THE Conservatives have retained the Great Marlow district ward seat, it has been announced.

Tory candidate Dominic Heaton Goodall Barnes won the by-election with 609 votes.

Independent Mike Harris was second with 348 votes and Lib Dem Kavita Mohan third with 195.

There were two spoilt votes.

The by-election was triggered after former Cllr Helen Wilkinson's absence of leave expired.