A quartet of candidates for a local by-election in Topsham have been announced.
Residents in the town will go to the polls twice on Thursday, December 12, and vote for their Exeter City Council representative as well as a new MP in the general election.
The by-election has been triggered after the resignation of Conservative Catherine Pierce. No reason for her resignation has been given.
Four candidates have been confirmed as taking part in the election. They are:
- Christine Campion (Liberal Democrats)
- Ivan Jordan (Labour)
- Frankie Rufolo (The For Britain Movement)
- Keith Sparkes (Conservatives)
The composition of Exeter City Council is currently: Labour (29), Conservatives (5), Liberal Democrats (2), Green Party (1), Independent (1), and vacant (1).
Topsham has only returned Conservative councillors in the 21st century.
