Tories retain county council seat (From Witney Gazette)

Tories retain county council seat

9:40am Friday 22nd June 2007 in Headlines By David Horne

THE Conservatives retained their seat in an Oxfordshire County Council by-election at Carterton yesterday.

Tory Peter Handley polled 934 votes, ahead of Peter Madden (Lib Dem) with 348 and David Wesson (Lab) with 102.

The by-election was called after the sudden death of Tory Keith Stone in April.

Voters were also asked at the same time to choose a West Oxfordshire district councillor for Carterton North East ward and to fill five seats in the Upavon ward of Carterton Town Council.

Norman Macrae (Con) won the district council seat with 427 votes. Paul Wesson (Independent) polled 133 and David Wesson (Lab) 50.

The five town councillors elected were Adrian Coomber (Ind), Brian Crossland (Con), Norman Macrae (Con), Philip Scott (Con) and Sheila Stone (Con).