2015 Harborough District Council election

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

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Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Billesdon

Billesdon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sindy Modha unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold

Bosworth

Bosworth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Anne Bowles unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold

Broughton Astley–Astley

Broughton Astley – Astley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Graves * unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold

Broughton Astley–Broughton

Broughton Astley–Broughton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Martyn Tomlin 1,177 75.2 +3.9
Labour Sandra Parkinson38924.8–3.9
Majority78850.3+7.7
Turnout 1,58173.43
Registered electors 2,153
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton Astley–Primethorpe

Broughton Astley–Primethorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul John Dann * 705 74.6 +3.1
Labour David Winn24025.4–3.1
Majority46549.2+6.2
Turnout 95870.34
Registered electors 1,362
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton Astley–Sutton

Broughton Astley–Sutton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Liquorish * 737 71.8 +2.6
Labour Paul Michael Maglione28928.2–2.6
Majority44843.6+5.1
Turnout 1,05467.87
Registered electors 1,553
Conservative hold Swing

Dunton

Dunton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Durban Bannister * 1,130 81.9 +6.9
Labour Malcolm James Maguire25018.1–6.9
Majority88063.9+13.8
Turnout 1,39777.40
Registered electors 1,805
Conservative hold Swing

Fleckney

Fleckney (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charmaine Wood * 1,328 52.3 +6.2
Conservative Stephen Alexander Bilbie 1,262
Independent Alan James Birch *1,21147.7+11.5
Turnout 2,68771.50
Registered electors 3,758
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Glen

Glen (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James John Hallam * unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative Graham David Spendlove-Mason * unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kibworth

Kibworth (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynne Marguerite Beesley-Reynolds *2,500 53.5 –2.9
Conservative Christopher Holyoak 2,438
Conservative Phillip Neil Scott King 2,121
Liberal Democrats Dean Robert Stocks1,24726.7–16.9
Labour Peter John Craig92719.8N/A
Labour Edward John Masters785
Turnout 4,34174.86
Registered electors 5,799
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lubenham

Lubenham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Blake Lewis Pain * 698 52.6 –10.7
Liberal Democrats Annette Deacon40830.7–6.0
UKIP Richard Alan Billington22216.7N/A
Majority29022.0–4.7
Turnout 1,34173.20
Registered electors 1,832
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Notices of uncontested elections" (PDF). Harborough District Council. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Declaration of results for the contested district elections". Harborough District Council. Retrieved 17 May 2020.