The Labour Party has announced its candidates in Harrogate and Knaresborough for the upcoming local elections.
Voters will head to the polls on May 5 to elect councillors to the new North Yorkshire Council.
A full list of candidates for each ward including Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green Party and independent candidates is expected to be published on April 6.
The Labour Party has announced a candidate for every ward in Harrogate and Knaresborough.
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Among them include acting constituency party chair Chris Watt, retired teachers and a mental health nurse in the NHS.
The full list of candidates are:
- Geoff Foxall – High Harrogate and Kingsley
- David Crosthwaite – Knaresborough West
- Pat Foxall – Coppice Valley and Duchy
- Edward Clayson – Killinghall, Hampsthwaite and Saltergate
- Chris Watt – Fairfax and Starbeck
- Andrew Zigmond – Bilton Grange and New Park
- Deborah Anne Havercroft – Bilton Woodfield and Nidd Gorge
- John Adams – Harlow and St George’s
- Andrew Williamson – Valley Gardens and Central Harrogate
- Sharon Calvert – Knaresborough East
- Margaret Smith – Oatlands and Pannal
- Helen Burke – Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone
The move comes after opposition parties indicated they are not expected to agree to a pact ahead of polling day.
Harrogate and Knaresborough Green Party said it had reached out to both the Lib Dems and Labour, however the Stray Ferret understands no agreement has been made.Labour’s list of candidates indicates it intends to fight every ward.
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A total of 13 councillors will be elected in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge to the new authority, with an average of 6,194 people to each representative. A further eight will be elected across Ripon, Pateley Bridge and Masham.
Those wishing to vote in the upcoming election have until April 14 to register to vote. You can register here.
Meanwhile, events will be held online for residents across Harrogate and Knaresborough to learn more about the upcoming unitary council.
People will be given the opportunity to ask a panel of senior council officials about the changes and what it means for them.
Wallace Sampson, chief executive of Harrogate Borough Council, and Neil Irving, from North Yorkshire County Council, will appear on the panel at the event on April 12. You can find more information on how to attend here.