A by-election for the vacant Cheddleton seat on Staffordshire Moorlands District Council will take place on Thursday, 12 November, following the resignation of Labour councillor Dylan Pascall, with six candidates standing.
What’s new: Six candidates have been nominated to contest the vacant Cheddleton seat on Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
What’s next: The by-election will take place on Thursday, 12 November.
Worth knowing: The deadline to register to vote in the by-election is midnight on Tuesday, 27 October.
This article is based on reporting from the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), a BBC funded initiative set up to strengthen reporting on local democratic issues. The Staffordshire Signal has taken part in the scheme since September 2026, which means we're able to draw on a selection of LDRS stories alongside our own.
Six candidates will contest a district council by-election.
Labour councillor Dylan Pascall resigned his Cheddleton seat on Staffordshire Moorlands District Council last month, due to his moving out of the area.
A by-election for the vacant seat will take place on Thursday, 12 November.
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