Labour hold on to Earlsdon in Coventry council by-election

Labour have held on to a city council seat in a by-election called after the previous councillor resigned.

Lynette Kelly was elected as a councillor for Earlsdon in Coventry on Thursday with 43% of the vote.

Ms Kelly received 1,338 votes, with Conservative Party candidate Zaid Rehman getting 1,017 votes.

Liberal Democrat candidate Stephen Richmond finished third with 489 votes. Other candidates received less than 200 votes.

The by-election was called after former Labour councillor, Becky Gittins, resigned after being re-elected in May.

Ms Gittins, who had represented the area since 2019, is standing to be Labour MP in Clwyd East, north Wales.

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