ELECTIONS: Official list of candidates for Somerton & Frome Constituency

ELECTIONS: Official list of candidates for Somerton & Frome Constituency

Posted: 9th April 2015
THE official list of candidates standing in this year’s General Election on Thursday, May 7, 2015, for the Somerton & Frome Constituency has been announced. The statement as to persons nominated and notice of poll has been issued by the returning officer at South Somerset District Council for the election of a MP for Somerton & Frome. The names, place of residence and…

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ELECTIONS: Official list of candidates for Yeovil Constituency

ELECTIONS: Official list of candidates for Yeovil Constituency

Posted: 9th April 2015
THE official list of candidates standing in this year’s General Election on Thursday, May 7, 2015, for the Yeovil Constituency has been announced. The statement as to persons nominated and notice of poll has been issued by the returning officer at South Somerset District Council for the election of a MP for Yeovil. The names, place of residence and descriptions of the…

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ELECTIONS: Health Secretary visits Yeovil

ELECTIONS: Health Secretary visits Yeovil

Posted: 1st April 2015
HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt was in Yeovil today (Wednesday, April 1, 2015) to support the Conservative’s local candidate Marcus Fysh. Mr Fysh, who will be hoping to win the Yeovil constituency seat for the Tories at the General Election on Thursday, May 7, 2015, said it was great to show Mr Hunt the “fantastic care provided by local charity St Margaret’s Somerset…

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ELECTIONS: Campaign starts in Yeovil

ELECTIONS: Campaign starts in Yeovil

Posted: 1st April 2015
THE 2015 General Election campaign in the Yeovil constituency has finally got underway. Candidates will now be doing all they can to win the votes needed on Thursday, May 7, 2015, to enable them to take their seat in the Houses of Parliament. Liberal Democrat candidate David Laws will be hoping to retain his position as Yeovil MP for a fourth term. The 2010 election saw…

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ELECTIONS: Who will win at Somerton and Frome?

ELECTIONS: Who will win at Somerton and Frome?

Posted: 1st April 2015
THERE will be a new name representing the Somerton and Frome constituency at Westminster following the General Election on May 7, 2015. David Heath is standing down as MP after having won four elections for the Liberal Democrats in one of the most closely-fought constituencies in the country. Mr Heath won in 1997 with a 130 majority and that figure rose to 668 in 2001…

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ELECTIONS: Battle of Bridgwater

ELECTIONS: Battle of Bridgwater

Posted: 1st April 2015
THE General Election campaign in the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency has officially started with Ian Liddell-Grainger hoping to win the seat for a fourth term for the Conservatives. Mr Liddell-Grainger won the 2010 election with a 9,249 majority from the Liberal Democrat candidate Theo Butt Philip The two of them will now lock horns again in this year’s…

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ELECTIONS: Intriguing contest in Wells

ELECTIONS: Intriguing contest in Wells

Posted: 1st April 2015
THERE is expected to be another intriguing contest in the Wells constituency in next month’s General Election. The Liberal Democrats’ Tessa Munt will be hoping to retain her seat at Westminster after she won at the 2010 election by just 800 votes. Up until Ms Munt’s success last time the Wells constituency had been a traditional Conservative seat. James Heappey will be…

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ELECTIONS: Campaign starts in Taunton Deane

ELECTIONS: Campaign starts in Taunton Deane

Posted: 1st April 2015
THE battle lines have been drawn in Taunton Deane – which could become one of the most keenly contested constituencies in the General Election. The Liberal Democrats retained the seat at the 2010 General Election with Jeremy Browne gaining a 3,993 majority from Conservative candidate Mark Formosa. Whoever wins the Taunton seat at the election on Thursday, May 7, 2015, it…

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ELECTIONS: Rail investment for South West Trains

ELECTIONS: Rail investment for South West Trains

Posted: 29th March 2015
YEOVIL MP David Laws has welcomed the news that South West Trains - the UK’s busiest commuter network - will receive £50 million from the Department for Transport to provide passengers with a package of improvements. This investment will provide more than 57,000 additional seats across 73 new services, the introduction of smart ticketing across the whole network and…

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ELECTIONS: Yeovil MP is appalled at council failing Somerset’s children

ELECTIONS: Yeovil MP is appalled at council failing Somerset’s children

Posted: 28th March 2015
YEOVIL MP David Laws, who is a Minister of State for Schools, has been left appalled at an Ofsted report which has branded children’s services run by Somerset County Council as “inadequate.” A team from Essex County Council have now been asked to come in and work with Somerset County Council to try and improve these services. Mr Laws said: “The report released on Friday…

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