CONSERVATIVES held all 18 seats on Haslemere Town council despite the best efforts of a dozen independent candidates as well as six Lib Dems and one Green candidate.

Six Tory town councillors, including some long-serving members, bowed out and eight new members were elected in Haslemere's five wards, which saw high voter turnouts ranging from 66.2 per cent to 75.6 per cent.

For full story and results, see this week's Haslemere Herald.