Three Independents for Herefordshire Councillors have made the decision to stand for It’s Our County at the forthcoming local elections.

Councillor David Summers (Dinedor Hill), Liz Harvey (Ledbury North) and Dave Boulter (Whitecross) have all decided to stand for It’s Our County rather than Independent according to information shared by Herefordshire Council.

Herefordshire Council have shared the full list of candidates that will be standing in the local elections in each ward in Herefordshire on Thursday 4th May.

Arrow Ward: (Current – Roger Phillips – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Dan Ciolte – Liberal Democrats

Roger James Phillips – Local Conservatives

John Whitelegg – Green Party

Aylestone Hill Ward: (Current – Ange Tyler – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Anna Davey – Liberal Democrats

Adam Spencer – Labour Party

Fiona Mary Stokes – Reform UK

Ange Tyler – Independent

Alexander Walsh – Local Conservatives

Backbury Ward (Current – John Hardwick – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Graham Russell Biggs – Local Conservatives

John Hardwick – Independent

James Vidler – Liberal Democrats

Belmont Rural Ward (Current – Tracy Bowes – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Andy Cooper – The Conservative Party

Mark Eden Dykes – Liberal Democrats

Nigel Ely – Reform UK

Alan Jones – Independent

Rachael Percival – Not Listed

Birch Ward (Current – Toni Fagan – Green Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Michael Nkansah Agyeman – The Conservative Party

Toni Anne Fagan – Green Party

Alex Griffiths – Liberal Democrats

Bircher Ward (Current – Sebastian Bowen – True Independents)

Standing on 4th May:

Sebastian Bowen – Independent

Dan Hurcomb – Local Conservatives

Angharad Beverly Pope – Liberal Democrats

Tessa Smith-Winnard – Green Party

Bishops Frome and Cradley Ward (Current – Ellie Chowns – Green Party)

Ellie Chowns – Green Party

Mark Franklin – Local Conservatives

Robert Henry Turner – Liberal Democrats

Bobblestock Ward (Current – Tim Price – True Independents)

Standing on 4th May:

Clive Richard Butler – The Conservative Party

Anna Coda – Labour Party

Rob Owens – Liberal Democrats

Tim Price – Independent

Bromyard Bringsty Ward (Current – Nigel Shaw – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Clare Hobbs – Liberal Democrats

Roger William Page – Independent

Karen Dawn Rock – Green Party

Peter John Stoddart – Local Conservatives

Bromyard West Ward (Current – Clare Davies – True Independents)

Standing on 4th May:

Clare Davies – Not Listed

Paul Christopher Harper – Local Conservatives

Liam Frank Dylan Holman – Labour Party

Clare West – Liberal Democrats

Castle Ward (Current – Graham Jones – True Independents)

Robert Arnold Highfield – Local Conservatives

Rob Rimmer – Not Listed

Scott Shaw – Liberal Democrats

Alan Richard Watkins – Independent

Central Ward (Current – Jeremy Milln – Green Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Catherine Ruth Gennard – Green Party

Michael Edward Peter Gray – The Conservative Party

Mal Williams – Liberal Democrats

College Ward (Current – Kath Hey – Labour Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Kath Hey – Labour Party

Ben Proctor – Liberal Democrats

Ian Mark Skyrme – Independent

Rachel Louise Taylor – The Conservative Party

Amanda Jane Yilmaz – Independents

Credenhill Ward (Current – Bob Matthews – True Independents)

Standing on 4th May:

Paula Bessie Chambers – Liberal Democrats

Gareth Edward Johnston – Local Conservatives

Bob Matthews – Independent

Charlie Taylor – Not Listed

Dinedor Hill Ward (Current – David Summers – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

David Eirian Davies – The Conservative Party

Cat Hornsey – Liberal Democrats

David Summers – It’s Our County

Eign Hill Ward (Current – Elizabeth Foxton – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Elizabeth Mary Foxton – Independent

Sam Potts – Liberal Democrats

Anthony Stephen Geoffrey Thompson – The Conservative Party

Steven William Woolley – Labour Party

Golden Valley North Ward (Current – Jennie Hewitt – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Jennie Hewitt – Independent

Brett Lewis Jenkins – Liberal Democrats

Philip David Price – The Conservative Party

Golden Valley South Ward (Current – Peter Jinman – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Dave Greenow – The Conservative Party

Peter Charles Jinman – Independent

Duncan James Starling – Liberal Democrats

Greyfriars Ward (Current – Diana Toynbee – Green Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Neil Christopher Clark – Independent

Keith Farmer – Conservative Party

Matt Lane – Liberal Democrats

Diana Toynbee – Green Party

Hagley Ward (Current – Paul Andrews – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Paul Michael Andrews – Independent

Ivan Glenn James Powell – Independent

Josh Smith – Local Conservatives

Stephen Williams – Liberal Democrats

Hampton Ward (Current – John Harrington – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Bruce Allen Baker – Local Conservatives

John Harrington – Independent

William Motley – Liberal Democrats

Hinton and Hunderton Ward (Current – Kevin Tillett – Liberal Democrats)

Standing on 4th May:

Jeremy Walter Alastair – The Conservative Party

Amanda Suna Martin – Independent

Kevin Tillett – Liberal Democrats

Holmer Ward (Current – Mark Millmore – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Frank Cornthwaite – The Conservative Party

John Charles Phipps – Independent

Paul Nicholas Stevens – Liberal Democrats

Stephen Edward Tannant Nash – Independent

Mark Lee Weaden – Not Listed

Hope End Ward (Current – Tony Johnson – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Helen Ruth Heathfield – Green Party

Kim Marie James – Liberal Democrats

Keith John Pieri – Local Conservatives

Kerne Bridge Ward (Current – Yolande Watson – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Simeon Wood Cole – The Conservative Party

Katie Lousie Fowler – Not Listed

Sarah Caroline Freer – Liberal Democrats

Andrew Julian Terry – Independent

Kings Acre Ward (Current – Graham Andrews – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Graham Andrews – Independent

Debbie Hobbs – Liberal Democrats

James William Murphy – Independent

Robert Geofrey Charles Williams – The Conservative Party

Kington Ward (Current – Terry James – Liberal Democrats)

Standing on 4th May:

Helen Elizabeth Hamilton – The Green Party

Fred Hawkins – Not Listed

Terry James – Liberal Democrats

Natasha Victoria Saunders – Local Conservatives

Ledbury North Ward (Current – Liz Harvey – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Cole Raymond Thomas Michael Fellows – Local Conservatives

Liz Harvey – It’s Our County

Gem Murray – Liberal Democrats

Ewen John Sinclair – Not Listed

Ledbury South Ward (Current – Helen I’Anson – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Matthew John George Eakin – Liberal Democrats

Will Hopkins – Labour Party

Helen Ruth I’anson – Local Conservatives

Stef Simmons – Green Party

Ledbury West Ward (Current – Phillip Howells – Liberal Democrats)

Standing on 4th May:

Jonathan Christopher Browning – Labour Party

Rachael Anne F. Finch – Local Conservatives

Phillip Howells – Liberal Democrats

Justine Anne Haslewood Peberdy – Green Party

Leominster East Ward (Current – Jenny Bartlett – Green Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Jenny Bartlett – Green Party

Simon Patrick Donegan – Local Conservatives

Marcus Murray – Liberal Democrats

Leominster North and Rural Ward (Current – John Stone – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Bryony Clare John – Green Party

Mary Jemima Caroline Springer – Liberal Democrats

John Stone – Local Conservatives

Leominster South Ward (Current – Trish Marsh – Green Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Lorraine Chatwin – Liberal Democrats

Nick Comley – Labour and Co-Operative Party

Angeline Logan – Local Conservatives

Mark Alexander Woodall – Green Party

Leominster West Ward (Current – Felecity Norman – Green Party)

Standing on 4th May:

Jill Valerie Hanna – Green Party

Clive Thomas – Liberal Democrats

Allan Merlyn Williams – Local Conservatives

Llangarron Ward (Current – Elissa Swinglehurst – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Michelle Setchfield – Liberal Democrats

Elissa Jane Swinglehurst – Local Conservatives

Mortimer Ward (Current – Carole Gandy – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Callum William Coomber – Green Party

Carole Gandy – Local Conservatives

Susan Jane Roberts – Liberal Democrats

Newton Farm Ward (Current – Ann-Marie Probert – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Jacqui Carwardine – Liberal Democrats

Joe Emmett – Labour Party

John Jones – The Conservative Party

Old Gore Ward (Current – Barry Durkin – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Gemma Nicola Davies – Independent

Linden Delves – Liberal Democrats

Barry Alan Durkin – Local Conservatives

Penyard Ward (Current – William Wilding – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Harry Bramer – The Conservative Party

John James Winder – Liberal Democrats

Queenswood Ward (Current – Pauline Crockett – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Pauline Elizabeth Crockett – Independent

Nicholas Mark Warwick Entwisle – The Conservative Party

Tim Fry – Liberal Democrats

Colin David Williams – Independent

Red Hill Ward (Current – Paul Rone – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Dan Powell – Liberal Democrats

Steve Williams – The Conservative Party

Ross East Ward (Current – Paul Symonds – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Milly Boylan – Independent

Adam Martin Andrew Fielding – Not Listed

Ed O’Driscoll – Liberal Democrats

Nick Richmond – Labour Party

Becky Walsh – The Conservative Party

Ross North Ward (Current – Chris Bartrum – Liberal Democrats)

Standing on 4th May:

Chris Bartrum – Liberal Democrats

Valerie Elizabeth Anne Coker – The Conservative Party

Melvin Brian Hodges – Labour Party

Daniel William Edward Lister – Independent

Ross West Ward (Current – Louis Stark – Liberal Democrats)

Standing on 4th May:

Nigel Thomas Gibbs – The Conservative Party

Edward Victor James – The Labour Party

Louis Stark – Liberal Democrats

Rob Taylor – Independent

Saxon Gate Ward (Current – Gemma Davies – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Daniel Joseph Coughlin – Reform UK

John Jones – Not Listed

William John Norman – The Conservative Party

Aubrey Oliver – Liberal Democrats

Stoney Street Ward (David Hitchiner – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Phillip Grenfell Haydn Cutter – The Conservative Party

Christopher David Hitchiner – Independent

David Ludwig Howerski – Liberal Democrats

Sutton Walls Ward (Current – Kema Guthrie – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Peter Bryce Hamblin – Local Conservatives

Scott Justin Richardson – Liberal Democrats

Taylor Sebastian Whitchurch – Green Party

Steve Williams – Independent

Three Crosses Ward (Current – Jonathan Lester – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Duncan Cooper – Liberal Democrats

Jonathan Guy Lester – Local Conservatives

Rebecca Siobhan Tully – Green Party

Tupsley Ward (Current – Jim Kenyon – Ungrouped)

Standing on 4th May:

Liz Board – Independent

Hugh Stephen Arthur – Liberal Democrats

Jim Kenyon – Independent

Patrick Pytka – The Conservative Party

Weobley Ward (Current – Mike Jones – True Independents)

Standing on 4th May:

Barry Ashton – Liberal Democrats

Mike Jones – Indepedent

Nicholas Mason – Local Conservatives

Whitecross Ward (Current – Dave Boulter – Independents for Herefordshire)

Standing on 4th May:

Marsha Elizabeth Barnsley – The Conservative Party

Dave Boulter – It’s Our County

Billie Kupeli – Labour Party

Emma Mayes – Liberal Democrats

Richard Barrington Smith – Reform UK

Widemarsh Ward (Current – Polly Andrews – Liberal Democrats)

Standing on 4th May:

Polly Andrews – Liberal Democrats

Neil Barrington – Labour Party

Mick Gunner – Reform UK

Kathy Handby – The Conservative Party

Wormside Ward (Current – Christy Bolderson – Conservatives)

Standing on 4th May:

Robert John Cribb – Reform UK

Simon Davies – Independent

Edward John Hickie – Liberal Democrats

Richard John Thomas – The Conservative Party

More Details – Statement of persons nominated – District – Herefordshire Council