High number of parish candidates

Almost double the amount of candidates have come forward for available seats on two parish councils in South Holland.

Long Sutton has nine seats and 15 candidates, while Sutton Bridge has 11 seats and 23 candidates, all standing for election on Thursday, May 4.
Both councils are up for re-election and have a particularly notable number of candidates.
For a total of 20 seats there are 38 people standing.
The Sutton Bridge Deserves Better Party has ten candidates standing against 12 independents.
Long Sutton has 15 candidates for a total of nine seats available on the parish council.
Both Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge councils have been at the centre of heated discussions recently.
Sutton Bridge had a vote of no confidence last month, triggered over plans for a new village pavilion.
The village’s annual assembly saw divisive proposals for the building behind the Curlew Centre.
The council had set-up a committee to spearhead the new-build off Bridge Road.
But the plan has also been labelled a ‘vanity project’ with a £1m price tag.
And Long Sutton parish council has been calling on the district authority to undertake a review over a planning application for a change of use for a building.
The full list of Sutton Bridge candidates are Ann Billings (The Sutton Bridge Deserves Better Party), Michael Booth, Simon Booth, Christopher Brewis, David Bruch (TSBDBP), Diane Cook, Kim Davies, Rachael Goodwin, Aaron Heading, John Henriques, Janette Kirby-Fox, Adam Landy, Mellissa Landy, Sue McLaughlin (TSBDBP, Mary Middleton (TSBDBP), Natalie Mills (TSBDBP), Alexander Paterson, Raymond Perkins (TSBDBP), Melvyn Philpott (TSBDBP), Michelle Pitt, Adam Richards TSBDBP), John Robinson (TSBDBP), Anne Scarlett and Terry York.
Long Sutton: Claire Broughton, David Cawthorn, Edward Clarey, Kim Davies, Annette Facey, Hayden Feetham, Graham Garrett, Frank Heinrich-Tillier, Nadine Reeve, Debbie Rose, Melanie Tennant, David Thompson, Jack Tyrrell, Teresa Watts and Leah White.
In last week’s edition of the Spalding Voice, we misspelled David Bruch’s name.
We apologise for the error.