Residents in the Whippingham and Osborne ward hit the polling stations on Thursday to cast their votes in the latest by-election.
From an electorate of 3,586 a total of 906 votes were cast, with a 25.26% turnout.
Conservative candidate Stephen Hendry was elected with 318 votes and replaces former Labour councillor, Julia Baker-Smith.
The results were as follows:
| Julie Ann Burridge (Liberal Democrats) | 179 |
| Stephen Hendry (Conservatives) | 318 |
| Luisa Hillard (Labour) | 141 |
| Karen Lucioni (Independent) | 60 |
| Rose Lynden-Bell (UKIP) | 41 |
| Michael Paler (Independent) | 167 |





