2015 North West Leicestershire District Council election

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2015 North West Leicestershire District Council election
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  2011 7 May 2015 2019  

38 seats
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before211
Seats after251
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 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Seats before160
Seats after102
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2

North West Leicestershire UK ward map 2015.svg
Results map of the election

Elections to elect all members of the North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 7 May 2015, [1] simultaneously with a general election, held as one of the English local elections of that year.

Contents

At the request of the previous administration, a boundary review took place during 2014 with a view to make every ward represented by one councillor. The total number of councillors remained at 38, meaning that the final proposals from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England replaced 20 single-, double- and triple-member wards with 38, single-member.

The local Conservative governing group increased their previous majority of two gained at the previous election. The Labour Party were the only other party fielding a full slate of 38 candidates, the first time since the election four council terms ago. Five independent candidates stood, two of whom were successfully returned. Local Liberal Democrats taking in 16 candidates had one councillor before the election, who was returned (re-elected) and made no gains.

In groups or individuals not seeing any councillors returned in this election UKIP fielded their first candidates since 2007, standing in 14 seats. The Green Party stood one candidate in the Kegworth ward. One candidate from the British Democratic Party presented himself for election.

Results

Note that the changes shown reflect an unchanged council size. They may be influenced by an unpredictable effect of the Boundary Commission for England aligning electorate size to the extent of wards (the body responsible for updating boundaries on demographic change to avoid the gradual natural onset of malapportionment). This change moved all areas of the district to single-councillor representation.

North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2015 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 25N/AN/A+465.7
  Labour 10N/AN/A-626.3
  Independent 2N/AN/A+25.3
  Liberal Democrats 1N/AN/A02.6
  UKIP 0N/AN/A00.0
  Green 0N/AN/A00.0
  British Democratic 0N/AN/A00.0

Ward by ward

[3] Candidates marked by an asterisk (*) are incumbent councillors. Not all seats are new as some single-member wards have remained unchanged from the previous election.

Appleby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Blunt *980
Labour Joe Wain403
Majority573
Turnout 78.43
Conservative win (new seat)
Ashby Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Coxon *1147
Labour Martin Walton439
Majority708
Turnout 79.07
Conservative win (new seat)
Ashby Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Bayliss *669
Labour Margaret Austin-Mills466
UKIP Steph Whiten232
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Brooks86
Majority203
Turnout 72.45
Conservative win (new seat)
Ashby Ivanhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Hoult *752
Labour Co-op Josh Mills615
Majority137
Turnout 72.56
Conservative win (new seat)
Ashby Money Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Allman *720
Labour Dave Whetton429
UKIP Gareth Bott202
Majority299
Turnout 78.39
Conservative win (new seat)
Ashby Willesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geraint Jones *
Labour Dave Bigby
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Ashby Woulds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bridges *
Labour Doug Cooper
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Bardon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Specht *46039.1New
Liberal Democrats Lee Windram40634.6New
Labour Sue Morrell30926.3New
Majority544.5New
Turnout 117566.52New
Conservative win (new seat)
Blackfordby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sue McKendrick
Conservative Annette Bridges *
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Broom Leys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Adams *
Liberal Democrats Lesley Bowler
Conservative Graham Stewart
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Castle Donington Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Saffell *
Conservative Elliott Allman
Labour Derek Wintle
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Castle Donington Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rachel Canny
Labour Co-op Bob Haskins
Conservative Caroline Large *
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Castle Donington Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Harrison
Labour Mark Burton
Independent Robert Else
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Castle Rock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Wyatt *
Conservative Richard Bebbington
Labour Liz Clarke
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Coalville East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cotterill
UKIP Phil Holland
Labour Penny Wakefield
Liberal Democrats Barry Wyatt
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Coalville West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Legrys *
Conservative Paul Bridgen
Liberal Democrats Ronald Brown
UKIP Dave Siddon
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Daleacre Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Smith *
Independent Toni Harrington
Labour Carol Sewell
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Ellistown and Battleflat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Merrie
Labour Co-op Paul Hyde *
UKIP Matt Pollard
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Greenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Nick Clarke *
UKIP Simon Perrins
Conservative Andrew Woodman
Liberal Democrats David Wyatt
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Hermitage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Gillard
Labour Co-op Leon Spence *
Liberal Democrats Maureen Wyatt
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Holly Hayes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Gillard *
Labour Norma Burford
Independent Adam Halford
Liberal Democrats Alan Turner
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Hugglescote St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russell Johnson *
British Democratic Graham Partner
Conservative Rachael Ritchie
Liberal Democrats Angela Windram
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Hugglescote St Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terri Eynon
Conservative Will Jennings
Liberal Democrats Darren Luckman
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Ibstock East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Felix Fenning
Conservative Mark Evans
Liberal Democrats Diane Reed-Barney
UKIP Simon Stone
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Ibstock West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Clarke
Labour Janet Ruff *
UKIP Peter Depper
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Kegworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Pendleton *
Labour David Manley
Green Lindsay Richardson
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Long Whatton and Diseworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Rushton *
Labour Co-op Chris Smith
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Measham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Hoult
Labour Co-op Sean Sheahan *
UKIP Martin Green
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Measham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Neilson *
Conservative Stephen Hodgson
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ashman
Labour Laurie Andrade
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Ravenstone and Packington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Smith *
Labour Tom Legrys
UKIP Val Pulford
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Sence Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Virge Richichi *
Labour Heather Worman
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Snibston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paula Purver
Labour Cheslyn Baker
Liberal Democrats Janet Pollard
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Snibston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Geary *418
Conservative Ted Purver291
UKIP Jakob Whiten240
Liberal Democrats Daniel Bowler100
Majority127
Turnout 58.32
Labour win (new seat)
Thornborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Goacher608
Labour Dom McDevitt472
UKIP Tim Pulford368
Liberal Democrats Moira Lynch78
Majority136
Turnout 74.75
Conservative win (new seat)
Thringstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Everitt *562
Conservative Antony Dandy456
UKIP George Norley280
Majority106
Turnout 67.45
Labour win (new seat)
Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Russell Boam1045
Labour Co-op Gordon Tacey369
Liberal Democrats Paul Tyler181
Majority676
Turnout 74.64
Conservative win (new seat)
Worthington and Breedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stevenson *1082
Labour Yvonne Smith358
UKIP Peter Pulford314
Majority724
Turnout 77.56
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2015 information, North West Leicestershire District Council website
  2. Councillors, as at 10 May 2015 NWLDC. Accessed 25 May 2015
  3. "Election results 7 May 2015 - North West Leicestershire District Council". www.nwleics.gov.uk.