Tories seal comfortable by-election victory
Published 22 Jul 2011 11:00
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THE RULING Tories comfortably held on to the Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe ward in yesterday's Wokingham Borough Council by-election.
John Halsall polled 850 votes - 66% of the total ballot on a turnout of only 29.38% - which gave him a 578 majority over Liberal Democrat Martin Alder, who came second with 272.
The vacancy was created when sitting Tory Claire Stretton stood down in May after winning a seat on Windsor and Maidenhead council where she lives.
The rest of the voting yesterday finished: Matthew Dent (Labour) 94; Andy Heape (UKIP) 55; Martyn Foss (Green) 19.
The Conservatives retain their overwhelming majority on the borough council with 45 seats to the Lib Dems' nine.
This article appeared in Reading Chronicle 22 Jul 11
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