Conservative candidate Darren Maltby has been elected as a councillor in the Bestwood St Albans by-election.
Maltby won the seat with 358 votes, with Labour candidate Steven Taylor taking second place 358
Patrick Shannon trailed behind in third for the Lib Dems with 91 votes.
Turnout for the by-election was 18.03% per cent, with 755 votes cast in total.
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The by-election was triggered after independent councillor Des Gibbons resigned for reasons of ill health.
Cllr Gibbons had resigned from the Labour party last November over leader Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict. He has since served as an independent councillor.
