Lancaster by-election polls are open
Voters will go to the polls in the University and Scotforth Rural ward today to choose a new Lancaster city councillor.
The candidates are: Xeina Aveyard (Green Party), Luke Henry Edward Brandon (Conservative), Nathan Neil Burns (Labour and Co-Operative) and Pippa Jane Hepworth (Liberal Democrat).
Polls open from 7am to 10pm.
The new councillor will replace Matthew Mann who resigned earlier this year.