A TOTAL of 73 candidates will fight for 19 seats when the Warrington Borough Council elections take place on May 7 – the same day as the General Election.
Only the Liberal Democrats are contesting all 19 seats. The Conservatives are fielding 17 candidates and Labour 18.
But the United Kingdom Independence Party – UKIP _ are fielding 10 candidates and the Green Party five.
In addition, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)– which already has one councillor at Warrington – is fielding four candidates.
There is considerable interest in whether the significant intervention by UKIP will affect any of the major parties, and whether TUSC will damage Labour.
The arrival of TUSC in Warrington is clearly related to former Labour councillor Kevin Bennett’s decision to stand as a TUSC candidate in the Warrington South General Election contest following a long and acrimonious dispute with the Labour group on the council.
The full list of candidates is as follows:
Appleton
Jonathan Levy (Cons); Peter Walker (Lib Dem).
Bewsey and Whitecross
Sonia Boggan (Cons); Mike Byrne (UKIP); Steve Parish (Lab); Bob Timmis (Lib Dem); Dan Warren (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition.
Birchwood
Nigel Balding (Cons); Chris Fitzsimmons (Lab); Michael Johnson (UKIP); Christine Oliver (Lib Dem); Tracey Valentine (Green).
Burtonwood and Winwick
Frank Allen (Cons); John Joyce (Lab); Robert Littler (Lib Dem).
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft
Sue Bland (Cons); Cathy Mitchell (Lab); Eddie Sloane (Lib Dem).
Fairfield and Howley
Helena Campbell (Cons); Phil Henshaw (UKIP); Tony Higgins (Lab); Lyndsay McAteer (Green); Ann Oldbury (Lib Dem).
Grappenhall and Thelwall
Mike Biggin (Lib Dem); Constantine Biller (Cons); Tom Jennings (Lab); Andy Yelland (Green).
Great Sankey North
Stephanie Davies (Green); Mike Foxall (Cons); Mal Lingley (UKIP); Dan Price (Lab Co-op); Roy Smith (Lib Dem).
Great Sankey South
Jean Carter (Lab); Andrew Ford (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition); David Hockehull (Liberal Dem); Maxine Thomson (Cons).
Latchford East
Hans Mundry (Lab Co-op); Tim Price (Lib Dem); Harish Sharma (Cons); Sid Simmons (UKIP).
Latchford West
Shelley Bennett (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition); Rupert Budgen (Lib Dem); Ged Hall (UKIP); Phil Marshall (Cons); Maureen McLaughlin (Lab).
Lymm
Kath Buckley (Cons); Derek Clark (UKIP); Ian Marks (Lib Dem); Christine Zastawny (Lab).
Orford
Edgar Davies (Lib Dem); Kate Hannon (Lab); Ian Richards (UKIP).
Penketh and Cuerdley
Sam Baxter (Cons); Linda Dirir (Lab); Graham Gowland (Lib Dem).
Poplars and Hulme
Francine Leslie (Cons); Trevor Nicholls (UKIP); Shanise Oldbury (Lib Dem); Steve Roberts (Lab).
Poulton North
Sandra Bradshaw (Lib Dem); Graham Friend (Lab); Barbara Johnson (UKIP).
Rixton and Woolston
Paul Bretherton (Lab); Diana Grylls (Lib Dem); Geoff Siddall (UKIP); Robin Sloan (Cons).
Stockton Heath
Karen Mundry (Lab); Ann Raymond (Lib Dem); Stephen Taylor (Cons); Kenneth Wilson (Green).
Whittle Hall
Alan Bird (Lib Dem); Julian Craddock (Cons); Adam Hemsley (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition); Faisal Rashid (Lab).
73 fight for 19 council seats
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