Liberal Democrat candidate Andrew MacKinlay has been elected as the new Councillor for Kingston's Chessington South ward, it was confirmed yesterday afternoon.

Mackinlay beat out 18 other candidates for the seat including an astonishing 13 from the Monster Raving Loony Party .

But it was a closely fought race in the end, as Mackinlay won just over 100 more votes than Sue Towner of the Conservatives, who came second.

1,387 voted for Mackinlay and 1,278 for Towner, while Labour's Charles Bamford finished third with 451.

The full results are listed below.

Mackinlay will join his fellow Liberal Democrats Andreas Kirsch and Christine Stuart in representing Chessington South.

He replaces Councillor Patricia Bamford, also of the Liberal Democrats, who resigned last year for family reasons.

3,756 residents of the ward voted in the election on Thursday 6 May, a turnout of 48.5%.

The results in full

- Andrew MacKinlay, Liberal Democrat Party: 1,387 votes

- Sue Towner, Conservative Party: 1,278 votes

- Charles Bamford, Labour Party: 451 votes

- Michelle Akintoye, Kingston Independent Residents Group: 378 votes

- Adrian Lulham, Green Party: 139 votes

- Undertaking Director Brunskill, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 16 votes

- Colonel Cramps, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 14 votes

- Captain Coily, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 13 votes

- A.Gent Chinners, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 12 votes

- Baron Von Achenbach, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 8 votes

- Duke Diddy Dodd, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 8 votes

- Italo Marco Savastio, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 7 votes

- Casual Count of Corinthian, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 6 votes

- Kingstonian Newt, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 6 votes

- Landlord Rover, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 3 votes

- Landlady Lucky, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 2 votes

- Lady Dave Pither, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 2 votes

- Sam Joshua Squatch, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 1 vote

- Rev. Robbie The Radical Recyclist, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 1 vote

There were 24 rejected ballot papers.

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