Andy Gerard is new Councillor for Kingsbrook Ward
Liberal Democrat Andy Gerard has been elected as the new Councillor for Kingsbrook Ward. He achieved an emphatic victory in yesterday's by-election, with Labour and the Tories a long way back in second and third place respectively. The Liberal Democrats' share of the vote increased, while on a dreadful night for the Conservatives, their vote share fell by 7.5%.
The full results were as follows:
Andrew Gerard (Liberal Democrat) - 661;
James Saunders (Labour) - 370;
Adam Pritchard (Conservative) - 150;
Tony Hare (Independent) - 85;
Patrick O'Rourke (Independent) - 73
Turnout: 18.4%