Date of Ross-on-Wye's election to replace town councillor

Saskia Harrison was elected onto Ross-on-Wye Town Council as an Independent for Ross West ward last August . But she resigned last month, saying “the reality has not been what I expected”.

“I also understand that it is frustrating to see how short my time with the council has been, especially to the people who elected me, and for that I am genuinely sorry,” she posted on social media at the time.

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“I cannot, in good conscience, continue with the way things are being run when it no longer aligns with the values and reasons that led me to stand for election in the first place,” she wrote.

“At times, it has genuinely felt like knocking my head against a brick wall.”

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Herefordshire Council, the electoral authority in the county, has confirmed that an election will now be held in the ward on Thursday October 1.

Candidates must be nominated by Friday September 4, with a list of these due to be published the following Monday.

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The byelections in the town last August, at which Reform UK’s Richard McEvoy was also elected in Ross East, cost £11,613.68, according to the town council.

The twin elections caused some concern in the town at the time as polling cards were not sent out to voters in advance.

The town council confirmed at a meeting last month that it would issue poll cards ahead of this next election, at a forecast cost of £5,184.91.