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# New member of Burntwood Town Council to be co-opted
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/new-member-of-burntwood-town-council-to-be-co-opted/
- Published: 2021-03-22T09:48:17.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-22T09:50:09.000Z
- Description: No by-election will take place to fill a vacancy at Burntwood Town Council.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

![The Old Mining College Centre in Burntwood, home of Burntwood Town Council](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wp-1453934842069-1.jpg)

The Old Mining College Centre in Burntwood, home of Burntwood Town Council

No by-election will take place to fill a vacancy at Burntwood Town Council.

The Summerfield and All Saints ward seat was previously occupied by Labour’s Steve Taylor until [his death earlier this year](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/burntwood-councillors-funeral-to-take-place-this-week/).

Not enough requests for a full by-election were made, meaning the new member will instead be co-opted by members of the council at a meeting next month.

The system usually sees a representative from the party that held the seat previously fill the vacancy.

But in 2017 the Conservatives [were accused of carrying out “a disgraceful action”](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2017/05/19/decision-to-appoint-conservative-to-burntwood-town-council-branded-a-disgraceful-action-by-labour-councillor/) when they put up a representative to fill the gap left by the resignation of a Labour councillor.

That move led to Labour returning the favour and forcing a full by-election vote – [which they won](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2017/08/16/new-burntwood-labour-councillor-says-by-election-win-gives-him-more-legitimacy-than-if-hed-been-co-opted/) – when a Conservative member stood down.

The meeting to decide who will be the new member of the town council will take place on 14th April.