IT'S Our County have held their council seat after a by-election in Whitecross yesterday.

Voters headed to the polls after Sue Boulter's resignation a week after the local election election on May 2 trigged a by-election in the ward.

Her husband, Dave Boulter, was the candidate for It's Our County and received 60.7 per cent on votes, an increase of 13 per cent.

The results from the ward: IOC 60.7 per cent, LDEM: 28.1 per cent, CON: 11.2 per cent.