ROSEMARY Brown, a former portfolio holder at West Wiltshire District Council, has beaten off competition from the Conservatives to win Bradford on Avon North.

Virginia Fortescue, who was parachuted in to stand for the seat by the Tories, came in second.

Rosemary Brown (Lib Dem) 1,244

Virginia Fortescue (Cons) 474

David Binding (Ind) 276

James Tracey (Lab) 96