2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election

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2015 local election results in Mid Suffolk

The 2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on the 7 May 2015 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in England. [1] It was held on same day as many UK local elections and the general election.

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Election result

28 Conservative councillors became the governing group of the council (compared to 20-member minority administration with an opposition of 20 before the election) leaving 12 councillors in opposing groups. Conservatives and Greens made gains. Independents and Lib Dems sustained a net loss of five seats combined. Labour and Suffolk Together councillors lost their total of three seats. Two councillors (a Green and a Conservative) were re-elected by default as the only candidates nominated in the rural Haughley & Wetherden and Worlingworth wards respectively.

Mid Suffolk District Council Election, 2015
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3429+8-1+770.051.233,387+12.3
  Green 285+10+112.515.29,912+1.1
  Liberal Democrats 1640-2-21013.48,708-7.2
  Independent 420-3-354.02,401-3.1
  Labour 800-1-106.44,123-5.8
  UKIP 11000008.55,568+4.9
  Suffolk Together 200-2-201.71,079-2.1

Ward results

Bacton & Old Newton

Bacton & Old Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Wilshaw68750.6+7.7
Independent Jacob Stringer67049.4+0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Barker77967.4−2.6
Green Andy Mellen38224.0+7.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Gath1378.6+0.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Barking & Somersham

Barking & Somersham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Card54241.7+8.1
Suffolk Together Stephen Wright41131.6−21.8
UKIP Melanie Combstock19414.9+14.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas15411.8−1.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing

Bramford & Blakenham

Bramford and Blakenham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Field88524.3+0.1
Conservative Kevin Welsby82922.8+4.1
Conservative Aprille Meakin69719.2+19.2
Suffolk Together Linda Scott66818.4−11.9
UKIP Neil Harrison56115.4+15.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing

Claydon & Barham

Claydon and Barham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Whitehead1,33032.1+11.0
Conservative James Caston1,21329.3+11.9
Liberal Democrats Mo Touman55013.3+4.8
Labour Terry Wilson51512.4+3.1
Green David Penny3849.3+4.2
Independent Jennifer Wilson1583.8+3.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Debenham

Debenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathie Guthrie67950.4−2.9
Labour Bec Jasper29321.7+3.3
UKIP Roger Fouracre15711.7+11.7
Green Mark Finbow15111.2−7.4
Liberal Democrats David Payne685.0−4.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elmswell & Norton

Elmswell and Norton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Levantis1,61934.4+1.9
Green Sarah Mansel1,00321.3−0.3
Liberal Democrats Doug Reed90819.3−0.9
UKIP Howard Jones75016.0+16.0
Green Sylvie Warry4219.0+9.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Eye

Eye
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Flatman63954.6+5.2
Green Simon Hooton53145.4+6.6
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Fressingfield

Fressingfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lavnia Hadingham88560.7+2.1
Labour Garry Deeks30420.9+2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne26918.5+18.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Kearsley1,00662.4+0.5
Green Rowland Warboys60737.6+20.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley and Wetherden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rachel Eburneunopposed
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Helmingham & Coddenham

Helmingham and Coddenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Passmore 95670.8−2.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Spurling39529.2+1.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hoxne

Hoxne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Gibson-Harries83964.3+0.3
Labour Nicola Carr40030.7+13.6
Green Tommy Gee655.0+5.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Stringer87163.2−10.8
Conservative Paul Allen50836.8+15.4
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Marchant1,30732.5−9.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Norris92122.9−11.5
Conservative Kay Oakes91322.7+22.7
UKIP Samantha Streatfield47011.7−0.4
Green Terence Carter40910.2+10.2
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Onehouse

Onehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green John Matthissen73456.2−0.1
UKIP Andrew Billinge34326.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Julian Cunningham23017.6+6.5
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Burn87065.1+6.4
Green Sarah Guthrie24118.0−5.0
Labour Elaine Halton22616.9−1.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Rattlesden

Rattlesden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton72858.6−5.7
Conservative Gilly Morgan51541.4+5.7
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rickinghall & Walsham

Rickinghall and Walsham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darek Osbourne1,42532.1−0.2
Conservative Jessica Fleming1,27828.8−2.3
Labour Eddie Dougall59613.4−2.5
Green Dominic Tooth4219.5+9.5
Green Harriet Bowes4089.2+9.2
Liberal Democrats Julia Truelove3177.1+0.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ringshall

Ringshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Whybrow74048.7−0.3
Liberal Democrats Nick Willshere33822.2−37.8
UKIP Mei Minns25716.9+16.9
Green Patricia Aspinall18612.2+12.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Mayes96624.7−2.5
Conservative Paul Ekpenyong86522.1−1.2
UKIP Stephen Searle 60715.5+6.3
Labour Suzanne Britton50512.9+1.7
Green Linda Baxter42110.8−2.5
Green Miles Row3228.2+8.2
Liberal Democrats John Curle2325.9−0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Green2,29221.7−0.5
Conservative Barry Humphreys1,94818.4−0.7
Conservative David Muller1,70516.1+1.1
Labour Duncan Macpherson1,28412.1−3.7
Green Nigel Rozier1,14510.8−2.8
UKIP Christopher Streatfield1,13210.7+4.0
Green John Betts-Davies1,08110.2+10.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerard Brewster93426.8+8.2
Conservative Nick Gowrley85624.6+6.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff76822.0+4.3
UKIP Stewart Minns57416.5+14.2
Green Jen Overett35210.1−3.1
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Stowupland

Stowupland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Keith Welham68654.1+39.6
Conservative Jemma Lynch58345.9+5.3
Majority
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Stradbroke & Laxfield

Stradbroke and Laxfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Flatman1,08370.0+70.0
Green James Hargrave46430.0+30.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The Stonhams

The Stonhams
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Morley83458.6+12.4
Green Nicolas Hardingham42529.9+14.7
Liberal Democrats Kay Field16411.5−18.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Thurston & Hesset

Thurston and Hessett (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derrick Haley1,45935.7−2.5
Conservative Esther Jewson91822.5−5.2
Liberal Democrats Ellen Kirkby60614.9−4.2
Green Jonathan Arnold57614.1+14.1
UKIP Ryan Fiske52312.8+4.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glen Horn82556.1+2.5
Green Peter Brooke64744.0+15.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Woolpit

Woolpit
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Storey74361.9+61.9
Green Claire Scotford45838.1+13.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Hicksunopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wards

Wards of the United Kingdom have been relatively settled in this area and have articles or summarised under others as below: [2]

By-elections

Barking & Somersham

Barking and Somersham By-Election 2 June 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Anne Marie Killett 212 34.5 +34.5
Conservative Jemma Lynch21034.2−7.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares15425.1+13.2
Labour Will Marsburg386.2+6.2
Majority 20.3
Turnout 61734.1
Green gain from Conservative Swing +21.0

Eye

Eye By-Election 4 May 2017 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Burke 438 52.3 +52.3
Green Simon Hooton22026.3−19.1
Liberal Democrats John Blake11213.4+13.4
Labour Alex Wilson688.1+8.1
Majority 21826.0
Turnout 838
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Results Map for Mid Suffolk District Council Elections 2011". Mid Suffolk District Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Barking & Somersham By-Election Result Announced". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Eye Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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