Andy Gerard is new Councillor for Kingsbrook Ward
11 Dec 2009
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%