Buckinghamshire Council local elections: What you need to know

With the local elections in Buckinghamshire just around the corner, here is the information you need to vote on May 1: polling station locations, registration deadlines, and most importantly, who is standing.

In South Bucks, there will be council seats for the wards of Burnham, Marlow, Iver, Farnhams & Stoke Poges, and Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns.

Burnham

Standing in Burnham ward:

• Cllr Kirsten Ashman – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Cliveden)
• Cllr Santokh Singh Chhokar – Conservative (currently ward councillor Denham)
• Cllr Paul Kelly – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Cliveden)
• Alexa Anne Collins – Labour
• Carter Ellen – Labour
• Avinash Shinde – Labour
• Mark Ian Boden – Liberal Democrats
• Carol Lesley Linton – Liberal Democrats
• Roxanna Pasha – Liberal Democrats
• Cole Caesar – Reform
• Carole Doel – Reform
• Michele Le Tissier – Reform

Polling stations for this ward are at: Burnham Park Hall, Burnham Methodist Church, Dorney Village Hall and Taplow Village Centre.

Marlow

Standing in Marlow ward:

• Cllr Alex Collingwood – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Marlow)
• Cllr Carol Heap – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Marlow)
• Cllr Jocelyn Towns – Conservative (currently ward councillor Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow & Marlow South East)
• Colin John Beckley – Green
• Mark Skoyles – Independent
• Alessandra Barrow – Labour
• Andrew Ford – Labour
• Joshua Pert – Labour
• Anna Victoria Crabtree – Liberal Democrats
• James Robert Currie – Liberal Democrats
• Ivan Sheiham – Liberal Democrats
• John Ansell – Reform
• Terence Bowman – Reform
• Tobias Da Costa – Reform

Polling stations are at: Christ Church URC (Oxford Road), Marlow Football Club, Marlow Youth and Community Centre, Court Garden Leisure Complex, Liston Hall (Chapel Street), The Royal British Legion Club and Marlow Bottom Village Hall.

Iver

Standing in Iver ward:

• Prerna Bhardwaj – Conservative
• Cllr Wendy Matthews – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Iver)
• Cllr Paul Griffin – Independent (currently ward councillor for Iver)
• Cllr Luisa Sullivan  – Independent (currently ward councillor for Iver)
• Erin Lyon – Labour
• Nadeem Siddiqui – Labour
• Richard Stuttard – Labour
• Martin Bol Deng Aleu – Liberal Democrats
• Julie Cook – Liberal Democrats
• Alison Elizabeth Mueller – Reform

Polling stations are at: Iver Heath Village Hall, St Leonards Church Hall and Iver Village Hall.

Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns

Standing in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns ward:

• Cllr Steven Barrett – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Tylers Green & Loudwater)
• Kirsty Griffiths – Conservative
• Anna Robinson - Conservative
• Cllr Penny Drayton – Independent (currently ward councillor for The Wooburns, Bourne End & Hedsor)
• Larisa Townsend – Independent
• Cllr Stuart Wilson – Independent (currently ward councillor for The Wooburns, Bourne End & Hedsor)
• James Lawson – Labour
• Christine Leech – Labour
• Andrew Sedgwick – Labour
• Christopher Tolmie – Liberal Democrats
• Carole Earle – Reform
• Darryl Earle – Reform
• William Ireland – Reform

Poll stations are at: Flackwell Heath Community Centre, Bourne End Community Centre and St Pauls Church Hall (Wooburn Green).

Farnhams & Stoke Poges

Standing in Farnhams & Stoke Poges ward:

• Cllr Dev Dhillon – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Farnham Common & Burnham Beeches)
• Cllr Thomas Hogg – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Stoke Poges & Wexham)
• Cllr David Moore – Conservative (currently ward councillor for Farnham Common & Burnham Beeches)
• Charlie Davies – Labour
• Samuel James Lane – Labour
• Randeep Singh Sidhu – Labour
• Andrew Cowen – Liberal Democrats
• Jeff Herschel – Liberal Democrats
• Susan Pearson – Liberal Democrats
• Valerie Ackrill – Reform
• Karen Perez – Reform
• Benjamin White – Reform

Polling stations are at: Farnham Common Village Hall, Farnham Royal Village Hall, Fulmer Village Hall, Hedgerley Memorial Hall, Stoke Poges Village Centre, Harvey Memorial Hall (Wexham), The Orchards Residential Park (Langley), St Marys Church Hall (Church Lane, Wexham).

Hours of poll are 7am to 10pm. To find out where your nearest polling station is, enter your postcode into wheredoivote.co.uk

Before voting, everyone must register. The deadline to do so is this Friday, April 11.

It is possible to vote by post, and the deadline to apply is 5pm on Monday, April 14.

If you’re unable to vote in person you can ask someone to vote on your behalf. This is called a proxy vote. The deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday, April 23. 

Town and parish council elections may also be held on May 1. If several candidates put their name forward for a position on a parish or town council, and thus the position is contested, a poll will be held.

This could include Marlow Town Council, Great Marlow Parish Council, Little Marlow Parish Council, Marlow Bottom Parish Council, Wooburn & Bourne End Parish Council, Burnham Parish Council, Dorney Parish Council, Taplow Parish Council, Iver Parish Council, Wexham Parish Council and Farnham Royal Parish Council.