Former Harrogate mayor and Liberal Democrat councillor Pat Marsh resigns following antisemitism row
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A council spokesperson confirmed she has quit representing the Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone division and a by-election will now be held.
It signals the end of a three-decade career in local politics where she had been at the heart of the Liberal Democrats’ Harrogate district operation until her spectacular downfall last week.
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Ms Marsh won with 1,350 votes when the division was last contested in 2022 and the by-election could be close.
Conservative John Ennis came second with 910 votes, Labour’s Helen Burke was third with 189 votes and independent Anna McIntee was fourth with 167 votes.
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