabs along with county council divisions, the election for the police and crime commissioner and in some places, parish council polls.
The city council and the police and crime commissioner polls were postponed from last May because of the first Covid-19 lockdown. There will also be a by-election in St Michael Ward in Winchester caused by the resignation last year of Kim Gottlieb.
The elections will be different this year with plans to ensure that electors can cast their vote in a Covid-safe way.
People will still be able to vote at a polling station and also by post and by proxy.
Several councillors are standing down. Some had been flagged some time ago notably Lisa Griffiths, Conservative, in Alresford.
But several well-known names are also leaving. Jackie Porter in The Worthys is a surprise as she is the cabinet member overseeing the new Local Plan.
Rob Humby, Conservative, is stepping down from his city council seat in Bishop's Waltham. He remains deputy leader of Hampshire County Council and is contesting Bishop's Waltham in the county election on May 6.
Liz Hutchison, Lib Dem, is not contesting St Paul ward and former mayor Eleanor Bell is retiring in Oliver's Battery and Badger Farm.
Another ex-mayor, Dominic Hiscock, a city councillor since 1999, is not contesting St Bartholomew's ward but is standing again in the county council division of Winchester Eastgate.
At the county council election in Meon Valley Roger Huxstep, the sitting councillor, has been replaced by Hugh Lumby who is also a city councillor.
Several former city councillors are attempting to get back onto the council. For Labour they are Patrick Davies, Antony de Peyer and Janet Berry and former council leader Sheila Campbell for the Lib Dems. Ian Tait, a former Conservative councillor for 20 years, is standing as an independent.
Seven of the city council seats up for election are held by the Conservatives, and eight by the Lib Dems. The council is currently controlled by the Lib Dems.
Winchester City Council
* denotes sitting councillor
Alresford & Itchen Valley, one seat;
Alex Blower, Green
Fiona Isaacs, Con
Yvette Riley, Lib Dems
Tessa Valentine, Lab
(was Conservative held)
Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery, one seat;
James Batho, Lib Dem
Adrian Field, Lab
Max Priesemann, Green
Jan Warwick, Con
(was Lib Dem held)
Bishop's Waltham, one seat;
Richard Cannon, Green
Steve Haines, Lab
Michael Kurn, Con
Jonathan Williams, Lib Dems
(was Conservative held)
Central Meon Valley, one seat;
Sheila Campbell, Lib Dem
June Kershaw, Lab
Frank Pearson*, Con
Malcolm Wallace, Green
Denmead, one seat;
Derrick Murray, Lib Dem
Robert Parker, Green
David Picton-Jones, Lab
Mike Read*, Con
Alan Weir, Ind
Southwick & Wickham, one seat;
Angela Clear*, Lib Dem
Hilary Elphick, Green
David Roberts, Con
Paul Sony, Lab
St. Barnabas, one seat;
John-James Entwistle, Lab
Lucinda Graham, Green
Andy Lai, Con
Kelsie Learney*, Lib Dem
St. Bartholomew, one seat;
Patrick Davies, Lab
Charlotte Harley, Green
Teresa Skelton, Justice & Anti Corruption Party
John Tippett-Cooper, Lib Dems
Marcus Wood, Con
(was Lib Dem held)
St. Luke, one seat;
Megan Ball, Lab
Oliver Bell, Green
Cameron Johnson, Lib Dem
Jamie Scott*, Con
St. Michael, two seats;
Janet Berry, Lab
Antony De Peyer, Lab
Chris Edwards, Lib Dems
Chris Edwards, Lib Dems
Sarah Gooding, Green
Fiona Mather* Con,
Charles Radcliffe, Lib Dems
Nicola Rule, Con
Duncan Stone, Hampshire Independents
Ian Tait, Independent
(the other seat was Lib Dem held)
St. Paul, one seat;
Giles Gooding, Green
Harry Johnson-Hill, Con
Zoe Lewis, Lab
Christopher Westwood, Lib Dem
(was Lib Dem held)
The Worthys, one seat;
Signe Biddle, Con
Dave Brockless, Reform UK
Steve Cramoysan, Lib Dems
Kimberley Torkington, Lab
(was Lib Dem held)
Whiteley & Shedfield, one seat;
Vivian Achwal*, Lib Dem
David Newberry, Con
Daniel Reid, Lab
Wonston & Micheldever, one seat
Andrew Adams, Lib Dem
Stephen Godfrey*, Con
Alan Stone, Hampshire Independents
Jude Wilkinson, Lab
Hampshire County Council
Bishop's Waltham, one seat;
Richard Cannon, Green
Christopher Day, Lib Dem
Steve Haines, Lab
Rob Humby, Con*
Itchen Valley, one seat;
Alex Blower, Green
Dave Brockless, Reform UK
Caroline Horrill, Con
Jackie Porter*, Lib Dem
Kimberley Torkington, Lab
Meon Valley, one seat;
Jonathan Fern, Lib Dem
Hugh Lumby, Con
Daniel Reid, Lab
Malcolm Wallace
Malcolm William George, Green
(was Conservative held)
Winchester Downlands, one seat;
James Batho, Lib Dem;
Max Priesemann, Green;
Jan Warwick*, Con;
Jude Wilkinson, Lab
Winchester Eastgate, one seat;
Patrick Davies, Lab
Sarah Gooding, Green
Dominic Hiscock* Lib Dem
Fiona Mather, Con
Teresa Skelton, Justice & Anti Corruption
Duncan Stone, Hampshire Independents
Winchester Southern Parishes, one seat;
Jude Godwin, Lib Dems
Robert Parker, Green
Patricia Stallard*, Con
Winchester Westgate, one seat
Rebecca Butler, Con
Giles Gooding, Green
Peter Rees, Lab
Ian Tait, Independent
Martin Tod*, Lib Dem
Police and crime commissioner
Tony Bunday, Labour;
Steve James-Bailey, Hampshire Independents;
Donna Jones, Conservative;
Richard Murphy, Liberal Democrats
Parish councils
Badger Farm, eight seats;
Helen Barlass
Ali Cochrane
Rhian Dolby
John Godbold
Fenella Jarvis
Jackie Johnston
Julie Lacey
Sarah McColl
Sarah Mary Dorothy
John Parsons
Alex Skinner
Boarhunt, six seats;
Tiggy Ayoub
Sue Eaton
Geoff Pearce
Edward Schofield
(All elected unopposed)
Compton and Shawford, nine seats;
Martin Bell
Leanne Cooper
Timothy Hunt
Bob Jordan
Frances Strange
Richard Webster
(All elected unopposed)
Shedfield (Shedfield ward), six seats;
Francesca Byrne
Stuart Jones
Linda Warren
Jane Warwick
(All elected unopposed)
Shedfield (Waltham Chase Ward) eight seats;
Sam Charles
Stuart Dyne
Margaret Jones
David Ogden
(All elected unopposed)
Southwick and Widley, nine seats
Simon Brocklehurst
Neil Cutler
Nick Hibberd
Andy Hinton
Jean Houghton
Tony Parkinson
Patricia Stallard
Jim Watson
(All elected unopposed)
Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester Hampshire SO23 9LJ, by 5pm on Thursday May 6.
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