8 May 2022
East Mendip Green Party are celebrating winning four seats on the new Somerset Unitary Council in the elections on 5th May 2022.
Martin Dimery and Michael Dunk won the two seats for Frome West, while Shane Collins and Helen Kay won the two seats for Frome East.
In Frome North, our Green candidates John Clarke and Lollie Melton came 4th with 12.8% of the vote and 6th with 10.2% of the votes respectively, in a field of 7 candidates.
Green candidates won a total of 5 seats on the new council, with Dave Mansell winning for the Green Party in Upper Tone.
Martin Dimery in a Facebook post wrote: "We, in the Green Party, have to campaign harder than any of the others to make our voice heard. Our campaigns are funded by members, not oligarchs or businesses, and our publicity is targeted towards the concerns of our local communities, not generically produced and sent through the post.
"We start our new term on Somerset from tomorrow and we will make sure those who elected us are properly represented.
"Thank you to everyone who voted for us."
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