A by-election, which was called after a Reform UK councillor stepped down just two weeks after he was elected, has been won by the Conservatives.
Jeremy Pert won Thursday’s contest for the vacant Gnosall and Eccleshall seat on Staffordshire County Council after securing 1,689 votes (44.4%).
The Green Party came second with 1,037 votes (27.3%), followed by Reform on 938 votes (24.7%) and Labour on 140 votes (3.7%). Turnout was 34.8%.
The seat was vacated by Reform’s Wayne Titley in May after he faced criticism over a post on Facebook in March that called on the Navy to intercept small boats attempting to reach Britain and use a “volley of gun fire aimed at sinking them”.
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