Candidates announced for forthcoming local elections

Monday, 7 April 2025 06:05

The full list of candidates for the forthcoming local elections have been announced for both Wiltshire Council and local parish councils, including in Salisbury.

Elections for both Wiltshire Council and local parish councils will take place on Thursday, 1st May with voters having until midnight on Friday, 11th April to register.

The full list can be found on the Wiltshire Council website here - https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/local-elections

In Salisbury, the Wiltshire Council candidates in each of the wards are as follows:

Salisbury Bemerton Heath (one seat):

Caroline Corbin - Labour

Richard Johnson - Liberal Democrats

Jonathan Price - Conservatives

Ed Rimmer - Reform UK

Safia Wyles - Green Party

Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village (one seat):

Mary Douglas - Conservative

Samuel Foster - Liberal Democrats

James Harvey - Reform UK

Alex Raws - Green Party

Ricky Rogers - Labour

Salisbury Harnham East (one seat):

Mac Brown - Liberal Democrats

Mandy Cowley - Reform UK

Sven Hocking - Conservatives

Rick Page - Green Party

Ian Tomes - Labour

Salisbury Harnham West (one seat):

Brian Dalton - Liberal Democrats

Frances Howard - Reform UK

Andrew Suddards - Conservatives

Gillian Tunney - Labour

Salisbury Milford (one seat):

Alan Bayliss - Liberal Democrats

Mel Green - Conservatives

Stephen Hackett - Green Party

Simon Lever - Reform UK

Patricia Podger - Labour

Salisbury St Edmunds (one seat):

Kester Clark - Green Party

Bob Gann - Labour

James McEwan - Reform UK

Robert Richards - Conservatives

Paul Sample - Liberal Democrats

Salisbury St Francis & Stratford (one seat):

Lynda Gale - Reform UK

Atiqul Hoque - Independent

Robin Jackson - Liberal Democrats

Mark McClelland - Conservatives

Jason Tipler - Green Party

John Wells - Independent

Salisbury St Paul's (one seat):

Lindsey Bellringer - Labour

Sam Charleston - Liberal Democrats

Andrew Mallory - Green Party

Larry Pender - Reform

Chris Taylor - Conservatives

A full list of candidates for Wiltshire Council in South Wiltshire can be found here:

There are also local elections that happen at the parish level, including for Salisbury City Council.

A full list of candidates for the parish elections in South Wiltshire can be found here:

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