THE Liberal Democrats have retained the Buckhurst Hill East seat on the parish council.

Gavin Chambers won the by-election contested yesterday (August 27) with 614 votes.

His Conservative rival Marshall Vance secured 312 votes while the BNP scored 56. Turnout was 28 per cent.

The by-election was called following the death of long-term Lib Dem councillor Malcolm Woollard earlier this year.