Cllrs Chris Childs and Carl Farrell are launching Clevedon Independents, a party that plans to contest all 21 seats at the next town council elections in May 2027. READ MORE: What does politics have to do with Clevedon town council? The announcement comes after a turbulent year for Clevedon Town Council. “Portishead Independents now run their town council after following Frome’s example. “In the past the majority of town councillors have been elected 'unopposed' as for example in a ward of four councillors there were only four names on the ballot.