Reform UK have won the Sutton South East by-election.
John Pinnington becomes Reform’s second Councillor in St Helens.
The Liberal Democrats lost a whopping 34.7% of their previous support.
The full results:
REF: 44.5% (+44.5)
LAB: 36.3% (+0.7)
LDEM: 14.6% (-34.7)
CON: 4.6% (-10.5)
The results are reported as:
Pinnington, John (Reform UK) – 447 votes
Butterworth, Matt (Labour) – 364 votes
Lee, Melanie Ann (Conservative) – 46 votes
Smith, David James (Lib Dem) – 147 votes
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