2015 Fenland District Council election

The 2015 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Fenland District Council in England. ^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. It used the new boundaries from The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.

2015 Fenland District Council election

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All 39 seats to Fenland District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election  ? seats, ?%  ? seats, ?%  ? seats, ?%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent UKIP Green Last election seats, % 0 seats, % Seats before 0 Seats won 0 Percentage  %  %
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Results summary

Fenland District Council election, 2015

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34	0	0	0		59.9	35,069	+2.9
	Independent	3	0	0	-1		11.0	7,059	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	0	0		5.6	3,599	-9.0
	UKIP	0	0	0	0		13.0	8,312	+11.7
	Labour	0	0	0	0		10.8	6,923	-6.9
	Green	0	0	0	0		4.7	3,021	+2.8

Wards

Bassenhally (Whittlesey)

Bassenhally (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Paul Bowden	1,355
	Conservative	Kay Frances Mayor	1,150
	Liberal Democrats	David Chapman	510
	Labour	Colin Gale	367
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benwick, Coated and Eastrea (2 seats)

Benwick, Coates and Eastrea

Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2 seats) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Ralph Butcher	1,423
	Conservative	Alexander William Miscandlon	993
	Green	Shane Alexander	730
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Birch (Chatteris)

Birch (Chatteris)

Birch (1 seat) ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Robert Green	780
	UKIP	Sandra Muriel Rylance	405
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine Ratcliffe	203
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clarkson (Wisbech)

Clarkson (Wisbech)

Clarkson (1 seat) ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol Cox	351
	UKIP	Norman Adrian Booth	261
	Labour	Ann Rosemary Purt	185
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Doddington and Wimblington (2 seats)

Doddington and Wimblington

Doddington and Wimblington (2 seats) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Connor, David William	Unopposed	N/A	±0.0
	Conservative	Davis, Maureen Thérése	Unopposed	N/A	±0.0
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elm and Christchurch (2 seats)

Elm and Christchurch

Elm and Christchurch (2 seats) ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Will Sutton	1,034
	Conservative	Michelle Tanfield	1,047
	UKIP	Martin John Bower	749
	UKIP	Philip John Webb	739
	Green	Jane Margaret Feaviour-Clarke	356
	Green	Anthony David Feaviour	278
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirgate (Wisbech)

Kirkgate (Wisbech)

Kirkgate (1 seat) ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry Tibbs*	495		−
	Independent	David Patrick	424
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lattersey (Whittlesey)

Lattersey (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manea

Manea

Manea (1 seat) ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ian Michael Woodward	368
	Conservative	Mark Alan Buckton	763
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

March East (3 seats)

March North (3 seats)

March West (3 seats)

Medworth (Wisbech)

Octavia Hill (Wisbech)

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats)

Peckover (Wisbech)

Roman Bank (3 seats)

Slade Lode (Chatteris)

Slade Lode (Chatteris)

Slade Lode (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrews (Whittlesey)

Staithe (Wisbech)

Stonald (Whittlesey)

The Mills (Chatteris)

The Mills (Chatteris)

The Mills (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waterlees Village (Wisbech)

Wenneye (Chatteris)

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. Medd, Paul (2 May 2019). "Election of District Councillor for the Bassenhally District Ward" (PDF). fenland.gov.uk.
3. "Benwick" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
4. "Birch" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
5. "Clarkson" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
6. "Doddington" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
7. "Elm" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
8. "Kirkgate" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
9. "Manea" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.