Westmorland and Furness Council have confirmed that a by election has been called following a petition by 10 residents in the Penrith East Ward following the resignation of Councillor David Knaggs from the town council.
A notice of vacant was posted by the town council in January that triggered a fourteen-day period where registered voters in the Penrith East ward could call for an election to be held by 10 registered voters submitting a petition to hold a by election to fill the vacant town council seat.
Westmorland & Furness Council have had a valid request for an election for Penrith East Ward with 10 requests from voters in the ward calling for a by election to be held for the vacant seat on the town council.
The election date has been set as Thursday 27 March. A Notice of Election will be published for the town council elections no later than Thursday 20th February along with instructions on where to deliver nomination papers for prospective candidates.
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