The 2015 East Cambridgeshire District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the East Cambridgeshire District Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 53 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | 54.4 | 120,798 | +5.9 | ||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 9.4 | 20,888 | -2.9 | ||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 16.4 | 36,544 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 4.9 | 10,850 | -9.5 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 21,263 | +8.2 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 5.3 | 11,857 | +3.3 |
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