DAVID took on Goliath in an East Cleveland by-election - and won.
East Cleveland Independent candidate David Fitzpatrick defeated Labour candidate Susan McLeod, Valerie Miller for the Liberal Democrats and Marjorie Veal for the Conservatives.
There are now three East Cleveland Independent councillors on the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Labour councillor William Rye.
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