The Devizes Guardians

Devizes Guardians candidate, Sarah Bridewell, scored a victory in this Devizes Town Council election, taking the seat from the Conservatives by 226 votes to 219 and increasing the number of Guardians town councillors to four. The overall turn-out for the election was about 26%, but that was to be expected for a by-election in the middle of the holiday period.

This was an excellent result for Sarah and the Guardians especially as the Conservatives had thrown all their resources at retaining this seat, including wheeling their parliamentary candidate out to canvass. It is big disappointment for the Conservatives at town, county and national levels; they had been hoping to show that last year’s Wiltshire Council win for the Guardians could not be sustained and that it was a short-term phenomenon.

We thank our loyal supporters who turned out to vote and show their continued support for the Devizes Guardians. Please see the MEET THE GUARDIANS page for more information about Sarah Bridewell.