The Press asked voters in York what mattered most to them in the City of York Council elections.

Ian Evans, 67, a retired engineer in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward, said: “I’m not sure I’m going to vote. It’s a bit iffy, because they are all a waste of time. They all say one thing and then do another. I don’t think any of them are worth voting for. Locally, I think we need to ban cars and delivery trucks from the city centre.”

Brenda Powis, 69, retired and in Acomb ward, said: “I have just sent my postal vote off. The things that are most important to me are children’s services and the NHS. I have spent a long time in hospital because I was diagnosed with a long-term lung infection after the 1947 floods and so that is important to me.”

Jane Brooke, 70, a hairdresser from Westfield ward, said: “I will be voting. I always vote for someone who has done a lot for the Westfield area, and I will continue to do so. I think people like to know where the money is going. I think it’s a shame about the older people’s homes, and they have knocked schools down but where are the kids going to go?”

Stuart Healy, 28, in Acomb, said: “I am going to vote the same way I always vote - out of loyalty. People care about little things in the city and the community like potholes - and then there’s schools. If you don’t care about good schools, you’re in trouble.”

Rachael Nugent, 47, from Micklegate ward, said: “I have decided who to vote for in the council election, and it is somebody I know. I think that’s important at a local level.”