Cllrs Dominic Skinner (Liberal Democrat) and Lauren Stanley (Conservative) have resigned with immediate effect from their roles as a District Councillor representing Quinton ward and Salford Priors and Alcester Rural ward on Stratford-on-Avon District Council respectively.
By elections for these wards will take place on Thursday 20 November.
The Notice of Election will be posted this Thursday 16 October and nominations for these by elections will close at 4pm on Friday 24 October.
To be able to vote at this election residents must be aged 18 or over on the day of the poll, a British, Commonwealth, Irish or Qualifying European citizen and be on the electoral register or have applied to be so by midnight on 4 November. If in doubt, please contact Stratford District Council's Elections Office at elections@stratford-dc.gov.uk or call 01789 260208 to check you are on the electoral register at your current address.
Postal votes and proxy votes (where someone votes on your behalf) are available to any District resident who is on the electoral register.
Postal votes are especially useful for those who are unable to get to a polling station on polling day, due to health reasons or maybe on holiday or working away.
All completed postal vote application forms must be submitted before 5pm on 5 November and applications for proxy votes close at 5pm on 12 November.
To register to vote visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
To apply for a postal vote visit www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
To apply for a proxy vote visit www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
Eligible electors who wish to vote at these by elections at a polling station on Thursday 20 November, must show acceptable photo ID, such as a passport, driving licence, blue badge, and certain bus passes. Full details and a list of acceptable photo ID are available on the Council's website at Voter ID at Polling Stations | Stratford-on-Avon District Council
If electors do not have suitable photo ID, they can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate online at Apply for photo ID to vote (called a 'Voter Authority Certificate') - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) or in person at Stratford-on-Avon District Council Offices by 5pm on 12 November.
For all elections enquiries please contact Stratford District Council's Elections Office at elections@stratford-dc.gov.uk or call 01789 260208.
Poll cards containing details of the by elections in Quinton and Salford Priors and Alcester Rural and the polling station venues will be sent out from 23 October.
Additional information on postal vote handling
Please note, there are restrictions on who can handle postal voting documents. Voters will not be allowed to hand in more than five postal ballot packs per poll, in addition to their own.
Anyone handing in postal votes to the polling station or at the District Council offices will be required to complete a postal vote return form. These rules apply to all postal votes not posted through Royal Mail. The best advice is to post postal votes through Royal Mail.
For more information please visit: www.stratford.gov.uk/elections/
