2016 Coulby Newham ward by-election

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David John Branson was elected as a Councillor for Coulby Newham Ward on Thursday 5 May 2016.

Name	Political Party	Votes Received
BRANSON, David John	Labour Party	732 (E)
HUGGAN, Alison Mary	Independent	475
JONES, Ian Godfrey Llewellyn	Liberal Democrats	48
MELVIN, Lewis James	The Conservative Party Candidate	352

Electorate: 6,404
Ballot papers issued: 1614
Turnout: 25.2%

View the Declaration of Results (PDF)

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