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Reform Win Eastfield Seat on North Yorkshire Council

The winner of Scarborough’s Eastfield by-election, Reform UK’s Tom Seston (left), with the chief executive of North Yorkshire Council, Richard Flinton.

Reform UK candidate Tom Seston has been named the winner of Scarborough’s Eastfield by-election for a seat on North Yorkshire Council.

The successful candidate took 62.7 per cent of the vote in the by-election which was held yesterday (Thursday, June 19).

The seat was vacant following the resignation of former councillor Tony Randerson.

The turnout for the by-election was 16.64 per cent, with 862 votes cast from an electorate of 5,181.

The results saw a significant turnout in favour of the Reform UK candidate, who secured a substantial majority. The full breakdown of the votes is as follows:

  • Tom Seston, Reform UK: 538 votes
  • Hazel Anne Smith, Labour Party: 121 votes
  • Helen Williams, Social Justice Party: 118 votes
  • Helen Susan Baker, Conservative Party: 40 votes
  • Mark Harrison, Liberal Democrats: 24 votes
  • Kieran Wade, Green Party: 17 votes

Here is  the vote share for each candidate:

  • Reform UK: 62.7%
  • Labour Party: 14.1%
  • Social Justice Party: 13.8%
  • Conservative Party: 4.7%
  • Liberal Democrats: 2.8%
  • Green Party: 2.0%

 

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