Date set for Staffordshire County Council by-election
The by-election, set for December 17, follows the resignation of former Brewood county councillor Chris Large earlier this month.
Residents in a South Staffordshire village will go to the polls the week before Christmas.
The by-election, set for December 17, follows the resignation of former Brewood county councillor Chris Large earlier this month.
He was elected to the county council as a Reform UK member in May 25. He was due to become the authority’s leader earlier this year but stood down just days after the announcement due to a family bereavement. He previously hit the headlines following allegations that a TikTok account bearing his name made or endorsed racist comments, but he said he had not been personally responsible for the activity, which he condemned, and that a large number of people had access to the account.
Mr Large later represented the Brewood ward in South Staffordshire as an independent member, until his resignation, due to personal reasons, was announced on November 4. He said: “Representing your community is a great honour and needs significant time and energy.
“Following the loss of a close family member and continuing health issues, I’m no longer able to give the role what it needs so I have taken the difficult decision to resign as county councillor for Brewood. I wish my successor every success.”
Councillor Philip White, Conservative Leader of the Opposition at Staffordshire County Council, said: “I wish Councillor Large well for the future and am glad he has done the right thing after his absence for most of this year by allowing Brewood residents to elect a representative who can reliably represent them.”
There are more than 10,000 people eligible to vote in the Brewood ward. Nominations for candidates for the county council seat will close at 4pm on Friday, November 20.
The closing date for postal vote applications is December 2 at 5pm and the last day for proxy vote applications is December 9, also at 5pm. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday, December 17.
For more information on the by-election visit https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/our-council/voting-and-elections/brewood-county-division-election.
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