VOTERS are expected to head to local polling stations in their thousands on May 3 for this year’s local elections.

Constituents will decide the future of all but one of the wards in Reading Borough, with Mapledurham not included this year.

Poll cards are being distributed, as residents think carefully about which party and which candidates to vote for.

The Chronicle has put together a comprehensive guide to this year’s elections, with details on who is standing in each ward and where your local polling stations are situated.

As long as you registered before wthe deadline on April 17, or April 25 for proxy vote applications, you are entitled to have your say.

Abbey Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Chris Burden (Liberal Democrats), Karen Rowland (Labour), Brent Smith (Green), Alison Stevens (Conservative)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • New Hope Community Church Centre, 95 York Road
  • Sir Herman Gollancz Hall, Clifton Street
  • Wesley Church Hall, Queens Road
  • St John & St. Stephen Parish Centre, 121 - 147 Orts Road

Battle Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Elizabeth Cox (Green), John Grout (Liberal Democrats), Sarah Hacker (Labour), Viner Hey (Conservative)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Emmanuel Methodist Church, 448 Oxford Road
  • Battle Library, 420 Oxford Road Oxford Road
  • Community School, 146 Oxford Road

Bulmershe and Whitegates Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Carl Doran (Labour), Nigel Harman (Liberal Democrats), Majid Nagra (Conservative), Brian O’Callaghan (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Christchurch Hall Earley Home Guard

Caversham Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Adele Barnett-Ward (Labour), David Foster (Green), James Partington (Conservative), Jo Ramsay (Liberal Democrats)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • New Bridge Nursery School, Montague Street
  • Thameside Primary School, Harley Road
  • The Weller Centre, Amersham Road
  • Caversham Primary School, Hemdean Road

Church Ward

Two borough councillors are to be elected:

Paul Carnell and Heather Laird (Conservative), Francis Jakeman and Giovanni Mancuso (Liberal Democrats), Ashley Pearce and Ruth McEwan (Labour), Elizabeth McCann (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Scout & Guide Joint HQ, 163 Northcourt Avenue
  • The Ridgeway Primary School
  • South Reading Youth & Community Centre,
  • Christ the King Church Hall

Hawkedon Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Michael Firmager (Conservative), David Hare (Liberal Democrats), Brent Lees (Labour)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Earley Crescent Resource Centre
  • Maiden Place Community Centre

Hillside Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Timothy Lloyd (Labour), Christopher Smith (Conservative), Sue Smith (Labour)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Hillside Primary School
  • Radstock Community Centre

Katesgrove Ward

Two borough councillors are to be elected:

Natalie Greenstreet and Beth Vincent (Conservative), Sophia James and Gurvinder Kaur (Labour), Louise Keen (Green), Peter Kinsley and Margaret McNeill (Liberal Democrats)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Katesgrove Primary School, Dorothy Street
  • Christchurch Centre
  • C/O New Christ Church Primary School, Milman Road
  • The Palmer Academy, Northumberland Avenue

Kentwood Ward

Two borough councillors are to be elected:

Mark Cole and Gary Coster (Liberal Democrats), Glenn Dennis and Ali Foster (Labour), Emma Warman and Raj Singh (Conservative), Richard Walkem (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • St Mary Magdalen Hall, Rodway Road
  • United Reformed Church Hall, Polsted Road
  • Meadow Park Academy, Norcot Road
  • Norcot Community Centre, Lyndhurst Road

Loddon Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Rick Lay (Labour), Thomas McCann (Liberal Democrats), Bill Soane (Conservative)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Woodley Baptist Church Centre Emmanuel Church Centre

Maiden Erlegh Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Guy Grandison (Conservative), Tahir Maher (Liberal Democrats), Nadine Masseron (Labour)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Maiden Erlegh School
  • St Nicholas Church Hall

Minster Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Ellie Emberson (Labour), Nick Fudge (Conservative), Jozef Londeman (Green), John Moore (Liberal Democrats)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Coley Primary School, Wolseley Street
  • All Saints Hall, Downshire Square
  • Coley Park Community Centre, 140 Wensley Road

Norcot Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Debs Absolom (Labour), Christopher Elliot (Liberal Democrats), Anthony Graham (The Liberal Party), Alan Gulliver (Independent), Zachary Okeyo (Conservative), Jill Wigmore-Welsh (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • St George’s Church, St George’s Road, Tilehurst
  • St Michael`s Primary School, Dee Road, Tilehurst
  • Ranikhet Academy, Spey Road, Tilehurst

Park Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Charles Dodson (Liberal Democrats), David McKenzie (Labour and Co-operative Party), Adam Phelps (Conservative), Rob White (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • New Town Primary School, School Terrace
  • Alfred Sutton Primary School, 148 Wokingham Road

Peppard Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Wendy Thomson (Women’s Equality Party), Simon Robinson (Conservative), Andrew Perry (Labour), Doug Cresswell (Green), Peter Boardley (Liberal Democrats)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Emmer Green Youth & Community Centre, St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green
  • The Milestone Centre, Northbrook Road, Caversham
  • Micklands Primary School, Micklands Road, Caversham

Redlands Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

David Absolom (Labour), Graham Alexander (Liberal Democrats), Charlie Evans (Conservative), Kizzi Johannessen (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • St Luke`s Hall, Erleigh Road
  • Redlands Primary School, Lydford Road
  • Hexham Community Centre, 1A Bamburgh Close
  • Museum of English Rural Life, The University of Reading, Redlands Road

Remenham, Wargrave & Ruscombe Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Stuart Crainer (Labour), Graham Howe (Conservative), Yonni Wilson (Liberal Democrats)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Remenham Parish Hall
  • Hare Hatch Village Hall
  • Crazies Hill Village Hall
  • The Pavilion, Wargrave
  • Twyford Room, Loddon Hall

Shinfield South Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Jim Frewin (Independent), Christopher Johnson (Liberal Democrats), Marcus McDowell (Labour), Barrie Patman (Conservative)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Three Mile Cross Church Centre
  • Shinfield Parish Hall
  • Spencers Wood Pavilion

Southcote Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

John Ennis (Labour), Marie French (Liberal Democrats), Rob Vickers (Conservative), Amanda Walsh (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Southcote Primary School, Silchester Road, Southcote
  • Manor Primary School, 110 Ashampstead Road, Southcote
  • Southcote Library Hall, Southcote Lane, Southcote
  • Prospect School, Cockney Hill, Tilehurst

South Lake Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Jenny Cheng (Conservative), Beth Rowland (Liberal Democrats), Tony Skuse (Labour)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • St James Church Centre

Swallowfield Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Stuart Munro (Conservative), James Reid (Labour), Steven Scarrott (Liberal Democrats)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Swallowfield Parish Hall
  • The Victory Hall
  • Riseley Memorial Hall

Thames Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Sarah McNamara (Green), Brian Murphy (Labour), Guy Penman (Liberal Democrats), David Stevens (Conservative)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Highdown School, Surley Row, Emmer Green
  • St Andrew`s Hall, Albert Road, Caversham
  • Caversham Primary School, Hemdean Road, Caversham

Tilehurst Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Ricky Duveen (Liberal Democrats), Matt Harrison (Labour), Helen Manghnani (Conservative), Jamie Whitman (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Moorlands Primary School, Church End Lane, Tilehurst
  • Park Lane Primary School, School Road, Tilehurst
  • Tilehurst Village Hall, 17 Victoria Road, Tilehurst

Whitley Ward

One borough councillor is to be elected:

Neil Adams (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts), Rachel Eden (Labour), Elizabeth Hopper (Conservative), John Illenden (Liberal Democrats), Lucy Mortlock (Green)

The polling stations for this ward are:

  • Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School, Brixham Road
  • Geoffrey Field Infant School, Exbourne Road
  • Whitley Wood Community Centre, Swallowfield Drive