2015 Huntingdonshire District Council election

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

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Results summary

Huntingdonshire District Council election, 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3911Steady2.svg53.229,585+14.3
  Liberal Democrats 500Steady2.svg8.44,689-2.3
  UKIP 401Decrease2.svg 118.410,207-13.0
  Independent 400Steady2.svg4.82,689-0.6
  Labour 210Increase2.svg 114.27,878+1.7
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.8466-0.2

Ward results

Brampton

Brampton 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Paul Morris1,03156.2
Conservative Lin Sinclair64335.1
Labour Rob Gardiner1608.7
Majority38821.1-1.6
Liberal Democrats gain from

Godmanchester

Godmanchester 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Warren Sutkins41124
Labour Samuel Paul Sweek25315
Liberal Democrats David Richard Underwood105561
Majority
Swing

Huntingdon East

Huntingdon East 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Fletcher61025
Labour Marion Kadewere29412
Liberal Democrats Michael Frederick Shellens120849
UKIP Jane Varghese37515
Majority5985.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Huntingdon North

Huntingdon North 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richards Valatka17117-16
Independent Alan James Mackender-Lawrence115110
Labour Patrick Kadewere43343+0.2
Liberal Democrats Lakkana Rajiv Peiris Yalagala485-4
UKIP Peter Henry Ashcroft234235.5
Majority199190.3
Labour hold Swing +0.3

Little Paxton

Little Paxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurence Swain36148.7-27.6
Liberal Democrats James Bartrick23124.7+11.5
Green Liz Timms14016.4N/A
UKIP Daniel Morris12113.0N/A
Labour Nicholas Janson Kumbula8115.0+2.6
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Ramsey

Ramsey 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian James Curtis300
Labour Kevin John Minnette303
UKIP Lisa Ann Duffy 1,109
Majority
UKIP hold Swing

Sawtry

Sawtry 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nikki Elliott
Independent Dick Tuplin
Labour Jonathan Hugh Orchard
UKIP Nicholas Vaughan Ashley
Majority
Swing

Somersham

Somersham 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Criswell
Labour Iain Michael Ramsbottom
UKIP Shirley Joy Reeve
Majority
Swing

St Ives East

St Ives East 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason David Ablewhite
Labour Angela Louise Richards
Liberal Democrats Colin Macrae Saunderson
UKIP Paul Bullen
Majority
Swing

St Ives South

St Ives South 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Winston Davies
Eccentric Party of Great Britain Lord Toby Jug
Labour John Philip Watson
UKIP Lynne Alexandra Bullen
Majority
Swing

St Ives West

St Ives West 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ryan Fuller
Labour Richard John Allen
Liberal Democrats David Frederick Hodge
UKIP Margaret Teresa King
Majority
Swing

St Neots Eaton Ford

St Neots Eaton Ford 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham John Welton
Green Melina Lafirenze
Independent Bob Farrer
Independent Sandie Giles
Labour Anna Elizabeth Hayward
Majority
Swing

St Neots Eaton Socon

St Neots Eaton Socon 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Ivan Prentice
Independent Derek Arthur Giles
Labour Patricia Anne Nicholls
Majority
Swing

St Neots Eynesbury

St Neots Eynesbury 2015 (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Anthony Moores
Conservative Adrian Lee Usher
Independent Jim Corley
Independent Simone Leigh Taylor
Labour Doctor Nik Johnson
Labour Tony McNeill
Majority
Swing
Swing

The Hemingfords

The Hemingfords 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Donaldson
Labour Robert Anthony Leach
Liberal Democrats David John Priestman
UKIP Philip Foster
Majority
Swing

Warboys and Bury

Warboys and Bury 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Tavener82151%4.7
UKIP Mick Mean40225%-1.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Hulme23715%3.2
Labour Kevin Roy Goddard16510%4.8
Majority41927%6.9
Conservative hold Swing 38

Yaxley and Farcet

Yaxley and Farcet 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
UKIP
Labour
Majority
Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2016

Huntingdon East by-election

A by-election was held in Huntingdon East on 10 December 2015 after the resignation of UKIP councillor Andrew Hardy. [2] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Ste Greenall.

Huntingdon East by-election 10 December 2015 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ste Greenall84445.0+17.2
Conservative Tom Fletcher59631.8-3.3
UKIP Martin Cohen29315.6-7.8
Labour Duncan Williams1417.5-5.0
Majority24813.2
Turnout 1,874
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP 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. ↑ Mansfield, Daniel (30 October 2015). "UKIP councillor triggers by-election after resigning from seat". The Hunts Post. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Huntingdon East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.


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