The Mayor of Axminster, Cllr Jill Farrow, has announced that three new councillors have been co-opted onto the town council.

The co-option of three new members bring Axminster Town Council up to full complement, after only 12 candidates stood for 15 available seats during the local elections in May.

On Monday, the council filled the three vacant seats, welcoming Dianne Bruce (Raymonds Hill ward), Paul Bridge (Town ward) and Mark Dowdeswell (Weycroft ward) to the

The mayor expressed her happiness that the council was back up to its full operational membership of 15 councillors, as she said this ensured that all decisions were made by a wide cross-section of the Axminster community, with the newest members bringing a broad range of additional skills and experiences to this authority.

The complete list of councillors is shown below:

• Jill Farrow (mayor/chair)
• Sarah Birnie (deputy mayor/vice-chair)
• Andrew Bourne
• Paul Bridge
• Alfie Brooker
• Dianne Bruce
• Kara Burrough
• Mark Dowdeswell
• Terry Langdon
• Sara Leat
• Becky Lippett
• Liz Paice
• Bernie Steadman
• Jeremy Walden
• David Willey

The next meeting of the full council will take place on Monday, July 10 and members of the public are always welcome. For more details and agendas, visit http://www.axminstertowncouncil.gov.uk/