The 2015 Luton Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Luton Borough Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
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All 48 council seats up for election 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andy Malcolm | 1,442 | 53.2 | ||
Labour | Aysegul Gurbuz | 1,039 | |||
Conservative | Mohammed Choudhury | 791 | 29.2 | ||
Conservative | Basit Mahmood | 748 | |||
Green | Lyn Bliss | 479 | 17.7 | ||
Green | Colin Hall | 329 | N/A | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 52.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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