Ex-Lord Mayor is defeated at polls
The Conservatives are celebrating taking a council seat long held by their Labour rivals
A Charnwood Borough Council by-election was held on Thursday for Loughborough Southfields Ward.
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Tory candidate Ted Parton was elected over Labour's Mary Draycott – a party veteran and former Lord Mayor of Leicester.
The Conservatives gained 538 votes to Labour's 516.
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Liberal Democrat hopeful Diana Brass got 54 votes. The turnout was 1,111 (18.34 per cent).
The seat had been held by Labour since the 1980s. The by-election was called when Councillor Graham Smith resigned to focus on his teaching career.
Councillor Parton will take up his seat on Monday. The Conservatives now have 34 out of 52 seats on the authority.
Tory council leader David Slater said: "I am delighted that Ted has won.
"It shows what can happen when local candidates campaign on local issues. People respond to that message.
"What we have now is a Conservative MP in Nicky Morgan, a Conservative county councillor in myself and now two Conservative borough councillors elected in this part of Loughborough.
"We are a team and we work hard all year round for the benefit of local people."
Comments
by mole74
Sunday, September 23 2012, 1:41PM
“It looks like people in North West Leicestershire aren't too keen on "former City Councillors" standing in their patch (look what happened to Ross Willmott), or perhaps they know too much about Draycott's track record in Leicester. Either way I'm not surprised by this result!”
by 4_Stroke
Saturday, September 15 2012, 10:36PM
“quote.. Liberal Democrat hopeful Diana Brass got 54 votes.. I wonder how many it would be if you take their friends and family out of the total?”
by leicester
Saturday, September 15 2012, 2:45PM
“hey Muppet praisers! why so many reds ?”
by Eastonian
Saturday, September 15 2012, 2:26PM
“A win from a 18.34% turnout isn't very convincing. Just 538 votes out of a total available of over 6000!!”
by leicester
Saturday, September 15 2012, 11:20AM
“Can the same team advise Leicester Consevatives so we can get rid of count von count pete and his Muppets .”