Ruxley residents have rejected the Residents' Associations and returned William Keen as their Conservative Councillor. The seat had previously been held by the Residents' Associations.
The result was as follows:
William Keen 564 (51.3%, +13)
Residents' Association 363 (33%, -11.7)
Labour 73 (6.6%, -2.6)
Lib Dem 60 (5.5%, -2.2)
UKIP 40 (3.6, +3.6)
Swing from Residents' Association to Conservative of 12.4%.
This is a fantastic result which the Residents' Associations simply did not see coming. Prior to the by-election Ruxley had two RA councillors and one Conservative. It is a testament to Cllr. Stephen Pontin's hard work that we secured over half of all the votes cast, gaining the Conservatives first ever by-election victory in the Borough. All this bodes well for Ruxley going completely blue at the next Borough elections.
So in the space of a few months our Conservative group on the council has doubled in size. With a swing like the one in Ruxley there are a number of Residents' Association councillors who will be looking at their majorities in a most concerned fashion.
Congratulations to William Keen. William was the only Ruxley resident to stand in the election (despite the Residents' Associations trying to suggest otherwise). He will be a great councillor and indeed has already been doing sterling work for the Royal British Legion. I am very proud to have him as a member of our group.
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