Who are all the candidates standing in the South Ribble Borough Council local elections 2023 - and how can I vote?

HOW CAN I VOTE?

The polls will be open on Thursday 4th May from 7am until 10pm - and for the first time this year, voters must take a suitable form of photo ID with them. The deadline to apply for a new voter authority certificate has now passed.

Anybody with a postal vote must ensure that it arrives at the electoral registration office by polling day. If it gets too late to post your vote back, you can take it to your local polling station on the day of the election, up until 10pm.

If you want to vote by proxy, your application form must arrive at your local electoral registration office by 5pm on 25th April. However, you can apply for an emergency proxy vote if you cannot vote in person, either for reasons of employment or disability, and you only become aware that you would be unable to vote in person after the proxy application deadline has passed.

Under those circumstances, you can apply for a proxy vote until 5pm on election day by filling in the relevant paper form, which must be signed by a medical professional and returned to your local electoral registration office.

WHO CAN I VOTE FOR?

Here are the names of all the candidates standing for election to South Ribble Borough Council and the parties they represent, with the number of councillors to be elected in each ward shown in brackets:

BAMBER BRIDGE EAST (2)

Patricia Hunter - LABOUR

Rachel Knowles - GREEN PARTY

Emma Stevens - LABOUR

Lesley Thurlbourn - CONSERVATIVE

Stephen Thurlbourn - CONSERVATIVE

BAMBER BRIDGE WEST (2)

Paul Foster - LABOUR

Susan Marsh - CONSERVATIVE

Caleb Tomlinson - LABOUR

Paul Watson - CONSERVATIVE

BROAD OAK (2)

Simon Casey - CONSERVATIVE

Harold Hancock - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Anne Mather - CONSERVATIVE

Andy Rae - LABOUR

Ange Turner - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

BROADFIELD (2)

Charles Hamman - CONSERVATIVE

Peter Tinsley - CONSERVATIVE

Matthew Tomlinson - LABOUR AND CO-OPERATIVE

Kath Unsworth - LABOUR AND CO-OPERATIVE

Mary Young - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

BUCKSHAW AND WORDEN (2)

Andrew Ashton - CONSERVATIVE

Stephen McHugh - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Pete Pillinger - LABOUR

Wes Roberts - LABOUR

Susan Snape - CONSERVATIVE

CHARNOCK (2)

George Ashcroft - CONSERVATIVE

Deborah Ashton - LABOUR

Adrian Bennett - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Gillian Bennett - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Joan Burrows - CONSERVATIVE

Ian Watkinson - LABOUR

COUPE GREEN AND GREGSON LANE (2)

Carly Davis - ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM

Mathew Forshaw - CONSERVATIVE

James Gleeson - LABOUR

Geoff Key - LABOUR

Paul Valentine - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Gareth Watson - CONSERVATIVE

EARNSHAW BRIDGE (2)

Peter Aspinall - CONSERVATIVE

Lou Jackson - LABOUR

Mick Lennon - CONSERVATIVE

Colin Sharples - LABOUR

Alastair Thomas - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Joan Wright - ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM

FARINGTON EAST (2)

Jacky Alty - LABOUR

James Collier - CONSERVATIVE

Katherine Hesketh - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Basil Howard - CONSERVATIVE

Paul Wharton-Hardman - LABOUR

FARINGTON WEST (2)

George Rear - CONSERVATIVE

Alan Swindells - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Karen Walton - CONSERVATIVE

Chris Wharton-Hardman - LABOUR

Angie Williams - LABOUR

HOOLE (2)

Geoffrey Crewe - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

John Rainsbury - CONSERVATIVE

Graham Smith - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

David Suthers - LABOUR

Connor Watson - CONSERVATIVE

Mike Webster - LABOUR

HOWICK AND PRIORY (3)

David Bennett - LABOUR

Suzanne Buttery - CONSERVATIVE

David Howarth - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

James Lillis - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Heike McMurray - GREEN PARTY

David Shaw - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Alistair Woollard - CONSERVATIVE

Linda Woollard - CONSERVATIVE

LEYLAND CENTRAL (2)

Aniela Bylinski Gelder - LABOUR

Helen Crewe - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Robert Newsome - CONSERVATIVE

Elizabeth Watson - CONSERVATIVE

Haydn Williams - LABOUR

LONGTON AND HUTTON WEST (3)

Julie Buttery - CONSERVATIVE

Simon Carter - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Colin Coulton - CONSERVATIVE

Adam Godwin - LABOUR

Will King - CONSERVATIVE

Christopher Maloney - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Nicholas Monks - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Emma Winterleigh - GREEN PARTY

LOSTOCK HALL (3)

Elizabeth Basquill - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Stephen Bridge - CONSERVATIVE

Martin Cassell - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Peter Gabbott - LABOUR

Tony Green - CONSERVATIVE

Peter Hubberstey - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

David Moore - CONSERVATIVE

Lesley Pritchard - LABOUR

Elaine Stringfellow - LABOUR

MIDDLEFORTH (3)

Will Adams - LABOUR

Chris Burton-Johnson - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Clare Burton-Johnson - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

James Flannery - LABOUR

Marion Hancock - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Keith Martin - LABOUR

David Micallef - CONSERVATIVE

Moses Nutekpor - CONSERVATIVE

Frances Walker - CONSERVATIVE

MOSS SIDE (2)

Mal Donoghue - LABOUR

Mary Green - CONSERVATIVE

Michael Green - CONSERVATIVE

Sophie Wilding - LABOUR

NEW LONGTON AND HUTTON EAST (2)

David Moore - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Margaret Smith - CONSERVATIVE

Phil Smith - CONSERVATIVE

Tim Young - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

SAMLESBURY AND WALTON (2)

Stephen Bennett - LABOUR

Anjisu Gleave - CONSERVATIVE

Elaine Hughes - LABOUR

Christopher Mortimer - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Peter Mullineaux - CONSERVATIVE

SEVEN STARS (2)

Jane Bell - LABOUR

Matthew Farnworth - LABOUR

Alexander Howarth - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Josh Seed - CONSERVATIVE

Daniel Southern - CONSERVATIVE

ST. AMBROSE (2)

David Caunce - CONSERVATIVE

Michael Gibbons - ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM

David Hambley - CONSERVATIVE

Jo Hindle-Taylor - LABOUR

Nicky Peet - LABOUR

Simon Thomson - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

WALTON-LE-DALE EAST (2)

Hilary Bedford - LABOUR

Carol Chisholm - CONSERVATIVE

Chris Lomax - LABOUR

Samuel Mason - CONSERVATIVE

WALTON-LE-DALE WEST (2)

Damian Bretherton - CONSERVATIVE

Sue Broady - GREEN PARTY

Richard Burton - LABOUR

Matt Campbell - CONSERVATIVE

Charles Parkinson - GREEN PARTY

Alex Watson - LABOUR