Lib Dem councillor overturns 1,000 Conservative majority in Arun by-election (From The Argus)
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Lib Dem councillor overturns 1,000 Conservative majority in Arun by-election
11:58am Friday 15th March 2013 in News
A newly-elected councillor overturned a majority of nearly 1,000 to win his seat.
West Sussex county councillor Paul Wells took an Arun District authority seat for the Liberal Democrats in a tight three-way fight.
UK Independence Party came third, only 44 votes short of the winner in the previously safe Tory ward of Aldwick East.
The by-election yesterday was caused by the death of councillor Robin Brown, who secured more than 1,200 votes when elected in May 2011.
The results were Paul Wells (Lib Dem) 383, Bill Smee (Conservative) 357, Janet Taylor (Ukip) 339, and Richard Dawson (Labour) 61.
This was a swing of 21% from Conservatives to Liberal Democrats.
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Comments(4)
rolivan
says...
12:21pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Sarah Booker Lewis
says...
12:34pm Fri 15 Mar 13
rolivan wrote:We are currently waiting for the turnout figures which will probably explain these figures.
1140 votes for the 4 parties and yet 1200 votes at last election for Robin Brown was he unopposed?
Plantpot
says...
2:30pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Dave's perceived lurch to the left might not be doing him many favours.
lordenglandofsussex says...
12:04pm Fri 15 Mar 13