This morning was the count for the Ingleby Barwick West by election. The result was not unexpected, but it was encouraging to see that the Conservatives were the only party to significantly improve our position (polling nearly twice as many votes as third placed Labour). Conservative candidate Kelvin Mirfin ran a good campaign, focusing on local issues and working hard on behalf of residents.
In the end though congratulations must go to Independent candidate Jean Kirby, who won with a substantial majority- well done Jean!
