2015 Braintree District Council election

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2015 Braintree District Council election
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  2011 7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) 2019  

All 49 seats to Braintree District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Halstead Residents
Last election4791
Seats before4791
Seats won4422
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote37,92215,9742,458
Percentage47.219.93.1
SwingDecrease2.svg2.7Decrease2.svg7.5Increase2.svg0.5

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Green UKIP Liberal Democrats
Last election200
Seats before200
Seats won100
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote9,08212,4702,125
Percentage11.315.52.6
SwingIncrease2.svg0.2Increase2.svg12.6Decrease2.svg0.9

Braintree UK ward map 2015 (results).svg
Map showing the results of the 2015 Braintree District Council election

Leader before election

Graham Butland
Conservative

Leader after election

Graham Butland
Conservative

The 2015 Braintree District Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Following a boundary change, the number of wards was reduced from 30 to 26 and the number of councillors from 60 to 49.

Summary

Candidates by party

Labour Party (49/49)





Conservative Party (47/49)





Green Party (20/49)





UKIP (19/49)





Liberal Democrats (9/49)





Halstead Residents (3/49)





Independent (1/49)





Results

Braintree District Council Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4403Decrease2.svg 389.847.237,922-1.7
  Labour 207Decrease2.svg 74.119.915,974-7.5
  Halstead Residents 210Increase2.svg 14.13.12,458+0.5
  Green 101Decrease2.svg 12.011.39,082+0.2
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg015.512,470+12.6
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg02.62,125-0.9
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg 100.4289-2.9

Ward results

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Canning 2,575 52.2 +2.4
Conservative Jean Schmitt 1,702 34.5 -8.2
Conservative Lyn Walters 1,560 31.6 -8.6
Labour Richard Green88017.8-14.3
Labour Merle Morris72714.7-10.4
Labour Richard Parsons65813.3-11.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Lemon50210.2N/A
Green John Malam4439.0-4.5
Turnout 4,93665.9+24.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephanie Paul 1,093 40.1 +5.8
Labour David Mann 927 34.0 -15.4
Labour Anthony Everard84230.9-14.9
UKIP Michael Ford75327.6+12.6
Conservative Alan Scattergood66324.3-1.9
Green Dawn Holmes2238.2+0.1
Turnout 2,72866.1+25.4
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Baugh 947 37.0 -9.9
Labour Moia Thorogood 737 28.8 -17.3
Labour Lynn Watson69527.2-14.7
Conservative Marlene Shepherd67026.2-7.8
UKIP Linda Campbell Hunt60123.5N/A
UKIP Michael Hunt54921.5N/A
Green Simon Attwood2409.4-4.2
Turnout 2,55757.4+21.2
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Braintree Central & Beckers Green

Braintree Central & Beckers Green
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Cunningham 1,284 35.0
Conservative Andrew Hensman 1,197 32.6
Conservative Mary Cunningham 1,190 32.4
Labour Agnes Bishop1,12530.7
UKIP Norma Huxter1,10830.2
Labour Colin Riches1,01927.8
Labour Celia Shute93425.4
Green Dormer Andrews62617.1
Turnout 3,67057.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Braintree South

Braintree South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Dunn 1,437 53.7 +11.4
Conservative Vanessa Santomauro 1,126 42.1 +1.7
Labour Martin Green94335.3-0.3
Labour Edith Aganoke92234.5-4.6
Turnout 2,67459.7+22.4
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Labour gained one of these seats at a 2012 by-election.

Braintree West

Braintree West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John McKee 1,840 56.5
Conservative Ronald Ramage 1,179 36.2
UKIP Keith Johnson94829.1
Labour Bill Edwards69821.5
Labour Juliet Walton62319.1
Green Freddie Gerrard-Abbott38411.8
Turnout 3,25468.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Bolton 1,082 61.3 -8.7
UKIP Ian Gary34319.4N/A
Labour Christina Desborough32518.4-11.6
Turnout 1,76575.7+24.4
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Patricia Newton 1,796 51.3
Conservative Lynette Bowers-Flint 1,470 42.0
UKIP Tom Wood73421.0
Labour Gary Knights68119.5
Labour Tom Walsh55415.8
Green Howard Reed46713.4
Turnout 3,49876.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gosfield & Greenstead Green

Gosfield & Greenstead Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John O'Reilly-Cicconi 1,167 67.7 +3.2
Labour Deborah Warren31818.4-5.4
Green Anne Bishop23913.9+2.3
Turnout 1,75277.9+24.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.3

Great Notley & Black Notley

Great Notley & Black Notley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Graham Butland 3,136 60.9
Conservative Tom Cunningham 2,712 52.7
Conservative Frankie Ricci 2,590 50.3
UKIP Rowland Pudney1,19123.1
Labour Jacqueline Thurgood71113.8
Labour David Rice69313.5
Labour Steven Goodfellow67213.0
Green Howard Bills66412.9
Turnout 5,15071.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Halstead Residents David Hume 1,172 41.4 +7.6
Conservative Stephen Kirby 991 35.0 -0.7
Conservative Jennie Sutton78827.9-14.1
Halstead Residents Andy Munday70024.8-2.0
Labour Stephen Knight45216.0-10.9
Labour Donna Tuck2809.9-8.3
Green Nicholas Scales2268.0N/A
Turnout 2,82865.2+24.7
Halstead Residents gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Halstead Residents Jackie Pell 1,286 45.6 +3.7
Conservative Julia Allen 1,134 40.2 +13.5
Labour Malcolm Fincken78827.9-6.7
UKIP David Huxter78827.9N/A
Labour Garry Warren50417.9-10.6
Turnout 2,82360.1+22.7
Halstead Residents hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Hatfield Peverel & Terling

Hatfield Peverel & Terling
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Bebb 1,801 52.1
Conservative Daryn Hufton-Rees 1,448 41.9
UKIP Garry Cockrill85924.9
UKIP David Hodges52815.3
Labour Maureen Bennett44012.7
Green Jonathan Barker3399.8
Labour Neil Coughlin3129.0
Independent Les Priestley2898.4
Turnout 3,45673.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hedingham

Hedingham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jo Beavis 1,351 49.0
Conservative Hylton Johnson 1,126 40.9
UKIP Bernie Chilten75727.5
UKIP Fred Swallow52419.0
Labour Neil Fawkes45916.7
Labour Stuart Scrivens45716.6
Turnout 2,75566.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kelvedon & Feering

Kelvedon & Feering
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Elliott 2,003 60.0
Conservative Robert Mitchell 1,905 57.1
Labour Ian Marshall75622.6
Labour Tony Lewis72121.6
Green Daniel Shadbolt68820.6
Turnout 3,33876.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rayne

Rayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Banthorpe 996 61.7 +19.5
UKIP Sean Carter33120.5N/A
Labour Nigel Gibson17711.0-7.8
Green Poppy Gerrard-Abbott1096.8N/A
Turnout 1,62172.7+25.9
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Silver End and Cressing

Silver End and Cressing (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green James Abbott 1,597 49.0
Conservative Kevin Bowers 1,038 31.8
Green Bob Wright91328.0
UKIP Brian Day73622.6
Labour Jane Hayward40712.5
Labour Greta Tew3129.6
Turnout 3,26268.6
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iona Parker 1,084 62.5 -13.5
UKIP Raymond Richards37921.9N/A
Labour Peter Long27115.6-8.4
Turnout 1,75376.6+25.5
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Scattergood 1,119 58.5 -17.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter28915.1N/A
UKIP Philip Palij27114.2N/A
Labour Fred Hearn23412.2-11.6
Turnout 1,92578.8+25.1
Conservative hold Swing N/A

The Colnes

The Colnes
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Siddall 2,033 61.9
Conservative Gabrielle Spray 1,606 48.9
Labour Felix Preston62419.0
Green Alan Sheppard61618.8
Labour Antony Gore33610.2
Turnout 3,28272.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Three Fields

Three Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Tattersley 1,862 53.6 -17.5
Conservative Peter Schwier 1,613 46.4 -18.6
UKIP Angie Jamison94527.2N/A
Labour Margaret Lynch53215.3-6.4
Labour Andrew Bennett40311.6-7.2
Green Ursula Riedl39211.3N/A
Turnout 3,47675.3+25.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Witham Central

Witham Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Susan Wilson 1,181 45.3
Conservative Angela Kilmartin 1,140 43.7
Labour Brian Pereira58222.3
Labour Duncan Wood49519.0
Green Stephen Hicks43816.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Fleet42616.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Waring29411.3
Turnout 2,60760.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Witham North

Witham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Bailey 1,227 40.3 +8.2
Conservative John Goodman 1,140 37.5 +9.9
Labour Phil Barlow99232.6-13.3
Labour Eileen Davidson75624.9-21.8
Green Michelle Weeks64521.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats Pamela Hooper2959.7-2.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Ray1986.5N/A
Turnout 3,04261.3+23.3
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Witham South

Witham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Money 1,395 50.7 +4.6
Conservative Corinne Thompson 1,249 45.4 +2.1
Labour Paul Heath71526.0-7.2
Labour Francis Macdonald50618.4-14.5
Green Nelson Brunton28710.4-5.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Dearlove2458.9-2.1
Liberal Democrats Hayden Hooper2017.3N/A
Turnout 2,75462.0+27.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Witham West

Witham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Horner 1,478 46.9 +6.3
Conservative William Rose 1,351 42.9 +1.5
Labour Lucy Barlow91228.9-5.4
Labour Tony Bennett86527.4-4.6
Green Philip Hughes45914.6-2.4
Liberal Democrats James Fleet36811.7+0.3
Turnout 3,15262.5+22.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Van Dulken 872 55.9 -2.3
UKIP Sam Cowie40025.6N/A
Labour Noel Owen28818.5-2.1
Turnout 1,57673.1+28.2
Conservative hold Swing N/A

By-elections

Witham South

Witham South: 5 May 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Maclure 446 44.3 -13.2
Labour Paul Heath37637.4+10.8
Green Stephen Hicks18418.3+12.0
Majority707.0N/A
Turnout 1,01423.0-38.9
Rejected ballots80.8-1.1
Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North: 20 October 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Barlow 339 37.5 +4.2
Conservative Lorne Campbell30834.0-11.0
Green Michelle Weeks22725.1+12.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Scott313.4-6.0
Majority313.4N/A
Turnout 90618.3-43.0
Rejected ballots10.1-1.7
Labour gain from Conservative

Bumpstead

Bumpstead: 20 October 2016 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Garrod 350 64.6 +2.7
UKIP Debbie Shaw8415.5-4.1
Labour William Edwards458.3-10.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter407.4N/A
Green Anne Bishop234.2N/A
Majority26649.1+6.8
Turnout 54223.2-52.5
Rejected ballots00.0-0.8
Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North: 3 May 2018 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Everard 619 48.3 +9.0
Conservative Dean Wallace54042.2+3.1
UKIP Samuel Cowie786.1-10.6
Green Dawn Holmes443.4-1.5
Majority796.2N/A
Turnout 1,28130.7-35.4
Rejected ballots00.0-0.4
Labour gain from Conservative

Hatfield Peverel and Terling

Hatfield Peverel and Terling: 3 May 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Coleridge 965 64.7 -3.0
Green Jonathan Barker29319.6+9.7
Labour Lucy Barlow23415.7-6.3
Majority67245.0N/A
Turnout 1,49632.2-41.2
Rejected ballots40.3-0.5
Conservative hold

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