Council election · Thursday, 15 October 2026

Wiltshire: Salisbury Milford ward

4 candidates. Same page for each, in ballot-paper order.

4candidates for one seat

2sourced positions

1with something published

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1. Sony Assuon
Labour Party

2. Mac McIntyre Brown
Liberal Democrats

3. Laura Elizabeth Jones
Conservative and Unionist Party

4. Simon Edgar Lever
Reform UK

At the election of Thursday, 1 May 2025, this seat was won by 298 votes (19.9% of votes cast); turnout was 35%. Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

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Your local councillor

Councillors sit on the council that runs services where you live. They set the council's budget and council tax, and decide local planning applications. Here, for Wiltshire: Salisbury Milford ward.

What this office decides

Planning. Whether new homes, extensions and developments get permission.
Waste and streets. Bins, recycling, street cleaning, fly-tipping.
Council tax. The level you pay, within limits set nationally.
Social care. In county and unitary councils, care for older and disabled people.
Parks and libraries. Opening, funding, closing.
Council housing. Repairs, allocations and, in many areas, homelessness.

What it does not

NHS policy and waiting times. Parliament and the NHS.
Income tax and benefits. Parliament.
Immigration. Parliament.
Policing policy. The Home Office and your Police and Crime Commissioner or mayor.
Schools' curriculum. Government and, for academies, their trusts.

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1Sony Assuon

Labour Party

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In their own words

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Stood before

Wiltshire council, Old Sarum Lower Bourne Valley ward, May 2025 (Labour Party) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

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Published positions on the nine topics

Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.

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1Sony Assuon

Labour Party

2Mac McIntyre Brown

Liberal Democrats

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Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

Mac works as a social and healthcare management specialist, and he is dedicated to improving the life experience of residents and their families in Salisbury.

As a Salisbury City Councillor, he already understands the challenges many in our community face.

Mac says: “I want to see justice for Salisbury which to me means as many decisions as possible about Salisbury being made here in Salisbury and a fairer deal on issues like the price of car parking.”

As an active member of the planning committee, Mac has been closely involved in protecting the city’s social and physical infrastructure from the pressures of over‑development.

This by-election will be close between hard-working Lib Dems and chaos and decline with the Conservatives and Reform UK. Our Priorities for Milford

1. SAFER ROADS. Too many roads in Milford are used as 'rat runs', with residents experiencing speeding, congestion and damage to cars. Mac and Lawrence will push Wiltshire Council to work with residents to find creative solutions to the problems in streets such as Rampart Road, Milford Mill Road, Wain-A-Long Road and the surrounding areas.

2. ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. Mac and Lawrence will work to ensure that residents' voices are heard and that there is a joined-up approach to tackling anti-social behaviour involving the police, both councils and social housing providers. They will also champion positive solutions such as rebuilding our youth services.

3. AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Mac will work with the Lib Dems to ensure residents' voices are heard during the development of the new local plan. Any expansion of housing must ensure local needs for affordable housing are met and environmental concerns are taken into account.

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-19. Reproduced unedited.

Stood before

Wiltshire council, Salisbury Harnham East ward, May 2025 (Liberal Democrats) — not elected

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Candidate statements and leaflets are published as written; we check they are real, not that they are true. Switch between summaries and exact quotations with the control above the list.

Money and cost of living

What this candidate says

Candidate's own words · Mac McIntyre Brown (candidate), via Democracy Club · Statement to voters: Mac McIntyre Brown

Their position

I want to see justice for Salisbury which to me means as many decisions as possible about Salisbury being made here in Salisbury and a fairer deal on issues like the price of car parking.

What that means

Says he wants a fairer deal on issues such as the price of car parking, with decisions about Salisbury made in Salisbury.

Retrieved 2026-09-19.

Housing and property

What this candidate says

Candidate's own words · Mac McIntyre Brown (candidate), via Democracy Club · Statement to voters: Mac McIntyre Brown

Their position

As an active member of the planning committee, Mac has been closely involved in protecting the city’s social and physical infrastructure from the pressures of over‑development.

What that means

Says he has been closely involved in protecting the city's social and physical infrastructure from over-development.

Retrieved 2026-09-19.

Healthcare and social care

Nothing published on this yet.

Education and universities

Nothing published on this yet.

Environment, climate and energy

Nothing published on this yet.

2Mac McIntyre Brown

Liberal Democrats

3Laura Elizabeth Jones

Local Conservatives

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Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

I’m delighted to have been selected as the Conservative candidate for the upcoming Milford by-election.

As a local mum, I care deeply about our area and want to see it flourish. Over the past four years, I have served as Fundraising Officer for the Milford Area Preservation Group, helping to protect and preserve this historic place.

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-19. Reproduced unedited.

Stood before

Wiltshire council, Laverstock ward, May 2025 (Conservative and Unionist Party) — not elected
Wiltshire council, Laverstock ward, May 2021 (Conservative and Unionist Party) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
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3Laura Elizabeth Jones

Conservative and Unionist Party

4Simon Edgar Lever

Reform UK

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Money —Housing —Health —Education —Environment —Immigration —Crime —Defence & EU —Equality —0 in total

Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.

Stood before

Wiltshire council, Salisbury Milford ward, May 2025 (Reform UK) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).

4Simon Edgar Lever

Reform UK

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Last time in this seat: election of Thursday, 1 May 2025

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Halliday Bayliss (elected)	Liberal Democrats	657	43.9%
Mel Green	Conservative and Unionist Party	359	24%
Simon Edgar Lever	Reform UK	271	18.1%
Patricia Ann Podger	Labour Party	130	8.7%
Stephen John Hackett	Green Party	81	5.4%

1,498 valid votes, turnout 35%. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.