Closer to home, The parish council elections will also be held at the same time. The parish council normally recruits by co-option, and elections are rare. So, over time, parish councils can become cosy, self perpetuating bodies which end up representing themselves, not their villages.
We are not suggesting this is the case in either Horsington or North Cheriton, we merely warn of the danger.
You do not have to be invited or ask permission to become a parish councilor. You can apply for a nomination paper from the Returning Officer at SSDC, Brympton Way, Yeovil BA20 2HT, and it must be returned to him before noon on the 4th April.
If there are more nominations than vacancies, an election will be held on the same day as the District Council elections.
Now is the time to get involved. There will not be another open election for another four years
NB .Unlike their district council colleagues, parish councilors are unpaid. No computers either.