Councillor finally elected after 17 attempts
BBCA man who has been elected a councillor following 17 failed attempts says he wants to "make a difference".
Labour Party candidate Michael Harriott was elected to represent Clevedon South Ward at North Somerset Council following a by-election on 5 February, beating Reform UK candidate Louise Branson by 16 votes.
Harriott said he first stood for election when he left university: "I stood in in Gloucester. They asked me to stand in a hopeless ward as a new boy. I stood there a few times and didn't win."
The Clevedon South Ward by-election was triggered after Labour's Hannah Young resigned last year.
Harriott said that he always wanted to follow a family tradition.
"My dad was a Labour councillor for 49 years in Kent, and my mum was a Labour councillor for about 20 years."
"I moved around the South West and never really had a strong Labour seat. I want to be an active councillor," he added.
Harriott, who is also serving on Clevedon town council, said he hopes the two councils can work together to provide "better services".
He said he will work with anyone who will make Clevedon "a better place".
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