2015 Chesterfield Borough Council election

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Elections to Chesterfield Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 7 May 2015, at the same time as the 2015 UK General Election. All of the council falls up for election every four years and the Labour group increased their majority on the council.

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Election result

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward by ward

Chesterfield Local Election Result 2015 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3830+379.244.320472
  Liberal Democrats 904-418.823.612826
  Conservative 0000018.19817
  UKIP 110+12.18.84809
  Independent 000003.92103
  TUSC 000001.1576
  Peace 000000.3140

Ward results

Barrow Hill and New Whittington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Bingham97532.7
Labour Lisa-Marie Derbyshire85328.6
UKIP Richard Bexton79526.7
Labour Joanne Barnett708
Labour Marion Thorpe700
UKIP Paul Stone660
UKIP Christopher Heels634
Liberal Democrats Jane Collins517
Liberal Democrats Andy Jakins499
Conservative Lewis Preston2668.9
Conservative Linda Rowley245
Conservative Susan Gibbons243
Independent Phillip Bailey481.6
TUSC Matt Whale431.4
Independent Shelton Mann15
Independent Sissy McMahon11
Majority697.42-6.65
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Brimington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Burrows116669.6
Labour Terry Gilby1045
Conservative 27516.4
Liberal Democrats Harry Holloway23414.0
Liberal Democrats Jolyon Favreau208
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Brimington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Callan176352.6
Labour Tricia Gilby1699
Labour Andy Bellamy1697
Conservative Paul Gibbons84925.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne Favreau74022.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Shutler649
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Brockwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Davenport138234.6
Labour Steve Brunt138034.6
Labour John Dickinson1317
Liberal Democrats Ray Russell1291
Labour Jill Mannion-Brunt1273
Liberal Democrats Chris Slack1047
UKIP Stuart Yeowart66416.6
Conservative Simon Temperton56614.2
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Dunston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Simmons141246.4
Labour Sarah Hollingworth1404
Labour Mark Rayner1401
UKIP Lee Cooper65321.5
UKIP Alexander Millward633
Conservative Irene Wilkinson49916.4
Liberal Democrats Sue Christopher47615.7
Liberal Democrats Patrick Proctor475
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hasland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Brady164947.7
Labour Amanda Serjeant1568
Labour Andy Slack1502
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hallyer111432.2
Liberal Democrats Lorna Hall859
Liberal Democrats Steve Cadywould839
Conservative Anne Sterland693
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hollingwood and Inkersall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Elliott180346.6
Labour Barry Dyke1685
Labour Anthony Hill1507
Independent Mick Bagshaw97125.1
Independent Paul Mann875
Independent Ruth Perry792
Conservative Andrew Jervis66117.1
Liberal Democrats Claire Gratton43711.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Holmebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steohen Hitchin99751.1
Labour Suzie Perkins973
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconer55528.5
Liberal Democrats Glenys Falconer515
Conservative Annetta Woodhead25813.2
Peace Tommy Holgate1407.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Linacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeannie Barr77333.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Barr765
Labour Andrew Oakley71931.4
Labour Diane Oakley670
UKIP Ian Jerram44119.3
UKIP Sharon Buxton390
Conservative Gordon Partington35415.5
Turnout 209565.2+26.65
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Loundsley Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Avis Murphy98451.1
Labour Mick Wall902
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bierne36519.0
Liberal Democrats Kevin Maher337
Independent Terry McMahon30715.9
Conservative Richard Woodhead27014.0
Independent Luigi Postiglione227
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Lowgates and Woodthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dean Collins114367.0
Labour Lisa Collins1078
Conservative Christopher Austin37822.1
Conservative Malcolm Rowley357
Independent Joe Mann18610.9
Independent Michelle Mann146
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Middlecroft and Poolsbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ludlow130264.9
Labour Donald Parsons1289
Conservative Margaret Moss35917.9
Liberal Democrats Alice Blyth34417.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katie Caulfield94349.3
Labour Keith Brown927
Liberal Democrats Tony Rogers66935.0
Liberal Democrats Sonia Allen551
Conservative Lisa Gingell30115.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Old Whittington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Innes88042.2
Labour Peter Innes833
UKIP Joan Bentley49823.9
UKIP Laura Bentley550
Conservative Norman Andrews32415.5
Liberal Democrats John Rimington31715.2
TUSC Sean Vickers653.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Rother
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Flood149641.9
Labour Stuart Brittain1433
Labour Keith Miles1374
UKIP Carl Walters73520.6
Conservative Stella Hunt52814.8
Liberal Democrats Clive Archer49713.9
TUSC Lisa Pritchard3138.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Helen’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Bagley120657.2
Labour Tom Murphy1148
UKIP Keith Lomas46422.0
UKIP Fran Lomas398
Liberal Democrats Daniel Marshall22310.6
Liberal Democrats Michelle Stevenson-Briggs221
Conservative Jonathan Wilkinson21510.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Leonard’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Blank207144.6
Labour Ken Huckle1832
Labour Kate Sarvent1715
Conservative Shelley Dale102021.9
Liberal Democrats Maggie Cannon96620.8
Liberal Democrats Yvette Marsden665
Independent Adrian Mather59112.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alexis Diouf146740.9
Liberal Democrats Vickey Diouf1318
Liberal Democrats Nick Redihough1165
Labour Helen Blair113131.5
Labour Graham Barnett1025
Labour Gordon McLaren1013
Conservative Paul Dale99027.6
Conservative James Hunt762
Conservative Bentley Strafford-Stephenson739
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Borrell129230.8
Labour Ray Catt117428.0
Liberal Democrats Shirley Niblock1115
Liberal Democrats Paul Niblock1051
Conservative John Boult101124.11
Labour Sharon Wall1008
Labour Rachel Rush985
Conservative Marcus Linsey865
Conservative Nigel Sterland836
UKIP Rod Harrison55913.3
UKIP Robert Warwick469
TUSC Paul Packham1553.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. "Chesterfield Borough Elections 2015". chesterfield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.