A FOURTH successive by-election win in Wellington was being celebrated by the Liberal Democrats this week.

A poll in Rockwell Green on Tuesday (February 10) saw George Western win a seat on the town council vacated when Sue Fox stepped down following the sudden death of her husband.

Cllr Western won with 422 votes, 161 ahead of Reform UK’s Andy Denison on 261, with Conservative candidate Edward Yates third with 90, while Labour’s Bethany Hill polled 16 on a 31 per cent turnout.

Cllr Western, who lives in Rockwell Green, said: “I want to say a heartfelt thank you to people for placing your trust in me by electing me.

“Throughout the campaign, I spent time on doorsteps with my team, listening carefully to what you told me.

“You wanted a representative who is honest, who will say it as it is, who will work hard, and who genuinely cares about the local issues that affect our community day to day.

“You were also clear that Rockwell Green values being a closely connected community.

“You want representation that is rooted locally, understands local life, and brings people together, not one driven by distant, centrally-controlled systems or approaches that divide communities rather than serve them.

“As your councillor, I will do everything I can to be your voice locally.

“I will work alongside my fellow councillors and officers to raise concerns, seek solutions, and support residents across Rockwell Green, whether those issues are large or small.”

Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos said: “Our community is stronger today for having George Western elected as town councillor.

“He is hard working and committed to his community.

“This result shows how a positive vision of working together to strengthen everything that is good about our society can triumph over the politics of division we hear so much about.”