The GDC is holding a by-election for the England, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands constituency to fill the vacancy left by David Barnard who resigned from the Council at the end of last

year for personal reasons.

The Notice of Election was published in The Times and on the GDC website on Wednesday 2 March 2005. Also, the President wrote to all dentists with a registered address in England, the Isle

of Man and the Channel Islands to encourage them to take part in the election as candidates and/or voters. The nomination period for candidates ran from 2 March to 31 March 2005 and the