VOTE 2023: South Lake
Laura Blumenthal has been the councillor here since 2015, but only just won the seat four years ago. The closely contested race had just 41 votes in it. This means...
Read moreDetailsLaura Blumenthal has been the councillor here since 2015, but only just won the seat four years ago. The closely contested race had just 41 votes in it. This means...
Read moreDetailsIn 2019, Michael Firmager won nearly two-thirds of the vote. His nearest challenger was the Green party candidate, who had just under a fifth of the vote. This time round,...
Read moreDetailsFour years ago, independent candidate Jim Frewin was elected for the first time, defeating incumbent Anthony Pollock. At the time, he was the Conservative's executive member for finance making this...
Read moreDetailsNorreys is a target seat for Labour - the party already has a councillor in the ward. With Gregor Murray stepping down, the Conservatives are fielding a new challenger candidate....
Read moreDetailsWhatever happens in this election, Maiden Erlegh will have a new councillor as incumbent Tahir Maher is stepping down. The Conservative candidate is Tim Holton, who was defeated in Hillside...
Read moreDetailsAbdul Loyes will be looking to retain his seat as he stands again, but Labour will be mounting a strong challenge - they came close to winning the seat when...
Read moreDetailsAndrew Mickleburgh won the seat for the Lib Dems, knocking out Tim Holton in the process. Mr Holton is standing in Maiden Erlegh, allowing newcomer Vishal Srinivasan to be the...
Read moreDetailsThis was a Lib Dem gain in 2019, giving the party another seat in the council chamber. Adrian Mather is standing again and will be hoping for a similar result....
Read moreDetailsThis was a Lib Dem scalp in 2019, when Rachel Bishop-Firth took the seat from Conservative Philip Mirfin. She polled nearly twice as many votes as her rival, turning it...
Read moreDetailsThis is a reasonably safe seat for the Conservatives, and Alison Swaddle is seeking to be re-elected. She won almost two-thirds of votes in 2019, with the Lib Dems coming...
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