The Red Horse District by-election will take place on Thursday 9 March with polling stations at:
- The Parish Church, Whatcote
- Farnborough Village Hall
- Shotteswell Village Hall
- Tysoe Village hall
- The Reading Room, Avon Dassett
- Oxhill Methodist Chapel
- Radway Village Hall
- Warmingtom Village Hall
- Ratley Village Hall
The candidates for the by-election are as follows:
John Henry Christopher Feilding - The Conservative Party Candidate
Edward Leslie Fila - UKIP
Pat Hotson - Green Party
Philip Peter John Vial - Liberal Democrat
All eligible electors are encouraged to vote and polling stations will open from 7am to 10pm.
Counting will take place after close of polls at Tysoe Village Hall. The result will be posted on the District Council website and posted on Twitter @SDCElects.
The by-election has been called due to the resignation of District Councillor Bart Dalla Mura
Present standings on the District Council are:
- 1 vacancy (Red Horse by-election)
- Conservatives - 29 seats
- Liberal Democrats – 4 seats
- Labour – 1 seat
- Independent – 1 seat
36 seats in total
Poll Cards will be sent out in the middle of February to electors in the Red Horse Ward.
For electors who wish to apply for a postal vote for this election, the deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 22February. The deadline for proxy vote applications is slightly later on Wednesday 1 March at 5pm.
The contact number for the elections office at Stratford-on-Avon District Council is 01789 260208.
