Amesbury & Tisbury voters go to the polls today

Thursday, 8 June 2023 01:00

Three local elections are taking place in the local area today to elect new councillors to Amesbury Town Council and a new Wiltshire Councillor for Tisbury.

Voters in the wards of Amesbury South and Amesbury West, along with those in Tisbury, are reminded that they must bring an appropriate form of ID with them to vote.

You can check the list of accepted ID here - https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id?gclsrc=aw.ds

The candidates in Amesbury South are:

CandidateDescriptionGurung, Thakur SinghThe Conservative Party CandidateKnight, Laura RuthLiberal Democrats Pollings stations for Amesbury South are in the following locations:

Bowman Centre, Shears Drive, Archers Gate, Amesbury, SP4 7XT 1 -DSBowman Centre, Shears Drive, Archers Gate, Amesbury, SP4 7XT2-DS The candidates in Amesbury West are:

CandidateDescriptionGoldthorp, RitaThe Conservative Party CandidateLord, Andrew RichardLiberal Democrats Polling stations for Amesbury West are in the following locations:

Antrobus House, 39 Salisbury Road, Amesbury 1 -DSAntrobus House, 39 Salisbury Road, Amesbury 2 -DSAmesbury Baptist Centre, Butterfield Drive, Amesbury 3 In Tisbury, the candidates are as follows:

CandidateDescriptionBudden, Richard GordonLiberal DemocratsEdwards, Quentin GwynneThe Conservative Party Candidate Polling stations for Tisbury are in the following locations:

Room at the Forester Pub, Lower Street, Donhead St Andrew 1New Remembrance Hall, Remembrance Field, Charlton 2Fonthill Gifford Recreation Hut, Fonthill Gifford, Salisbury 3Hinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury 4Hinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury 4

Polling stations are open from 7 am until 10 pm.

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