Labour runs Bridgwater Town Council with a strong majority and they are fighting to keep it that way. On May 2nd there will be an election for control of both Sedgemoor District and Bridgwater Town. Labour is standing in every Town Council seat and has named their candidates.
In 2015 Labour won 14 of the 16 seats whilst a single Tory and a single Lib Dem were also elected.
Under Labour, Bridgwater Town Council has opened up its doors to the community through its Forum system and has launched major youth initiatives under its popular young Mayor, Diogo Rodrigues.
Labour will be standing 16 candidates for 16 seats, the Conservatives are standing 14 candidates, the Lib Dems 7 and in Hamp 2 Blanks will also be standing.
To read Labour’s manifesto click here.
Bridgwater Town Council Labour Candidates 2019
Bridgwater Town Council May 2019
For candidate biographies click on the links below.
For news updates go to www.somersetlabour.co.uk
For press information contact the team at somersetlabour@gmail.com
LABOUR
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CON |
LIB |
BLANKS | |
| Hamp | Liz Leavy | Julie Nicholson | Stephen Austen | |
| Leigh Redman | Adrian Moore | |||
| Eastover | Glen Burrows | Sue Bristowe | ||
| Tony Heywood | Jonathan Fraser-Howells | |||
| Westover | Li Gibson | Michael Asher | Roland Lee | |
| Kathy Pearce | Brian Bolt | Anthony Nicholls | ||
| Brian Smedley | Gareth Lewis | |||
| Victoria | Julie Cordiner | Lance Duddridge | ||
| Mick Lerry | John Harwood | |||
| Dunwear N | Dave Loveridge | Pele Barnes | Lorna King | |
| Dunwear S | Gary Tucker | Suria Aujla | ||
| Fairfax W | Graham Granter | Helen Marsh | ||
| Fairfax E | Alex Glassford | Mike Cresswell | Sarah Baker | |
| Diogo Rodrigues | Adrian Nickolls | |||
| Wyndham | Inika Palaram | Rachael Lilley | Peter Johnstone | |
| Stuart Ridewood | Gill Slocombe | Dean Waghorn | ||
| 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 |