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Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll & Situation of Polling STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS Election of a Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare Notice is hereby given that: 1. A poll for the election of a Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare will be held on Thursday 12 December 2019, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. 2. One Member of Parliament is to be elected. 3. The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the nomination paper are as follows: Name of Names of Signatories Home Address Description (if any) Candidate Proposers(+), Seconders(++) & Assentors BASU Lindon House, Green Party Candidate Waldschmidt Peter + Mason Jacqueline S ++ Suneil 155 High Street, Kirkham Peter Leimdorfer Thomas C Yatton, BS49 4DB Dalton Leslie Dalton Nancy J Charles Adam M Hill Diane Cutting Susan Mason Peter A.S. KEATING Chyandour, Liberal Democrats Treadaway Stuart George Nicol + Edwards James ++ Patrick David Garston Lane, Edwards Joanna Murphy Fiona Blagdon, Murphy Tony Kewin Luckett Emma BS40 7TF Luckett Sean Lines William Meyer Nicholas Treadaway Melanie PENROSE The Old Vicarage, The Conservative Party Candidate Harley Ann + Seaton Barbara P ++ John David Church Lane, Fox Pete Manville Nicola Winscombe, Aplin Marc Daly George BS25 1BX Codling Sarah Kus Michal Daniels Nicholas Dolley Lynda TAYLOR 12, Shadow Walk, Labour Party Gibbons-Antonopoulos Catherine M I + Tucker Richard ++ Tim Elborough, Cronnelly Ciaran Agassiz Dorothy Weston-super- Hoskins Stephen McAleer Peter Mare, BS24 8PH Hill Barry Roberts Frederick Cokayne Janine Parry Dawn 4. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows: Situation of Polling Station Station Number Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat Banwell Childrens Centre, West Street, Banwell 66 WAA-1 to WAA-1152 Banwell Childrens Centre, West Street, Banwell 67 WAA-1153 to WAA-2302 Loxton Village Hall, Christon Road, Loxton 68 WAB-1 to WAB-165 Sandford Village Hall, 28 Greenhill Road, Sandford 69 WAC-1 to WAC-811 St James Church Hall, 52 Woodborough Road, Winscombe 70 WAD-1 to WAD-1415 St James Church Hall, 52 Woodborough Road, Winscombe 71 WAD-1416 to WAD-2777/1 Blagdon Village Club (Main Entrance), High Street, Blagdon, Bristol 72 WBA-1 to WBA-900 Burrington Parish Room, Burrington 73 WBB-1 to WBB-425/1 War Memorial Hall, Ladymead Lane, Churchill 74 WBC-1 to WBC-1740/2 Old School Rooms (Congresbury), Jubilee Hall, Station Road, Congresbury 75 WCA-1 to WCA-1417 Old School Rooms (Congresbury), Jubilee Hall, Station Road, Congresbury 76 WCA-1419 to WCA-2849/3 Hewish and Puxton Village Hall, Maysgreen Lane, Puxton 77 WCB-1 to WCB-291 Bleadon Coronation Hall, Coronation Road, Bleadon 78 WDA-1 to WDA-966/1 Hutton Village Hall, Church Lane, Hutton 79 WDB-1/1 to WDB-1243 Hutton Village Hall, Church Lane, Hutton 80 WDB-1244 to WDB-2273 Locking Parish Hall, Grenville Avenue, Locking 81 WDC-1/1 to WDC-1408 Locking Parish Hall, Grenville Avenue, Locking 82 WDC-1409 to WDC-2719/4 Weston Rugby Club, The Recreation Ground, Sunnyside Road 83 WEA-1 to WEA-1792 Healthy Living Centre, 68 Lonsdale Avenue, Weston-super-Mare 84 WEB-1 to WEB-1601 Healthy Living Centre, 68 Lonsdale Avenue, Weston-super-Mare 85 WEB-1604 to WEB-3078 Oldmixon Family Centre, Monkton Avenue, Weston-super-Mare 86 WEC-1 to WEC-1330 Salvation Army Hall, Carlton Street, Weston-super-Mare 87 WFA-1 to WFA-1652 Salvation Army Hall, Carlton Street, Weston-super-Mare 88 WFA-1654 to WFA-3241 Clarence Park Baptist Church, Walliscote Road, Weston-super-Mare 89 WFB-1 to WFB-1674 Clarence Park Baptist Church, Walliscote Road, Weston-super-Mare 90 WFB-1675 to WFB-3259 St Joseph's Catholic Church Hall, Camp Road, (off South Road), Weston-super-Mare 91 WGA-1 to WGA-1089 St Joseph's Catholic Church Hall, Camp Road, (off South Road), Weston-super-Mare 92 WGA-1091 to WGA-2185 Boulevard United Reformed Church, Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare 93 WGB-1 to WGB-1763 Spire Centre, Christ Church, Montpelier, Weston-super-Mare 94 WGC-1 to WGC-1752 Bethany Gospel Hall, Ashcombe Park Road, Weston-super-Mare 95 WGD-3 to WGD-896/1 Kewstoke Village Hall, Crookes Lane, Kewstoke 96 WHA-1 to WHA-1547/2 Worlebury Golf Club, Monks Hill, Worlebury 97 WHB-1 to WHB-1108 Milton Methodist Church Hall, Milton Hill, Weston-super-Mare 98 WHC-1 to WHC-1525 Worle Library and Childrens Centre, Mendip Avenue, Worle 99 WHD-1 to WHD-1404/1 Worle Library and Childrens Centre, Mendip Avenue, Worle 100 WHD-1405 to WHD-2785/2 The Big Worle Hub, 11 Feniton, Clovelly Road 101 WIA-1 to WIA-1526 The Big Worle Hub, 11 Feniton, Clovelly Road 102 WIB-1 to WIB-1745 Vintage Community Church, Hughenden Road, Weston-super-Mare 103 WJA-1 to WJA-2121 Vintage Community Church, Hughenden Road, Weston-super-Mare 104 WJA-2122 to WJA-4048 St Peter`s Church, Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare 105 WJB-1 to WJB-1478 St Peter`s Church, Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare 106 WJB-1480 to WJB-2993 St Mark`s Church Centre, Side Entrance, St. Mark`s Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare 107 WKA-1 to WKA-1570 St Mark`s Church Centre, Side Entrance, St. Mark`s Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare 108 WKA-1571 to WKA-3004/1 First North Worle Scouts, Wansbrough Road, Worle 109 WKB-1 to WKB-1608 First North Worle Scouts, Wansbrough Road, Worle 110 WKB-1609 to WKB-3228 Mead Vale Community Centre, Redwing Drive, Weston-super-Mare 111 WLA-3 to WLA-2320 Locking Castle Church, Bransby Way, Weston-super-Mare 112 WLB-1/1 to WLB-2220 Locking Castle Church, Bransby Way, Weston-super-Mare 113 WLB-2221 to WLB-4306 The Scout Hut, Totterdown Road, Weston super Mare 114 WMA-1 to WMA-851 The Scout Hut, Totterdown Road, Weston super Mare 115 WME-952 to WME-1036 Victory Hall (Committee Room), Westfield Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare 116 WMB-1 to WMB-1399 St Barnabas Church, 2 Westbury Crescent, Coronation Estate 117 WMC-1 to WMC-1421/4 2 Purn Road (Garage), Bleadon Hill, Weston-super-Mare 118 WMD-1 to WMD-953 The Club House, Weston-s-Mare Cricket Club, Devonshire Road, Weston-super-Mare 119 WMA-986 to WME-1340 Hornets Rugby Club, Hutton Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare 120 WNA-1 to WNA-1286 Hornets Rugby Club, Hutton Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare 121 WNB-1/2 to WNB-562 The Campus, Highlands Lane, Weston-super-Mare 122 WNC-1 to WNC-1504 The Campus, Highlands Lane, Weston-super-Mare 123 WNC-1505 to WNC-2931/1 Haywood Village Community Room, Haywood Airfield Leisure Enterprise, Whitney Crescent 124 WND-1 to WND-1182 St Georges Community Centre, Willow Close, Weston-super-Mare 125 WOA-1 to WOA-1300 St Georges Community Centre, Willow Close, Weston-super-Mare 126 WOA-1301 to WOA-2474 Dated Thursday 14 November 2019 Nicholas Brain Acting Returning Officer Printed and published by the Acting Returning Officer, Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ .
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