Bamforth's by-election delight

Mark Bamforth has won back his seat on Fylde Council.
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Mark Bamforth

After being expelled last October for not attending a council or committee meeting in six months because of illness, breaching the Local Government Act, he stood in the subsequent by-election and won a convincing victory.

He polled 564 votes, with Paul Lomax of the Conservatives on 278, Jayne Boardman of Labout 45 and Paul Hill of the Green Party 40.

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“I am delighted and want to thank everyone who voted for me,” said Mark, a long-time sufferer from agoraphobia – a fear of being in public places – who had held the seat for the Ratepayers since a by-election in 2014.

He polled 65 per cent of the vote in Thursday’s by-election and turnout was 26 per cent.

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