Saturday, 11 October 2014

UKIP take third seat on Rushmoor District Council

A third UKIP councillor was elected to Rushmoor Borough Council on Thursday.

David Bell romped home in a by-election for the West Heath ward with 51% of the vote and more than double the number of votes of the second-placed Conservative. He joins Cllrs Barbara Donaghue and Mark Staplehurst who both also represent West Heath ward.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dave BellUKIP66251%
Brian ParkerConservative31224%
Sue GadsbyLabour19615%
Brian ParkerLib Dem13010%