THE Conservatives lost a Hampshire council seat to the Liberal Democrats last night.
Nursery boss Nick Gregory won a Fareham Borough Council by-election with 933 votes.
His closest rival in the Fareham West ward was Tory Stephen Day with 687.
The by-election was called after Conservative Diana Harrison retired due to ill health.
The result still leaves the Tories with a huge majority of 23 councillors to eight Lib Dems. There are no Labour councillors.
Turnout was 35 per cent.
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