Liberal Democrat candidate secures win in North Yorkshire by-election

The Liberal Democrat candidate has been elected to the Sowerby and Topcliffe division.

Dan Sladden took 41.5 per cent of the votes in the by-election yesterday (Thursday, November 30). The turnout was 29.27 per cent, with 1,838 votes cast from an electorate of 6,279.

The full results are:

• Dave Elders, The Conservative Party: 460 votes.
• Stew Exotic, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 20 votes.
• John Philip Hall, The Yorkshire Party: 35 votes.
• John Timothy Law, The Green Party: 306 votes.
• Dan Sladden, The Liberal Democrat Party: 764 votes (elected).
• Helen Kathleen Tomlinson, The Labour Party: 250 votes.

The election was held due to the resignation of the former councillor.

See more information on the election and the result.