Kelly Braund from the Labour Party has been elected St Helier’s new ward councillor with 74% of the vote.

A by-election was called in St Helier ward after the resignation of Councillor Imran Uddin, who represented the Labour Party.

The full breakdown of votes is:

• Kelly Braund, Labour Party (1,508 votes)
• Geraldine Kirby, Conservative Party (318 votes)
• Geoff Cooper, Liberal Democrat (98 votes)
• Phillipa Maslin, Green Party (61 votes)
• Bob Grahame, UK Independence Party (50 votes)

The turnout was 25 per cent.

A full breakdown of results can be found on the council’s website.