THREE people have been nominated to stand for election to Knutsford Town Council in February's by-election.

Yvonne Bancroft, who is chairman of Knutsford in Bloom, is standing as an Independent candidate, alongside Paul Hamilton as a conservative and Gerald Norden, who runs an opticians in town, is standing for UKIP.

The election, for Over Ward, will be held on Thursday, February 7 and is to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Bernadette Emmett in December.

If you would like to vote in the election, ensure you are registered at aboutmyvote.co.uk.

The Guardian will run profiles of each candidate in the run up to the election.