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Nominations for North Yorkshire by-election have closed

Date: 3 November 2023
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Six candidates will contest the by-election in North Yorkshire later this month.

Nominations for the Sowerby and Topcliffe division seat have closed with voters going to the polls on Thursday, 30 November.

  • The candidates are:
  • Dave Elders, The Conservative Party
  • Stew Exotic, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  • John Philip Hall, Yorkshire Party
  • John Timothy Law, Green Party
  • Dan Sladden, Liberal Democrats
  • Helen Kathleen Tomlinson, Labour Party

Voting will take place from 7am to 10pm with the election count taking place in the evening after the close of polling. Voters attending the polling station for the by-election on November 30 will need to bring photographic identification in order to be able to vote.

Residents in the division have until Tuesday, 14 November, to register to vote and until 5pm on Wednesday, 15 November, to apply for a postal vote. If someone is unable to vote in person or by post they have until 5pm on Wednesday, 22 November, to apply for a proxy vote.

The election has arisen due to the resignation of the former councillor.

See more information on the election and a full list of the candidates.


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