The forthcoming elections in Midsomer Norton will be some of the most closely fought in years.

Midsomer Norton Nub News has appealed to all those standing to publish a short piece about who they are, what they want for the town and how they planning on achieving those goals. Like an election leaflet through your letterbox :

The personal statements are :

Candidate Vickie Capper writes here

Standing in the local ward election, Carol May Clifford here

Read about Chris Griffiths' views here

Read about Jemma Griffiths here

Sean Hughes is running for B&NES read about his thoughts here

In the ward council elections find out about David Lee here

Independent candidate Charlotte Lucas writes here

About Gordon Mackay here

Candidate Anne Priest writes here

Why Lynda Robertson wants your vote here

Richard Robertson on the projects yet to come in Midsomer Norton here

Martyn Plant wants transparency and a focus on things in the town for young people here

The future of Midsomer as she sees it, Cheryl Ann Scott here

Deborah Thatcher writes about being a candidate here

Martin Thatcher writes about standing here

Simon Wilkinson is here

Nub News invited all the candidates to post their election statements - not all candidates standing took up the offer.