Maldon residents are set to head to the polls tomorrow (Thursday, 24 February), as the town and district councils each hold by-elections to fill vacant seats - here's everything you need to know.

Why are the Maldon by-elections taking place?

Maldon district councillor Karl Jarvis, who represented Wickham Bishops and Woodham, and town councillor Peter Stilts, who held a town seat in the Maldon West ward, both resigned in January.

This leaves two vacant seats which the town and district councils are now preparing to fill by holding by-elections tomorrow.

Who are the candidates standing?

Four people are standing for the district council Wickham Bishops and Woodham seat - Colin Leslie Baldy (Lib Dem), Simon John Neville Morgan (Cons), Lance Patrick Peatling (Ind) and Matthew Wallis-Keyes (Lab).

For the town seat, two people have been nominated.

They are John Driver (Lib Dem) and Tom Kelly, who is a local resident.

Where are the poll stations?

Seven polling stations have been set up in village halls for the district council Wickham Bishops and Woodham seat.

Your electoral register number tells you where you are entitled to vote.

The polling stations can be found at the following locations:

1 Langford and Ulting Village Hall, Maldon Road, Langford for electoral register numbers AM(W)-1 to AM(W)-111

1: Langford and Ulting Village Hall, Maldon Road, Langford for T(W)-1 to T(W)-158

2: Wickham Bishops Village Hall, Church Road, Wickham Bishops for AN(W)-1 to AN(W)-1521

3: Woodham Mortimer & Hazeleigh Village Hall, Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer for AOA(W)-1 to AOA(W)-90

3: Woodham Mortimer and Hazeleigh Village Hall, Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer for AOB(W)-1 to AOB(W)-420/1

4: Woodham Walter Village Hall, Rectory Road, Woodham Walter for AP(W)-1 to AP(W)-449

5: The Braxted Bakery, Homefield House, Witham Road, Little Braxted for W(W)-1 to W(W)-129

For the town council Maldon West seat, two polling stations have been set up at the West Maldon Community Centre on Sunbury Way.

The polling stations are:

6: West Maldon Community Centre, Sunbury Way (Off Keeble Park), Maldon for D-1 to D-1652

7: West Maldon Community Centre, Sunbury Way (Off Keeble Park), Maldon for D-1653 to D-3318 Polling will take place for both seats between 7am and 10pm.