Last week in the 'Editor's View' she posed the question do you vote for a person, an individual candidate, or for the party they represent. One reader suggested that it is only at the level of an MP that you should vote for the party because that is what would make a difference nationally, while at local parish or county council level it was possible to vote based on the calibre and reputation of an individual. Here is one reader's view, the editor would welcome more opinions, not just of who you support but the reasons why. I have always believed it to be important to look at the candidate and what he or she has to offer, rather than the political label. Jesse Norman has evidenced his passion for Herefordshire and he has been very involved in issues which have mattered to me, in particular health and the NHS and education and has been an excellent MP for South Herefordshire. I have thought hard and carefully about the election and I believe that Jesse has also shown that he has an independent streak and will not be told what to do. I fully support his decision to stand as a candidate and I wish him every success.

Joyce Thomas, Fownhope