The 2015 Babergh District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Babergh District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections.
The results saw the Conservatives gain 14 seats and take 31 of the 43 seats to get an overall majority on the council. This was the first time since the formation of the council that any party had a majority of the seats. As was the case nationally, the Liberal Democrats suffered heavy losses. Meanwhile, Labour lost two of its three seats and held onto its last seat in Great Cornard North by 1 vote. The Green Party lost South Cosford to the Conservatives, a seat they had gained in a 2014 by-election, and subsequently lost all representation on the Council.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 31 | 14 | 0 | ![]() | 72.1 | 40.3 | 29,923 | +0.7 | |
Independent | 8 | 2 | 4 | ![]() | 18.6 | 12.6 | 9,330 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 9 | ![]() | 7.0 | 12.1 | 8,980 | -9.9 | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 2.3 | 17.6 | 13,108 | +1.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | 12.6 | 9,326 | +11.3 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 3,622 | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alastair McCraw | 1,025 | 29.7 | New | |
Conservative | Harriet Steer | 767 | 22.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David Wood | 664 | 19.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Phil Dunnett | 428 | 14.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Patrick O'Sullivan | 423 | 12.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Roberts | 251 | – | – | |
Labour | Liz Perryman | 215 | – | – | |
Green | Lyndon Ship | 140 | 4.1 | New | |
Green | Giles Ship | 97 | – | – | |
Turnout | 2420 | 75.39 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Patrick | 847 | |||
Independent | Derek Davis | 778 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Ingram | 492 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Harding | 475 | |||
Green | Jane Gould | 468 | |||
Green | Andrew Sterling | 337 | |||
Labour | Anne Manuel | 253 | |||
Labour | Graham Manuel | 170 | |||
Turnout | 2255 | 71.54 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bryn Hurren | 654 | 45.2 | -20.4 | |
Conservative | David Talbot Clarke | 583 | 40.3 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Hathaway | 127 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Green | Felix Reeves Whymark | 81 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 71 | 4.8 | -26.3 | ||
Turnout | 1452 | 80.6 | +19.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -13.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Creffield | 693 | 56.4 | +6.1 | |
Green | Colin Widdup | 400 | 32.6 | -17.1 | |
Labour | David Hayes | 135 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 293 | 23.8 | +23.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,233 | 72.7 | +19.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Ridley | 1117 | |||
Conservative | Barry Gasper | 1034 | |||
Independent | John Whyman | 775 | |||
Labour | Keith Wade | 410 | |||
Green | Nikki O'Hagan | 372 | |||
Green | Caroline Daldry | 197 | |||
Turnout | 2405 | 72.42 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Parker | 760 | 69.2 | -12.8 | |
Green | Laura Smith | 174 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Liz Dunnett | 165 | 15.0 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 586 | 53.4 | -10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,103 | 74.1 | +23.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Long | 917 | 72.1 | -17.6 | |
Green | Joseph Manning | 207 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Elvina Williams | 147 | 11.6 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 710 | 55.8 | -23.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,304 | 75.6 | +20.7 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -8.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hinton | 1021 | |||
Conservative | Stephen Williams | 784 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bamford | 677 | |||
UKIP | Stephen Whalley | 308 | |||
Green | Miriam Burns | 301 | |||
Labour | Ian Scott | 301 | |||
UKIP | Cavan O'Connell | 273 | |||
Green | Sallie Davies | 200 | |||
Turnout | 2219 | 76.07 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Holt | 1033 | |||
Independent | Stephen Plumb | 649 | |||
Conservative | Liz Malvisi | 562 | |||
Independent | Anne Mallalieu | 559 | |||
Labour | Flavia Popescue-Richardson | 307 | |||
Green | Graham Manning | 239 | |||
Green | Richard Skeates | 149 | |||
Turnout | 2108 | 68.80 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Burrows | 832 | |||
Labour | Tony Bavington | 700 | |||
Conservative | David Stenson | 699 | |||
Labour | Becca Paige-Wright | 527 | |||
Green | Isla Kaye | 260 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Wright | 258 | |||
Green | Emily Adams | 199 | |||
Turnout | 2086 | 60.29 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Beer | 1095 | |||
Conservative | Mark Newman | 996 | |||
Labour | Mick Cornish | 577 | |||
Labour | Tom Keane | 534 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Adam | 265 | |||
Green | Dean Walton | 261 | |||
Green | Heather Sainsbury | 182 | |||
Turnout | 2253 | 62.93 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sian Dawson | 927 | |||
Conservative | Christina Campbell | 818 | |||
Labour | Angela Wiltshire | 482 | |||
UKIP | Reginald Smith | 480 | |||
Labour | Mark Sutcliffe | 432 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sheldrick | 401 | |||
Independent | Peter Matthews | 290 | |||
Green | Lynn Peter | 175 | |||
Green | Lisa Gordon | 169 | |||
Turnout | 2343 | 64.17 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kathryn Grandon | 884 | |||
Conservative | Sue Burgoyne | 834 | |||
Labour | Sue Monks | 462 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Phil Neville | 439 | |||
Labour | Tony Boxford | 364 | |||
Green | Amy Aylett | 252 | |||
Green | Polly Huggett | 145 | |||
Turnout | 2034 | 67.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Rose | 795 | |||
Green | Ralph Carpenter | 229 | |||
Labour | Carol Tilbury | 162 | |||
Majority | 566 | ||||
Turnout | 1206 | 72.91 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Shropshire | 515 | 48.0 | +6.2 | |
Independent | Jack Norman | 353 | 32.9 | -17.4 | |
Labour | Emma Cookson | 123 | 11.5 | +3.1 | |
Green | Ralph Crawshaw | 82 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 162 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,076 | 72.9 | +17.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | +11.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennie Jenkins | 841 | 73.2 | -4.5 | |
Labour | Andrew Jameson | 160 | 13.9 | -8.4 | |
Green | Oliver Jerrold | 148 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 681 | 59.9 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,168 | 79.1 | +20.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Kemp | 1294 | |||
Independent | John Nunn | 833 | |||
Conservative | Paul Moreton | 733 | |||
UKIP | Aidan Powlesland | 301 | |||
Labour | John Phillips | 264 | |||
Green | John Smith | 157 | |||
Green | Janet Smith | 150 | |||
Turnout | 2244 | 71.19 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ward | 753 | 54.2 | +14.5 | |
UKIP | Stephen Laing | 346 | 24.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Susan Hemmings | 159 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Green | Jon Daldry | 132 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 407 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,396 | 77.4 | +22.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Carpendale | 1196 | |||
Conservative | Fenella Swan | 1145 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kathy Pollard | 1104 | |||
Labour | Paul Cowell | 300 | |||
Green | Tanya Griffiths | 212 | |||
Green | James Molloy | 130 | |||
Turnout | 2584 | 78.26 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Melanie Barrett | 599 | 54.1 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Emma Bishton | 224 | 20.2 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | James Carver | 210 | 19.0 | +4.8 | |
Green | Hayley Brett | 74 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 375 | 33.9 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1109 | 73.4 | +14.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clive Arthey | 854 | 62.8 | +3.6 | |
Green | Sandra Townsend | 303 | 22.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Heath Brown | 203 | 14.9 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 551 | 40.5 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,394 | 74.8 | +19.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -9.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Burgoyne | 1049 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Busby | 879 | |||
Labour | David Plowman | 613 | |||
Labour | Sue Thomas | 384 | |||
Green | Lois Hickey | 221 | |||
Green | Christopher Pearson | 101 | |||
Turnout | 2133 | 63.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Ferguson | 684 | |||
Green | Robert Lindsay | 646 | |||
Labour | Annabel Hathaway | 72 | |||
Majority | 36 | ||||
Turnout | 1413 | 78.24 | |||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing | ||||
This ward elected a Conservative in the 2011 election, with the Green Party gaining the ward in a 2014 by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian Osborne | 952 | |||
Conservative | Janice Osborne | 883 | |||
Labour | Jack Owen | 682 | |||
Labour | Sarah Page | 533 | |||
Green | Julie Fowles-Smith | 259 | |||
Green | Arthur Tunley | 203 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh | 166 | |||
Turnout | 2033 | 61.05 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Ayers | 989 | |||
Conservative | Ray Smith | 867 | |||
Labour | Linda Gregory | 558 | |||
Labour | Sandra Stark | 486 | |||
Green | Steve May | 331 | |||
Green | Simon Edge | 282 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Forder | 282 | |||
Turnout | 2196 | 63.23 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Barrett | 756 | |||
Conservative | David Holland | 540 | |||
Labour | Luke Cresswell | 535 | |||
Labour | Joanne Connah | 478 | |||
UKIP | Peter St John Howe | 367 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Spivey | 267 | |||
Green | John Burch | 263 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Platt | 247 | |||
Independent | Theodore Bird | 208 | |||
Green | Melanie Sainsbury | 170 | |||
Turnout | 2104 | 61.65 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Lawrenson | 1217 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Maybury | 1114 | |||
UKIP | Stuart Armstrong | 545 | |||
Labour | Alison Owen | 436 | |||
UKIP | Leon Stedman | 369 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Scott | 263 | |||
Green | Jacqueline Cameron | 234 | |||
Green | Jonathan Schofield | 126 | |||
Turnout | 2439 | 71.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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