Nominations In For DDC Elections

Nominations are in for the Dover District Council elections which take place on 3 May - and two former Dover Mayors are standing down.

Margaret Sansum and George Allt - both Labour members - have decided to call it a day, as has former district council chairman Wendy Hansell (Eythorne and Shepherdswell).

Simon Bannister is switching his allegiance from Buckland to Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory.

The Liberal Democrats are mounting their biggest ever challenge, contesting 23 of the 45 seats. The UK Independent Party are also fielding some candidates, there are some Independents, one New Party, one Dover Alliance and two - including former Dover Mayor Ken Tranter - have not specified any party allegiance.

The nominations are:

Aylesham (two seats) - Helen Bartolo (Lab), David Carr (Cons), Lynne Conolly (Cons), Linda Keen (Lab), Edward Lee-Delisle (no party specified).

Buckland (three seats) - Peter Campbell-Marshall (UKIP), Jenny Carter (Cons), Sheila Cope (Cons), Ann Jenner (Cons), Anne Smith (Lab), Mick Smith (Lab), Jan Tranter (Lab).

Capel (one seat) - John Brooks (Lab), Cindy Norton (UKIP), Fred Scales (Cons).

Castle (one seat) - Pam Brivio (Lab), Nigel Collor (Cons).

Eastry (two seats) - John Battles (Lab), Linda Hook (Lib Dem), Nick Kenton (Cons), Steve Manion (Cons), Eileen Rowbotham (Lab), Sheila Smith (Lib Dem).

Eythorne and Shepherdswell (two seats) - Pat Cadogan (Lab), Carol Errington (Lab), Reg Hansell (Ind), David Lloyd-Jones (Cons), Jennifer Record (Cons).

Little Stour and Ashstone (three seats) - Trevor Bartlett (Cons), Terence Birkett (Lab), Sue Chandler (Cons), Bryan Curtis (Lib Dem), Frank Hardee (Lib Dem), Bryn Hawkins (Lab), Steve Smee (Cons), Nigel Whitburn (Lib Dem), Tracy Wilton (Lab).

Lydden and Temple Ewell (one seat) - John Bird (Lab), Roger Frayne (Cons), Arthur Norton (UKIP).

Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory (three seats) - Simon Bannister (Lab), Paul Dawkins (Lib Dem), Astrid Frayne (Cons), Tony Jenner (Cons), John Mackie (Lib Dem), Vic Matcham (Ind), Marian Munt (Lab), Keith Sansum (Lab), Dean Stiles (Lib Dem), Roger Walkden (Cons).

Middle Deal (three seats) - Joanna Benfield (Lib Dem), Trevor Bond (Cons), Marlene Burnham (Lab), James Cronk (Lab), Adrian Friend (Cons), John Hilton (Lib Dem), Antony Hook (Lib Dem), Sue Le Chevalier (Cons), Peter Wells (Lab).

Mill Hill (three seats) - Ben Bano (Lab), Mike Eddy (Lab), Wayne Elliott (Cons), Mark Furnival (Lab), Peter Jull (Cons), Roger Rook (Cons), Marianne Sewell (Lib Dem), Sharon Sewell (Lib Dem), Laura Young (Lib Dem).

North Deal (three seats) - Patrick Acarnley (Lib Dem), Sue Delling (Lab), Bill Gardner (Lab), Brian Henderson (Lab), Charlie Kirby (Cons), Chris Rook (Cons), Julie Rook (Cons), Nathan Sewell (Lib Dem), Keith Turner (Lib Dem).

Ringwould (one seat) - Charmian Edwards (Cons), Martin Garside (Lab), Darren Mantel (Lib Dem).

River (two seats) - Gordon Killip (Ind), Bill Newman (Lab), Jean Newman (Lab), Sue Nicholas (Cons), Andrew Richardson (Cons).

Sandwich (three seats) - Jean Brimmell (Lab), Bernard Butcher (Cons), Derek Easton (Ind), Michael Hart (Lib Dem), Pam Hawkins (Lab), Janet Kember (Lab), Simon Leith (Cons), David Mayes (Cons), Richard Perry (Lib Dem).

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe (two seats) - Elizabeth Bird (Lab), Tom Bird (Lab), Anita Law (Lib Dem), Ian Ward (Cons), Paul Watkins (Cons).

St Radigund's (two seats) - Gordon Cowan (Lab), Kevin Mills (Lab), John Morgan (Cons), Brian Rowland (Cons), Ken Tranter (no party specified).

Tower Hamlets (two seats) - John Goodwin (Lab), David McKeague (Cons), Helen Miller (Cons), Diane Smallwood (Lab).

Town and Pier (one seat) - Bryan Cope (Cons), Stewart Dimmock (New Party), Jim Hood (Lab), Chris Precious (Dover Alliance).

Walmer (three seats) - Ernie Brimmell (Lab), David Fillingham (Lab), Pat Heath (Cons), Paul Le Chevalier (Cons), Deryck Murray (Lab), Kit Smith (Cons).

Whitfield (two seats) - Jim Back (Cons), James Feeney (Lab), Bryan Hersey (Cons), Peter Lodge (Lib Dem), Clive Meredith (Lib Dem), Morris Taylorson (Lab).