Wins for Conservatives and Reform UK in Borough Council by-elections
Two seats have been won by the Conservative Party and Reform UK in a double by-election for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.
Voting took place yesterday (Thursday, 1 May) for a seat in Loggerheads, and another in Knutton, which had been held by a Conservative and Labour councillor respectively.
Of the 44 seats on the authority, the Conservative Party now has 25 seats and Labour has 17. As well as the council’s first Reform UK member, there is also one independent councillor.
The Loggerheads ward was won by Andrew Turnock with a majority of 542. The votes cast were:
- LOVE Jeff, Labour/Co-op, 390 votes
- TURNOCK Andrew William, Conservative, 932 votes
Meanwhile, the Knutton ward was won by Lynn Dean with a majority of 158 over the nearest opponent. The votes cast were:
- DEAN Lynn, Reform UK, 281 votes
- DICKIN Bayley Keith, Labour, 123 votes
- SWAIN Finn, Conservative, 65 votes
Full details of the results are available here.
The next full election for the Borough Council takes place in 2026.