2015 Babergh District Council election

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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.

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Results summary

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.

Babergh local election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 31140Increase2.svg 1472.140.329,923+0.7
  Independent 824Decrease2.svg 218.612.69,330-4.6
  Liberal Democrats 309Decrease2.svg 97.012.18,980-9.9
  Labour 102Decrease2.svg 22.317.613,108+1.7
  Green 001Decrease2.svg 10.012.69,326+11.3
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg 00.04.93,622+1.0

Ward results

Alton

Alton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alastair McCraw 1,025 29.7 New
Conservative Harriet Steer 767 22.3 Decrease2.svg8.4
Liberal Democrats David Wood66419.3Decrease2.svg35.8
Labour Phil Dunnett42814.1Decrease2.svg1.7
UKIP Patrick O'Sullivan42312.3New
Liberal Democrats Tony Roberts251––
Labour Liz Perryman215––
Green Lyndon Ship1404.1New
Green Giles Ship97––
Turnout 242075.39
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Berners

Berners (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Patrick847
Independent Derek Davis778
Liberal Democrats Tony Ingram492
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Harding475
Green Jane Gould468
Green Andrew Sterling337
Labour Anne Manuel253
Labour Graham Manuel170
Turnout 225571.54
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Boxford

Boxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren65445.2−20.4
Conservative David Talbot Clarke58340.3+5.9
Labour Andrew Hathaway1278.9N/A
Green Felix Reeves Whymark815.6N/A
Majority 714.8−26.3
Turnout 145280.6+19.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -13.2
Brett Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Creffield69356.4+6.1
Green Colin Widdup40032.6−17.1
Labour David Hayes13511.0N/A
Majority 29323.8+23.2
Turnout 1,23372.7+19.0
Conservative hold Swing +11.6

Brook

Brook (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Ridley1117
Conservative Barry Gasper1034
Independent John Whyman775
Labour Keith Wade410
Green Nikki O'Hagan372
Green Caroline Daldry197
Turnout 240572.42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Bures St. Mary

Bures St Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Parker76069.2−12.8
Green Laura Smith17415.8N/A
Labour Liz Dunnett16515.0−3.0
Majority 58653.4−10.7
Turnout 1,10374.1+23.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.4

Chadacre

Chadacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Long91772.1−17.6
Green Joseph Manning20716.3N/A
Labour Elvina Williams14711.6+1.3
Majority 71055.8−23.6
Turnout 1,30475.6+20.7
Independent hold Swing -8.8

Dodnash

Dodnash (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hinton1021
Conservative Stephen Williams784
Liberal Democrats Michael Bamford677
UKIP Stephen Whalley308
Green Miriam Burns301
Labour Ian Scott301
UKIP Cavan O'Connell273
Green Sallie Davies200
Turnout 221976.07
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Glemsford and Stanstead

Glemsford and Stanstead (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Holt1033
Independent Stephen Plumb649
Conservative Liz Malvisi562
Independent Anne Mallalieu559
Labour Flavia Popescue-Richardson307
Green Graham Manning239
Green Richard Skeates149
Turnout 210868.80
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Burrows832
Labour Tony Bavington700
Conservative David Stenson699
Labour Becca Paige-Wright527
Green Isla Kaye260
Liberal Democrats Colin Wright258
Green Emily Adams199
Turnout 208660.29
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Beer1095
Conservative Mark Newman996
Labour Mick Cornish577
Labour Tom Keane534
Liberal Democrats Nigel Adam265
Green Dean Walton261
Green Heather Sainsbury182
Turnout 225362.93
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hadleigh North

Hadleigh North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sian Dawson927
Conservative Christina Campbell818
Labour Angela Wiltshire482
UKIP Reginald Smith480
Labour Mark Sutcliffe432
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick401
Independent Peter Matthews290
Green Lynn Peter175
Green Lisa Gordon169
Turnout 234364.17
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hadleigh South

Hadleigh South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathryn Grandon884
Conservative Sue Burgoyne834
Labour Sue Monks462
Liberal Democrats Phil Neville439
Labour Tony Boxford364
Green Amy Aylett252
Green Polly Huggett145
Turnout 203467.98
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Holbrook

Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Rose795
Green Ralph Carpenter229
Labour Carol Tilbury162
Majority 566
Turnout 120672.91
Independent hold Swing

Lavenham

Lavenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Shropshire51548.0+6.2
Independent Jack Norman35332.9−17.4
Labour Emma Cookson12311.5+3.1
Green Ralph Crawshaw827.6N/A
Majority 16215.1
Turnout 1,07672.9+17.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +11.8

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennie Jenkins84173.2−4.5
Labour Andrew Jameson16013.9−8.4
Green Oliver Jerrold14812.9N/A
Majority 68159.9+4.5
Turnout 1,16879.1+20.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.0

Long Melford

Long Melford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Kemp1294
Independent John Nunn833
Conservative Paul Moreton733
UKIP Aidan Powlesland301
Labour John Phillips264
Green John Smith157
Green Janet Smith150
Turnout 224471.19
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Lower Brett

Lower Brett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ward75354.2+14.5
UKIP Stephen Laing34624.9N/A
Labour Susan Hemmings15911.4N/A
Green Jon Daldry1329.5N/A
Majority 40729.3
Turnout 1,39677.4+22.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Mid Samford

Mid Samford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Carpendale1196
Conservative Fenella Swan1145
Liberal Democrats Kathy Pollard1104
Labour Paul Cowell300
Green Tanya Griffiths212
Green James Molloy130
Turnout 258478.26
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Nayland

Nayland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Barrett59954.1−3.2
Labour Emma Bishton22420.2+1.8
UKIP James Carver21019.0+4.8
Green Hayley Brett746.7N/A
Majority 37533.9−5.0
Turnout 110973.4+14.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.5

North Cosford

North Cosford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive Arthey85462.8+3.6
Green Sandra Townsend30322.3N/A
Labour Heath Brown20314.9+2.4
Majority 55140.5+9.7
Turnout 1,39474.8+19.2
Independent hold Swing -9.4

Pinewood

Pinewood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Burgoyne1049
Liberal Democrats David Busby879
Labour David Plowman613
Labour Sue Thomas384
Green Lois Hickey221
Green Christopher Pearson101
Turnout 213363.33
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Cosford

South Cosford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Ferguson684
Green Robert Lindsay646
Labour Annabel Hathaway72
Majority 36
Turnout 141378.24
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.

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Osborne952
Conservative Janice Osborne883
Labour Jack Owen682
Labour Sarah Page533
Green Julie Fowles-Smith259
Green Arthur Tunley203
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh166
Turnout 203361.05
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Ayers989
Conservative Ray Smith867
Labour Linda Gregory558
Labour Sandra Stark486
Green Steve May331
Green Simon Edge282
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder282
Turnout 219663.23
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Barrett756
Conservative David Holland540
Labour Luke Cresswell535
Labour Joanne Connah478
UKIP Peter St John Howe367
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey267
Green John Burch263
Liberal Democrats Tony Platt247
Independent Theodore Bird208
Green Melanie Sainsbury170
Turnout 210461.65
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Lawrenson1217
Conservative Margaret Maybury1114
UKIP Stuart Armstrong545
Labour Alison Owen436
UKIP Leon Stedman369
Liberal Democrats Alan Scott263
Green Jacqueline Cameron234
Green Jonathan Schofield126
Turnout 243971.29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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