Elections May 2008

The details of candidates standing for elections this year have been published.

There are 13 seats up for election on Hertsmere Borough Council, along with three seats on Aldenham Parish Council. The election takes place on Thursday, 1 May 2008 between 7am and 10pm. Votes will be counted and the results announced the following day.

To vote in the forthcoming elections you must be registered. If you are unsure if you are registered or not please contact us on 020 8207 7481 or email electoral.registration@hertsmere.gov.uk

You can then vote in person at a polling station, by proxy (where you nominate someone to vote on your behalf) or by post.

Voting in person at a polling station:

A poll card will be sent to you about five weeks before an election. If you have not received your poll card then you should contact us. The card tells you the address of the polling station where you should vote. Please note that you must vote at your allocated polling station. It is helpful if you can take your poll card with you, but you don't have to.

Voting by proxy:

To have a proxy vote, forms have to be completed and returned to us by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April. Proxy voting involves another person voting on your behalf. You can have someone vote on your behalf if:

• you will be away on holiday
• you have to work away from home
• you are in hospital, or otherwise ill.

Voting by post:

You will receive your ballot paper by post before the election and need to post it back. To apply to vote by post you need to apply and forms have to be completed and returned by 5pm on Wednesday 16 April.

Details of candidates standing for election are as follows. They are listed in ward area, alphabetically. Full notices of elections have been displayed at our Civic Office in Elstree Way, Borehamwood.

Aldenham East Ward

Raymond Edge - Labour
John Graham - Conservative
Jeannette Mcdermott - Green

Aldenham West Ward

Caroline Boydell - Green
Sandra Huff - Labour
Simon Patnick - Conservative

Borehamwood Brookmeadow Ward

Ian Feeney - Labour
David Harris - Green
Andrew Zucker - Conservative

Borehamwood Cowley Hill Ward

Jim Dry - Socialist Labour
Ann Harrison - Labour
Farida Turner - Conservative
Frank Ward - Independent

Borehamwood Hillside Ward

Hannah David - Conservative
Peter Hedges - Labour
Gavin Whenman - Liberal Democrats

Bushey Heath Ward

David Bearfield - Labour
Andrew Brass - Liberal Democrat
Seamus Quilty - Conservative
Karen Ward - Green

Bushey North Ward

Robert Gamble - Liberal Democrat
Arjuna Krishna-Das - Green
Steve O'Brien - Conservative
Jim Sowerbutts - Labour

Bushey Park Ward

Adam Richards-Gray - Liberal Democrat
Linda Silver - Conservative

Bushey St James Ward

Edward Canfor-Dumas - Green
Yue Ting Cheng - Labour
Pervez Choudhury - Conservative
Kim Elliott - Liberal Democrat

Potters Bar Furzefield Ward

James Fisher - Labour
Peter Knell - Conservative

Potters Bar Oakmere Ward

Martin Heywood - Conservative
Russell Ramshaw - Labour

Potters Bar Parkfield Ward

John Donne - Conservative
Pierre Tengwo - Labour

Shenley Ward

Richard Butler - Labour
Peter Wayne - Conservative

South Mimms Parish Council

The result of the uncontested election is as follows:

Paul Matthew Binstead - Independent
Ian Tom Dempster - Independent
Yvonne Margaret Harverson - Independent
Kevin Michael Solly - Independent
Kenneth Geoffrey Swayne - Independent