It was a good night for the Liberal Democrats after the party held on to its county and district seats in Midhurst.

Yvonne Gravely will step into Kate O’Kelly’s shoes at County Hall after holding off a challenge from Conservative candidate Tom Crofts to take the county council seat.

And Dominic Merritt will take over at Chichester District Council.

The results were:

West Sussex County Council – Midhurst

Yvonne Gravely (Lib Dem) – 1,349 (40% of the vote)

Tom Crofts (Con) – 1,119 (33%)

Adam Kirby (Reform UK) – 662 (20%)

Adrian Morris (Green) – 155 (5%)

Juliette Reynolds (Lab) – 73 (2%)

Andrew Emerson (Patria) – 7 (2%)

The turnout was 38.2%. Six ballot papers were rejected.

Chichester District Council – Midhurst

Dominic Merritt (Lib Dem) – 924

Danielle Dunfield-Prayero (Con) – 712

Adam Kirby (Reform UK) – 451

Philip Maber (Green) – 105

Juliette Reynolds (Lab) – 47

Andrew Emerson (Patria) – 7

The turnout was 39.2%. Three ballot papers were rejected.

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