PETER Squire, known for his ‘In’ campaign on Tavistock’s Bedford Square in the run up to the EU referendum, has been elected to Tavistock Town Council.

Mr Squire was elected to the North Ward seat with 261 votes beating Heath Lees by 28 votes.

The vacancy arose following the resignation of Cllr Sue Bailey.

The election was held on August 11 and the turnout was 12.93%.