I went to vote in the local elections, and it was not until I went into the polling booth that I found out who was standing for election.

Only two of the parties concerned had sent me any literature about who they were and I have not been canvassed for an election, either for a national or local election, for more than 30 years.

I live in the middle of a village, not up an obscure rural lane.
How can one expect people to vote if they do not know who the candidates are, let alone what they stand for.

Tony French
Church Road
Hatfield Peverel