THE candidates in a Loughton Town Council by-election held to elect a new councillor for the Loughton Broadway seat have been announced.

The vote, due to be held on Thursday December 10, has been called following the sudden resignation of British National Party (BNP) councillor Gary Martin in October.

There are four candidates in total.

They are:

Jill Elizabeth Bostock of Queens Road, Loughton, representing the Labour Party.

Iqbal Singh Kalkat of Richmond Park, Loughton, representing the Conservative Party.

Edward John Long of Grosvenor Drive, Loughton, representing the BNP.

Katie Nicholson of The Broadway, Loughton, representing Loughton Residents Association.