As well as the General Election on May 6, Bitterne Park residents can also vote for one ward councillor.Here we list candidates and link to more election info. {!jomcomment}
One third of Southampton’s unitary council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. The City Council’s site (PDF download) lists the following election candidates for the local election on May 6:
Robinson, Robbie, Liberal Democrats
Savillewood, Jemma Louise, Green Party
Williams, Philip James, Conservative Party Candidate
More on how Southampton local elections work, and voting history, here.
The result of the last Bitterne Park ward election is here.
There's an interesting background piece about the local elections in the Daily Echo here.
General election
The General Election choices for Bitterne Park residents, (Southampton Itchen constituency), as listed by The Guardian, are:
John Denham, Labour *
David Goodall, Liberal Democrat
Alan Kebbell, UK Independence Party
Royston Smith, Conservative
John Spottiswoode, Green Party
The Guardian's page on our constituency gives General Election voting history, and you can also click through to find out more about the candidates.
The Daily Echo also has a page on the Itchen constituency, which offers click throughs to profiles about, and short video statements from, most of the candidates.