Politics

After leaving the EU, UKIP would re-establish the successful local drainage supervisory boards run by those most affected by flooding.

"Treating each large development in isolation invariably leads to the whole being less and less the sum of the parts."

"We would put the plans for a 500-seat theatre on hold until we had carried out full research."

Party argues it is vital that the Rhodes is given continued help and support in the future.

"Stortford cannot support significant numbers of new shops and ORL is too important a site to just turn into flats."

"Vision for the Old River Lane site is a high-quality mixed-use scheme of good quality design."

Greens want local businesses to boost the town's economy.

Somebody is diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK every 15 minutes and 16,000 people a year die of it, even though it is curable

Investment in current and future clubs, reducing their environmental impact, is needed.

"Plans for Stortford South’s 750 houses...include no provision whatsoever for sports facilities for public use."

UKIP says council should get around the table with sports and social clubs.

Conservative-run council would be committed to linking green spaces, for example linking Thorley Park to the Southern Country Park.

Current areas such as at Grange Paddocks should continue to be protected and developed sustainably.

Personal tax allowance threshold has risen to £12,500, while state pension and National Living Wage are also up and fuel duty has been frozen

Conservative-run town council has cut its precept by 10% since 2008, and charges less council tax than the other towns in East Hertfordshire.

'If you vote Green in the district council election on May 2, you can expect declaration of the climate emergency and action in East Herts.'

'Our primary aim and ambition is to provide excellent services for the people of Bishop’s Stortford and East Herts District.'

Labour Stortford will cancel the planned multi-storey car park (£19m) and the Old River Lane Arts Centre (£28m).

UKIP candidates ask: "Can we really vote blue, red and yellow again?"

Residents in the district who have moved from the Continent will need to apply for Settled Status to remain in the UK after Brexit