Town and parish council election candidates published
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A list of candidates for May’s local elections have been published, with three wards on Sidmouth Town Council and one on Ottery Town Council being contested.
The election will take place on May 7.
The candidates, who were announced by East Devon District Council, are as follows:
Sidmouth (North)
Matthew Booth
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Michael Earthey – Independent
Stuart Hughes – Independent
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Dawn Manley
Peter Sullivan
Sidmouth (Primley)
Tony Cox
Simon Pollentine - Independent
Jeff Turner
Sidmouth (West)
Louise Cole
Ann Liverton
Graham Liverton
John Rayson
Ottery St Mary (Tipton St John)
Lyn Harding
Bill Heath
Geoffrey Pratt – Independent
In several wards for both Sidmouth Town Council and Ottery Town Council, the number of nominations did not exceed the number of seats available.
The seats were therefore uncontested, and those nominated will be automatically elected as councillors on May 7.
The uncontested seats are as follows:
Sidmouth (East)
Marc
Frances Newth
Sidmouth (Salcombe Regis)
Ian Barlow
David Barratt
Sidmouth (Sidbury)
David Addis
John Hollick
Sidmouth (Sidford Village)
Jack Brokenshire
Ian McKenzie-Edwards
Sidmouth (South)
Kelvin Dent - Independent
John Dyson
Paul Wright
Ottery St Mary (North)
Paul Bartlett – Independent
Josefina Gori – Independent
Ottery St Mary (Town)
Paul Carter
Glyn Dobson
Anne Edwards
Peter Faithfull – Independent
Roger Giles – Independent
Ian Holmes – Independent
Elli Pang
Ottery St Mary (West Hill)
Jessica Bailey
Robin Mitchell
Jo Talbot
