Local elections are taking place on the 4th May, 2023.

During the poll, which will take place between the hours of 7am and 10pm, constituents will be asked to vote for candidates standing in local elections.

Elections will be held for both the Town Council and for Government representatives in local wards, who will sit on Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Below are the full lists of candidates standing for the local Town Councils and Parish Councils.

MIDSOMER NORTON TOWN COUNCIL - Midsomer Norton North

Five councillors will be elected from the list below. The candidates are:

CAPPER, Victoria

HUGHES, Shaun

LUCAS, Charlotte

MOXHAM, Mike

PLANT, Martyn

ROBERTSON, Lynda 

ROBERTSON, Richard

SCOTT, Cheryl Ann

WILKINSON, Simon


MIDSOMER NORTON TOWN COUNCIL - Midsomer Norton Redfield

Six Councillors will be elected from the list below. The candidates are:

GRIFFITHS, Chris

GRIFFITHS, Jemma

MACKAY, Gordon

PUGHE, Alun David

THATCHER, Deborah

THATCHER, Martin John

WELLS, Tim


RADSTOCK TOWN COUNCIL - Radstock Writhlington

Three will be elected from the following list (this election is uncontested):

CORRICK, Lavinia Claire

SHEARN, Matthew Thomas

TOOGOOD, Nicholas


RADSTOCK TOWN COUNCIL - Radstock Centre

Four will be elected from the following list (this election is uncontested):

BEVAN, Rupert

DANDO, Christopher

KIRBY, Liam Michael

TRISTRAM, Dom


RADSTOCK TOWN COUNCIL - Radstock Clandown

Two Councillors will be elected from the following list:

DODGSON, Adrian

PHILLIPS, Dorothy

SHEARN, Bruce


PAULTON PARISH COUNCIL

Seventeen Councillors will be chosen from the following (this election is uncontested):

BANCROFT, Paul

BRIDGEMAN, Terry

HARDMAN, Liz

JOHNSON, Grant

LYONS, Elizabeth

MCSHERRY, Patricia

MITCHARD, Cyril Trevor

NEWTON, Bernard

PAUL, Kayleigh

PITT, Adam


WESTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL

Eleven will be elected from the list (this election is uncontested):

COOPER, Diana

FULLER, Geoff

HONESS, James

HOPKINS, Ron

JACKSON, Eleanor

MILLARD, Paul

MOSS, Robin

WILKINSON, Phil

WILLIAMS, Patricia


PEASEDOWN ST JOHN PARISH COUNCIL

Seventeen would be elected from the list below. This election is uncontested.

CARR, Fiona

CLARKE, Mandy

CLARKE, Tex

GILLARD-SPRAKE, Audrey

HEATHCOTE, Gavin

KIDD, Simon

LARCOMBE, Andrew

LOVE, Ray

OGILVIE-DAVIDSON, Conor

OGILVIE-DAVIDSON, John 

RICH, Jonathan

SPRAKE, Les

THOMAS, Kathy