ABOUT ME
I’m Ciaran Cronnelly and I love Weston-super-Mare! I live here, I work here and I’ve started my family here.
I grew up in Cornwall before moving to Plymouth and then Bristol for work, and then settling in Weston-super-Mare in 2017 when my wife got a job at a well known Weston-super-Mare charity.
I’ve been the elected councillor for the ward of Winterstoke – covering Haywood Village, Weston Village, parts of Locking Castle, the Maltlands and Hutton Moor Lane park homes – since 2019 on both North Somerset Council and Weston Town Council.Â
During my time as a councillor I’ve been the Chair of the Health Scrutiny Panel scrutinising our health services, championing greater investment, and calling out lack of progress on issues like access to NHS dentists.
I’m currently the Leader of Weston-super-Mare Town Council and was the Mayor of Weston-super-Mare between 2023/24. In my role I continue to promote our fantastic town and the brilliant people in it, alongside championing the priorities that matter to Weston residents.
Outside of politics I work for a well known national advice charity leading services across England and Wales helping 100,000s people manage the cost of living crisis.
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MY RECORD & PRIORITIES
Since I was elected in 2019 I’ve been standing up for residents in my ward and in Weston-super-Mare resolving a number of individual problems and campaigning on issues that matter to them. Here’s just a couple of my achievements:
Whilst Chair of the Health Scrutiny Panel I also called out the NHS dental crisis and access issues to GPs, scrutinised our pandemic response, engaged with senior leaders at Weston General Hospital, and worked with neighbouring chairs in Bristol and South Gloucestershire on cross-council health issues.
I want Winterstoke ward to be one of the best places to live and I’m delighted that residents have shown their support for me by re-electing me for a second term. Here are the priorities I’m working on:
- Stand up against any future cuts to our buses
- Fight for the £300k funding needed to resurface Weston Village roads
- Avoid traffic chaos in Haywood when the Winterstoke bridge is replaced
- Push for street lights to be turned on at night
- Demand increased road safety ahead of new Haywood school being built
GET IN TOUCH
IÂ can help residents with various local issues who live in the ward of Winterstoke (Weston-super-Mare) which includes Haywood Village, Locking Castle and Weston Village.
Please use the contact form to get in touch with me. Please remember to provide as many details as possible, including your name, address and full details of your issue.