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Judy Couch also sits on Nuthall Parish Council

The Conservatives have retained one of their Broxtowe Borough Council seats by just five votes over Reform UK.

Judy Couch won the Nuthall East and Strelley by-election last night (August 28) with 405 votes, beating Reform UK candidate Neil Isted’s 400 votes.

The by-election came after the previous Conservative councillor, Graham Hills, resigned in July.

The Conservatives have represented the ward for 14 years, with two Conservative councillors elected for the area in the previous four council elections dating back to 2011.

But this by-election came at a time of significant political changes in the borough and the county, leaving some questioning whether the Tories would maintain their grip on the ward.

Between 2015 and 2023, th

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