Andy Meads an Independent candidate has won the Gedling Borough Council By-Election in Calverton with 66 percent of the vote.
The by-election was held following the death of a Cllr Lorraine Brown who passed away after a long illness.
Councillor Brown had represented the Calverton ward on Gedling Borough Council since 2023 and was also a Calverton Parish Councillor.
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Mr Meads saw off the threat of Reform, with their candidate Keith Walters securing 337 votes.
Meads said “I was truly shocked to get 66% of the total vote. I don’t know what to say really, but thank you to everyone that voted for me. We still want the same things for Calverton.”
The final result was:
| CORBALLY, Isabella Phoenix | Local Conservatives | 117 | |
| DAVIES, Andrew Charles | Liberal Democrat | 8 | |
| KIMPTON, Aimee Elizabeth | Labour Party | 150 | |
| MEADS, Andrew | Independent | 1245 | Elected |
| POWER, Oscar Stanislaw | Green Party | 21 | |
| WALTERS, Keith | Reform UK | 337 |
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Congratulations Andy