– One set decide the make-up of City of York Council. The Hull Road by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Labour councillor Sophie Kelly, who stepped down stating that the role requires ‘deserves 100 per cent commitment’.
The Hull Road by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Labour councillor Sophie Kelly, who stepped down stating that the role requires ‘deserves 100 per cent commitment’.
Labour needed to hold the seat to maintain its overall majority on City of York Council.
Labour candidate John Moroney won the seat in the east of the city with 1,203 votes while Liberal Democrat Andrew Mortimer came second with 1,008.
Green Ben French finished third with 602 of the 3,127 ballots cast while Conservative Ellis Holden came fourth with 314.
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