THE candidates for next month’s Winsford Town Council elections have been confirmed.

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 2, to decide who they want to represent them on the town for the next four years.

All six town wards will be contested, with the majority of candidates representing either the Liberal Democrats or Labour.

Below are the candidates for each Winsford Town Council ward, as listed by Cheshire West and Chester Council with party affiliation where declared.

Dene ward (two seats)

  • Eleanor Gaskill-Jones LD
  • Matt Gaskill-Jones LD
  • Dorothy Jump LAB
  • Mike Kennedy LAB

Gravel ward (two wards)

  • Paul Carter LD
  • Hayden Lowe LD
  • Joanne Moorcroft LAB
  • Julie Savage LAB

Over ward (three seats)

  • Mike Baynham CON
  • Graham Cawley IND
  • David Ellis LAB
  • Damon Horrill LAB
  • Chris Le LAB
  • Bethan Parkey LD
  • Brandon Parkey LD
  • Charlie Parkinson LD

Swanlow ward (two seats)

  • Mal Gaskill LD
  • Ailsa Gaskill-Jones LD
  • Shaun Hopkins CON
  • Andy Kendrick LAB
  • Ian Molton LAB

Verdin ward (three seats)

  • Bob Barton LD
  • Don Beckett LAB
  • Tommy Blackmore LAB
  • Ken Isherwood LD
  • Stella Mellor LAB
  • Sandra Middleton CON

Wharton ward (three seats)

  • Lyndsay Barwell LAB
  • Jo Conchie LD
  • David Cottam LD
  • David Edwards LAB
  • Nathan Pardoe LAB
  • Bev Theron LD