London,
29
January
2009
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23:00
Europe/London
Stoke Newington Central ward by-election results
A NEW Councillor has been voted in, following a by-election in
Stoke Newington Central ward.
Labour candidate Louisa Maynard Thomson received 1,162 votes at the
ballot box to fill a vacant seat after residents in the ward went to the
polls on 29 January.
Fellow candidates received the following totals of votes:
Matthew George Hanley (Green Party) – 783
Karelia Scott (Liberal Democrats) – 297
Patricia Jane Napier (Conservative Party) – 169
Nusret Sen (Direct Democracy (Communist) Party) - 20
Turnout was 30.83% per cent, and the total number of ballots cast was 2,440.
The by-election was called due to the resignation of former councillor Jamie Carswell, who resigned from the Council in December last year.
Stoke Newington Central ward.
Labour candidate Louisa Maynard Thomson received 1,162 votes at the
ballot box to fill a vacant seat after residents in the ward went to the
polls on 29 January.
Fellow candidates received the following totals of votes:
Matthew George Hanley (Green Party) – 783
Karelia Scott (Liberal Democrats) – 297
Patricia Jane Napier (Conservative Party) – 169
Nusret Sen (Direct Democracy (Communist) Party) - 20
Turnout was 30.83% per cent, and the total number of ballots cast was 2,440.
The by-election was called due to the resignation of former councillor Jamie Carswell, who resigned from the Council in December last year.