NEW representatives for the Blackmoor Vale and Rowbarton and Staplegrove wards of Somerset Council will be elected this month.

Candidates have been announced for the poll, on November 21, which comes after the resignation of Sarah Dyke, who has stepped down from her Blackmoor Vale seat to concentrate on her role as MP for Glastonbury & Somerton.

Those up for election are: Hayward Burt (Conservative); Gregory Chambers (Labour); Peter Ebsworth (Green Party); Howard Ellard (Liberal Democrat).

Meanwhile, the resignation of fellow Lib Dem councillor Dixie Darch means there will also be an election in the Rowbarton and Staplegrove division.

Candidates there are: Alan Debenham (Green Party); Moya Doherty (Labour); Nick O’Donnell (Liberal Democrat); Pete Prior-Sankey (Conservative).

Voters must be registered to vote and bring valid photo ID if they plan to vote in person at a polling station.

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