Wells election results round-up
By Wells_Jaqui | Friday, May 06, 2011, 22:19
Wells voters have had their say and the results are all in
for the district and city council elections.
The Conservatives have taken charge of Mendip after seizing
enough seats to take control of the district council, and the Wells results threw
up a few surprises.
The main upset was in Wells St Thomas’ ward. Even though
Liberal Democrat Danny Unwin took the highest number of votes – a result
expected by many – relative newcomer Andy Denison took the second seat for the
Conservatives, beating established Tory candidate Simon Davies and Liberal
Democrat stalwart Roy Mackenzie.
In Wells St Cuthbert’s Conservative John Osman took an
expected seat, but fellow Tory and council leader Harvey Siggs fought off the
challenge of Labour’s Colin Price and the Lib Dem Norman Kennedy, when many had
expected him to struggle due to him being associated with the library cutbacks.
John North took the Wells Central ward for the Tories,
beating Lib Dem Denise Boulton into a distant second place.
The city council results also featured a few surprises
particularly in the St Thomas’ ward, where recent mayor, Conservative Christina
Borastero, failed to get elected.
Fellow Tories David Anderson, Simon Davies and Andy Denison
were elected, as were the Lib Dems Theo Butt Philip, current mayor Tony Robbins
and Danny Unwin, the latter two taking the highest number of votes.
In St Cuthbert’s ward, John Osman won, but the real news was
Chris Briton taking a seat for the Green Party. Also elected were Harvey Siggs,
Colin Price and Norman Kennedy.
Independent John Mitchell took the other seat leaving established
Conservatives Bobby Anderson and John Parkes without seats.
Things were more straightforward in the Wells Central ward,
with Tories Maureen Brandon, John North and Alison Gibson taking seats along
with Lib Dem Gordon Wilson. However, the Green Party’s Jennifer Linsdell was
not far behind.
What do you think of the results in Wells? Any surprises stand
out for you? Post your thoughts below…
Comments
A big Thank you
May I take this opportunity to thank the residents of Wells st Thomas ward for electing me to serve as your District & City councillor. I look forward over the coming four year term to serve you to the best of my ability in meeting your aspirations for this great city that I have lived in for almost my whole life.
I feel this is a victory for positive campaigning and now look forward to working with all other councillors in taking Wells forward. Thank you to Roy Mackenzie for serving this ward as councillor over the previous years, I do wish you the best of luck for the future.
Of course as I said in my campaign I would like to give you the opportunity for your voices to be heard on the council. So please do not hesitate to get in contact with me at any time. My full contact details will be coming soon on http://tinyurl.com/6fg6g4l in the mean time you can contact me on the below address.
Many thanks once again.
Cllr Andy Denison
15 Penn Close
Wells
By andydenison at 21:05 on 08/05/11
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