Conservative hold (Image: Archant)
The results were:
Rita Mathews (Con) 531
Roger Henson (UKIP) 273
Kevin Goddard (Lab) 127
Rita, who replaces former HDC deputy leader Nick Guyatt following his retirement from local politics, said: “I want to try to revitalise the villages both for young and older people.”
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