A voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box at a polling station. Picture: PA
CONSERVATIVES gained a council seat at a local by-election, following five losses in last week's polls.
Here she is: Vera Rider - the new Conservative councillor for #Longbeck Ward after today’s by-election victory! I look forward to working with her and our larger @Conservatives group on Redcar & Cleveland Council. pic.twitter.com/5e1mIvWSzV
— Ben Houchen (@BenHouchen) March 16, 2018
The Tory gain came at Redcar & Cleveland Council in a contest in Longbeck ward following the resignation of an independent councillor.
Voting was: C 494, LD 397, Lab 337, Ind 282. The turnout was 28%.
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