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Ramsey elects two new Commissioners

Monk and Howard top of the polls

Ramsey Town Commissioners elected two new members today (Thurs 19).

One new Commissioner was elected to each of Ramsey's two Wards.

George Monk, a retired Company Secretary, was elected to the town's North Ward.

He defeated Lon Pinkerton by 301 votes to 210, and will serve for the remainder of an unexpired four year term, which ends on 30 April 2020.

In the South Ward, Principal Youth Officer Nigel Peter Howard topped the poll, also to stand until 2020.

He defeated Green Party candidate Daniel Murray Alfred Webb by 248 votes to 169.

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