County candidates from around South Somerset

VOTERS will go to the polls on May 2 in the Somerset County Council elections.

Conservatives currently hold the power at County Hall in Taunton with 33 of the 58 seats. The Liberal Democrats have 23 and Labour two.

Here we take a look at the divisions which come under the South Somerset banner.

There is a separate article about the four Yeovil divisions and the Brympton division – which can be found here www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2013/04/09/libdems-hope-to-hold-yeovil-and-brympton-divisions/ .

BLACKMOOR VALE: Damon John Hooton (LibDems); Jo Penberthy (Lab); William Wallace (Con)*; Alex Wood (UKIP).

BRYMPTON: Sam Crabb (LibDems)*; Dan Marks (Lab); Robert Leslie Pattemore (UKIP); Josh Williams (Con).

CASTLE CARY: Adrian Carter (Lab); Chris Hill (UKIP); Henry Hobhouse (LibDems); Mike Lewis (Con).

COKER: Election for May 2 has been postponed until May 16 – see separate story here: www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2013/04/09/candidate-death-causes-election-delay-in-coker-division/ .

CURRY RIVEL: Adam Dance (LibDems); Donald Charles Mallett (UKIP); Cara Ann Naden (Green); Doug Northcott (Lab); Derek Norman Lander Yeomans (Con).

CHARD NORTH: Jason Paul Baker (LibDem); Graham Forsyth (Lab); Jon Lewes (Green); Nigel Charles Pearson (UKIP); Martin John Wale (Con).

CHARD SOUTH: Peter George Amey (Con); Bill Byrd (Lab); Ron McDonald (UKIP); Peter Rosser (Green); Jill Shortland (LibDem)*.

CREWKERNE: Marcus Morton Barrett (Con); Joe Conway (Lab); John Dyke (LibDem)*; Sidney Hamlin (UKIP); Ben Keiron Hartshorn (Green).

ILMINSTER: Jo Dawson (LibDem); Don Kinder (UKIP); Peter Lansdown (Green); Paul John Sellers (Lab); Linda Patricia Vijeh (Con); Stephen Michael Wright (Eng Dem).

MARTOCK: John Allison Bailey (LibDems)*; Chris Bragg (Lab); Michael Henry Canton (UKIP); Graham Harold Middleton (Con); Pamela Sellers (Green).

SOMERTON: Margaret Ruth Chambers (Green); Julia Mary Frances Gadd (LibDems); Oliver Francis Paglia (UKIP); Alan Pearce (Lab); Dean Douglas Ruddle (Con).

SOUTH PETHERTON & ISLEMOOR: Martin Ronald Bailey (Lab); Charlotte Ellen Howells (Green); Christopher Antony Le Hardy (Con); Paul Michael Maxwell (LibDem)*; Richard Osborne (UKIP).

WINCANTON & BRUTON: Shane Anthony Adams (Green); Abi Baker (LibDems); Tim Daniel (Lab); Anna Groskop (Con)*; Brenda May Hamlin (UKIP).

• Denotes existing county councillor.

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