Candidates announced for Grantham St Wulfram’s by-election

Six candidates will contest the by-election for a seat on South Kesteven District Council on Thursday 22nd October.

The by-election will fill a vacancy in the Grantham St Wulfram’s Ward following the resignation of independent councillor Tim Harrison in July. Mr Harrison stepped down from the district council citing personal reasons.

Nominations closed at 4pm on Friday, 25 September, and the statement of persons nominated has now been published by the council’s Returning Officer, Karen Bradford.

The candidates are:

Tim Galsworthy – Labour Party
Wayne Andrew Hasnip – Independent
Ben Lavender – Local Conservatives
Andy McKinlay – Reform UK
Marie Reid – Independent
Ian Paul Simmons – Green Party

Polling stations

The polling stations within the ward will be:

Cliffedale Primary School, Northcliffe Road, Grantham, NG31 8DP
Manners Street Communal Room, Manners Street, Grantham, NG31 8AY
Guildhall Arts Centre – Newton Room, St Peter’s Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PY

Key dates

Register to vote: midnight on Tuesday, 6 October
Apply to vote by post: 5pm on Wednesday, 7 October
Apply to vote by proxy: 5pm on Wednesday, 14 October
Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate: 5pm on Wednesday, 14 October
Polling day: 7am to 10pm on Thursday, 22 October

The election notices, including the statement of persons nominated, are available on the South Kesteven District Council website.