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Two by-election wins for UKIP in Telford

By Shropshire Live5 July 2013
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UKIP Telford & Wrekin are celebrating two election results after winning both the Madeley Town Council and Stirchley & Brookside Parish Council by-elections.

Two by-election wins for UKIP in Telford

Ryan Laing beat the Conservative candidate who stood as an independent, Grant Foxon, by 331 votes to 206 in Woodside. The 61.4% vote share may be the new record percentage win in a by-election for UKIP anywhere in the country.

Brookside candidate, Lynda Hogger, beat Labour borough councillor Nathan England by 442 votes to 322 gaining 57.85% of the vote.

The turnout was 12 per cent.

UKIP Telford & Wrekin now has 9 councillors representing Brookside, Dawley, Dothill, Ercall Magna, Kynnersley, Hollinswood, Shifnal and Woodside.

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