By election results
The results have been declared in the by elections for Telford & Wrekin Council’s Ironbridge Gorge and Newport West wards that were held yesterday.
The result for the Ironbridge Gorge ward is:
Elizabeth Mollett (Conservative Party) 276 votes
Richard Soame (UKIP) 136 votes
Ken Stringer (Labour Party) 325 votes
The turnout was 36.7%
The result for the Newport West ward is
Warwick McKenzie (UKIP) 157 votes
Phil Norton (Labour Party) 63 votes
Rodney Pitt (Conservative Party) 179 votes
Peter Scott (Independent) 264 votes
The turnout was 32%
Following these by-elections the political make up of the Council is: (bracketed figure shows this prior to these by-elections)
Labour 33 (33)
Conservative 16 (17)
Liberal Democrats 3 (3)
Independents 2 (1))
The Ironbridge Gorge seat became vacant following the death of Dave Davies last month, while Adam Stanton resigned from the Newport West seat due to work commitments.
