A by-election will be held in Warwick in January after a local councillor resigned for "personal reasons".

Raj Kang has resigned from his role representing All Saints & Woodloes ward at Warwick District Council and Warwick Town Council.

The district council has now confirmed an election will be held on Thursday 18 January 2024 to find his replacements.

Mr Kang was first elected as a Labour representative to the district authority in May, as the group took all three seats from the Conservatives in the All Saints & Woodloes ward.

If you have any ward related enquiries, contact either  Cllr John Paul Sullivan or Cllr Paul Wightman. 

The following deadlines apply before this by-election:  

• Applications to register to vote by midnight on Tuesday 2 January 2024. 
• Applications for Postal Votes must be returned to the Electoral Registration Officer at Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5HZ, by 5pm on Wednesday 3 January 2024. 
• If you require a form of Voter ID, applications for a Voter Authority Certificate for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Riverside House by 5pm on Wednesday 10 January 2024. 
• New applications to vote by Proxy must reach our Riverside address by 5pm on Wednesday 10 January 2024, and applications for emergency proxies must be received by 5pm on Thursday 18 January 2024. 

For further information on this by-election and to find your polling station, visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/elections.