Cheshire East Council has revealed the names of the candidates standing in May's elections for each of Sandbach's four wards.

All 82 seats are up for grabs in next month's Cheshire East elections.

Altogether, 254 candidates are standing across the borough, with the Conservatives putting forward the most candidates at 81 and Labour fielding 60.

The Greens have 34 candidates standing and the Liberal Democrats have 30.

Cheshire East has 82 councillors in 52 wards.

The council is currently run by a joint Labour and Independent administration after the Conservatives, who had been in control since the council was formed in 2009, lost their majority in 2019.

Despite not being in control, the Tories are still currently the biggest party on Cheshire East. The make-up of the council at present is 30 Conservative councillors; 24 Labour; 17 Independent Group councillors – this group includes others such as Bollington First, Residents of Wilmslow and Alderley Edge First.

The Liberal Democrats currently have four councillors on Cheshire East and there also four non-grouped councillors – they are Independents who are not members of the Independent Group.

In Sandbach, those standing in the May elections which take place on May 4th are listed below.

Sandbach Town ward:

Arnold John Colin William, Labour Party

Chalmers Artie, Liberal Democrat

Hope Voyce, Green Party

Muldoon Mike, Local Conservatives

Sandbach Ettiley Heath & Wheelock ward:

Crane, Laura Elisabeth, Labour Party

Deakin, Martin William, Local Conservatives

Hough, Michelle, Liberal Democrats

Lloyd, Patricia Jane, Green Party

Sandbach Heath & East ward:

Corcoran, Sam, Labour and Co-operative Party

Wheatcroft, Tim, Local Conservatives

Poole, Dave, Independent

Kent, Peter Joseph, Green Party

Sandbach Elworth ward:

Chalmers Callum Arthur, Liberal Democrat

Cook Nicola Kate , Independent

Flavell Kathryn Anne, Labour Party

Holland Arabella, Local Conservatives

This year's elections are different in that you will need photographic ID. You need to show one form of photographic ID to staff at the polling station, but it needs to be the original version and not a scan, image or photocopy.

You cannot use a picture of the document on your phone. It must be the original document. If you have a form of accepted photo ID which is out of date, you can still use it if it still looks like you.

There following are acceptable ID:

• passport
• driving licence (including provisional licence)
• blue badge
• certain concessionary travel cards
• identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
• biometric Immigration document
• defence identity card
• certain national identity cards