Jon Tolley, the Lib Dem candidate in the Grove ward by-election on 16th July, held on to the seat with a greatly increased majority. The by-election was caused by the sad death of Cllr Chrissie Hitchcock.

We’re delighted to have Jon join the Liberal Democrats on Kingston Council. I believe he will be a great ward Councillor for the residents of Grove and across the borough. The massive swing, going from winning with just 18 votes at the by-election on 7th May this year, to nearly 900 majority is great news and sends a clear message to the Conservative administration that they are not happy with the decisions they are making.

says Councillor Liz Green, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group

The full result was:

Jon Tolley (Lib Dem) – 1577
CON – 688
LAB – 223
GRN – 88
UKIP – 58