By-election candidates confirmed
Five candidates are standing in two by-elections for seats on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.
One seat in the Knutton ward, and one seat in the Loggerheads ward, are being contested on Thursday, 1 May.
In Knutton ward the by-election candidates are:
- Lynn Dean, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Reform UK;
- Bayley Keith Dickin, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Labour Party;
- Finn Swain, of London Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Conservative Party.
In Loggerheads ward the by-election candidates are:
- Jeff Love, of Mucklestone, Market Drayton, Labour and Co-operative Party;
- Andrew William Turnock, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Conservative Party.
There are 44 seats on the authority. Including the two vacancies, the current position is that the Conservatives have 24 councillors and Labour 17, plus one independent.
Residents across the borough will also be voting on 1 May for the Staffordshire County Council elections.
Results from the by-elections will be declared overnight on 1 and 2 May.
Following a change in the law, everyone attending a polling station for the Borough Council by-elections, or the County Council elections, will need an acceptable form of photo identification. More information about photo identification requirements is available here.