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# Lib Dem candidate hoping to take up seat on Burntwood Town Council
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lib-dem-candidate-hoping-to-take-up-seat-on-burntwood-town-council/
- Published: 2021-05-20T07:46:49.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-20T07:47:04.000Z
- Description: A candidate who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the recent local elections is hoping to be co-opted onto Burntwood Town Council.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

A candidate who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the recent local elections is hoping to to take up a seat on Burntwood Town Council.

![Paul Taylor](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/paul-headshot-202103-1.jpg)

Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor was finished third in the Burntwood South seat [earlier this month](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/full-results-as-conservatives-claim-clean-sweep-in-county-council-elections-across-lichfield-and-burntwood/) behind the Conservatives and Labour in the vote.

But he is now hoping take a seat on Burntwood Town Council in the Summerfield and All Saints ward.

The vacancy arose following the death of Labour’s Steve Taylor.

Not enough requests for a by-election were made by voters, so the public were invited to apply to be co-opted onto the council – and only the Lib Dem hopeful has put his name forward.

In his application, Mr Taylor said he had already been attending a number of council meetings over the past two years as a member of the public.

> “I am a long-term resident of Burntwood and am passionate about its residents, businesses and organisations.  
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> “I believe strongly in the widest representation in local government and feel the appointment of a third party candidate to the council – ideally with cross-party support – would demonstrate that the council is too.  
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> “I welcome the opportunity to bring another view to the council.”  
>  
> Paul Taylor

The decision on whether or not to co-opt Mr Taylor will be made at a meeting of Burntwood Town Council on 25th May.