2015 Gravesham Borough Council election

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2015 Gravesham Borough Council election [1]
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All 44 seats in the Gravesham Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election19 seats, 50.4%25 seats, 45.1%
Seats won2321
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote20,76316,901
Percentage42.2%34.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.2%Decrease2.svg10.8%
Gravesham UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Gravesham council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2015 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Gravesham Borough Council in England. [2] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

Contents

Ward results

Central

Central (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Greta Goatley 1,454
Labour Gurdip Bungar 1,361
Labour Steve Thompson 1,340
Conservative Jay Turner1,295
Conservative Gurdev Singh Talwar1,252
Labour Aman Sandhu1,222
UKIP Joshua Hughes718
Turnout 3,45871%
Conservative hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chalk

Chalk [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Leslie Hills 744 56.0%
UKIP Mike Dixon30222.7%
Labour Alexander Wallace28321.3%
Majority44233.3%
Turnout 1,32976%
Conservative hold

Coldharbour

Coldharbour (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sue Howes 888
Conservative Bronwen McGarrity 785
UKIP Emmanuel Feyisetan749
Labour Shane Mochrie-Cox737
Turnout 3,15961%
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Higham

Higham (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Leslie Pearton 1,510
Conservative Harold Craske 1,419
Labour Jean Christie619
Labour Anne Gill594
Turnout 2,38775%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Istead Rise

Istead Rise (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Knight 1,205
Conservative David Turner 1,141
UKIP Ryan Waters580
Labour Jenny Beardsall382
Labour Derek Sales243
Turnout 2,63150
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Meopham North

Meopham North (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Julia Burgoyne 1,594
Conservative John Cubitt 1,336
UKIP Sean Marriott611
Labour Douglas Christie576
Labour Pam Sales371
Turnout 2,79978%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Meopham South and Vigo

Meopham South and Vigo (2) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lesley Boycott 1,400
Conservative Derek Shelbrooke 1,307
UKIP Alan Nightingale657
Labour Kevin Divall405
Labour Mary Williams250
Turnout 2,57973%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Northfleet North

Northfleet North (3) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Rayner 1,442
Labour Lauren Sullivan 1,390
Labour Peter Scollard 1,389
Conservative Conrad Broadley1,031
UKIP Andy Desmond981
Green Jessica Arveschoug384
Green William Arveschoug333
Turnout 3,13360%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Northfleet South

Northfleet South (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Burden 1,787
Labour John Loughlin 1,773
Labour Narinder-Jit Thandi 1,694
Green Erin Johnson1,048
Green Ian Jones905
Turnout 3,43663%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Painters Ash

Painters Ash (3) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alan Ridgers 1,539
Conservative Sandra Garside 1,450
Labour Les Howes 1,254
Labour Sohan Singh Bhatti1,231
Labour Jenny Wallace1,074
Green Oliver Heyen567{{{percentage}}}
Turnout 3,16870%
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Pelham

Pelham (3) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Catherine Cribbon 1,792
Labour Brian Sangha 1,708
Labour Makhan Singh 1,625
Conservative Jeremy Salisbury-Jones1,246
Conservative Harbinder Singh Dhinsa1,131
Conservative Sarbjit Kaur Sulh1,038
Green Ruiha Smalley525
Turnout 3,53766%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Riverside

Riverside (3) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lyn Milner 1,895
Labour Lee Croxton 1,782
Labour Lenny Rolles 1,584
Conservative Thomas O'Keeffe1,304
Turnout 3,33460%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Riverview

Riverview (2) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William Lambert 1,165
Conservative David Hurley 921
UKIP John Roots648
Labour Rachel Wilcocks515
Labour Phil Scrivener441
Independent Martin Wilson322
Green Den Nichols157
Turnout 2,50573%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown

Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown (2) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robin Theobald 1,699
Conservative Samir Jassal 1,329
UKIP Andrew Turner707
Labour Ernie Brook454
Labour Mary Pratley425
Turnout 2,64780%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Singlewell

Singlewell (3) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brian Francis 1,313
Conservative Jordan Meade 1,265
Labour Rob Halpin 1,128
Labour Jean Averibou1,109
UKIP Tina Brooker1,106
Conservative Yetunde Adeola1,021
UKIP David Johnson990
Conservative Omotoyosi Oladeinde892
Turnout 3,39161%
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Westcourt

Westcourt (3) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Valerie Ashenden unopposed
Labour Colin Caller unopposed
Labour John Caller unopposed
Turnout 5,19539
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Whitehill

Whitehill (2) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Karen Hurdle 900
Conservative Gurjit Kaur Bains 810
Labour Natalie Allen753
UKIP John Suan593
Labour Veena Taak571
Turnout 2,24569%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodlands

Woodlands (3) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sara Langdale 1,922
Conservative Mick Wenban 1,695
Conservative Anthony Pritchard 1,596
Labour Shaminder Singh Bedi1,182
Labour Andrea Webb996
Labour Keith Wyncoll981
UKIP David Beattie893
Turnout 5,47142
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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  2. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Election results for Central". Gravesham Borough Council.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Chalk". Gravesham Borough Council.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Coldharbour". Gravesham Borough Council.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Higham". Gravesham Borough Council.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Istead Rise". Gravesham Borough Council.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Meopham North". Gravesham Borough Council.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Meopham South and Vigo". Gravesham Borough Council.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Northfleet North". Gravesham Borough Council.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Northfleet South". Gravesham Borough Council.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Painters Ash". Gravesham Borough Council.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Pelham". Gravesham Borough Council.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Riverside". Gravesham Borough Council.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Riverview". Gravesham Borough Council.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown". Gravesham Borough Council.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Singlewell". Gravesham Borough Council.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Westcourt". Gravesham Borough Council.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Whitehill". Gravesham Borough Council.
  20. ↑ "Election results for Woodlands". Gravesham Borough Council.
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