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Student vote increasingly important in local elections, says Lib Dem councillor

A local councillor has said students could dictate the outcome of upcoming elections, Hannah Gul-Khan reports

Meet Dr. Melissa-Jane Pearson: Conservative candidate for North Jesmond

JesmondLocal meets Melissa-Jane Pearson, standing for the Conservatives in North Jesmond at this year’s local elections

Meet Olly Scargill: Conservative candidate for South Jesmond

We continue our series of interviews with May’s local election candidates by meeting South Jesmond’s Conservative hopeful, Olly Scargill – a medical student at Newcastle University who is campaigning on issues of climate change, the reopening of roads and council tax cuts.

Vote Jesmond 2016: Liberal Democrat candidates

Ahead of local elections on May 5th, Megan Thrall and Alice Gardiner meet the candidates standing for election with the Liberal Democrats

Vote Jesmond 2016: Conservative Party candidates

Ahead of local elections on May 5th, James Mackay and Amalia Schoinaraki meet the candidates standing for election with the Conservative Party

Vote Jesmond 2016: Labour Party candidates

Ahead of local elections on May 5th, Helen Daly and Imogen Scott-Chambers meet the candidates standing for election with the Labour Party

Vote Jesmond 2016: UKIP candidates

Ahead of local elections on May 5th, and our Vote Jesmond 2016 elections hustings event on May 3rd, JesmondLocal is profiling each of the 10 candidates for councillor in North and South Jesmond. Continuing our five days of profiles, the United Kingdom Independence Party. Editor’s