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Election results for Ledbury are in |
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News
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Written by Steve Glennie-Smith
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Friday, 03 May 2019 12:47 |
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Counting is now complete for 52 out of 53 county council wards.
The Tories have had a trouncing, having won only 13 seats (they held 29 in 2015) and thus have resoundingly lost control of the council. They fielded a candidate in every ward. Other candidates fared as follows:
| Independents: |
18 |
(26 candidates standing) |
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| It's Our County: |
8 |
(11 candidates standing) |
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| Green Party: |
7 |
(12 candidates standing) |
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| Liberal Democrats: |
6 |
(17 candidates standing) |
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| Labour: |
0 |
(9 candidates standing) |
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| UKIP: |
0 |
(7 candidates standing) |
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Town ward results were:
| Ledbury South | | Votes |
| Mrs Helen Ruth I'Anson |
Con |
285 (Elected) |
| Mr Matthew John George Eakin |
LibDem |
245 |
| Mrs Maria Anne Mackness |
Lab |
150 |
| Mrs Emma Holton |
Ind |
59 |
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Turnout |
29.48% |
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| Ledbury West | | Votes |
| Mr Phillip Bernard Howells |
LibDem |
312 (Elected) |
| Mr Phill Bettington |
Ind |
194 |
| Ms Debbie Baker |
Con |
151 |
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Turnout |
24.28% |
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| Ledbury North | | Votes |
| Ms Liz Harvey |
It's Our County Ind. |
451 (Elected) |
| Mr Karl David Bufton |
Con |
376 |
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Turnout |
32.66% |
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| Hope End (incl. Colwall and Bosbury) | | Votes |
| Mr Tony Johnson |
Con |
690 (Elected) |
| Mr Phil Probert |
Lab |
498 |
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Turnout |
41.84% |
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Source: Herefordshire Council.
The 53rd seat, Ross North, has a sad recent history. Councillor Jenny Hyde (Con) lost her battle against cancer in February, and the UKIP candidate for this election died since nominations closed on 4th April. The seat will now be contested on 6th June.
There was no election for Ledbury Town Council in any of the town's 3 wards (18 seats in all) since an insufficient number of candidates were nominated. The ten who did stand are duly elected unopposed:
| North |
John Bannister
Liz Harvey
Dee Knight
Daniel Vesma |
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| South |
Matthew Eakin
Nicholas Morris
Timothy Rae-Clarke |
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| West |
Phillip Howells
Andrew Manns
Dean Whattler |
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The council has powers of co-option to fill the remaining 8 seats if it so wishes.
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