The Conservatives and Labour have won a councillor each in by-elections held for North Lincolnshire Council . Voters in Axholme North and Brumby wards went to the polls on June 6 after the deaths of incumbent councillors, John Briggs and Steve Swift respectively, earlier this year. There has been no change to the political representation of the wards, with the Conservatives retaining the Axholme North role, and Labour holding Brumby.
Neither of the races were close contests, and other parties did not pick up 70 votes or more in either poll. The make-up of the council remains split between 27 Conservative and 16 Labour councillors. Read More: Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer confirmed for Sky News general election leaders' event in Grimsby Fate of planned North Lincolnshire energy park awaits government decision Ian Bint for the Conservatives and Labour's Daniel Hart are the new councillors.
The results in full are set out below. Axholme North Ian Bint, Local Conservatives - 901 - ELECTED Lara Chaplin, Labour Party - 378 Alan Kelly, Liberal Democrats - 67 There was one rejected ballot. Brumby Robin Abram, Liberal Democrats - 43 Alan Cook, Local Conservatives - 294 Peter Dennington, Green Party - 49 Daniel Hart, Labour Party - 616 - ELECTED There were seven rejected ballots.
Steve Swift and John Briggs were long-standing councillors in North Lincolnshire. Steve Swift sadly died after being taken ill while delivering a speech at the council's budget meeting. He had served the pe.