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# Deadline set for residents to request Burntwood by-election
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/deadline-set-for-residents-to-request-burntwood-by-election/
- Published: 2022-08-15T07:44:58.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T07:45:05.000Z
- Description: Residents in an area of Burntwood have until early next month to request a by-election.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

Residents in an area of Burntwood have until early next month to request a by-election.

Burntwood Town Council has [a vacancy in the Hunslet ward](https://www.burntwood-tc.gov.uk/Document/Default.aspx?DocumentUid=e8725478-177d-403c-834c-d041e6983308&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) following [the resignation of Conservative member Samuel Tapper](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/leader-pays-tribute-to-burntwood-councillor-who-resigned-ahead-of-japan-move/).

Regulations mean that ten voters in the area must write to request a by-election – if they do not, a new representative would be co-opted by councillors.

Residents living in the Hunslet ward wanting to request a vote can write to the Returning Officer, District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6YU by midnight on 2nd September.