LABOUR gained two seats from the Conservatives in last week's Bridgwater Town Council election as voters went to the polls to elect their local government representatives.
Town and parish council elections were held across Sedgemoor on Thursday, May 5 alongside the election that decided the members of the new Somerset unitary authority.
The Liberal Democrats took overall control of the new Somerset Council by securing 61 seats in the local elections – five more than were required for a majority.
Contested town and parish council elections were held in Bridgwater, Bawdrip, Cannington, Othery, and Weare.
Here are the results of the contested seats and elections.
In some places, no elections were held due to there being an insufficient number of candidates.
📣 Final results at Somerset County Council. Liberal Democrats assume control with 61 seats. Conservatives second largest party with 36 seats. 🗳
— Somerset Council (@SomersetCouncil) May 6, 2022
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Bridgwater Town Council election results
LABOUR won 13 of Bridgwater Town Council's 16 seats in last week's election.
The Conservatives won three seats: Two in Wyndham and one in Dunwear South.
The council was previously made up of 11 Labour councillors and five Conservative councillors.
Labour took both seats from the Conservatives in Fairfax East.
The list of elected Labour representatives includes Kathy Pearce, Brian Smedley and Leigh Redman, who were also elected to the new Somerset Council.
A Somerset Labour spokesperson described the election results as “a great victory for Bridgwater at exactly the right time”.
Turnout for the town council election was 27.19 per cent.
Dunwear North (one seat)
Dave Loveridge (Labour), 194 votes - ELECTED
Diogo Jose Rodrigues (Conservative), 131 votes
Dunwear South (one seat)
Suria Aujla (Conservative), 275 votes - ELECTED
Jon Falkingham (Labour), 158 votes
Sarah Victoria Baker (Liberal Democrats), 80 votes
Eastover (two seats)
Tony Heywood (Labour), 336 votes - ELECTED
Jacqui Solomon (Labour), 283 votes - ELECTED
Januario Gusmao (Conservative), 231 votes
Antony Nickolls (Liberal Democrats), 204 votes
Fairfax East (two seats)
Alex Glassford (Labour), 305 votes - ELECTED
Richard James Morgan (Labour), 277 votes - ELECTED
Andrew Robert Dingwall (Conservative), 274 votes
Pelè James Barnes (Conservative), 267 votes
Lorna Ann Philippa King (Liberal Democrats), 167 votes
Fairfax West (one seat)
Irena Hubble (Labour), 103 votes - ELECTED
Christine Henrietta Rogers (Conservative), 91 votes
Adrian David Nickolls (Liberal Democrats), 66 votes
Hamp (two seats)
Leigh Redman (Labour), 392 votes - ELECTED
Liz Leavy (Labour and Co-operative), 346 votes - ELECTED
Matthew Fermor (Conservative), 218 votes
Klaus Detlef Galeitzke (Conservative), 176 votes
Victoria (two seats)
Liz Marsh (Labour), 261 votes - ELECTED
Mick Lerry (Labour), 246 votes - ELECTED
Lance John Duddridge (Conservative), 214 votes
John Robert Stevenson (Conservative), 156 votes
Taz Haysham (Liberal Democrats), 109 votes
Westover (three seats)
Kathy Pearce (Labour), 562 votes - ELECTED
Brian David Smedley (Labour), 536 votes - ELECTED
Tim Mander (Labour), 508 votes - ELECTED
Brian James Bolt (Conservative), 308 votes
Wyndham (two seats)
Gill Slocombe (Conservative), 699 votes, ELECTED
Rachael Helen Lilley (Conservative), 567 votes, ELECTED
Meg Boucher (Labour), 347 votes
Elaine Di Campo (Labour), 303 votes
Dean Waghorn (Liberal Democrats), 215 votes
Nathan Philip Way (Liberal Democrats), 172 votes
Parish council results across Sedgemoor
Contested parish council elections were held in Bawdrip, Cannington, Othery, and Weare.
Bawdrip Parish Council (five seats)
Richard Barry Culverhouse, 125 votes - ELECTED
Donald Colin Rayner, 109 votes - ELECTED
Edwin Derek Crane, 96 votes - ELECTED
Roy Edward Percival Atkins, 92 votes - ELECTED
Keith Bernard Stockwell, 92 votes - ELECTED
Pete Clarke, 90 votes
Susan Mary Greaves, 82 votes
Kevin Hewson, 78 votes
TURNOUT: 47.89 per cent
Cannington Parish Council (10 seats)
Ian Dyer, 374 votes - ELECTED
Colin Derek Allen, 322 votes - ELECTED
Carole Taylor, 290 votes - ELECTED
Jack Escott Leslie, 243 votes - ELECTED
Michael John Andison, 233 votes - ELECTED
Kym Elizabeth Wardhaugh, 201 votes - ELECTED
John Addison, 195 votes - ELECTED
Shaun Bord Ryall, 190 votes - ELECTED
Stephen David Pettitt, 171 votes - ELECTED
Lisa Marie Evans, 164 votes - ELECTED
Michael Thomas Chillingworth, 162 votes
Martin Ridgement, 158 votes
Francis Robert Parsons, 148 votes
Robin Philip Phipps, 149 votes
Graham James Bell, 147 votes
Robert Steven Morgan, 120 votes
Brandon Charles Treloar, 57 votes
TURNOUT: 35 per cent
Othery Parish Council (seven seats)
Anthony John Edward Betty, 197 votes - ELECTED
Ella Jennings, 188 votes - ELECTED
Stuart John Soutar, 160 votes - ELECTED
Christina Ann Jones, 152 votes - ELECTED
Andrew Paul Tizzard, 133 votes - ELECTED
Andrew Nigel Wright, 126 votes - ELECTED
Victoria Karen Natalie Jones, 121 votes - ELECTED
Samantha Newport, 72 votes
Catherine Mary Niedojadlo, 66 votes
TURNOUT: 48.02 per cent
Weare Parish Council (seven seats)
Duncan Hugh, 186 votes - ELECTED
Adrian Jones, 155 votes - ELECTED
Emma Gilbert, 138 votes - ELECTED
Michael Ernest Parrett, 138 votes - ELECTED
Dominic Northmore, 131 votes - ELECTED
Ian Selwyn Ham, 126 votes - ELECTED
William George Andrews, 133 votes - ELECTED
Bob Quantrill, 110 votes
TURNOUT: 47.89 per cent
Uncontested seats
There were uncontested elections across Sedgemoor due to insufficient candidate numbers.
You can see the full list of uncontested seats on the Sedgemoor District Council website.
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