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Mid Devon District: Bradninch ward · by topic

Healthcare and social care

Every candidate's published position on this one topic, side by side, in ballot-paper order.

All nine topics side by side

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Age

Adults in the household

One adultA coupleOther adults sharing

Children or dependants

NoneYoungest under 5School age (5 to 17)Adult dependant

Housing

Household income before tax, per year

Work

Studying

Not a studentAt school or collegeAt university

Optional: a few more things some policies refer to. Leave blank and nothing is assumed.

Anyone in the household is disabled or has a long-term health condition

YesNo

Anyone in the household is an unpaid carer

YesNo

Anyone in the household is on a UK visa, or seeking asylum

YesNo

The household receives any means-tested benefit (Universal Credit, Pension Credit, etc.)

YesNo

The household owns or regularly drives a car

YesNo

Anyone in the household has served in the armed forces

YesNo

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1Piers Martin KottingLabour Party
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
2Kirsty MacKenzieGreen Party
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
3Dirk McFarlane-AitkenThe Conservative Party Candidate
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
4Liam O'BrienReform UK
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.
5Mary RyanLiberal Democrats
Nothing published that we could source on this topic.

Each position is quoted exactly from its source; the line beneath is a reading aid, not the record. Back to all candidates.

Go deeper on healthcare and social care: independent sources

None of these is affiliated with a party. Where a source campaigns for a position, the label says so. Links open the original site.

Mental Health Act 2025 (as enacted) — legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives). The law as enacted.
NHS England statistics — NHS England. Official statistics.
Nuffield Trust — Nuffield Trust. Independent health think tank.
The King's Fund — The King's Fund. Independent health think tank.

Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research

Commons Library: constituency data dashboards — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area — Democracy Club. Civic-technology archive; leaflets are the parties' own material.
Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending) — Electoral Commission. Official register.
Full Fact — Full Fact. Independent fact-checking charity.
House of Commons Library research briefings — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
Institute for Government — Institute for Government. Independent think tank on how government works.
Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most — Ipsos. Polling company (monthly, unprompted survey).
LG Inform: council performance and finance data — Local Government Association. Sector body for councils.
Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002 — Andrew Teale. Independent archive from Returning Officers' data, CC BY-SA.
mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency — mySociety. Civic-technology charity; non-partisan.
UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted) — UK Parliament. Official record, Open Parliament Licence.
UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency — UK Parliament. Official record.