Reform win seat after Lloyds and Corby Village by-election
Reform UK’s Lee Duffy won the seat on North Northamptonshire Council with 754 votes
Reform UK have won back their seat on North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) after voters went to the polls for the Lloyds and Corby Village ward.
The by-election was called after former Reform UK Cllr Robert Bloom stood down in August, after the Northamptonshire Telegraph published allegations that he had used racial slurs against a family in his neighbourhood.
He won the seat for the first time for Reform UK in May, but was in post for just under four months.
On Thursday, October 9, voters in the Lloyds and Corby Village ward went to the polls to elect a new councillor to serve the rest of the four-year period.
Reform UK’s Lee Duffy won the seat with 754 votes, 119 votes ahead of the Labour candidate who came in second. He refused to talk to the media after he was announced as winner.
He will now join Labour Cllr Mark Pengelly in representing Lloyds and Corby Village on the council.
Turnout for the by-election was 22.8 per cent, less than the earlier May elections where the Lloyds and Corby Village ward had a 25 per cent turnout. The size of the electorate is 8,634 people.
Cllr Martin Griffiths, Reform UK Leader on NNC, said: “Lee has been a community champion in Corby for many years and I know he will serve the residents of Lloyds and Corby Village brilliantly, whichever way they voted.
“Lee shares my ambition to ensure that in the years ahead, NNC will complete its journey and transformation into an exemplary council that puts families and communities first and foremost, as we roll out and deliver on our brand new corporate plan.
“I am extremely proud to lead a group of councillors, like Lee, who care passionately about their place and the people they serve.”
The result does not change who is in control of North Northants Council as Reform already have enough seats for a majority. There are now 40 Reform UK, 13 Conservatives, eight Greens, four Labour, and one Lib Dem and two Independent councillors on NNC.
The full list of results is below:
Paul John Byrne (Conservative) – 86 votes
Geri Cullen (Labour) – 635 votes
Lee Duffy (Reform UK)- 754 votes ELECTED
Lee Forster (Green)- 371 votes
Alex Lock (Liberal Democrat)- 113 votes