There will be a three-way battle in next month's by-election in a Redcar & Cleveland ward. Thursday November 20 will be the day that residents in South Bank can get out and vote for a new representative, following the departure of former Councillor Izzy Attwood.

Three candidates will be on the ballot paper, with Sue Jeffrey put forward as Labour ’s candidate, while Reform UK are fielding Adam Jones, and Richie Kerr-Morgan is up for the Local Conservatives . All three have a social media presence in the run up to next month’s poll and are setting out their cases to the voters of the area.

Mr Kerr-Morgan said he was “proud” to be the Conservative candidate, explaining that he was born in South Bank and attended primary school there, adding that the community had always been “close

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