There’s a local council by-election for the Scotforth East ward next month.
The area near Lancaster University is the focus of a by-election on Thursday, October 3, after former Labour Councillor Sophie Maddocks resigned for personal reasons.
The candidates for the seat are:
Mark Andrew Arnell - Labour and the Co-operative Party
Malcolm Martin - Liberal Democrats
Andrew Robert Otway - Green Party
Timothy Wood - Conservative Party
Scotforth East is represented by two city councillors, with Labour’s Jason Wood being the ward’s other councillor.
Lancaster City Council currently has 22 Green Party councillors, who have become the largest political group, followed by Labour with 21 councillors.


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