VOTERS will be going to the polls next month to decide who will represent them at both parish/city level and at Wiltshire Council.

Elections are taking place on May 1, meaning new faces could sit on Salisbury City Council, Wiltshire Council and the various parish councils around the city by May 2.

Residents should have received their polling card already, which show the polling station they should use and key dates to bear in mind.

In Salisbury, elections are being held in: Bemerton Heath Ward, Fisherton & Bemerton Ward, Harnham East Ward, Harnham West Ward, Milford Ward Ward, St Edmund’s Ward, St Francis & Stratford Ward and St Paul’s Ward.

There are three Salisbury City Council seats up for grabs in each ward, with just one seat available in each ward for Wiltshire Council.

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To find out your ward, click here.

We’ve put together a list of the many candidates that are standing for election for both Salisbury City Council and Wiltshire Council this year.

Salisbury City Council

Bemerton Heath Ward:

• Kez Adey – Independent
• Caroline Susan Corbin – Labour Party
• Tom Corbin – Labour Party
• John Hagger – Liberal Democrats
• Richard Andrew Johnson – Liberal Democrats
• Ed Rimmer – Reform UK
• Tim Treslove – Labour Party

Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward:

• Jenny Bolwell – Labour Party
• Wendy English – Liberal Democrats
• James Harvey – Reform UK
• Jeremy Nettle – Local Conservatives
• Ricky Rogers – Labour Party

Harnham East Ward:

• Mac Brown – Liberal Democrats
• Mandy Cowley – Reform UK
• Anita Goddard – Labour Party
• Sven Hocking – Local Conservatives
• Ted Last – Liberal Democrats
• Ian Robert Tomes – Labour Party

Harnham West Ward:

• Brian Edward Dalton – Liberal Democrats
• Frances Mary Patricia Howard – Reform UK
• Aaron Ian James Humphreys – Liberal Democrats
• Annie Riddle – Independent
• Andrew Jonathan Quentin Suddards – Local Conservatives
• Gillian Mary Tunney – Labour Party

Milford Ward:

• Andy Allman – Local Conservatives
• Alan Halliday Bayliss – Liberal Democrats
• Phil Beaven – Liberal Democrats
• Jo King – Local Conservatives
• Simon Edgar Lever – Reform UK
• Patricia Ann Podger – Labour Party

St Edmund’s Ward:

• Samuel Foster – Liberal Democrats
• Bob Gann – Labour Party
• James McEwan – Reform UK
• Paul William Leslie Sample – Liberal Democrats

St Francis & Stratford Ward:

• Atiqul Hoque – Independent
• Robin Healey Jackson – Liberal Democrats
• Sharon Norah Rideout – Labour Party
• John Wells Arthur – Independent

St Paul’s Ward:

• John Patrick Abbott – Liberal Democrats
• Lindsey Elizabeth Bellringer – Labour Party
• Samuel Adam George Charleston – Liberal Democrats
• Victoria Susan Charleston – Liberal Democrats
• Larry Francis Pender – Reform UK
• Chris Taylor – Local Conservatives

Wiltshire Council

Bemerton Heath Ward:

• Caroline Corbin – Labour Party
• Richard Andrew Johnson – Liberal Democrats
• Jonathan Price – Local Conservatives
• Ed Rimmer – Reform UK
• Safia Jasmine Wyles – The Green Party

Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward:

• Mary Jacquelin Douglas – Local Conservatives
• Samuel Foster – Liberal Democrats
• James Harvey – Reform UK
• Alex Raws – The Green Party
• Ricky Rogers – Labour Party

Harnham East Ward:

• Mac Brown – Liberal Democrats
• Mandy Cowley – Reform UK
• Sven Hocking – Local Conservatives
• Rick Page – The Green Party
• Ian Robert Tomes – Labour Party

Harnham West Ward:

• Brian Edward Dalton – Liberal Democrats
• Frances Mary Patricia Howard – Reform UK
• Andrew Jonathan Quentin Suddards – Local Conservatives
• Gillian Mary Tunney – Labour Party

Milford Ward:

• Alan Halliday Bayliss – Liberal Democrats
• Mel Green – Local Conservatives
• Stephen John Hackett – The Green Party
• Simon Edgar Lever – Reform UK
• Patricia Ann Podger – Labour Party

St Edmund’s Ward:

• Kester Lawrance Clark – The Green Party
• Bob Gann – Labour Party
• James McEwan – Reform UK
• Robert Alexander Richards – Local Conservatives
• Paul William Leslie Sample – Liberal Democrats

St Francis & Stratford Ward:

• Lynda Gale – Reform UK
• Atiqul Hoque – Independent
• Robin Healey Jackson – Liberal Democrats
• Mark Jonathan Lamdin McClelland – Local Conservatives
• Jason David Tipler – The Green Party
• John Arthur Wells – Independent

St Paul’s Ward:

• Lindsey Elizabeth Bellringer – Labour Party
• Sam Charleston – Liberal Democrats
• Andrew Arthur Mallory – The Green Party
• Larry Francis Pender – Reform UK
• Chris Taylor – Local Conservatives

How to vote:

Ballots can either be cast in person at a polling station or via postal vote.

Official ID will need to be shown at the polling station – and only those registered to vote may do so.

The deadline to register is Friday, April 11.

The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Monday, April 14.

Polling station locations can be found on the Wiltshire Council website.

Returning officer for Wiltshire, Lucy Townsend, said: “Local elections may seem small to some, but they have a big impact.

“Your vote in local elections directly impacts your community, so I strongly encourage everyone eligible to ensure they are registered to vote.

“Voting in local elections will have an impact on who makes the decisions that will affect people’s day to day lives. It only takes a few minutes to register to vote.

“Our advice for those wishing to vote by post is to apply as soon as possible, and for everyone planning to vote on election day itself is to make sure they have valid photo ID or apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

“Veteran Cards are now an accepted form of ID and can be used in this election.

“We’ll be organising more elections in Wiltshire than most other areas in the country and behind the scenes my team will be working round the clock to ensure a smooth election process for residents.”