A former Conservative candidate for Three Rivers District Council has passed away following a long illness.

Michelle Baudin, 40, from Rosehill Gardens, in Abbots Langley, died on Saturday, September 22.

She ran in last year’s council elections for the Langleybury Ward.

Her funeral is due to take place at St Saviour Church, The Crescent, Abbots Langley, on Monday October 15.