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# Voters head to the polls to elect new Armitage and Handsacre councillor
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/voters-head-to-the-polls-to-elect-new-armitage-and-handsacre-councillor/
- Published: 2021-12-16T07:58:19.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-16T07:58:29.000Z
- Description: Voters in Armitage and Handsacre are going to the polls to elect a new councillor.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, Armitage, Handsacre, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

![Polling Station sign](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/polling-station.jpg)

Voters in Armitage and Handsacre are going to the polls to elect a new councillor.

The by-election for the seat on Lichfield District Council is being contested by two candidates:

- Richard Cross (Conservatives)
- Mark Pritchard (Labour)

The polls will remain open until 10pm this evening (16th December).

Elsewhere, residents in Hammerwich will also be given the chance to take part in a referendum on a new Neighbourhood Plan today.