THE Conservatives have held on to the Stowmarket North and Stowupland division in a Suffolk County Council by-election.
THE Conservatives have held on to the Stowmarket North and Stowupland division in a Suffolk County Council by-election.
Tory Gary Green retained the seat, polling 834 votes, although with a reduced majority. He was followed by Nicky Turner (LD) with 781 votes, Nigel Rozier (Green) with 231, Duncan Macpherson (Lab) 190, and Christopher Streatfield (UKIP) 114.
Turnout for the by-election, forced by the resignation of Alastair Liddell, was 27%.
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