2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election

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2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
East Riding Of Yorkshire.svg
  2011 7 May 2015 2019  

All 67 seats to East Riding of Yorkshire Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election53, 79.1%6, 9.0%3, 4.5%
Seats won5165
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2
Popular vote67,24139,70015,799
Percentage37.1%21.9%8.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.1%Decrease2.svg 0.4%Decrease2.svg 3.1%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats
Last election0, 0.0%3, 4.5%
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote34,06917,900
Percentage18.8%9.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 18.3%Decrease2.svg 4.9%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country. All 67 seats were contested. The Conservatives retained control of the council, surpassing the 34-seat majority threshold with 51 seats, down 2 from the last election.

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Election result

2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election result [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5124–276.137.167,241–3.1%
  Labour 61109.021.939,700–0.4%
  UKIP 33034.518.834,069+18.3%
  Liberal Democrats 201–139.917,900–4.9
  Independent 53127.58.715,799–3.1%
  Green 00000.02.03,544–0.8%
 Beverley Party00000.01.42,485+1.4%
  Yorkshire First 00000.00.3554+0.3%

Ward results

Beverley Rural

Beverley Rural (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Parnaby4,01241.1+1.9
Conservative Phyllis Pollard3,738
Conservative Bradley Birmingham3,438
UKIP Gary Shores1,61516.6+16.6
Labour Wendy Cross1,59116.3–3.1
Labour Jan Davis1,446
Liberal Democrats Alison Healy1,30513.4–2.0
Green Phil Grimes1,23412.6+12.6
Labour Cherry Walton1,192
Total votes19,571
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bridlington Central and Old Town

Bridlington Central and Old Town (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Burton1,92534.0+4.9
UKIP Malcolm Milns1,65329.2+29.2
Labour Peter Astell1,35523.9–3.9
Labour John Morton920
Liberal Democrats Mike Heslop-Mullens73312.9+7.3
Total votes6,586
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from SDP Swing

Bridlington North

Bridlington North (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Harrap3,11536.1–31.3
Conservative Chris Matthews2,505
UKIP Thelma Milns2,18525.3+25.3
Conservative John Wilkinson1,904
Labour Ronnie Morrison1,79620.8–11.8
Independent Terry Dixon1,53317.8+17.8
Total votes13,038
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Bridlington South

Bridlington South (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP David Robson1,89129.5+15.7
Labour Shelagh Finlay1,83628.6–2.5
Conservative Margaret Chadwick1,77527.7–3.9
Conservative Chad Chadwick1,713
Conservative John Copsey1,713
Labour Colin Croft1,537
Labour Jackie Heffer1,259
Independent Timothy Norman4987.8–6.9
Liberal Democrats Geofrey Ormerod4196.5–2.4
Total votes10,928
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cottingham North

Cottingham North (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rosamund Jump1,71035.4+35.4
Independent Geraldine Mathieson1,397
Conservative Eric Roustoby1,25326.0–28.7
Conservative Angus West1,163
Labour Daniel Marten97620.2–5.2
Labour Lynne Petersen851
UKIP Colin Shores61412.7+12.7
Liberal Democrats Phillip Redshaw2745.7–14.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ellis254
Total votes8,492
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Cottingham South

Cottingham South (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Green2,07746.7+7.9
Conservative Mike Medini1,675
Labour Alexander Duke1,51834.1+7.9
Labour Julia Marten1,490
Liberal Democrats Win Knight85319.2–15.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Weighill582
Total votes8,195
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dale

Dale (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Galbraith4,60938.0–6.4
Conservative Pat Smith3,904
Conservative Richard Meredith3,786
Independent Coleen Gill2,95224.3–3.1
Labour Richard Newlove1,71914.2+0.6
UKIP Howard Floyd1,70914.1+14.1
Labour Ian Hardy1,388
Liberal Democrats Jack Brown1,1459.4–5.1
Labour Simon Pickering1,088
Liberal Democrats Frank Beill832
Total votes23,132
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Driffield and Rural

Driffield and Rural (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Symon Fraser2,97738.7–3.4
Conservative Barbara Hall2,965
Conservative Felicity Temple2,568
Labour Joyce Fletcher1,60420.9–1.3
Labour David Credland1,473
Labour Paul Rounding1,447
UKIP Neil Tate1,43418.6+18.6
Independent Stephen Poessl98912.9+12.9
Independent Matt Rogers816
Liberal Democrats Marcus Ramshaw6878.9–2.4
Independent Kevin Stack385
Total votes17,345
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

East Wolds and Coastal

East Wolds and Coastal (3 seats) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Evison4,18540.9–13.7
Conservative Jonathan Owen3,788
Conservative Margaret Chapman3,366
UKIP Peter Watts2,08020.3+20.3
Labour Douglas Hope1,52714.9–2.5
Green Mike Jackson1,39313.6–5.1
Labour Felicity Walmsley1,334
Liberal Democrats Moira Ormerod1,04010.2+0.9
Total votes18,713
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Goole North

Goole North (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Moore1,99436.8+5.9
Independent Josie Head1,77132.7+15.1
UKIP David Jeffreys1,65430.5+30.5
Labour Gillian Boatman1,615
Total votes7,034
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from East Yorkshire Independents Swing

Goole South

Goole South (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mally Boatman1,31739.8–2.6
Labour Pat O'Neil1,182
UKIP Barbara Jeffreys1,00630.4+30.4
UKIP Mark Green914
Conservative Liz Sargeantson67220.3–1.3
Conservative Robert Lingard589
Independent Kevin Flynn3149.5–8.3
Total votes5,994
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hessle

Hessle (3 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Davison2,33732.8–1.5
Labour Paul Hogan2,26031.7+0.6
Labour Iain Billinger2,194
Labour Renee Sheehan2,028
Liberal Democrats David Nolan1,990
Liberal Democrats Margot Sutton1,958
Conservative Edward Liddell1,28218.0–2.8
Conservative Richard Lamb1,126
Conservative Richard McConnell1,084
UKIP Jim Chapman1,05314.8+14.8
UKIP Mark Fox906
UKIP Ben Fuller871
Independent Phil Withers1872.6–2.5
Total votes19,276
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Howden

Howden (1 seat) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charlie Bayram1,64459.9+16.6
Labour Bernard Singleton63923.3+6.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Luckraft46316.9–23.0
Total votes2,746
Conservative hold Swing

Howdenshire

Howdenshire (3 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria AitkenUnopposed
Conservative Linda BayramUnopposed
Conservative Nigel WilkinsonUnopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mid Holderness

Mid Holderness (3 seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holtby3,51646.1–2.9
Conservative Peter Turner3,019
Conservative Brian Skow2,628
UKIP Andy Weaver2,17028.5+28.5
Labour Mary Carrick1,93625.4–6.4
Labour Nidge Thornton1,865
Labour David Beech1,823
Total votes16,957
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Minster and Woodmansey

Minster and Woodmansey (3 seats) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Elvidge3,05034.3+1.1
Conservative Kerri Harold2,947
Conservative Dominic Peacock2,469
Labour Alan Ablett2,34126.3–1.5
Labour Ann Willis2,256
Labour George McManus2,042
UKIP Brian Render1,57917.8+17.8
Beverley PartyHoward Tomlinson1,30614.7+14.7
Beverley PartyDerek Schultz1,021
Liberal Democrats Judy Jones6136.9–6.8
Liberal Democrats Stewart Willie480
Total votes20,104
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

North Holderness

North Holderness (2 seats) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Barbara Jefferson2,28338.1–12.8
Independent John Whittle1,487
Conservative Guy Miller1,20520.1–13.2
UKIP Sean Gaughan1,08318.1+18.1
Conservative David Thorne950
Labour Michael Smallwood86914.5–1.3
Labour John Youle631
Yorkshire First Lee Walton5549.2+9.2
Total votes9,062
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Pocklington Provincial

Pocklington Provincial (3 seats) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay West4,54244.2+4.6
Conservative Stephen Lane4,426
Conservative Claude Mole4,118
Labour Fiona Bruce2,05420.0+3.3
Labour Tony Williams2,040
UKIP Sue Woodcock2,00119.5+19.5
Labour Cynthia Collier1,997
Liberal Democrats Sue Taylor1,68416.4+3.0
Total votes22,862
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland

Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland (2 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barrett2,84854.5–11.7
Conservative Caroline Fox2,740
Labour Ian Blackburn1,24523.8–10.0
UKIP Ron Thornton1,13321.7+21.7
Labour Terence Smith1,004
Total votes8,970
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South East Holderness

South East Holderness (3 seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Hodgson2,40634.9–4.1
Conservative Lyn Healing2,400
Conservative Jackie Cracknell2,313
UKIP Paddy Fisher2,04329.6+29.6
Labour Pat Beech1,78325.9+5.2
Labour Jed Lee1,591
Labour Matthew Lloyd1,531
Independent Dave Edwards6609.6–18.3
Total votes14,727
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Hunsley

South Hunsley (2 seats) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Abraham4,28171.6+0.6
Conservative Vanessa Walker3,185
Labour Chay Bell98916.5–0.2
Labour Helen Wise852
Liberal Democrats Tom Nolan71111.9–0.5
Liberal Democrats Emma Dolman579
Total votes10,597
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South West Holderness

South West Holderness (3 seats) [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Dennis3,06237.6+1.8
Conservative Mike Bryan2,704
Conservative Sue Steel2,368
Labour Neil Black2,19026.9+5.0
UKIP Terry West2,10825.9+25.9
Labour Steve Gallant1,987
Labour Brian Stockdale1,815
Independent Sarah Rommell7759.5–20.1
Total votes17,009
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

St Mary's

St Mary's (3 seats) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Aird3,06929.7–0.4
Conservative Bryan Pearson2,721
Conservative Irene Charis2,456
Labour Ben Cooper1,91018.50.0
Labour Paul McGrath1,669
Labour David Sweet1,560
UKIP Walter Sweeney1,39913.5+13.5
Liberal Democrats Denis Healy1,21511.7–6.2
Beverley PartyChristine Harrod1,17911.4+11.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Bant1,124
Liberal Democrats David Horsley1,039
Beverley PartyBeate Willar998
Beverley PartyRobert Begnett978
Green Peter Dack9178.9–2.9
Independent Alistair Crompton6606.4–15.3
Independent Neil Harris393
Total votes23,287
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Tranby

Tranby (2 seats) [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary-Rose Hardy2,11441.0+7.3
Conservative Mary Kingston1,77334.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gradwell1,607
Conservative Yvonne Hetherington1,424
Labour Daniel Palmer1,26724.6–8.6
Labour Dermot Rathbone1,058
Total votes9,243
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Willerby and Kirk Ella

Willerby and Kirk Ella (3 seats) [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shaun Horton3,81547.0+0.8
Conservative Gary McMaster3,003
Conservative Dee Sharpe2,902
UKIP Mick Burchill1,74421.5+21.5
UKIP Michael Whitehead1,588
Labour Roger Coates1,49918.5+2.4
UKIP Stephen Kersey1,473
Labour Judy Dickinson1,156
Labour Lee Wise1,064
Liberal Democrats Peter Gardiner1,06013.1–16.5
Liberal Democrats Lilian McCobb929
Liberal Democrats Tony McCobb908
Total votes21,141
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wolds Weighton

Wolds Weighton (3 seats) [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Rudd4,14840.4–4.8
Conservative Andy Burton3,778
Conservative Mike Stathers3,344
UKIP Andy Strangeway 1,91518.7+18.7
Labour Andrew Boothroyd1,48514.5+0.5
Independent Peter Hemmerman1,46714.3+14.3
Labour Joy Thompson1,388
Liberal Democrats Dale Needham1,24712.2+3.4
Labour William Thompson1,108
Total votes19,880
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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