LABOUR has claimed its 50th seat at Nottingham City Council after a by-election win.
The by-election was called after the death of Conservative councillor Steve Parton.
But it was Labour candidate Steve Battlemuch who will take his place after recieving nearly 50 per cent of the vote.
Conservative candidate James Spencer came second, and UKIP beat the Liberal Democrats into third place.
The full results were:
Steve Battlemuch (Labour) 2211
James Spencer (Conservative) 1594
Chris Clarke (UKIP) 565
Barbara Pearce (Liberal Democrat) 216
Katharina Boettge (Green) 103
David Bishop (Militant Elvis Anti HS2) 28
This means the Labour party now have 50 councillors, the Conservatives have four and there is one independent.
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