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The names of candidates for the Ashford Constituency in the parliamentary election to be held on 12 December 2019 were announced yesterday.
Make sure you are registered to vote.
| Name of candidate | Description (if any) |
|---|---|
| DE SANVIL, Susannah Louise | Independent |
| FARRELL, Dara | Labour Party |
| GEE-TURNER, Adrian John | Liberal Democrats – To stop Brexit |
| GREEN, Damian Howard | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| ROSSI, Mandy | The Green Party |
The deadline to register to vote in the UK Parliamentary general election on 12 December is 26 November.
Registering to vote online is the easiest and quickest way.
It only takes five minutes, and all you need is your national insurance number.
If you’re unable to register online, you can apply by post. Download a form .
You only need to register once, unless you change your address, name or nationality.
If you do change address, name or nationality, you need to register to vote again.
To register to vote, you must be:
You have to be a 16 to register to vote.
You can’t vote until you’re 18 years old.
Qualifying Commonwealth citizens
European Union countries
You can also register to vote if:
If you are registered to vote, you will be on the electoral register. We don’t hold the electoral register, so can’t tell you if you are registered to vote.
You need to contact the electoral services team at your local council to check if you’re on the register.
If you need help registering, or want to return your postal or proxy form, contact the electoral services team at:
Ashford Borough Council
Electoral Registration Officer
Civic Centre
Tannery Lane
Ashford
TN23 1PL
In England, Scotland and Wales, there’s only one way to ensure that your vote counts at the European Parliamentary elections. You must clearly mark a X next to the party you wish to vote for.
There is a list of parties and their candidates on our earlier post
southashford.org.uk/index.php/2019/05/06/eu-candidates/
A copy of the official notice of candidates nominated for election to the European Parliament.
Ashford is in the South East Region of the United Kingdom for which ten members are elected.
We now have the full results for the Borough Council Wards representing South Ashford.
| Candidate | Party / Group | Number of Votes* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Ward | |||
| SUDDARDS, Lynda June | Labour Party | 480 | Elected |
| WARD, Alexander | Labour Party | 437 | Elected |
| TAYLOR, Thomas Norman | UK Independence Party | 283 | |
| HODGKINSON, Amanda Georgina | Conservative Party | 238 | |
| PIZZEY, Maria Ann | Green Party | 237 | |
| DOBSON, Robert Charles | Conservative Party | 183 | |
| Electorate: 4589 | Ballot Papers Issued: 1107 | Turnout: 24.12% | |
| Norman Ward | |||
| WEBB, Jennifer Anne | Conservative Party | 205 | Elected |
| JONES, Dylan Alexander | Labour Party | 187 | |
| BURGESS, Neil Robert | UK Independence Party | 130 | |
| ARNOLD, Albert Stephen | Green Party | 78 | |
| Electorate: 2077 | Ballot Papers Issued: 602 | Turnout: 28.8% | |
| Victoria Ward | |||
| FARRELL, Dara | Labour Party | 484 | Elected |
| SUDDARDS, John Charles | Labour Party | 378 | Elected |
| ADBY, Jeremy Paul | Conservative Party | 290 | |
| SMALL, Jonathan | Green Party | 278 | |
| MBALI, Valerie Charlotte | Liberal Democrats | 274 | |
| BRIDGER, Matthew James | Conservative Party | 248 | |
| TAYLOR, Ann Marie | UK Independence Party | 193 | |
| STEWART, Peter Alexander | UK Independence Party | 186 | |
| Electorate: 4376 | Ballot Papers Issued: 1259 | Turnout: 28.77% |
| Conservative Party | 26 |
| Ashford Independent | 11 |
| Labour Party | 7 |
| The Green Party | 2 |
| Independent | 1 |
| Size of Council | 47 |
To vote in the European Parliamentary Elections on 23rd May you must have registered to vote by Tusday 7th May.
Register to Vote now, if you have not already done so.
New applications to vote by post or to cancel or amend an existing postal vote or proxy appointment must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 8th May 2019
New applications to vote by proxy must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 15th May.
Emergency applications to vote by proxy can be made no later than 5pm on Thursday 23 May 2019 .
Dara Farrell and Charles Suddards have retained their seats as Borough Councillors for Victoria Ward.
Both seats in Beaver Ward have been taken by the Labour Party candidates, Lynda Suddards and Alexander Ward
Councillor Jenny Webb has retained her seat as Ashford Borough Councillor for Norman Ward.
If you want to vote by post for the Ashford Borough Council elections on 2nd May, you must apply by 5pm tomorrow (15th April).