Hailsham councillor steps down prompting by-election
A by-election will be held in the town after a Hailsham councillor recently stepped down.
Cllr Paul Soane, of the Upper Horsebridge ward, officially stepped down last month and Hailsham Town Council aims to fill the vacancy with a by-election on Thursday, March 2.
Town Clerk John Harrison said, “On behalf of the council, I would like to thank Cllr Soane for everything he has done.
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Hide Ad“We are sorry to see him go and wish him well in all future endeavours.”
The candidates in the order they appear on the ballot are: Grant Clifford De Jongh, standing as a Conservative party candidate; Kelvin Peter Hinton (Independent); Laurence Victor Keeley (Campaign for Change); and Grant Neal (Liberal Democrat).