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Candidates revealed to replace Sarah Dyke on Somerset Council

THE Blackmoor Vale will elect a new representative on Somerset Council this month.

Candidates have been announced for the poll, on November 21, which comes after the resignation of Sarah Dyke, who has stepped down to concentrate on her role as MP for Glastonbury & Somerton.

Those up for election are: Hayward Burt (Conservative); Gregory Chambers (Labour); Peter Ebsworth (Green Party); Howard Ellard (Liberal Democrat).

Meanwhile, the resignation of Lib Dem councillor Dixie Darch means there will also be an election in the Rowbarton and Staplegrove division.

Candidates there are: Alan Debenham (Green Party); Moya Doherty (Labour); Nick O’Donnell (Liberal Democrat); Pete Prior-Sankey (Conservative).

Voters must be registered to vote and bring valid photo ID if they plan to vote in person at a polling station.

READ MORE: Sarah Dyke resigns from Somerset Council to focus on role as MP

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I am the editor in chief of Blackmore Vale media, which includes the New Blackmore Vale, New Stour & Avon, Salisbury & Avon Gazette and the Purbeck Gazette, having been a reporter for some 20 years. In my spare time, I am a festival lover, with a particular focus on Glastonbury. I live in Somerset with my wife and two children.