The St Marks ward covers Surbiton town centre and includes Surbiton cemetery, Kingston University's Seething Wells campus and the Lamb and Flag pub made famous by the mythical Lefi Ganderson and regular cheese parties.

At the moment it is held by three Liberal Democrat councillors although the former deputy leader Barry O'Mahony is now standing in another ward.

Candidates for 2010

Paul Beal - Conservative

Sandra Coombs - Labour

Satin Dattani - Green

Geoffrey Doyle - Conservative

Liz Green - Liberal Democrat

Mary Heathcote - Liberal Democrat

Niranjan Jayasundera - Labour

James Lancaster - Labour

Deborah Patient - Conservative

Keith Reynolds - Christian Peoples Alliance

Yogan Yoganathan - Liberal Democrat

WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME IN 2006?

Turnout 37.3%

BURDEN Michael Geoffrey Conservative Party Candidate 879

COOMBS Sandra The Labour Party Candidate 170

GEORGE Wayne Green Party 388

HILL Katie The Labour Party Candidate 163

HUTCHINSON David John Conservative Party Candidate 864

JAYASUNDERA Niranjan The Labour Party Candidate 117

NEWELL Mark Alexander Christian Peoples Alliance 57

O'MAHONY Barry Liberal Democrat Focus Team 1403 ELECTED

PIRRET James Patrick Gordon Conservative Party Candidate 844

SHARD (since married and become GREEN) Elizabeth Midian Liberal Democrat Focus Team 1448 ELECTED

YOGANATHAN Mylvaganam Yogan known as YOGAN Liberal Democrat Focus Team 1389 ELECTED

To see a rundown of who is running for Kingston Council in the other wards visit Kingston Council Elections 2010