Notice of poll - election of City Councillors (Blean Forest)

See the notice of poll of for Blean Forest ward in the May 2023 elections.

Notice is hereby given that:

  1. A poll for the election of City Councillors for Blean Forest ward will be held on 4 May 2023, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.
  2. The number of City Councillors to be elected is three.
  3. The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the nomination paper are as follows:
Name of candidate Home address* Description (if any) Names of Signatories
HILTON, 
Alexander Ian William
19 Tyler Hill Road, 
Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9HP
Green Party Héléne Hilton 
Hannah Hills
JUPE, 
Steph
(address in Canterbury) Liberal Democrats Alex Ricketts 
Daniel Smith
MAY, 
Nicola Amy
(address in Canterbury) Labour Party Dane Buckman 
Melanie J P Dawkins
NEEDHAM, 
Howard Michael
7 St Thomas Place, 
Old Ruttington Lane, 
Canterbury, Kent, CT1 
1NY
Labour Party Melanie J P Dawkins 
Dane Buckman
NEWMAN, 
Sam
17 Lancaster Road, 
Canterbury, Kent, CT1 
3QE
Labour Party Dane Buckman 
Melanie Dawkins
OVENDEN, 
Gary David Albert
(address in Canterbury) Conservative Party 
Candidate
James Somerville- 
Meikle 
Irene Somerville-Meikle
RICKETTS, 
Alex James
59 Rough Common 
Road, Rough Common, 
Canterbury, CT2 9DL
Liberal Democrats Daniel Smith 
Katie Hilton
SMITH, 
Daniel Mark
(address in Canterbury) Liberal Democrats Alex Ricketts 
Yurika Nemoto-Smith
SOMERVILLE-MEIKLE, 
James Peter
(address in Canterbury) Conservative Party 
Candidate
Irene Somerville-Meikle 
Dr R J Hendy
STREATER, 
Timothy Charles
(address in Canterbury) Conservative Party 
Candidate
James Somerville- 
Meikle 
Irene Somerville-Meikle

*In England, if a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.

4. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:

Situation of Polling Station Station Number Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat
Blean Village Hall, School Lane, Blean, Canterbury 43 RBF1-1 to RBF1-1237
Darwin Conference Suite, Darwin College, Darwin Road, 
University of Kent
44 RBF2-1 to RBF2-105
Darwin Conference Suite, Darwin College, Darwin Road, 
University of Kent
44 RBF3-1 to RBF3-74/1
Tyler Hill Memorial Hall, Summer Lane, Tyler Hill 45 RBF4-1 to RBF4-442
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Canterbury 
Chapel, Forty Acres Road
46 RBF5-1 to RBF5-1181
Rough Common Village Hall, Rough Common Road, Rough 
Common
47 RBF6-1 to RBF6-989

Dated: Friday 14 April 2023 
Tricia Marshall, Returning Officer