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Essex County Council local election

Tendring Rural West

This election was held on Thursday 4 May 2017.

  • In some areas, local government is split between a county council and a district council. On 4 May 2017 you will elect your county councillor(s) in a first past the post election. Your county council is responsible for services across the whole county, including:

    • Education
    • Streets and roads
    • Planning
    • Fire and public safety
    • Social care
    • Libraries
    • Waste management
    • Trading standards

    Separately your district council is responsible for services delivered at a local level, including:

    • Rubbish collection
    • Recycling
    • Council Tax collections
    • Housing
    • Planning applications

    Your district councillors are elected in separate elections.

    To vote in a local government election in England you must be:

    • 18 years of age or over on polling day
    • a British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the European Union
    • resident in the UK
    • not be subject to any legal incapacity to vote

5 candidates stood in the Tendring Rural West.

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