Six parties contest Suffolk by-election in tight Bosmere race

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 14:38 · Archive

Six parties are standing in a Suffolk County Council by-election on 12 November after Reform UK's Gary Keogh resigned.

Six parties are contesting the Bosmere by-election on 12 November for a Suffolk County Council ward won by just 151 votes in May. Reform UK's Gary Keogh won with 33.5 per cent of the vote against 29.4 per cent for the Greens. He resigned less than five months after his election, citing changes in his personal and family circumstances that meant he 'cannot make that commitment'.

Reform will attempt to retain the seat with Patrick Wegener. The party currently holds a four-seat majority in Suffolk County Council with 40 of the 70 available seats. Adria Pittock, who finished second just 151 votes behind Keogh, returns as the Green Party candidate. Conservative Kay Oakes, a former mayor of Needham Market and former Bosmere councillor, came third last time and is standing again. Liberal Democrat Attila Borzak was fourth and is also running again.

Labour managed only 4.7 per cent of the vote last time and have never won the Bosmere seat, but have fielded a new candidate in Saffeen Yamulki. Restore Britain has made it a six-way contest by fielding Nigel Mills. The ward covers 13 parishes, including Needham Market. Key local issues include roads, housing growth, rural transport links, flooding and drainage. Voter registration closes on 27 October.

How it is being reported

• Meet the runners and riders for Suffolk seat won by just 151 votesSix parties contest the Bosmere by-election on November 12 after Reform UK’s Gary Keogh resigned. The seat was won by just 151 votes.Ipswich Star · 21 Oct, 14:00
• Meet the runners and riders for Suffolk seat won by just 151 votesSix parties contest the Bosmere by-election on November 12 after Reform UK’s Gary Keogh resigned. The seat was won by just 151 votes.East Anglian Daily Times · 21 Oct, 14:00

In this story: Gary Keogh · Patrick Wegener · Adria Pittock · Kay Oakes · Bosmere · Suffolk County Council · Reform UK · Green Party

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