Council Members.

The Council is made up of 31 councillors, representing ten wards. Councillors are elected by residents of their ward every four years and take no financial compensation.

Councillors make policy and make important decisions on the Council’s budget and how the Council should be run. They are supported and advised by officers (i.e. staff) who work in the various council departments. The officers then implement the Council’s decisions.

The councillors are there for you. They can help if you are dissatisfied with a Council service by advising or directing you to someone who can help sort out a problem for you. They are the champions for local issues.

As community leaders, they put forward proposals to improve Weston, and even though they are from differing political parties, they work together in the towns best interests.

You can download the Town Council Ward map HERE

How to become a council member?

To be a member of the Council you must meet the following criteria:

  • be at least 18 years old, and
  • be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union, and meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
  1. You are registered as a local government elector for the parish in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.
  2. You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.
  3. Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish.
  4. You have lived in the parish or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.

To stand for any registered political party, you need to go through the party first as the party has to certify you to the electoral office.

To stand as an independent council member you need to directly contact the Electoral Office at North Somerset Council.
By post: Electoral Services, North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ
By email: electoral.services@n-somerset.gov.uk

More guidance on how to stand to be a local councillor can be found on the electoral commission website https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/local-elections-england.

To stand for any registered political party, you would need to go through the party first as the party has to certify you to the electoral office.

Your Councillors

The following Town Councillors were elected for the 2023-2027 administration at the local elections on 4th May 2023.  Declarations of Interest to be confirmed.
Councillor Marc Aplin

Councillor Marc Aplin

Conservative

Ward: North Worle

Tel: 07527 345655

Email: Marc.Aplin@wsm-tc.gov.uk

12

Councillor Raymond Armstrong

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Hillside

Tel: 01934 618127

Email: Ray.Armstrong@wsm-tc.gov.uk

13

Councillor Roger Bailey

Conservative

Ward: Uphill

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: Roger.Bailey@wsm-tc.gov.uk

2

Councillor Mike Bell

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Central

Tel: 07765 902348

Email: Mike.Bell@wsm-tc.gov.uk

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Councillor  Joe Bambridge

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Worlebury

Tel: 07435550879

Email: joe.bambridge@wsm-tc.gov.uk

6

Councillor Gillian Bute

Conservative

Ward: Uphill

Tel: 07889 989203

Email: Gillian.Bute@wsm-tc.gov.uk

24

Councillor Mark Canniford

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Hillside

Tel: 01934 416359 / 07977 221683

Email: Mark.Canniford@wsm-tc.gov.uk

Councillor  John Carson

Councillor  John Carson

Labour

Ward: South Worle

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: john.carson@wsm-tc.gov.uk

2

Councillor Annabelle Chard

Labour

Ward: Winterstoke

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: annabelle.chard@wsm-tc.gov.uk

10

Councillor James Clayton

Labour

Ward: Bournville

Tel: 07786 438470

Email: James.Clayton@wsm-tc.gov.uk

14

Councillor Jemma Coles

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Mid Worle

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: jemma.coles@wsm-tc.gov.uk

Cllr Crew

Councillor Peter Crew

Conservative

Ward: South Worle

Tel: 01934 512790

Email: Peter.Crew@wsm-tc.gov.uk

22

Councillor John Crockford-Hawley

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Hillside

Tel: 01934 629166

Email: John.Crockford-Hawley@wsm-tc.gov.uk

6

Councillor Ciaran Cronnelly

Labour

Ward: Winterstoke

Tel: 07564 593494

Email: Ciaran.Cronnelly@wsm-tc.gov.uk

5

Councillor Catherine Gibbons

Labour

Ward: Bournville

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: Catherine.Gibbons@wsm-tc.gov.uk

3

Councillor Simon Harrison-Morse

Labour

Ward: Milton

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: simon.harrisonmorse@wsm-tc.gov.uk

4

Councillor Owen James

Labour

Ward: South Worle

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: owen.james@wsm-tc.gov.uk

7

Councillor Hugh Malyan

Labour

Ward: South Worle

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: hugh.malyan@wsm-tc.gov.uk

12

Councillor Robert Payne

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Central

Tel: 07904 026096

Email: Robert.Payne@wsm-tc.gov.uk

1

Councillor Alan Peak

Labour

Ward: Bournville

Tel: 07708 238203

Email: Alan.Peak@wsm-tc.gov.uk

16

Councillor Justyna Pecak-Michalowicz

Conservative

Ward: North Worle

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: justyna.pecakmichalowicz@wsm-tc.gov.uk

1

Councillor Marcia Pepperall

Conservative

Ward: North Worle

Tel: 07976 801184

Email: Marcia.Pepperall@wsm-tc.gov.uk

17

Councillor Lisa Pilgrim

Conservative

Ward: Worlebury

Tel: 07935 282129

Email: Lisa.Pilgrim@wsm-tc.gov.uk

Councillor Caroline Reynolds

Councillor Caroline Reynolds

Liberal Democrat

Ward: Central

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: caroline.reynolds@wsm-tc.gov.uk

19

Councillor Robert Skeen

Labour

Ward: Milton

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: robert.skeen@wsm-tc.gov.uk

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Councillor John Standfield

Conservative

Ward: Mid Worle

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: john.standfield@wsm-tc.gov.uk

15

Councillor Timothy Taylor

Labour

Ward: Milton

Tel: 07852 513058

Email: Timothy.Taylor@wsm-tc.gov.uk

Councillor Helen Thornton

Councillor Helen Thornton

Labour

Ward: Uphill

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: Helen.Thornton@wsm-tc.gov.uk

8

Councillor Richard Tucker

Labour

Ward: Milton

Tel: 01934 622237

Email: Richard.Tucker@wsm-tc.gov.uk

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Councillor Charles Williams

Labour

Ward: Winterstoke 

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: charles.williams@wsm-tc.gov.uk

11

Councillor Martin Williams

Conservative

Ward: Worlebury

Tel: 01934 632567

Email: martin.williams@wsm-tc.gov.uk