THE candidates are now in for the Lincolnshire County Council elections on June 4.

There are 21 candidates standing in the election for five ward seats in the Louth area, with the Louth South division being the most contested with six people standing.

In the Horncastle area wards, there are 19 nominees for four seats covering Horncastle, Tattershall Castle, Woodhall Spa and Wragby, and Bardney and Cherry Willingham.

In the Market Rasen area, there are two candidates each for the Market Rasen Wolds and North Wolds wards, each having one seat.

Nominations closed on Thursday. There are six political parties represented with one person standing independent.

Currently Louth is represented on the county council by four Conservatives and one Labour, Horncastle area wards by four Conservatives and Market Rasen area wards by one Liberal Democrat and one Conservative.

The Candidates are:

Louth Marsh

Peter Jackson (Labour), Moira Morgan (Liberal Democrats), Robert Palmer (Conservative).

Louth North

Alan Fox (Liberal Democrats), William Hatchman (BNP), Michael Preen (Labour), Pauline Watson (Conservative).

Louth Rural

Graham Jeffrey (Labour), Jean Johnson (Conservative), Stephen Pratley (Liberal Democrats)

Louth South

Jeremy Baskett (Liberal Democrats), Malcolm Bouchier (BNP), George Horton (Lincolnshire Independents), John Hough (Labour), Derek Smith (Conservative), Francis Treanor (Independent).

Louth Wolds

John Hattersley (BNP), Charles (Hugo) Marfleet (Conservative), Eric Needham (Liberal Democrats), Richard Peck (Labour), Daniel Simpson (Lincolnshire Independents).

Horncastle and Tetford

William Aron (Lincolnshire Independents), Michael Clarke (Conservative), Barbara Collett (Labour), Jeffrey Drew (BNP), Ian Shephard (Liberal Democrats).

Tattershall Castle

Betty Harvey (Conservative), Edward Jeffery (Independent), Richard Johnson (Liberal Democrats), Philip Sturman (Labour), Anthony Williams (BNP).

Woodhall Spa and Wragby

Patricia French (BNP), Denis Hoyes (Conservative), Craig Leyland (Lincolnshire Independents), Roger Stephens (Liberal Democrats), Neil Ward (Labour).

Bardney and Cherry Willingham

Ian Fleetwood (Conservative), Carol Pearson (UKIP), Melanie Tointon (Labour), Stephen Trevor (Liberal Democrat).

Market Rasen Wolds

Kenneth Bridger (Liberal Democrat), Burton Keimach (Conservative).

North Wolds

Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat), Tony Turner (Conservative).