A BY-ELECTION to fill a vacancy on Chester-le-Street District Council will be an all-postal vote.
The seat, in the Edmondsley and Waldridge ward, was vacated by Councillor John Adey, who retired.
Nominations for candidates must be lodged at the civic centre by noon on Thursday.
Ballot papers, to be delivered over the weekend of September 4 and 5, must be returned by 6pm on Thursday, September 16.
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