RURAL City of Wangaratta voters head to the polls in October, via a postal ballot, to elect seven councillors for the next four years.

Following a state electoral review there will be seven single-councillor wards (Appin, Bullawah, King, Ovens, Warby, Wareena and Yarrunga) and voters will only get to choose between those candidates who nominate in their ward.

Council candidates are not required to live in the ward in which they nominate.

Nominations for council open September 9 and close September 17.

To find the ward that you live in, visit the Victorian Electoral Commission's interactive map at https://maps.vec.vic.gov.au/, then enter your address.

You can also download the new map at https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/local-councils/wangaratta-rural-city-council