A life-long Bridgwater resident, Leigh Redman lives in the heart of Hamp on Sunnybank Road with his wife Tracey and their daughter Holly, who was brought up and educated in Hamp.
Leigh is a Town Councillor for the Hamp Ward and Somerset Councillor for Bridgwater North and Central.
Leigh is committed to helping build Bridgwater back to its best. For the last eight years advocating youth services and to ensure the Hinkley C development benefits the people of Bridgwater and a member of Hamp Community Association.
Leigh has an engineering and Union background, serving as a retained firefighter for 20 years at Bridgwater fire station and representing the Fire Brigade union on national issues.
Leigh was Mayor of Bridgwater for the following periods: 2015, 2020, and 2021.