Another former elected member of Christchurch council, she has lived in the Commons ward for 15 years. She works in a specialist school for children with social, emotional and mental health problems and said she is “passionate” about improving the futures for younger generations. Her priorities include preventing “inappropriate” and green belt development, improving transport links and said she would give Christchurch residents “more say” in policy. Peter Stokes - Labour Christchurch born, he is retired after a 36-year career in the oil and gas drilling industry and stood as the Labour candidate in the 2013 local and 2015 general elections. He said he is “greatly concerned” with the amount of affordable and social housing in the area and said less emphasis needed to be put on building retirement homes in favour of new family housing and has called for an increase in bus services in the area.