Election 2011 - getting ready for news coverage on HU12

PARISH, TOWN AND EAST RIDING COUNCIL ELECTIONS are taking place on Thursday 5th May and HU12 hopes to capture most of the news - the candidates, the issues, the discussions - on this website.

The closing date for nominations is today (Monday 4th April) and by the end of the week we will know who are the nominated local candidates.

HU12 will republish the statement of nominations of candidates for the East Riding Council elections, but will also set up a web page for each candidate which will link to statements, news and leaflets issued by that candidate.

For those candidates that wish to take up the offer, HU12 will publish a (up to) 500 word statement from each about their campaign for election.

To start we have set up a Ward Election News page and will gather all our election coverage material there.

Leaflets General Election 2010

HU12 will also be keeping a record of all leaflets delivered during the election campaign and will be uploading them onto ElectionLeaflets.Org. As a member of the public you can do the same! Scan in your leaflets and upload to the Beverley and Holderness constituency and 'tag' them with the name of the candidate, 'South West Holderness' and the name of the Party issuing the leaflet. See what was collected during the General Election 2010 campaign: Local Election Leaflets.

This is not just about improving local election news coverage, but is also aimed at achieving greater transparency and accountability. The more information we get about our candidates, the easier it will be to hold those elected to account for their promises over the next four years.

Send your election news to hu12@gmx.com.