Less than a month to go until polling day.
Seven up
A seventh candidate has been announced for the Hastings and Rye constituency in the general election on Thursday July 4. Phillip Colley will stand for the Workers Party of Britain. He joins 6 other candidates already declared: Nicholas Davies for the Communist Party, Helena Dollimore for Labour, Guy Harris for the Liberal Democrats, Sally-Ann Hart for the Conservatives, Lucian Fernando for Reform and Becca Horn for the Greens.
We will know the final list of candidates on the ballot paper on Friday afternoon June 7 when nominations close.
Election timetable
Tuesday June 18 11.59pm – Deadline to apply for a vote
Friday June 21 – Candidates statements in Rye News
Saturday June 29 – Rye Hustings at St Mary’s Church at 7pm
Thursday July 4 – Election day with polling stations open at 7am. The count will begin straight after polls close at 10pm. The result of the Hastings and Rye constituency will be announced at some time on Friday morning.
Vote information
You can find your polling station here: https://www.rother.gov.uk/findmynearest
You will need proof of ID to vote in person, the official Electoral Commission guidance is here: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id
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Thank you and best luck to H&R! Since changes to constituency boundary, Udimore is now Bexhill & Battle.
I would like to question the venue for the hustings where all candidates can be questioned by the public.
In 2019 it was clear the Parish Church was not appropriate, for example starting the evening with prayers at a secular gathering and the vicar acting as chair.
The venue could also discourage some voters and candidates from honestly expressing their opinions, in a religious setting.
I strongly disagree. This type of mischief making is not constructive.
Do you propose the council rents a venue instead? Spending monies that could be better spent in these challenging times.
Is St Mary’s profiting from hosting this event? I doubt it.
No one is obligated to take part in a joint prayer. Therefore peoples religious beliefs shouldn’t matter. It doesn’t offend me if others wish to pause for a brief prayer in their parish church at the beginning of this meeting. There are far bigger, more important issues to concern ourselves with.
If you’re suggesting using a church as a venue will discourage candidates and voters from being disrespectful and abusive when voicing their concerns and opinions, then this is a good thing…. right?
Try seeing it for what it is. St Mary’s is simply a well located venue with excellent acoustics large enough to host the hustings for the people of Rye.
We should be thanking our parish church for hosting this meeting.