2015 Dartford Borough Council election

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The 2015 Dartford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Dartford Borough Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

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Election result

"Residents Association" is the Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association.

Turnout: 69.60%

Dartford Borough Council Election Result 7 May 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 343-+37749.7257,514
  Labour 7-2-21629.5534,179
  Residents 3-1-174.294,960
  UKIP 0---14.3116,552
  Green 0---1.952,254
  Independent 0---<1210

Ward results

In multi-member wards, "majority" is taken as the difference in votes between the lowest of the elected and the highest of the not elected.

Bean & Darenth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Alan Hammock131819.57
Conservative Ian Douglas Armitt129919.28
Conservative Rebecca Louise Shanks117117.38
UKIP Gary Paul Rogers82112.19
Labour Thomas William Cook79511.80
Labour Jeffrey Howard Froud72110.70
Labour Victoria Oguntope6119.07
Majority350
Turnout 673667.64
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Brent (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosanna Marina Currans178420.26
Conservative Avtar Singh Sandhu170619.37
Conservative Drew Swinerd160418.21
Labour Eric James Grover105311.96
Labour Charlton Edward Thornhill92010.45
Labour Afroz Sheikh Mohammad Ahsan90510.28
UKIP Colin Robert Taylor8349.47
Majority551
Turnout 880669.92
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Castle (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Cutler65453.96
Labour Alan Oshioriame Omogbai25721.20
UKIP Keith Barry Thomas Ewers17114.11
Residents Linda Manchester13010.73
Majority397
Turnout 121262.62
Conservative hold Swing
Greenhithe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Martin Kelly117515.99
Conservative Maria Barbara Kelly106714.52
Conservative David James Mote104914.27
Residents Susan Patricia Butterfill7009.52
Residents Peter Martin Harman6358.64
Labour Julian Timothy Bryant5657.69
Labour Rosetta Mary Barnett5587.59
UKIP William Allan Mackie5577.58
Residents Bryan Richard Parry5507.48
Labour Sarah Wimhurst4946.72
Majority349
Turnout 735060.00
Conservative gain from Residents Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Ronald Lloyd195220.61
Conservative Richard John Wells170618.01
Conservative Patricia Anne Thurlow169717.92
Labour David John Michael Stock9069.57
Labour Helen Mary Susan Flint8969.46
Labour Robert John Celino8619.09
UKIP Lisa Rogers7758.18
UKIP Ben Robert Fryer6787.16
Majority791
Turnout 947176.12
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Joyce Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Andrew Maddison86621.88
Labour Bachchu Kailash Kaini84621.37
Conservative David William Butler80220.26
UKIP Linda Janet Moore71318.01
Conservative Oluwatobiloba Williams48912.35
Green Mark Simon Pilkington2426.11
Majority44
Turnout 395872.31
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Joydens Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Dorothy Allen240520.70
Conservative Marilyn Iris Peters222519.15
Conservative Brian Garden218818.83
UKIP Christine Ann Doucy9187.90
UKIP Roger Errol Doucy8767.54
Labour Paul Frederick Blankley7836.74
UKIP Robert Edward Norman7626.56
Labour Barbara Ann Stockbridge7376.34
Labour Hasina Carroll7256.24
Majority1270
Turnout 1161976.22
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Littlebrook (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daisy Page91627.22
Labour Thomas Anthony Maddison79923.74
Conservative Adam Crinion62918.69
UKIP David Roberts56016.64
Conservative Cathryn Ann Snowball46113.70
Majority170
Turnout 336564.57
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Longfield, New Barn and Southfleet (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Alan Kite254523.28
Conservative Steven Hamilton Brown238421.81
Conservative Roger Stephen Leonard Perfitt209819.19
UKIP Diane Huxley7787.12
UKIP Roy William Alfred Huxley6966.37
Labour Michael John Allen5374.91
Labour Shaun Cummings4594.20
Labour John Roger Ward4313.94
Green Christopher John Burton2942.69
Green Sarah Lawrence2852.61
Green Andrew Danny Blatchford2141.96
Independent Jennifer Mary MacDonald2101.92
Majority1320
Turnout 1093182.20
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Newtown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Calvin Samuel McLean150716.44
Conservative Steven Ronald Jarnell139415.21
Conservative Julie Anne Ozog133214.53
Labour David John Baker120413.13
Labour Phillip Rogers111712.18
UKIP Clare Taylor94010.25
Labour Gurdial Singh Rai92510.09
Green Tessa Leigh Hampton4354.74
Green Jacqueline Burton3143.42
Majority128
Turnout 916868.22
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Princes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joshua Jones115516.35
Labour Patrick Kelly108015.29
Conservative Rebecca Florence Storey106115.02
Labour Geoffrey Truscott Prout99214.05
Conservative Brian Walker96813.71
Conservative Jean Carol Shippam93313.21
UKIP Shan-E-Din Choycha87412.37
Majority69
Turnout 706363.91
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stone (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Alison Canham125116.48
Conservative John Burrell121015.94
Labour Jonathon Simon Hawkes98913.03
Labour Claire Pearce95212.54
Conservative Stephanie Anne Thredgle87011.46
Labour Catherine Mary Stafford85011.20
UKIP James Arthur Moore76910.13
UKIP Roger Arnold Cherrington Cockett6999.21
Majority37
Turnout 759066.53
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Francis Coleman136435.80
Conservative Lucas James Reynolds89923.60
UKIP Ivan Paul Burch72919.13
Labour Carole Ann Jones43611.44
Labour Brian Charles Matthews38210.03
Majority170
Turnout 381073.46
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Swanscombe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Bryan Ernest Read101713.63
Residents Richard John Lees99913.39
Residents John Alfred Hayes92912.45
Labour Steve Jacqueline Doran88111.81
UKIP Stephen Norman Wilders84011.26
Labour Alex Harvey83711.22
Labour Tina Flint78110.47
Conservative Dorcas Londres4576.13
Conservative Melissa Souza-Lima3835.13
Conservative Johannes Theodor Zumbusch3374.52
Majority48
Turnout 746159.02
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew John Davis75222.09
Conservative Christopher Jon Shippam65019.09
Labour Alina Gaskin56816.68
Labour Graham Christopher David Steele56616.62
UKIP Sonia Elizabeth Keane42512.48
UKIP Michael Robert Wiltshire2968.69
Green Richard Andrew Estcourt1484.35
Majority82
Turnout 340563.76
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arron Bardoe173318.35
Conservative Jan Michael Ozog156816.61
Conservative Denzil James Reynolds156416.56
Labour Aaron Bowater110511.70
Labour David Michael Brooker96210.19
Labour Garry Graham Sturley8639.14
UKIP Simon John Blanchard7257.68
UKIP Josephine Anne Shippam6006.35
Green David Richard Jones3223.41
Majority459
Turnout 944273.91
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wilmington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Edward Hunnisett152635.64
Conservative Edward John Lampkin134731.46
UKIP Robert Francis McLeod51612.05
Labour Susan May Brooker48711.37
Labour Derek Alexander Hills4069.48
Majority831
Turnout 428276.81
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.