Changes in Three Rivers’s ward boundaries will see every seat at the district council up for grabs at next month’s election.

The candidate list for this year’s local election has been released, with the new boundaries set to see the council decrease by nine members.

As the number of wards is reduced from 20 to 13, the elections on May 22 could see the entire make-up of the Liberal Democrat-run council significantly altered.

Three candidates will be selected from each ward, which will see the current 48 councillor positions reduced to 39.

Details of the candidate list have been released, revealing a strong showing from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), with ten candidates standing in eight wards.

The three main parties are standing candidates in every ward, with the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition putting forward contender Richard Shattock in Leavesden.

The full list of Three Rivers elections results: