LAUNCESTON Town Council has three new members following the by-election on Thursday, January 14.

Elected for the central ward were Conservative Valerie Gay Bugden-Cawsey and Liberal Democrats Paula Bullen and Kirk Denton.

The number of votes recorded:

ALLMAN John William: Christian People's Alliance — 102

BUGDEN-CAWSEY Valerie Gay: The Conservative Party Candidate — 344 ELECTED

BULLEN Paula: Liberal Democrats — 552 ELECTED

DENTON Kirk: Liberal Democrats — 547 ELECTED

Electorate — 2,631

Turnout — 31.1%

Postal Votes issued — 467

Postal votes included in Count — 307