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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