THE first candidates to stand in the upcoming by-elections to fill the vacant Penyghent seat on Craven District Council and the Ribblesdale seat on North Yorkshire County Council have been revealed. The by-elections are being held following the death last year of long standing councillor Richard Welch. Voting will take place on May 6, with the deadline for candidate nominations to be made by April 8. Brian McDaid, Labour s former parliamentary candidate for Skipton and Ripon, will contest both the Ribblesdale division on the county council and the Penyghent seat for Labour on the district council. The Liberal Democrats have put forward Luke Allan, chairman of Craven Liberal Democrats, for both the county council and district council seats, while the Green Party has put forward David Noland, who already sits on Craven District Council, for the Ribblesdale seat on the county council. The Conservatives are also believed to be putting forward a candidate.