RESIDENTS of Croxley Green could soon face another election.

Dr Vallipuram Palan resigned from Croxley Green Parish Council in October but Three Rivers District Council, which organises parish council elections, has not yet been informed about it.

A spokesman for the district council said he spoke to Mr Derek Fineberg, the clerk of the parish council, on Wednesday, and was told notification of the vacancy, in Croxley Green South, has been sent.

When the district council receives this, it will advertise the vacancy in the local press.

If ten people from the ward say they want an election, then the district council will invite people to stand.

If there is an election, it will be the first real test of the public mood in the village since the parish council was found guilty of sexual harassment by an employment tribunal.

Mr Brian Norman is the former chairman of the council who resigned last year along with five other councillors in protest about the way the council was being run by Mr Fineberg.

This week, he did not rule outstanding for the vacancy. He said: "I am keen on making sure the community goes forward. I would not rule out standing."

Given the bad feeling between the six ex-councillors and some members of the present council, this could signal the start of a bitter election campaign.