Ward profile: Wish

Wish: Candidates, 2011 election results, and a profile of the ward.

Candidates (Two seats)

Robert Nemeth (Conservative) - @robert_nemeth

*Garry Peltzer Dunn (Conservative)

Sue Baumgardt (Green, first choice)

Anton Simanowitz (Green, second choice)

Mark Barnard (Independent) - @working4wish

Angus Gow (Independent) - @working4wish

Edward Crask (Labour) - @edwardcrask

*Anne Pissaridou (Labour) - @paulinemable

Al Emery (Liberal Democrats)

William Harden (UKIP)

Caroline Wray (UKIP)

Poll watch

In Wish, Anne Pissaridou has been a force for good as a councillor, true to her beliefs and not afraid of letting others - even party colleagues - know what they are. More power to her elbow. Robert Nemeth is an intelligent and experienced candidate, but there remains a question mark over whether he can convince voters on the doorstep. Edward Crask must have a chance of making this a Labour gain.

2011 election results

Election                                                                     Votes (%)

Anne Louise Pissaridou (Labour - elected) 1,348 (24%)

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Garry Ian Michael Peltzer Dunn (Conservative - elected) 1,310 (23%)

Ted Kemble (Conservative) 1,183 (21%)

Christine Sandra Robinson (Labour) 1,144 (21%)

Sue Baumgardt (Green) 540 (10%)

Jenny Barnard-Langston (Independent) 301 (5%)

Anton Simanowitz (Green) 299 (5%)

Mark Anthony Barnard (Independent) 244 (4%)

Bob Bailey (Liberal Democrats) 170 (3%)

Daniel Russell (Liberal Democrats) 119 (2%)

Richard Martin Allden (UKIP) 100 (2%)

Factfile (Source: Census 2011)

Households: 4,125

Density (people per hectare): 78

Women: 53% (5,079)

Men: 47% (4,569)

Average age: 39

Dependent children in household (% of all households): 32.6%

Christians: 49%

No religion: 36%

Number of same-sex civil partnerships: 62

Divorced: 10%

Living as co-habiting couple: 13.6%

Married: 43.4%

One family - all aged 65 and over: 5.1%

Lone parent - with dependent children: 6%

No adults in employment, with dependent children: 2.7%

Long-term unemployed: 1.2%

Activities limited a lot by poor health: 8.2%

No cars or vans in household: 28%

No qualifications: 16.3%

Full-time students aged 18 and over: 3.1%

One person in household with long-term health problem/disability - with dependent children: 3.5%

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