The Bridgwater area is Labour’s strongest in Somerset. Labour runs Bridgwater Town Council with 12 of 16 councillors elected Labour in 2019 and Labour is the strongest opposition party on Sedgemoor District Council with 12 of 48 Labour councillors elected in 2019. On Somerset County Council in 2017 50% of the Bridgwater County seats were Labour. In the Bridgwater Parliamentary elections Labour is the main challenger to the Conservatives, taking second place. In Bridgwater the Lib Dems have been wiped out returning just 1 councillor in 20 years. The Greens never stand because of the proven green credentials of the Bridgwater Labour party. Independents have always fared poorly and are few and far between.
Therefore the battle in the Bridgwater area is between Labour and the Tories.
Labour is standing in every seat and fighting to win thereby giving it control of the Town Council which will become stronger under the Unitary changes with the disappearance of Sedgemoor District and fighting every Unitary seat will give it key influence at the new County authority.
16 Town Candidates
8 male 8 female
8 sitting councillors 8 newcomers
14 Unitary Candidates
9 male 5 female
A full list of candidates is given below with links to their biographies
SOMERSET COUNTY UNITARY ELECTIONS
Unitary Overview click here.
The Unitary challenge click here
Somerset Labour Manifesto click here
Bridgwater South KATHY PEARCE + BRIAN SMEDLEY
Bridgwater North & Central HILARY BRUCE + LEIGH REDMAN
Bridgwater West MICK LERRY + TIM MANDER
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip TONY HEYWOOD + DAVE LOVERIDGE
North Petherton JON FALKINGHAM + GEN WARK
Cannington PHIL KING + SIOBHAN WILSON
Huntspill ALEX GLASSFORD + LIZ LEAVY
Labour’s UNITARY candidates 2022
BRIDGWATER TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Town Overview click here.
Bridgwater Town Council is Labour controlled click here.
Bridgwater Labour Manifesto click here.
Westover TIM MANDER, KATHY PEARCE + BRIAN SMEDLEY
Eastover TONY HEYWOOD + JACQUI SOLOMON
Hamp LIZ LEAVY +LEIGH REDMAN
Victoria MICK LERRY + LIZ MARSH
Wyndham MEG BOUCHER + ELAINE DI CAMPO
Fairfax East ALEX GLASSFORD + RICHARD MORGAN
Fairfax West IRENA HUBBLE
Dunwear North DAVE LOVERIDGE
Dunwear South JON FALKINGHAM
Labour’s TOWN Candidates 2022
Excellent plans and team, just 2 little points. There are devastating delays for children to be assessed for Special Educational Needs. Can it be made mandatory (with of course appropriate appeal system) for ALL new-build to be fitted with solar panels or ground heat pumps. Best of luck – Val Bannister