Politics Possible Whitby by-election as new councillor ‘declines’ to take seat By Anttoni James Numminen, Local Democracy Reporting Service Published 28th Jun 2024, 17:17 BST Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby. Courtesy Anttoni Numminen/LDRS Whitby Town Council may have to hold a new by-election after an unopposed candidate ‘declined to take his seat’. A new by-election may be held in Whitby’s West Cliff ward after Nigel Pyman, an unopposed candidate, declined to take his seat on Whitby Town Council .
The returning officer declared Mr Pyman the unopposed winner but since then he has “declined the appointment, and a vacancy now exists”. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily The Scarborough News Today newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to The Scarborough News, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Town council officials told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that “attempts were made” to contact Mr Pyman but he “did not respond to the office”.
It is understood that councillors later reported that he would not be taking up his seat and as no declaration was signed “the seat became vacant again”. Residents can now decide whether they wish to hold a by-election or whether they .