Labour Wins Town Ward Seat in Newcastle-under-Lyme By-Election

Labour & Co-operative Party candidate Andrew Fox-Hewitt has won a by-election for a seat on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Voting took place on Thursday, 8 October for one seat in the Town ward, which was previously held by a Reform UK councillor. Fox-Hewitt secured a majority of 182 votes over his nearest opponent.

Council composition after the by-election

The result changes the make-up of the 44-seat authority. Reform UK now holds 26 seats, the Conservative Party 15 seats, and Labour 3 seats.

Turnout

The turnout for the by-election was 23.2 per cent.