Liberal Democrat David Whipp will be looking for revenge in the West Craven ward. He was ousted in 2009 after 28 years service by Conservative Keith Bailey. Both men are standing again, along with Labour’s David Johns and UKIP candidate Dorothy Baxter.

Keith Bailey (Cons): No information or picture supplied by the deadline.

Dorothy Baxter (UKIP): Dorothy says she is standing because “I want my country back from the clutches of the EU. When Edward Heath signed the Treaty of Rome in 1973 it was the first step on the greasy pole to where we now find ourselves. Every prime minister from that moment has signed various treaties giving away our rights to govern ourselves. If proof is needed, we cannot deport Abu Qatada, the Muslim cleric, who preaches hate against a country which has given him protection for years and cost us millions. We cannot control our own borders. The list is endless. We fought two world wars to protect ourselves from being ruled by foreign powers. Winston Churchill must be turning in his grave. I feel people power works and the vote is the only weapon we have to regain control of our country.”

David Johns (Lab): No information or picture supplied by the deadline.

David Whipp (Lib Dem): David represented West Craven on Lancashire for 28 years, winning major improvements including a new school at Earby, Barnoldswick Library, the West Craven Business Park, the Rainhall Centre and Cinema and West Craven Sports Centre. Brought up in Barnoldswick, where he lives with his school age children, David has been a Pendle councillor since 1980 and is a founder member of Barnoldswick Town Council.

He has secured millions of pounds of inward investment for West Craven including Market Town funding, lottery cash and business support.

In recent years, David has been the mainstay of activities like Barnoldswick Beach and he works as a volunteer at Barnoldswick’s cinema and Rainhall Centre. I’m very proud of West Craven and its people,” he says. “Keeping and creating jobs in an attractive countryside, with good quality activities for families, children and young people are some of my priorities for the future.”