Notice of Election
On Thursday May 1 2025 there will be elections for Wiltshire Council and for Limpley Stoke Parish Council. Limpley Stoke Parish Council consists of up to 9 councillors plus the clerk, who is also the responsible financial officer. 7 of the current 9 Parish Councillors have opted to stand again for appointment. That means that we have two vacancies.
Should we have two additional applications for the Parish Council then those 9 applicants would be appointed without an election. Should we have an additional 3 or more applicants then all applicants would appear on the voting papers on May 1. The 9 applicants with most votes would be appointed.
You will need to print off an application form, get two sponsors and deliver the completed application form to Trowbridge Town Hall by 16.00 on April 2nd 2025. There are full details on the Wiltshire Council website. Please do refer to these for background.
If you are interested in standing for election to be a Parish Councillor, please email the Parish Council Clerk bryony.kohn@gmail.com who will help you with the application process, should you wish. If there are more than 9 applicants then the Parish Council will circulate a list of all applicants plus a short summary of their skills, interests and relevant experience as background information for voters.
Please click on the link below to view the Parish Council Election Notice.
Your Parish Councillors
See below for each councillor’s specific area of responsibility and roughly where they live in the village.
Ian Barnes [Chairman] - Crowe Hill
Lead councillor on roads and traffic. Liaison with Wiltshire County Council and National Highways on roads.
Francis Firmstone [Vice Chair & Planning] - Crowe Hill
Advises councillors on planning applications and policy overview.
Elaine Curtin - Middle Stoke
Community issues. Middle Stoke ‘champion’.
Mandy Majendie - Middle Stoke
Parish Council website and email communications.
Nicky Boulton - Church Lane
Supports councillors for Environment and Ecology. The Parish Council’s FliSCA representative.
Sara-Jane Socha - Midford Lane
Upper Limpley Stoke ‘champion’. Planning and environmental impact. General management of King George V play park.
Jane Darling - Lower Stoke
Lower Limpley Stoke ‘champion’.
Melanie Peterkin-Philip - Crowe Hill
Crowe Hill & Crowe Lane ‘champion’. Supports footpath management and the River Festival.
Dean Taylor - Cliffe Drive
Roads and Traffic
Supporting Roles:
Non-councillors who support the work of the Parish.
Parish Clerk & Finance Officer:
Bryony Kohn - Bradford-on-Avon
Telephone number for all Parish Council business - 01225 865417
Roles & Responsibilities
What are we responsible for and what is Wiltshire County Council (WCC) responsible for?
There are 9,000 Parish Councils in England and over 80,000 volunteers serve their communities as councillors on them.
Our Parish Council consists of up to 9 local people who are elected or co-opted onto the Council. We are all volunteers and our role is to, to the best of our ability, maintain and improve our local services and environment. We do this both directly though money raised by the annual precept and indirectly through our influence with Wiltshire County Council (WCC) and any other local administrative units. The play park, war memorial, footpaths, road signage and planning applications are all areas of parish council responsibility.
WCC is responsible for providing and maintaining education, social care, transport, fire and public safety, highway maintenance, recycling & waste collection, Council tax collection and has the final say in housing and planning decisions.
We aim to represent the views of the village residents and welcome any questions, opinions or concerns from them. If you have an issue you’d like to discuss, volunteer or get involved in any way, please do contact us via email here or attend one of our public meetings.
Council Meetings and Open Forum
Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, with the exception of August. The first 20 minutes of each meeting is held for Open Forum.
Anyone may attend the Open Forum, however if you wish to speak about a particular topic please contact the Parish Clerk in advance to ensure we have enough time for you to speak.
