UKIP hold Chatteris division on Cambridgeshire County Council

UKIP have held the Chatteris division on Cambridgeshire County Council in a by-election yesterday.

The seat became vacant after the incumbent Cllr Sandra Rylance sadly passed away from a brain tumour in August. Cllr Rylance was described by her colleagues as a tremendous lady, loyal, honest and trustworthy who will be sorely missed.

Richard Mandley has managed to hold on to the seat for UKIP with a slim majority but a 6.2% increase in votes.

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard Mandley	UKIP	600	40.98
Alan Melton	Conservatives	590	40.30
John Freeman	Lib Dems	274	18.72

UKIP councillors put on free bus for shoppers

UKIP councillors in Cambridgeshire have put on a free mini bus to ferry shoppers between Chatteris and Ramsey after the local Co-op supermarket closed and Tesco shelved plans to open a new supermarket in the town.

Ramsay was your first council in the country controlled by UKIP.