The vote is being held to replace Harry Clarke, a long-standing Labour member of Dereham Town Council, after he resigned last month over the possible introduction of car parking charges.

The only candidates standing are Andy Keats, from Reform UK, and Clem Maginniss, who is running as an independent.

Dereham's Withburga ward will head to the polls on December 11 (Image: Google Maps)

Harry Clarke stepped down from his role as the Withburga ward town councillor last month (Image: Harry Clarke)

While town councils often operate on non-political lines, the absence of any candidates from the three parties which have traditionally dominated Norfolk politics has raised eyebrows.

An earlier Dereham by-election, in March, again saw the Tories fail to put forward a candidate, with........

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