LABOUR has held onto a seat on Derwentside District Council in a by-election.
Carl Marshall comfortably held onto the seat of Stanley Hall in Thursday's poll with a majority of 400.
Mr Marshall received 599 votes, way ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate David Rolfe on 199 votes, with British National Party candidate Dean Kevin Frederick McAdam in third on 118 votes.
However, less than a quarter of voters bothered to take part, with a turnout of just 24.58 per cent.
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