THE Morland Ward of Eden District Council has a new councillor following a by-election which was held on April 17.
The election was won by Independent candidate Michael Christopher Tonkin who polled 198 votes.
Conservative candidate Joan Wilhelmina Savage received 108 votes while Liberal Democrat candidate John Philip Turner received 74 votes. Turnout was 38 per cent.
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