2015 Dacorum Borough Council election

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2015 Dacorum Borough Council election
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All 51 seats to Dacorum Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won4632
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote75,67421,19523,447
Percentage53.8%15.1%16.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg 2.9%Decrease2.svg 8.7%
Dacorum UK ward map 2015.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2015 Dacorum Borough Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2015 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2015 Dacorum Borough Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 514641Increase2.svg 390.253.875,674–0.1
  Liberal Democrats 43314Decrease2.svg 35.915.121,195–2.9
  Labour 35222Steady2.svg3.916.723,447–8.7
  UKIP 16000Steady2.svg0.07.811,004N/A
  Green 21000Steady2.svg0.06.59,158+4.6
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.00.2276–0.3

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Adshead 1,037 42.0 –10.7
Conservative William Wyatt-Lowe* 1,021 41.4 –9.0
Labour Michael Moore64926.3–5.3
UKIP Noel Swinford56923.1N/A
Labour Peter Scott40716.5–10.2
Green Sam Deering1867.5+0.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian England1526.2–2.5
Liberal Democrats Joe Toovey1014.1–3.3
Turnout 2,46761.8+24.6
Registered electors 3,991
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sharon Adshead 763 28.9 –10.8
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall 715 27.1 +13.7
Conservative Tony Gallagher70626.8–11.3
UKIP Martyn Adams67225.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wilson46317.6+4.5
Labour Zahoor Iqbal45017.1–22.1
Turnout 2,63762.1+24.6
Registered electors 4,245
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Aldbury & Wigginton

Aldbury & Wigginton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stan Mills 642 43.8 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Hollinghurst*59640.7–12.0
Green Charlotte Pardy1298.8N/A
Labour Timothy Perkins986.7–0.3
Majority 463.1N/A
Turnout 1,46576.3+18.3
Registered electors 1,919
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg7.8

Ashridge

Ashridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Douris 1,281 73.6 –2.5
Labour Samira Hotobah-During20111.5–1.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Colquhoun1488.5–2.8
Green Terri Bailey1116.4N/A
Majority 1,08062.1–1.4
Turnout 1,74179.3+23.5
Registered electors 2,195
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

Apsley & Corner Hall

Apsley & Corner Hall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Peter* 1,685 35.3 –20.8
Conservative Tina Howard 1,637 34.3 –12.8
Conservative Michael Clark* 1,518 31.8 –12.7
Labour Matthew Carter1,08422.7–6.5
Labour Norman Jones1,04721.9–5.4
UKIP John Eardley1,00121.0N/A
Green Tom Hart-Shea73915.5N/A
Liberal Democrats David Bird67114.0+1.3
Turnout 4,77671.9+36.4
Registered electors 6,638
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bennetts End

Bennetts End (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Birnie 1,193 38.9 –1.0
Conservative Suqlain Mahmood* 1,014 33.1 –3.3
Labour Mohammad Malik88929.0–4.8
Labour Mandy Tattershall82426.9–2.4
UKIP Alan Goodman70122.9N/A
Green Sofiya Ahmed2819.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Lynda Roe2297.5–4.5
Independent Nigel Nutkins1414.6N/A
Turnout 3,06566.3+27.7
Registered electors 4,625
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Collins* 1,933 53.7 +0.7
Conservative Tom Ritchie 1,682 46.7 –4.7
Liberal Democrats Freda Earl1,15432.1–1.6
Green Paul Gregory De Hoest81922.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Horton65218.1–7.1
Turnout 3,59976.0+25.1
Registered electors 4,733
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Collins 1,482 43.7 –1.8
Conservative Stephen Bateman* 1,438 42.4 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Garrick Stevens1,00829.7–1.3
Labour Gwendoline Scott65519.3+4.4
Liberal Democrats Gordon Yearwood65519.3–8.0
Green Paul Harris51715.2N/A
Labour Dominic Hook46513.7–0.2
Turnout 3,39273.5+25.4
Registered electors 4,612
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Ashbourn 1,697 51.6 –0.6
Conservative Peter Matthews 1,591 48.3 –3.3
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Corry61618.7–5.3
Labour Peter Jones55416.8–0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Holditch50715.4–3.1
Green Mary Hardinge44213.4+1.0
Labour Alexander Matthews41912.7–0.9
Turnout 3,29471.9+23.6
Registered electors 4,584
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Barnes 3,090 64.2 –5.7
Conservative Stewart Riddick 2,827 58.8 –5.0
Conservative Gbola Adeleke* 2,772 57.6 –1.8
Green Wiebke Carr93319.4+7.6
Labour Beryl Milnes71414.8+0.5
Labour Richard Milnes65013.5–0.7
Liberal Democrats Gloria Crellin52010.8+1.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Elley4008.3+0.3
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Rogers3447.2–0.3
Turnout 4,81072.8+25.4
Registered electors 6,610
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boxmoor

Boxmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janice Marshall* 2,355 47.9 –6.2
Conservative Neil Harden* 2,032 41.4 –11.6
Conservative Andrew Williams* 1,876 38.2 –10.2
UKIP Vic Cole1,20024.4N/A
Labour Ian Laidlaw-Dickson1,03521.1–5.3
Liberal Democrats John Allen84917.3+1.1
Green Sherief Mamoun Hassan83116.9+8.3
Labour Julia Coleman77815.8–8.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Angell60112.2+3.3
UKIP Christopher Wright52210.6N/A
Turnout 4,91371.8+23.5
Registered electors 6,848
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Chauldon & Warners End

Chauldon & Warners End (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Guest* 2,002 43.0 –2.5
Conservative John Whitman* 1,921 41.2 –2.2
Conservative Graeme Elliot 1,863 40.0 –3.1
Labour Margaret Coxage1,19125.6–12.1
UKIP Anne-Marie Bacon1,07923.2N/A
Labour Ron Coxage1,06622.9–11.4
Labour Michael Bromberg1,02522.0–12.3
Green Jane Cousins50710.9–1.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Simmons3677.91.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Wilson3176.8–0.4
Liberal Democrats Beth Townsend1783.8–2.4
Turnout 4,65867.6+22.4
Registered electors 6,888
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gadebridge

Gadebridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Taylor* 1,120 41.1 +3.1
Conservative Isy Imarni 921 33.8 +1.4
Labour Vanessa Mitchell70225.8–18.8
Labour Angela Terry63523.3–12.9
UKIP James Froggatt59521.8N/A
Green Suzanne Watts2268.3+2.5
Liberal Democrats Stuart Watkin1375.0–1.7
Independent Brian Hall1254.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Frances Turan863.2–1.7
Turnout 2,72466.0+21.3
Registered electors 4,130
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Grovehill

Grovehill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Banks 1,535 44.6 –5.4
Conservative Alex Bhinder 1,424 41.4 –3.7
Conservative Goverdhan Silwal 1,142 33.2 –11.4
UKIP Karen Hall99629.0N/A
Labour Dawn Green86025.0–10.9
Labour Jean Langdon78222.7–7.1
Green Paul Sandford41712.1+3.7
Liberal Democrats Geoff Lawrence2938.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Rance1684.9–2.1
Turnout 3,44060.4+23.9
Registered electors 5,696
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christina Brown 998 40.2 –0.1
Labour Anne Fisher 790 31.8 –5.8
Conservative Sanjay Jamuar74630.0–8.7
Labour Stefan Fisher69628.0–8.6
UKIP Howard Koch44217.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Angela Tindall28711.6–5.4
Liberal Democrats Rob Irving2399.6–5.5
Turnout 2,48458.2+23.3
Registered electors 4,270
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Fethney 706 28.4 –4.7
Liberal Democrats Brenda Link* 684 27.5 –14.4
UKIP Elena Naidoo63225.4N/A
Conservative Adam Wyatt-Lowe56822.8–1.1
Conservative Christopher Griffiths56122.6+4.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart Pope44818.0–26.7
Green Ky Wilkinson2309.3N/A
Turnout 2,48659.8=19.2
Registered electors 4,161
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Anderson* 1,713 56.7 –6.0
Conservative Robert McLean* 1,438 47.6 –8.7
Labour Gerald Angiolini78225.9+0.6
Green Victoria Bate57318.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Senior47115.6+1.2
Turnout 3,02373.1+24.4
Registered electors 4,137
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Bassadone* 2,493 52.0 –9.3
Conservative Graham Sutton* 2,052 42.8 –11.9
Conservative Margaret Griffiths* 1,865 38.9 –14.8
Labour Lee Whitehall1,23025.6+0.1
UKIP Rachel Catherine Biggs1,09522.8N/A
Green Angela May Lynch77716.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheila Daly74015.4+2.1
Turnout 4,79768.1+25.4
Registered electors 7,045
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Nash Mills

Nash Mills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Maddern 846 51.3 –14.3
Labour Bernard Gronert38523.3–0.4
UKIP Gillian Adams24214.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Waugh925.6–5.1
Green Gail Gregory855.2N/A
Majority 46128.0–13.9
Turnout 1,65067.2+23.5
Registered electors 2,456
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.0

Northchurch

Northchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Fantham* 980 60.3 –8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Somervail30518.8+1.0
Labour Jody Whitehill19912.2–1.3
Green Ian Bell1418.7N/A
Majority 67541.5–9.3
Turnout 1,62573.7+25.0
Registered electors 2,205
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.7

Tring Central

Tring Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hearn 1,344 47.3 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Ransley 1,083 38.1 –13.4
Conservative Phil Hills1,07137.7+6.7
Liberal Democrats John Bowden1,03336.4–11.5
Green Kevin Fielding44415.6N/A
Turnout 2,83971.0+24.2
Registered electors 3,998
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Tring East

Tring East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Hearn* 904 53.2 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Denise Rance60435.6–4.6
UKIP Mark Anderson19111.2N/A
Majority 30017.6+5.3
Turnout 1,69977.4+17.7
Registered electors 2,196
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.7

Tring West & Rural

Tring West & Rural (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Olive Conway* 1,244 39.6 –3.1
Conservative Mike Hicks 1,162 37.0 –1.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Hollinghurst1,07634.2–12.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsend*85927.3–13.1
UKIP Amy Anderson41913.3N/A
Green Roger Oliver40012.7N/A
Labour Emma Reed31310.0±0.0
Labour Sylvia Shaw2096.7–3.0
Turnout 3,14575.4+22.2
Registered electors 4,172
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Watling

Watling (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Chapman* 1,910 62.3 –2.8
Conservative Jane Timmis 1,713 55.9 –6.1
Labour Gillian Edwards57018.6+1.9
Labour Sandra Palmer38712.6+0.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Irving3019.8–4.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Waugh2167.0+1.0
Turnout 3,06571.0+26.5
Registered electors 4,317
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodhall Farm

Woodhall Farm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colette Wyatt-Lowe* 1,457 54.9 –7.3
Conservative Rosie Sutton 1,409 53.1 –5.9
UKIP Steven Jones64824.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Arno Andreasen48918.4+9.0
Green Bernard Hurley37014.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Harris34112.9+5.7
Turnout 2,65362.8+26.0
Registered electors 4,227
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References

  1. ↑ "Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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