FOLLOWING publication of the notice that a vacancy exists in the Pallion electoral ward, a request to fill the vacancy has been received from two electors.
Subject to nominations, and in line with the precedent for local elections on a Thursday, an election to fill the ward vacancy has been scheduled for Thursday 1 February 2018.
The closing date for candidate nominations is 4pm on Friday 5 January 2018.
Anyone who has not yet registered to vote is urged to contact Electoral Services at Sunderland City Council on 0191 561 1144 or contact elections@sunderland.gov.uk
The closing date for registering to vote in this election is Tuesday 16 January 2018 and applications for a postal vote should be returned by 5pm on Wednesday 17 January 2018.