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At the county council election in Meon Valley Roger Huxstep, the sitting councillor, has been replaced by Hugh Lumby who is also a city councillor.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.