THE date of a Ribble Valley Borough Council by-election has been set for Thursday, August 1.
Christine Conner resigned in May on personal grounds after representing the Littlemoor ward for two years. She had previously represented the Read and Simonstone ward for four years.
A Liberal Democrat source has said that town councillor Jim Shervy is likely to be put forward as their candidate for the election.
The Labour Party has announced its candidate will be Liz Webbe.
Steve Rush, who ran in the county council election, is also standing as an independent.
The Conservatives and UKIP have not yet finalised their candidate selection.
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