A by-election will be held in a Nottinghamshire borough after a councillor resigned.
A borough council by-election will be held on Thursday, January 6 in the Cavendish ward of Gedling following the resignation of Councillor Gary Gregory.
The by-election only affects registered electors in the Cavendish Ward and residents living in other areas of Gedling will not be eligible to vote.
The election was called following requests from local electors for the vacant seat to be filled.
The candidates for the by-election have yet to be decided and any registered elector of the Gedling Borough area is eligible for nomination.
Local residents have until 4pm on Monday, December 6 to submit candidate nominations.
Nomination packs can be found on the Gedling Borough Council website.
The deadline for new voter registration applications is Wednesday, December 15 and the deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5 pm on Thursday, December 16.
Gedling Borough Council have asked recent home movers to check that they have updated the electoral register and will be eligible to vote.
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