Are you ready for the local elections on Thursday?

The Local Government and Police & Crime Commissioner elections will be held this Thursday 5 May 2016.

Polling stations throughout Formby will be open from 7am-10pm.

You will be able to vote for your preferred candidate for Harrington Ward and Ravenmeols. As we said in our last issue, Harrington Ward will be guaranteed a new face on the council as Labour politician Nina Killen has chosen not to stand again in Formby, preferring instead to opt for an attempt to gain a seat in Maghull.

Her ward will now be contested between Alf Doran (Labour) Stephen McCluskie (Lib Dems) Michael Pit (Conservatives) and Richard Willis (Greens).

Harrington labour Councillor Tim Hale will be aiming to hold on to his seat but faces competition from Bob Mcann (Community Action Party) Wendy Moore (Conservatives and Jean Boardman (UKIP).

The Local Government Election Candidates for Formby:

Harington Ward Alf Doran - Labour Party Stephen Thomas McCluskie - Liberal Democrats Michael Ronald Pitt - Conservative Party Richard Graham Willis - The Green Party

Harington’s 2013 population is estimated to be 13,601 people. There are a total of 5,693 residential properties in Harington. Between January 2014 and December 2014, Harington accounted for 3% (316 of 14,507 January to December 2014) of Sefton’s crimes reported to Merseyside Police. This equates to 23 crimes per 1,000 residents.

Ravenmeols Bob McCann - Community Action Not Party Politics Tim Royston Hale - Labour Party Wendy Moore - Conservative Party Jean Catherine Boardman - UK Independence Party

Ravenmeols’ 2013 population is estimated to be 10,000 people. There are a total of 4,280 residential properties in Ravenmeols. Between January and December 2014, Ravenmeols accounted for 3% (444 of 14,507) of Sefton’s crimes reported to Merseyside Police. This equates to 44 crimes per 1,000 residents which is lower than Sefton as a whole where the rate is 53 crimes per 1,000.

On May 5, electors can elect the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Merseyside. The election is administered by the Police Authority Returning Officer at Liverpool City Council and comprises the authorities of, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. List of Police and Crime Commissioner candidates:

David Robert Burgess-Joyce - Conservative Party Jane Elizabeth Kennedy - Labour Party John Bernard Cowan Coyne - The Green Party Christopher David Vincenzo Carubia - Liberal Democrats