Thatcham North East by-election happening today

Elections are taking place today (Thursday) to elect councillors to both the district and town seats in North East Thatcham.

Elections will be held from 7am to 10pm to elect councillors to the seats recently vacated by Lee Dillon, MP for Newbury.

The nominated candidates standing for town councillor are:

Mike Brook (Labour), Gary Clark (Reform UK), Louis Clement (Conservative) and Mark Thomas (Lib Dem).

The nominated candidates standing for district councillor are:

Lee Allen (Labour), Tom McCann (Lib Dem), Dominic Parry (Conservative), Alfred Stokes (Reform UK) and Michael Wakelyn-Green (Green).

The polling stations for Thatcham North East are the Central Family Hub in Park Lane, Frank Hutchings Community Hall in Bradley-Moore Square and the Thatcham Catholic Hall on the Bath Road.

Voters in the south of Cold Ash can only vote in the district seat election and will use the Central Family Hub polling station.

You do not need to take your poll card with you to the polling station to vote, but you must take photo ID.

Contact vote@westberks.gov.uk or call (01635) 519464 if you have any questions about voting in this election.

You must be on the electoral register to vote in elections, polls and referendums in the UK.