VOTING takes place in the Local Elections on Thursday 7th May 2015. Those elected to the three seats in the South West Holderness Ward will be representing the people of Hedon on East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the next four years.
This Hedon Blog page brings you the news of the campaign (which for many of the candidates has already been waging since the summer of last year) and also provide an opportunity for residents to put questions direct to the candidates via our Holderness Ask the Candidates! #HATC15 facility (see below).
We will put popular questions to the candidates under each candidate’s web page. Each has taken up the opportunity to put forward their case to explain why YOU should vote for them via a web page on the Hedon Blog. We have included any public contact details the candidates would care to include, plus links to their party websites where sent in to us. We will also reproduce any leaflets issued by candidates on their page as well.
The candidates are:
| Candidates (√ = have sent statement) | |
|---|---|
| BLACK, Neil √ Labour  |
BRYAN, Mike √ Conservative  |
| DENNIS, John √ Conservative  |
GALLANT, Steve √ Labour  |
| ROMMELL, Sarah √ Independent  |
STEEL, Sue √ Conservative  |
| STOCKDALE, Brian √ Labour  |
WEST, Terry √ UKIP  |
**Election News will be listed here **
- Conservatives the favourites? But take nothing for granted! – 2nd May
- Sarah Rommell may be the underdog in this election but she could inspire the anti-cuts vote – 30th April
- So just what impact will UKIP have in the South West Holderness poll? We explore the ‘UKIP Factor’ locally – 27th April
- Steve Gallant has published his election statement – 24th April
- Sarah Rommell, Independent, seeks your votes – 23rd April
Election Mania in Hedon! – 22nd April- We look at the Labour campaign and its intentions to pull off a coup in South West Holderness – 22nd April
- Mike Bryan, Conservative, explains why he is standing for re-election – 21st April
- In the last week election leaflets have been delivered through doors in Hedon. Labour have distributed leaflets; one supporting Margaret Pinder, the other supporting Margaret and the Labour Party’s South Holderness candidates. UKIP have distributed a leaflet supporting Terry West as a Ward candidate, and another as a Hedon Town Council candidate – uploaded 18th April
- John Dennis has published his case for re-election on the Hedon Blog – 15th April
- EIGHT candidates nominated to fight for your votes for THREE council seats – 10th April
- Brian Stockdale, Labour Party has published his Blog election statement – 6th April
- Sue Steel, Conservative, has published her election statement on the Blog – 31st March
- Neil Black, Labour Party, publishes his reasons for standing for election – 30th March
- Terry West of UKIP has published his election statement – 30th March
Ask the Candidates! #HATC15 (also on Facebook)
Please submit your general question to the candidates – by 12 noon Friday 24th April. Those questions asked most frequently will certainly be put to the candidates.
Note: You can opt to give us your phone number if you would be interested in asking your question to the candidates at any public hustings. Note – we will never publish your telephone.
It’s worth noting that ALL the candidates for South West Holderness Ward have now issued election leaflets through doors in Hedon. Not seen them? Click on each candidate’s page above to view leaflets.
If you want to vote on 7 May, you must be on the electoral register. The deadline for registering in time to be able to vote in the general election is Monday 20 April 2015. If you are not on the register, you will not be able to vote.
Visit: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
QUESTION to each of the candidates:
Q1 (in two parts). Vehicle Parking and new Housing: Hedon is an ancient borough with a rich heritage to consider, it also has an active constituency of the population that wishes to preserve the town’s green open spaces, so:
a) How do we meet the modern needs for better vehicle parking provision in the town?
b) How do meet the demand for more housing and affordable homes in the town?
Candidates can reply to hedonblog@gmx.com or on the comments here or under their own statement. Comments are now open!
NOTE: We’ve made it easier for people to quiz their candidates. If you have a question that you would like to put to the candidates then use our new Holderness Ask the Candidates! #HATC15 service. We will collect your questions from now until Friday 24th April and put the popular ones directly to the candidates for a response.
The #HATC15 will be available on Facebook too for the purposes of gathering questions to be put to the candidates.
Using this service you can opt to quiz candidates standing for the Beverley and Holderness Parliamentary Constituency for the General Election, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the South West Holderness Ward Elections as well as Hedon Town and local Parish Council elections.
Questions put to the candidates will be put out on Twitter too using the hashtag #HATC15
