Somerset West and Council elections on 2 May 2019 - and District

Vote for Dave West and Taunton Council

Re-elect Dave for Wiveliscombe and District

Our area is a great place to live, work and I successfully proposed a climate emergency visit, with strong communities in wonderful declaration by Somerset West and Taunton surroundings. We need to protect our Council, which establishes a framework for services, support business opportunities, further action, and have been an active improve infrastructure member of Scrutiny and maintain Wivelis- Committees for the new combe’s role as an council and Somerset important rural centre. Waste Partnership.

I was very pleased to Please consider using be elected as a district councillor in 2018. your vote to re-elect me. My continuing top Over the last year, I had a central role in priority will be to represent the best interests helping to save Wiveliscombe library from of our area. I will also seek to work positively closure. I also assisted with many local issues with others and to provide a Green voice. and opposed speculative housing proposals and other inappropriate development.

Wiveliscombe and District ward

Green win Wiveliscombe and District last time includes all of the previous Wiveliscombe and West Deane ward (which is 80% of the new ward), together with added parishes from and .

In the last local election for Wiveliscombe and West Deane, Dave Mansell won and had support from throughout the parishes and the town of Wiveliscombe.

Re-elect a Green voice on Somerset West & Taunton Council Dave has been a great Councillor for our community Dave Mansell has support from many leading figures in our community, including those below.

“I have enjoyed working with Dave over the last year. He has got stuck in, taken an active role on committees and worked solidly for local residents.” Eddie Gaines, Borough Councillor (Independent) for Wiveliscombe and West Deane (2009-19)

“I have been impressed with Dave’s commitment to the people who live in the 10 parishes as well as Wiveliscombe town. His work to save Wiveliscombe library from closure is an example of a councillor who works hard for the benefit of the community as a whole. I shall be voting for him again.” Carol Collins,

“Dave’s work on keeping Wiveliscombe Library open has been phenomenal. His general openness to the people he represents makes him the ideal person to represent us at District Council level.” Pauline Homeshaw, Maundown

“Dave has proven himself a true champion of the area and has worked tirelessly to protect and develop the services used by the town and the surrounding villages. I’ll be voting for him again.” Julian Mellor, Wiveliscombe

You have two votes: About Dave Mansell support Dave and Mark Dave Mansell is married with two children, who attended local schools, with one still at Two Councillors will be elected for our ward. Kingsmead and the eldest now at university. Please also support Mark Blaker, who is Before retiring, Dave worked in local standing as an Independent government and so has experience of how candidate. Dave and Mark will councils work from the inside. work together to provide a Dave has been a town councillor since Feb 2017 strong team to represent the and, as district councillor, joined the Independent Wiveliscombe and District ward. Group on Borough Council.

Development concerns Help to re-elect Dave

The following show Council planning controls You can help to re-elect Dave by: are weak and need strengthening. • Putting up a poster or poster-board. Sandys Moor, Wiveliscombe – Council approval given for mixed use development, including 94 • Joining a mailing list for occasional houses, despite being contrary to the Local Plan. updates by email. Willow Mead, Wiveliscombe – Play and amenity To request, please contact Dave on 01984 areas are 3 years late and are still not completed. 623823 or by email at [email protected]

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