Candidates Beverley Acevedo, Zoe O'Connell, Peter Edwards and John Whittingdale at the Maldon hustings
Polling stations opened at 7am this morning for residents in the district to have their say.
Elections for both parliamentary candidates and district councillors are taking place today, at 58 polling stations around the district.
Follow from 10pm for live twitter updates from reporter Ally Grainger at the count, taking place at Blackwater Leisure Centre.
Parliamentary candidates are:
- - John Whittingdale (Con)
- - Peter Edwards (Lab)
- - Zoe O'Connell (Lib Dem)
- - Beverley Acevedo (Ukip)
- - Robert Graves (Green)
- - John Marett (The Sustainable Population Party)
- - Ken Martin (Ind)
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