The Labour Party has selected its parliamentary candidate for the new Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency which includes Brent Knoll, Lympsham, East Brent, and East Huntspill.
Joe Joseph, a local councillor from the St Cuthbert Out area, has been chosen to represent the Labour Party.
Other candidates include: Liberal Democrats Tessa Munt; Reform UK Helen Hims; Independent Abi McGuire; and Green Peter Welsh. The Conservatives have not yet announced their candidate.
Joe, from Glastonbury, tends a flock of rare breed Portland sheep and has served as a Squadron Leader in the RAF. He also teaches countryside and environmental management, alongside his duties as a parish councillor.
The area shaded in grey on the above map shows the area covered by the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.
Joe says: “As a Labour and Co-operative candidate, I may not be the obvious challenger here, but we are certainly offering a fresh and sensible alternative. I stand for sovereignty over our food and farming, fair trade, and a right to healthy affordable food.”
“I will safeguard standards in public life, restoring honesty and integrity. I want to achieve a co-operative green economy, in which wealth and power are shared fairly.”
“Let’s build on the pride we have in our communities, end rural poverty, and get the countryside working again.”
