https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/michaelpryke/Recent content in michaelpryke on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 15 May 2026 12:22:44 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/north-somersets-second-youngest-councillor-takes-helm-as-conservative-opposition-leader/Fri, 15 May 2026 12:22:44 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/north-somersets-second-youngest-councillor-takes-helm-as-conservative-opposition-leader/Michael Pryke, one of the youngest councillors in North Somerset, has been appointed leader of the Conservative opposition group, marking a new chapter in local politics. At just 26 years old and representing Cleveland Walton, Pryke is the second youngest member of the council. Remarkably, he was only six years old when Nigel Ashton, his predecessor, first assumed leadership of the Conservative group. Nigel Ashton led the Conservatives for 20 years, including serving as council leader from 2007 to 2019.