Take time out to vote

There are 15 seats on Hertsmere Borough Council up for election this year.

Voting takes place on Thursday 3 May and polling stations are now open from 7am to 10pm. Because of elections taking place for Aldenham Parish and Elstree and Borehamwood Town Councils, the counts will not take place until Friday 4 May, with the results expected on that afternoon.

It is estimated that on average it takes just 20 minutes from door to polling booth for someone to make their mark on polling day so take your time to make your voice heard.

Ruth Garner, Hertsmere's Electoral Registration Officer said: "Taking around 20 minutes out of your day to make your mark and vote in the local elections will help ensure that your local services are managed and delivered in the way you and your family want them to be.  Local government wards are smaller than parliamentary constituencies and every vote counts, so whether it is local education, speed bumps, a new sports centre or recycling of rubbish that is top of your agenda, use 20 minutes to make a difference on 3 May."

For information about your local elections, and where to go to cast your vote on 3 May,  please visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk.

In Hertsmere there are 15 seats up for election. Details listed in alphabetical order by ward:

Aldenham East
Charles Goldstein - Conservative
Richard Kirk - Labour
Jeanette McDermott - Green
Mark Silverman - Liberal Democrats

Aldenham West
Caroline Boydell - Green
Daniel Griffin - Conservative
Peter Halsey - Labour

Borehamwood Brookmeadow (two seats)
Richard Butler - Labour
Ian Feeney - Labour
David Harris - Green
Darren Solomons - Conservative
Farida Turner - Conservative

Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Ernest Butler - Labour
James Dry - Socialist Labour
Alan Gellatly - Conservative

Borehamwood Hillside
Jean Heywood - Conservative
Lee Petar - Labour

Borehamwood Kenilworth 
Peter Hedges - Labour
Penelope Swallow - Conservative
Frank Ward - Independent

Bushey Heath
David Bearfield - Labour
Patrick Forsyth - Liberal Democrat
Anne Swerling - Conservative

Bushey North
Arjune Krishna-Das - Green
Roger Kutchinsky - Liberal Democrat
Stephen O'Brien - Conservative
Samuel Russell - Labour

Bushey St James (two seats)
Edward Canfor-Dumas - Green
Yue Cheng - Labour
Abul Choudhury - Conservative
Pervez Choudhury - Conservative
Anita Gamble  - Liberal Democrat
Laura Richards - Liberal Democrat

Elstree
Morris Bright - Conservative
Tim Sandle - Labour
 
Potters Bar Furzefield
James Fisher - Labour
James Hurd - Liberal Democrat
Ron Morris - Conservative

Potters Bar Oakmere
Robert Calcutt - Conservative
Russell Ramshaw - Labour

Potters Bar Parkfield
Peter Bonner - Liberal Democrat
Paul Hodgson-Jones - Conservative
Derek Marcus - Labour