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Published:
February 18, 2007
Burnham-On-Sea
and Highbridge get ready for local elections
 The
timetable for budding politicians in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge
to get elected onto the town and district councils has been announced
this week.
Several
key dates have been announced in the run-up to May's polling day.
Sedgemoor's
Election Services Department says a formal 'Notice of Election'
will be published on March 12th, which will signal the start of
a three-week period where local residents can put their name forward
for positions on the district and town councils. The cut-off date
for delivering applications will be 12 noon prompt on April 4th.
The
list of all those vying for the council seats will then be announced
on April 10th.
And
polling day will take place on May 3rd, when registered voters
will get a chance to cast their votes at polling stations in the
town - such as Burnham's Methodist Church pictured above.
County
Council seats will not be contested this year. Its next elections
are due in May 2009.
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