Election 2022 – Statement of persons nominated

The nominations for Somerset County Council (in its new Unitary form) and for Nether Stowey Parish Council are here: Nether Stowey candidates.

We are delighted that eight of our current nine parish councillors have chosen to stand again, and with no other candidates, the election is uncontested. The Parish Council will be instructed to co-opt a new member after the election date. We are sad to lose Cllr Malcolm Reid, who is stepping down after after 6½ years and we will all miss him.

For details of candidates in other parishes and County divisions please go to Sedgemoor Elections-2022 and for County candidates

For their first year, the councillors will take responsibility for all current County Council services and oversee the local government reorganisation to establish a single unitary council on 1 April 2023. More information about the Unitary Council are here.

District councils will remain until 31 March 2023 and the councillors serving on them will continue in their roles until that date.

From 1 April 2023, the 110 councillors of the unitary council will be responsible for services that are currently delivered by the county and four district councils, ranging from adults and children’s social care to highways and housing, and from libraries to planning and licensing.

Anyone eligible to vote but not already on the electoral register has one week left to put that right – the deadline is midnight on Thursday, 14 April. You can do it online by visiting the Register to vote pages on Gov.UK or by contacting Sedgemoor District Council (0300 303 7800, local call rate). You can also collect a paper form from the Parish Office.

Electors still have time to apply for postal or proxy votes. The deadline for postal votes is before 5pm on 19 April. Applications for a proxy vote – appointing someone you trust to vote on your behalf – must be submitted before 5pm on 26 April. You can arrange this online at https://www.gov.uk/government/voting or via Sedgemoor as above, or collect a form from the Parish Office.