Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2021: who is standing for election, where can I go to vote in Central Bedfordshire and what Covid-19 measures will be in place
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The election for the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner will take place on Thursday, May 6. Here’s everything you need to know - including a list of candidates and all the polling stations in Central Bedfordshire.
Who is standing for election?
The candidates standing for election are:
Conservative - Festus Akinbusoye
English Democrats Party - Antonio Vitiello
Independent - Pat Hamill
Labour - Dr David Michael
Liberal Democrats - Jas Parmar
Will Covid-19 safety measures be in place?
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Central Beds Council has said it will be putting measures in place to ensure that polling stations are a safe place to vote.
You can expect measures like those you’ve become used to over recent months such as sanitisers, social distancing and face coverings.
You can also bring your own pencil or pen, although the council has said it will make sure there are plenty of pencils to use at polling stations.
Where can I go to vote?
The full list of polling stations in Chronicle Country is as follows:
Aspley Guise Village Hall, 9 Woburn Lane, Aspley Guise
St Mary’s RC Church Hall, Aspley Hill, Woburn Sands
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Milton Bryan Village Hall, South End, Milton Bryan, Milton Keynes
Eversholt Village Hall, Church End, Eversholt
Husborne Crawley Reading Room, Husborne Crawley
Woburn Village Hall, Crawley Road, Woburn
Ampthill Community Fire Station, 30 Oliver Street, Ampthill
The Chapter House (Rear of St Andrews Church), Rectory Lane, Ampthill. Please Note:There is no parking at this venue
Ampthill Community Fire Station, 30 Oliver Street, Ampthill
Parkside Community Hall - Meeting Room, Woburn Street, Ampthill
Ampthill Library, 1 Dunstable Street, Ampthill
Clophill Methodist Church, High Street, Clophill
Maulden Village Hall, Flitwick Road, Maulden
St Mary's Maulden Church Hall, Church Road, Maulden
Arlesey Village Hall, High Street, Arlesey
Arlesey Football Club - Function Room, Hitchin Road, Arlesey
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Community & Sports Centre, Whiston Crescent, Clifton, Shefford
Community & Sports Centre, Whiston Crescent, Clifton, Shefford
Henlow Park Pavilion, Groveside, Henlow
The Old Transporter Ale House, 300 Hitchin Road, Henlow
Stondon Baptist Church Hall, 27A Station Road, Lower Stondon
St Andrews Church Hall, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade
Biggleswade Town Bowls Club, Drove Road, Biggleswade
Northfields Communal Room, Northfield Road, Biggleswade
Biggleswade Town Bowls Club, Drove Road, Biggleswade
St Peter's Catholic Church Hall, Station Road, Biggleswade
Biggleswade Youth Centre, Mead End, Biggleswade
Orchard Centre, Sullivan Court, Erlensee Way, Biggleswade
Barton Village Hall, Hexton Road, Barton - Le - Clay
Brogborough Village Hall, Ridgeway Road, Brogborough
Millbrook Village Hall, Sandhill Close, Millbrook
The Firs Cafe & Guest House, 85 High Street, Ridgmont
Cranfield Village Hall, Court Road, Cranfield
Salford Parish Hall, 9 - 11 Wavendon Road, Salford
Lidlington Village Hall, High Street,Lidlington
The Exhibition Public House - Lounge, 39 Upper Shelton Road, Marston Moreteyne
Sports Pavilion, Bedford Road, Marston Moreteyne
Lyons Community Centre, 33a Mallard Crescent
East Hyde Village Hall, Lower Harpenden Road, Luton
Kensworth Village Hall, Common Road, Kensworth
Slip End Village Hall, Markyate Road, Slip End
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Studham Village Hall (Community Room), 2 Dunstable Road, Studham, Nr Dunstable
Whipsnade Village Hall, Whipsnade
Salvation Army Hall, Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable
The Methodist Church Hall, Ashton Square, Dunstable
St Peters Priory Church Hall, Church Street, Dunstable
St Katherine of Genoa Church, 48 Katherine Drive, Dunstable
Dunstable Library, The Dunstable Centre, Court Drive, Dunstable
St Augustine's Church, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable
Creasey Park Community Football Centre, Creasey Park Drive, Dunstable
Dunstable Community Fire Station (First Floor), 1 Brewers Hill Road, Dunstable
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Grove House (Side Entrance), 76 High Street North, Dunstable
St Fremund's Church, 185 Westfield Road, Dunstable
Holiday Inn Express, London Road, Dunstable
United Services Club, 160 High Street South, Dunstable
Downs Cafe, 171 West Street, Dunstable
Great Billington Village Hall, Gaddesden Turn, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard
Eaton Bray Village Hall, Church Lane, Eaton Bray
St Giles Church Hall, The Ride, Totternhoe
Flitwick Football Centre, Ampthill Road, Flitwick
Flitwick Sea Cadet Unit, Althorp Close, Flitwick
Flitwick Village Hall, Dunstable Road, Flitwick
Sacred Heart Church, Pope Close, Flitwick
Chapter House, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Church Road,Flitwick
Steppingley Village Hall, Rectory Road, Steppingley
Chalgrave Memorial Hall, Wingfield Road, Tebworth, Leighton Buzzard
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Eggington Village Hall, High Street, Eggington, Nr Leighton Buzzard
St Leonard’s Church Hall, Leighton Road, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard
Old White Horse, Watling Street, Hockliffe
Stanbridge and Tilsworth Community Hall, The Recreation Ground, Stanbridge Road, Tilsworth
Haynes Village Hall, Northwood End Road, Haynes
Houghton Conquest Village Hall - Committee Room, High Street, Houghton Conquest
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Bedford Square Community Centre, Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis
St Thomas Meeting House, Lowry Drive, Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis Memorial Hall, The Green, Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis 1st/3rd Scout Group Hut, Chapel Path (Off Cemetery Road), Houghton Regis
Bedford Square Community Centre, Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis
Linslade Community Hall, WaterlooRoad, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard
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Southcott Village Residents Assn (Community Centre, Off Grasmere Way, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard
The Hare Public House, 10 Southcott Village, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard
Church Riverside Scout Hut, Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard
The Star Public House, 230 Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard
The Stag Public House, 1 Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard
Trinity Methodist Church, (access via Bedford Street Entrance only), North Street, Leighton Buzzard
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Sacred Heart Church Hall (LB), 5 Beaudesert, Leighton Buzzard
Brooklands Residents Association Hall, Garden Leys, Leighton Buzzard
Astral Park Sports And Community Centre, Johnson Drive, Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard Railway - Community Room, Narrow Gauge Railway, Page’s Park Station, Billington Road
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Hockliffe Street Baptist Church, 33 Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard
Moggerhanger Village Hall, Blunham Road, Moggerhanger
The Church Hall, Biggleswade Road, Upper Caldecote
Northill Village Hall, Ickwell Road, Northill
Old Warden Village Hall, Main Hall, Old Warden
Broom Village Hall, High Street, Broom
Southill Parish Hall, Stanford Road, Southil
The Green Man, Southill Road, Stanford
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis
Dunton Memorial Hall, Biggleswade Road, Dunton
Wrestlingworth Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Wrestlingworth
Everton Village Hall, Church Road, Everton
Potton & District Club, Charities Hall, Station Road
Potton Community Centre, Brook End, Potton
Sutton Village Hall, 1A High Street, Sutton
Tempsford (Ebenezer) Chapel, Station Road, Tempsford
Salvation Army Main Hall, 10 Church Road, Stotfold
St Andrew's Church Hall, Church Street, Langford
Stotfold Memorial Hall, Hallworth Drive, Stotfold
Greenacre Centre (Maple Room), Valerian Way, Stotfold
Fairfield Parish Community Hall, Kipling Crescent, Stotfold
Gravenhurst Village Hall, High Street, Gravenhurst
Shillington Village Hall, 35 High Road, Shillington
Silsoe Village Hall, High Street, Silsoe
Blunham Playing Field Pavilion - Cafe Area, Barford Road, Blunham
Beeston Methodist Church, The Baulk, Beeston
Sandy Village Hall, Medusa Way, Off Engayne Avenue
Sandy Library, Market Square, Sandy
Sandy Town Council Chamber, 10 Cambridge Road, Sandy
Campton Village Hall, Gravenhurst Road, Campton
Meppershall Village Hall, Walnut Tree Way, Meppershall
Shefford Community Hall, 60 High Street, Shefford
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Shefford Town Memorial Association, 10 Hitchin Road, Shefford
Houghton Regis Children's Centre, Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis
Bedford Square Community Centre, Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis
Chalton Village Hall, Water End Lane, Chalton
Harlington Parish Hall, Church Road, Harlington
Bushmead Community Hub, (Manning Hall), Hancock Drive, Luton
Streatley Village Hall, Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley
Sundon Village Hall, Streatley Road, Sundon
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Toddington Village Hall, Main Hall, Leighton Road, Toddington
Flitton Church Hall, Brook Lane, Flitton
Flitton & Greenfield Village Hall, Greenfield Road, Flitton
The Shelter, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill
St Nicholas Church, Church Road, Tingrith
Westoning Village Hall, Church Road, Westoning