About Westover Ward

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Westover ward

Bridgwater Westover Ward was created in 2011 and is based on the town centre plus neighbouring residential areas to the West of the River Parrett including Taunton Road, West Street, North Street and Northgate.

In May 2015 elections were held for 3 Town and 2 District councillors. The Labour Party won all 5 seats.

In June 2017 County elections were held for Bridgwater South ward which includes Westover and Hamp. Labour candidate Leigh Redman won the seat.

In May 2019 Labour again won the  3 Town seats and the 2 District seats

The Town elections in 2022 returned Brian Smedley, Kathy Pearce & Tim Mander for Westover

Sedgemoor District Council was  abolished in 2023

Somerset Unitary Council elections held in May 2022 returned Kathy Pearce and Brian Smedley for Bridgwater South which includes Westover and Hamp

Bridgwater Town Council

Somerset County Council

  • Cllr Kathy Pearce
  • Cllr Brian Smedley

Councillors

Your Westover ward councillors for BRIDGWATER TOWN COUNCIL are TIM MANDER, KATHY PEARCE and BRIAN SMEDLEY.

Your  County Councillors for  BRIDGWATER SOUTH are KATHY PEARCE & BRIAN SMEDLEY

 

  • Cllr Brian Smedley

  • Cllr Kathy Pearce

  • Cllr Tim Mander

Westover in Pictures

  • River Parret

    River Parret

  • West Quay

    West Quay looking like the Parisian left bank since pedestrianisation

  • Market in Town Centre

    Bridgwater Town Centre -a renewed focus

  • Cornhill Market

    Cornhill Market

  • St Mary's Church

    St Mary’s Church

  • Town Hall

    Town Hall

  • Town Crest

    Town Crest

  • King Square

    King Square

  • Castle Street

    Castle Street

  • Blake Museum

    Blake Museum

  • Browne's Pond

    Community involvement in the canal’s future such as happened with brownes pond, is crucial to taking the project forward.

  • Canal

    The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal as it passes through Westover.

  • YMCA

    The Canal wends it;s way past popular facilities such as the Bridgwater YMCA

  • West Street Alt

    Westfield House towering above Bridgwater’s West Street since 1965

  • Docks

    Bridgwater Docks once again a boon to the town

  • Docks

    The canal meets the River Parret at Bridgwater Docks.

  • Canal

  • West Quay

  • West Street

  • Albert Street

  • The Ukraine flag flies in Bridgwater

  • Residents site visit now imminent

  • Northgate finally sees the light

  • views over Blacklands where the lights work

  • Bridgwater Arts Centre, the first in the country, now in its 75th year

 

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