Local Elections are taking place today, 4 May 2023.

Here is a reminder of who is running in the Rutland County Council elections, with 13 out of 15 Wards in Rutland contested:

These wards and candidates are:

Barleythorpe Ward

CARR, Tracy Margaret - Independent

COLEMAN, Susan Mary - Conservative Party

ZOLLINGER-BALL, Hans - Green Party

Braunston & Martinsthorpe Ward

BAINES, Edward - Conservative Party

CLIFTON, Giles Michael Charles C - Conservative Party

JOHNSON, Andrew Bainbridge - Liberal Democrat

Cottesmore Ward

DOUGLAS, Graeme Richard - Conservative Party

HARVEY, Samantha Jane - Independent

MACCARTNEY, Abigail Grace - Liberal Democrat

Exton Ward

FOX, June Patricia - Independent

HECKELS, Kiloran Frances - Conservative Party

Greetham Ward

BEGY, Nicholas Rupert Mark - Independent

COLLINS, Jonathan Richard - Conservative Party

Ketton Ward

CANHAM, Mary Agnes Fiona - Liberal Democrat

FARINA, Matthew James - Conservative Party

PAYNE, Karen Elizabeth - Conservative Party

Langham Ward

DAVIES, Andrew John Campbell - Liberal Democrat

HECKELS, Edward Graham - Conservative Party

HEMSLEY, Oliver Charles - Independent

Lyddington Ward

BROWN, Andrew Jonathon - Independent

Normanton Ward

COLEMAN, Ian - Conservative Party

GIBBS, Jonathan - Conservative Party

SMITH, Tim - Liberal Democrat

WALLER, Gale Frances - Liberal Democrat 

Oakham North East Ward

BOOTH, Chris - Conservative Party

CHATFIELD, Mark William - Liberal Democrat

EDWARDS, Hannah Sian - Liberal Democrat

Oakham North West Ward

AINSLEY, Paul - Independent

CLARK, Christopher St John Eric - Conservative Party

MCROBB, Steve - Labour Party

NIX, Christopher Philip - Independent

ROMNEY, David John - Independent

ROSS, Ramsay - Labour Party

Oakham South Ward

BROOKES, Martin John - Independent

BROWNE, Paul Morley - Liberal Democrat

ELLISON, Diane Elizabeth - Liberal Democrat

PAYNE, Ray - Liberal Democrat

ROOK, Michael John - Conservative Party

Ryhall & Casterton Ward

BUSHBY, Lee Raymond - Conservative Party

CORBY, Kevin Gerald - Independent

RAYSIDE, Darnley Michael - Liberal Democrat

WILBY, David John Gladstone - Conservative

Uppingham Ward

CERRONE, Mo - Conservative Party

LAMBERT, Stephen James - Liberal Democrat

STEPHENSON, Lucy Isabel Evelyn - Conservative Party

WISE, Christine Susan - Liberal Democrat

Whissendine Ward

POWELL, Rosemary Margaret - Independent

Rutland County Council offices, Catmos Street. Image credit: Nub News.

Don't forget to take appropriate Photographic ID with you when you head to the polls, or you will not be allowed to vote.

Find out more here.