ONLY 12 out of 72 parish and town council elections in the South Hams will be contested in May.

Councils from Blackawton, Dartmouth Clifton, Dartmouth Townstall, Frogmore, Holbeton, Ivybridge East, Modbury, North Huish, Ringmore, Slapton, Staverton and Totnes Bridgetown will be elected on May 7; the others are under-

subscribed and nominees will automatically be taken onto the council.

Nominees for Blackawton's seven seats are: Ruth Coe, John Donaldson, Joyce Lorien, Samantha Lewis-Davis, Alan Mallyon, Jack Perry, Simon Rake, Chris Wills, Stanley Wreyford.

Dartmouth's 10 Clifton seats: Paul Allen, Les Barnes, David John Cawley, Gina Coles, Richard Cooke, Tessa De Galleani, Tony Fyson, David Gent, Brian Harriss, Michael Lyon, Richard Rendle, Sue Thompson.

Dartmouth's six Townstal seats: Maggie Baillie, Roger Chilcott, Francis Hawke, Fred Pritchard, Iris Pritchard, Steve Smith, Robin Springett.

Frogmore's five seats: Victoria Camp, Gary Elliott, Peter Hadley, Paul Harding, John Horsley, Felicity Perraton.

Holbeton's 10 seats: Carol Ackroyd, Harry Baumer, Tim Craig, Christopher Flower, Julie Fuller, Peter Hearn, Andrew Hollett, Debbie Knight, Hazel Marshall, Jim Pengelly, Michael Reece, John Sherrell.

Ivybridge East's eight seats: Thomas Bowden, Phillip Dredge, Stephen Fourte, Ann Laity, Trevor Parsons, Karen Pringle, Graham Punchard, Sylvia Rutley, Ray Wilson.

Modbury's 12 seats: Christopher Barnes, Robin Berry, Lucy Brown, Bill Cole, John Harvey, Allan Jenkins, John Joseph, Mark Lawrence, Stephanie Rayner, David Rickman, George Rosevear, Bernard Taylor, Daniel Turner, Trevor Ward.

North Huish's seven seats: Jonathan Bell, Timothy Dain, David Gabriel, Lisette Granados, Tristram Grevatt, David Hunt, Katherine Johnston, Maggie Luscombe, Peter Milford, Val Pearse, Catherine Seager-Berry, Robert Steer, Paul Tyler.

Ringmore's seven seats: Tracy Brand, Stephen Comley, Jem Dever-son, Will Grey, Sarah Hitchmough, Andi King, Brian Lambell, John Reynolds, Jenny Williams.

Slapton's nine seats: Graham Burton, Nick Mathias, James McPetrie, Valerie Mercer, Margaret Mitchelmore, David Murphy, Stephen Smaridge, Colin Staines, Shirley Sullock, Keith Widger.

Staverton's nine seats: Graham Brown, Ian Catherall, John Caunter, Anne Cross, John Forte, Jane Frere, Raymond Hill, Sacha Hubbard, Michael Loverock, Simon Oldridge, Bruse Thorogood, Felix Vowles, Wendy Warren, Roland Wilkinson.

Totnes Bridgetown's six seats: Marion Adams, Rosie Adams, Eleanor Cohen, Raymond Hendriksen, Jacqi Hodgson, Stephen Hopwood, Michael Leonard, Judy Westacott.

You can still register to vote on May 7 until April 20. Visit www. gov.uk/register-to-vote.