Bridgwater Town Council Elections

Since Bridgwater Town Council was re-established in 2003 it has been Labour controlled. Before 2003 the Town was represented by the 16 councillors elected for the Bridgwater wards for Sedgemoor District Council. These 16 were known as ‘Charter Trustees’, their sole function being to represent the ancient privileges of the town of Bridgwater, but of course all the real powers were removed and the only thing they could really do was choose which one of them was to be Mayor each year..a solely ‘ceremonial’ function with no power. Power had been snatched from the Bridgwater Borough in 1973 when local Government reform created Sedgemoor District Council, which meant  Labour Bridgwater was from then onwards dominated by the outlying wards from Burnham to Cheddar to the Quantocks, which always voted Tory. The Labour Government in 2003 recognised Bridgwater’s historic and present right to run it’s own affairs and brought back a Town Council

First Bridgwater Town Council elections 1st May 2003

Bower Michael David Cresswell Conservative 383 Elected Bryan John Gillard The Labour Party 382 Elected Nigel Paul Parker The Labour Party Candidate 344 David Leslie Preece The Official Conservative Candidate 369 Elected Jillian Rees The Labour Party 333 Eastover William Robert Cudlipp Conservative Candidate 183 William James Monteith The Labour Party Candidate 430 Elected Adrian John Moore The Labour Party Candidate 462 Elected Hamp Patrick George Henry Parker The Labour Party Candidate Elected Kathryn Elizabeth Pearce The Labour Party Candidate Elected John Turner The Labour Party Candidate Elected Uncontested Quantock Cyril Frederick Sale Avent Conservative Party Candidate 609 Elected Elaine Marie Di Campo The Labour Party Candidate 361 Katie (Katherine Frances) Hall Liberal Democrat 364 Peter Ian Johnstone Liberal Democrat 446 Gill June Slocombe Official Conservative Candidate 703 Elected Brian David Smedley The Labour Party Candidate 330 Philip Smeed Conservative 590 Elected Sydenham Graham John Granter The Labour Party Candidate 510 Elected David Peter Loveridge The Labour Party Candidate 453 Elected James Rendell Munn The Labour Party Candidate 477 Elected Trevor Webster Liberal Democrat 291 Victoria William Hood Munn The Labour Party Candidate Elected Kenneth Frederick Richards The Labour Party Candidate Elected Uncontested

Bridgwater Town Council Elections 2007

Bower Cresswell, Michael (Conservative) 528 ELECTED Hall, David (Conservative) 481 ELECTED Preece, David (Conservative) 467 ELECTED Gillard, Bryan (Labour) 406 Morley, Patricia (Labour) 372 Pedley, Derrick (Labour) 350 Eastover Loveridge, David (Labour) 477 ELECTED Monteith, Bill (Labour) 418 ELECTED Wilson, Paul (Conservative) 273 Bryant, Robert (Liberal Democrat) 222 Hamp Turner, John (Labour) 597 ELECTED Parker, Pat (Labour) 546 ELECTED Raven, Julie (Labour) 521 ELECTED Evans, Colin (UK Independent) 325 McCabe, Lee (UK Independent) 263 votes Quantock Slocombe, Gill (Conservative) 921 ELECTED Baker, David (Conservative) 774 ELECTED Smeed, Philip (Conservative) 761 ELECTED Johnstone, Peter (Liberal Democrat) 505 Munn, Gertrude (Labour) 481 Munn, William (Labour) 471 Sydenham Granter, Graham (Labour) 564 ELECTED Munn, James (Labour) 562 ELECTED Busby, David (Labour) 548 ELECTED Hayes, Georgina (Conservative) 353 Duddridge, Lance (Conservative) 351 Baker, Valerie (Conservative) 345 Victoria Richards, Kenneth (Labour) 588 ELECTED Downes, Adrian (Labour) 541 ELECTED Burt, Tom (Conservative) 469 Donoghue, James (Conservative) 468

BRIDGWATER TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2011

Dunwear Leigh Paul Redman (Lab) – 619 ELECTED Ian Charles Tucker (Lab) – 541 ELECTED David Lesley Preece (Con) – 361 Lance John Duddridge – 335 Daniel Alexander Kelly (LibDem) – 149 Eastover David Peter Loveridge (Lab) – 571 ELECTED Bill Monteith (Lab) – 490 ELECTED Leslie John Duddridge (Con) – 282 Colin Alan Rocket – 208 Fairfax Graham John Granter (Lab) – 617 ELECTED Alex Glassford (Lab) – 548 ELECTED Pat Morley (Lab) – 499 ELECTED Mike Cresswell (Con) – 441 David Hall (Con) – 391 Craig Rossier (LibDem) – 217 Peter Lowe – 207 Hamp John Turner (Lab) – 531 ELECTED Adrian John Moore (Lab) – 483 ELECTED Steve Gill (LibDem) – 317 Victoria Ken Richards (Lab) – 369 ELECTED Mick Lerry (Lab) – 315 ELECTED John Harwood (Con) – 234 Gary Stephens (Con) – 207 Judith Kendall (LibDem) – 146 Westover Pat Parker (Lab) – 656 ELECTED Brian David Smedley (Lab) – 608 ELECTED Stephen Barry Austen (Lab) – 553 ELECTED Linda Bareham-Stanley (Con) – 401 James William Donoghue (Con) – 388 Josephine Amy Carla Middleton (LibDem) – 322 Wyndham Gill Slocombe (Con) – 606 ELECTED David Lionel Baker (Con) – 555 ELECTED Jim Munn (Lab) – 380 Peter Ian Johnstone (LibDem) – 380 Adrian Stewart Downes (Lab) – 375 Bob Cudlipp – 253

BRIDGWATER TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION 2015

Dunwear North   Pele James Barnes (The Conservative Party) – 371 Diogo Rodrigues (Labour Party) – 447 elected Dunwear South   Marie Howe (The Conservative Party) – 481 Leigh Paul Redman (Labour Party) – 573 elected Eastover Linda Bareham-Stanley (The Conservative Party) – 580 Moira Brown (Labour Party) -715 elected Michael David Hill (The Conservative Party) – 538 Dave Loveridge (Labour Party) – 770 elected Fairfax East   Mike Cresswell (The Conservative Party) – 893 elected Alex Glassford (Labour Party) – 848 elected Maximillian Alexander Hopfl (The Conservative Party) – 602 Caroline Wilkins (Labour Party) – 799 Bridgwater Fairfax West Parish Ward Graham John Granter (Labour Party) – 471 elected Wayne John Pearce (The Conservative Party) – 237 Hamp James Cockram (The Conservative Party) – 633 Andrew Ivor Danniells (The Conservative Party) – 631 Adrian John Moore (Labour Party) – 918 elected John Turner (Labour Party) – 902 elected Westover Jim Donoghue (The Conservative Party) – 588 Barbara Fisher (Liberal Democrats) – 408 Pat Morley (Labour Party) – 829 elected Kathy Pearce (Labour Party) – 922 elected Jeffrey Searle (The Conservative Party) – 789 Brian David Smedley (Labour Party) – 877elected John Douglas Watts (The Conservative Party) – 652 Wyndham Wes Hinckes (Labour Party) – 583 Peter Ian Johnstone (Liberal Democrats) – 1,184 elected Liz Leavy (Labour Party) – 715 elected

BRIDGWATER TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION 2019

Dunwear North BARNES, Pele James (Con) 101 KING, Lorna Ann Phillipa (Lib Dem) 62 LOVERIDGE, Dave (Lab) 177  elected Dunwear South AUJLA, Suria (Con) – 209  elected TUCKER, Gary Andrew Derek (Lab) – 202 Eastover  BRISTOWE, Sue (Con) – 177 BURROWS, Glen (Lab) – 412  elected FRASER-HOWELLS, Jonathan (Con) – 155 HEYWOOD, Tony (Lab) – 375  elected Fairfax East  BAKER, Sarah Victoria (Lib Dem) – 148 CRESSWELL, Mike (Con) – 227   elected GLASSFORD, Alex (Lab) – 226 NICKOLLS, Adrian David (Lib Dem) – 151 RODRIGUES, Diogo (Lab) – 294   elected (went IND June 2019 went CON Jan 2020) Fairfax West  GRANTER, Graham John (Lab) – 192  elected MARSH, Helen Julia (Con) – 90 Hamp  AUSTEN, Stephen Barry – 216 LEAVY, Elizabeth Ann (Lab) 280  elected MOORE, Adrian John 244 NICHOLSON, Julie Stenner (Con) 96 REDMAN, Leigh Paul (Lab) 352 elected Victoria CORDINER, Julie Marie (Lab) – 268  elected DUDDRIDGE, Lance John (Con) – 238 HARWOOD, John (Con) – 180 LERRY, Mick (Lab) – 246 elected Westover ASHER, Michael (Con) – 231 BOLT, Brian James (Con) – 240 GIBSON, Li (Lab) – 377  elected LEE, Roland (Lib Dem) – 143 LEWIS, Gareth Edwin (Con) – 244 NICKOLLS, Antony (Lib Dem) – 191 PEARCE, Kathryn Elizabeth (Lab) – 482  elected SMEDLEY, Brian David (Lab) – 461   elected Wyndham JOHNSTONE, Peter Ian (Lib Dem) – 237 LILLEY, Rachael (Con) – 531  elected PALARAM, Inika Raine (Lab) – 180 RIDEWOOD, Stuart (Lab) – 178 SLOCOMBE, Gill (Con) – 611  elected WAGHORN, Dean (Lib Dem) – 211

BRIDGWATER TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS MAY 5TH 2022

Bridgwater Town Council – Dunwear North ward – 17.39%	1	LOVERIDGE, Dave (Lab) RODRIGUES, Diogo Jose (Con)	194 elected 131
Bridgwater Town Council – Duwear South ward – 33.1% turnout	1	AUJLA, Suria (Con) BAKER, Sarah (Lib Dem) FALKINGHAM, Jon (Lab)	275 elected 80 158
Bridgwater Town Council – Eastover ward – 19.65 %	2	GUSMAO, Januario (Con) HEYWOOD, Tony (Lab) NICKOLLS, Antony (Lib Dem) SOLOMON, Jacqui (Lab)	231 336 elected 204 283 elected
Bridgwater Town Council – Fairfax East ward – 20.95%	2	BARNES, Pelè James (Con) DINGWALL, Andrew (Con) GLASSFORD, Alex (Lab) KING, Lorna (Lib Dem) MORGAN, Richard (Lab)	267 274 305 elected 167 277 elected
Bridgwater Town Council – Fairfax West ward – 16.05% turnout	1	HUBBLE, Irena (Lab) NICKOLLS, Adrian (Lib Dem) ROGERS, Christine (Con)	103 elected 66 91
Bridgwater Town Council – Hamp ward – 17.93 % turnout	2	FERMOR, Matthew (Con) GALEITZKE, Klaus Detlef (Con) LEAVY, Liz (Lab and Co-Op) REDMAN, Leigh (Lab)	218 176 346 elected 392 elected
Bridgwater Town Council – Victoria ward – 18.33% turnout	2	DUDDRIDGE, Lance (Con) HAYSHAM, Taz (Lib Dem) LERRY, Mick (Lab) MARSH, Liz (Lab) STEVENSON, John (Con)	214 109 246 elected 261 elected 156
Bridgwater Town Council – Westover ward 21.58 % turnout	3	BOLT, Brian James (Con) MANDER, Tim (Lab) PEARCE, Kathy (Lab) SMEDLEY, Brian David (Lab)	308 508 elected 562 elected 536 elected
Bridgwater Town Council – Wyndham ward 33.85% turnout	2	BOUCHER, Meg (Lab) Di CAMPO, Elaine (Lab) LILLEY, Rachael Helen (Con) SLOCOMBE, Gill (Con) WAGHORN, Dean (Lib Dem) WAY, Nathan Philip (Lib Dem	347 303 567 elected 699 elected 215 172