A new councillor for the Pelsall ward in Walsall will be chosen in an upcoming by-election on Thursday, September 11.

Five candidates are standing for the position which became vacant following the resignation of Garry Perry on August 4.

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Perry quit politics stating that the system had become ‘tone deaf to challenge’ and ‘transparency was often optional’.

The move followed his resignation as leader of the council earlier this year.

Now, five candidates have stepped forward hoping to take his spot as one of the three councillors in Pelsall.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service has asked each candidate the same question: what can you do for the people of Pelsall?

Joe Belcher – Green Party

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