Elmbridge
Local resident Anne Radley and Councillor Howard Hyman are part of the Liberal Democrat team in Elmbridge Ward.
Anne is an Elmbridge resident and has lived in the Swallow Park and the Elmbridge areas for nearly 20 years.
She has worked in the education sector and is currently caring for her young daughter. Anne is an allotment gardener and is a former chair of the Elmscroft Community Association.
Councillor Howard Hyman was first elected in 2016 and was the Sheriff of Gloucester in 2018/19. Councillor Emily Ryall is standing down for personal reasons in May after five years.
There are also county council elections in May.
If you live in the Leazes or Nine Elms area then you are in the Longlevens Division and local resident Sarah Sawyer will be the Liberal Democrat candidate in May.
Sarah grew up in Gloucester runs the Friends of Elmbridge group and is fundraising for new play area in Armscroft Park.
The rest of the ward is represented at Shire Hall by Councillor Jeremy Hilton.
You can contact Howard on howard.hyman@gloucester.gov.uk or 07903 021 835; Anne on 07942 676 460 or anne4elmbridge@gmail.com; Sarah on LonglevensLibDems@gmail.com; and Jeremy on jeremy.hilton@gloucestershire.gov.uk or 07415 291 479.
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