Eastfield by-election, Scarborough: Tony Randerson elected on to North Yorkshire Council
Tony Randerson has been elected to the Eastfield division in Scarborough on North Yorkshire Council.
He took 499 of the votes in yesterday's by-election.
Richard Flinton, the returning officer for North Yorkshire Council, declared the result at the count in Scarborough.
The total turnout for the by-election was 22.09 per cent, from an electorate of almost 5,000.
The Scarborough & Whitby Conservative Association had reported to the police, threats to and intimidation of a candidate in the by-election, with North Yorkshire Police confirming that it had received a report and that its “enquiries are ongoing”.
Results
BATTS Eric, Conservative Party candidate, 69
FORBES William Edward, Green Party, 19
RANDERSON Anthony Jack (commonly known as Tony), 499 – elected
THOMPSON, David Charles, Labour Party, 169
THORNE, Timothy Barry, Independent, 39
WILLETT, Erica Danielle, Liberal Democract, 281
Electorate 4,876
Turnout 22.09%
Visit https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/elections for full details of the election.