Independent candidates' success in Bexhill by-elections
Candidates stood for election to Rother District Council’s Bexhill St Mark’s ward and East Sussex County Council’s Bexhill West division.
The two seats were left vacant following the death in October of Cllr Stuart Earl, who was a district and county council member.
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Hide AdKathy Harmer, the Independent candidate, was elected to sit on Rother’s Bexhill St Mark’s ward and Deirdre Earl-Williams, also an Independent, was elected to sit on the county council’s Bexhill West division.
Here are the results in full:
Rother District Council Bexhill St Mark’s ward:
Kathy Harmer (Independent) – 1,000 (ELECTED)
Gino Forte (Conservative) – 521
John Walker (Labour) – 79
John Zipser (UKIP) – 48
Turnout 43 per cent
East Sussex County Council Bexhill West division:
Deirdre Earl-Williams (Independent) – 1,761 (ELECTED)
Martin Kenward (Conservative) – 1,071
Richard Thomas (Liberal Democrat) – 261
Jacque Walker (Labour) – 111
Polly Gray (Green Party) – 107
Geoffrey Bastin (UKIP) - 81
Turnout 38 per cent