Thursday sees the first occasion where “Wanstead Village” is an actual thing, rather than just a romantic fondly-held notion the name on a couple of road signs.
Yes, it’s election time, and for the first time the new council ward Wanstead Village – encompassing most of Snaresbrook and Wanstead and even a bit of Aldersbrook (but not the area closest to Wanstead Park) – is up for grabs.
This will mean some new faces among councillors, and some stepping down after many years’ service. And with power delicately balanced on Redbridge Borough Council, campaigning activity has been pretty visible.
Here for your easy reference is a list of the candidates standing, with links to their profiles on the Democracy Club website. Polling is on Thursday.
- Crispin Acton Liberal Democrats
- Jo Blackman Labour Party
- David Bruck Liberal Democrats
- Tony Csoka Green Party
- Paul Donovan Labour Party
- Michelle Dunn Conservative and Unionist Party
- Cedric Knight Green Party
- Daniel Morgan-Thomas Labour Party
- Scott Wilding Conservative and Unionist Party
- Steve Wilks Conservative and Unionist Party
- Ann Williams Green Party
What about some similar info for those of us who are in the new ward of Wanstead Park please.
Hi Denise. The candidates for Wanstead Park are on the Democracy Club website: https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/ because I entered them into the database. Unfortunately, they don’t all have candidate statements.
So why can we not have our candidates on Wansteadium? We are after all a part of Wanstead!
Thanks Dan.
Looking at that link, only ONE of the candidates has taken the trouble to write a fully formed and informative description of what they are standing for. The rest either haven’t bothered or in one case written a string of catchwords. . .