A NEW councillor will be elected onto the Princes Risborough Town Council next week.

There are two candidates in the Princes Risborough by-election on Thursday, September 13.

Residents can vote for either Iain McLauchlan or Billy Pettigrove, who are both standing as Independents.

There is a vacancy on Princes Risborough Town Council after Eunice Clifford resigned.

Spokesman for Wycombe District Council, Paul Wells, said: "We have not sent out poll cards for the Risborough by-election, but this was not a WDC decision.

"At parish council level, the parish council does has the option of whether to have poll-cards sent, and in this case, Risborough Town Council chose not to. A poll-card is not a legal requirement, and not having one does not stop someone from voting, as long as they are on the Register of Electors."