By-elections confirmed for two local authorities

Voters will go to the polls in two local authority districts next month.

By-election contests have been confirmed in Port Erin in the south of the Isle of Man and Ramsey's South Ward in the north on 17 July.

The closure of nominations on Wednesday saw a vacancy in the Central Ward in Douglas filled uncontested, but seats in two other areas must be re-advertised after failing to attract enough candidates.

Jurby saw only person come forward for two vacancies in the parish, while nobody declared an intention to stand for election to the single seat available in Ballaugh.

The latest call for nominations came about following April's all-island election, which saw five local authorities fail to draw enough interest to fill all the seats available.

In the Manx capital, where a single seat was up for grabs, Arwid Hall has become the new representative, joining Mark Wheeler and Natalie Byron-Teare.

James Allanson has joined the board in Jurby, alongside April's elected members Darren Hope, Yasmin Cowell and Phillip Corkill, with one seat still unfilled.

Port Erin (two vacancies): James Cubbon, Karl Drinkwater and Fenella Gray

Ramsey South Ward (one vacancy): Gillian Corlett, Christopher Martin and John Powell

The polls will be open in both areas from 8:00 until 20:00 BST on 17 July.

Additional reporting by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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