Four nominations have now been received by the Invercargill City Council (ICC) for its upcoming by-election.

They are David John Hicks, Carl Edward Heenan, Graham Lewis and Andrea Murrell.

No candidate details have been released by the electoral officer yet.

The by-election was enacted after the resignation of Councillor Nigel Skelt on 4th May.

ICC Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager of Governance and Legal Michael Morris said he was expecting more nominations as the time for nominations drew to a close.

“There’s often a last-minute surge,” he said.

Prospective candidates have until 12 noon on 8 June to secure their nomination.

Voting opens on 13 July with Election Day on August 4.

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