The full result of the North Northamptonshire elections will not be known on Friday after the death of a candidate has led to a ward election postponement.The Higham Ferrers ward election will not take place tomorrow after one of the candidates has died who was standing for the Liberal Democrats sadly died yesterday and the North Northamptonshire Council has issued a statement this afternoon to say the election in the ward he was standing in will not go ahead It has been postponed and will be rearranged The Liberal Democrat lead organiser in North Northants Chris Stanbra said: “John was a lovely man and a lifelong Liberal.” returning officer for North Northamptonshire Council said: “We send our sincere condolences to John’s family and our thoughts are with them at this sad time we must now postpone the election for Higham Ferrers ward on North Northamptonshire Council The other candidates and electors have been made aware.” The authority says all other polls on 1 May across North Northamptonshire will go ahead as planned including the election for Higham Ferrers Town Council Higham Ferrers Chichele Ward and parish council election for Chelveston-cum-Caldecott An election must take place by 23 June and further details about a new date for the election will be announced in the coming days The council says new poll cards will be sent to all affected voters once the date is set and any already returned postal votes for the North Northamptonshire Council Higham Ferrers Ward will not be counted Postal voters in this area will receive a new postal vote once the election has been re-arranged The town council elections for the Higham Ferrers Chichele ward and the parish of Chelveston-cum-Caldecott will be going ahead as planned and the below polling stations will be open for voting: All other polling stations in the Higham Ferrers area will be closed Share This will probably be our last post before Friday NN Journal will be at both election counts to bring you the results We will also be updating our posts throughout the day Paying subscribers will receive extra posts so sign up here to receive them Leave a comment \u201CJohn was a lovely man and a lifelong Liberal.\u201D \u201CWe send our sincere condolences to John\u2019s family and our thoughts are with them at this sad time The other candidates and electors have been made aware.\u201D Share Subscribe now Leave a comment We were delighted that the Mayor of Higham Ferrers Cllr Nigel Brown accepted our request to cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening of our shop in Higham Ferrers High Street on Friday 27th January.  Our Chief Executive Chris Duff and Chair of Trustees Paul Bertin were on hand to welcome special guests to our newest shop.  Guests included the Leader of Higham Ferrers Town Council Cllr Pam Whiting as well as Nina Wilson of local solicitors Wilson Browne Chris explained that the charity is particularly pleased to be joining the thriving community of independent shops in this part of the county and we are grateful for the goodwill that has been shown to us at every stage of setting up the shop money-raising shops that support the charity's work thanks to our fantastic team of volunteers and staff and of course our generous donors and loyal customers.  If you are interested in volunteering in any of our shops please get in touch on 01604 611200.   managing director of Colemans and the daughter of founder John and her friend and long-time employee Karen Holmes [far left] were able to attend our Grand Opening It was a bittersweet moment for Joey who was given a guided tour by our Kettering shop manager Nerissa Haimes Joey said she was glad that the shop would be raising money for a local charity whose aims she very much supports Thank you to the Mayor and to the Leader of Higham Town Council Cllr Pam Whiting Cllr Tina Reavey and Cllr Sean Prosser for attending our Grand Opening.  Paul Bertin was delighted to bring them up-to-date with recent developments at the charity and express our gratitude for their interest and support Staff members Sharon Hepplescott and Caroline Gooch were pleased to chat to Nina Wilson of Wilson Browne [far right] who have offices in Higham Ferrers and have been very supportive of Age UK Northamptonshire Retail Development Manager Yvette Prior [far left] presented special thank you bouquets to Assistant Manager Chrissy Nash and Shop Assistant Ann Milne in acknowledgment of all their hard work in getting the shop up and running.  And we look forward to many successful years of trading and raising funds that will help improve life for thousands of local older people.