District By-election: Libdem hold, Tories and Reform neck by neck, Labour last

Is this an omen for the Tories in Devon and the reason they tried to cancel this May’s County elections? – Owl

East Devon District Council – By-election 13 March 2025

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes	Elected?
BENNETT Julie	Labour Party Candidate	54
HAYMAN Patsy	The Conservative Party Candidate	137
KING Fabian	Liberal Democrat	256	ELECTED
VANSTONE Nat	Reform UK	135

Electorate: 2,042
Ballot Papers Issued: 582
Rejected Ballot Papers: 0
Turnout: 28.7%