2015 Poole Borough Council election

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2015 Poole Borough Council election
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All 42 seats on the Poole Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
LD
PPP
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Poole People
Last election21 seats, 45.10%18 seats, 30.40%3 seats, 8.80%
Seats won3263
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 12Steady2.svg
Popular vote74,06033,55913,269
Percentage42.85%19.42%7.68%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.25ppDecrease2.svg 10.98ppDecrease2.svg 1.12pp
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
UKIP
GPEW
Lab
Party UKIP Green Labour
Last election0 seats, 4.40%0 seats, 0.70%0 seats, 4.60%
Seats won100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote22,25517,97510,855
Percentage12.88%10.40%6.28%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.48ppIncrease2.svg 9.70ppIncrease2.svg 1.68pp
Poole Borough Council election 2015 map.svg
Map showing the results of the election in each ward. Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

NOC

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 Poole Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Poole Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the Parliamentary General Election.

Contents

Election result summary

Poole Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 32121Increase2.svg1176.1942.8574060-2.25
  Liberal Democrats 6012Decrease2.svg1214.8619.4233559-10.98
  Poole People 311Steady2.svg7.147.6813269-1.12
  Independent 000000.45775-5.05
  Labour 000006.2810855+1.68
  UKIP 110Increase2.svg12.3812.8822255+8.48
  Green 0000010.4017975+9.7
  Other parties 000000.0487n/a

Election results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

Alderney

Alderney (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Mike Fisher 1,456 '
Conservative Louise Russell 1,391 '
Conservative Russell Trent 1,349 '
Liberal Democrats Tony Trent [lower-alpha 1] 1323
Liberal Democrats Helen Ross1152
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilson1036
Labour Daniel Brooks806
Labour Sue Mallory759
Labour Jason Sanderson700
Green Hannah Chislett475
Green Simon Riggs434
Green Henry Stockdale333
Independent Ian Northover139
Turnout
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Branksome East

Branksome East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Drew Mellor 1,613 '
Conservative Karen Rampton* 1,535 '
UKIP Ken Chambers565
UKIP Robert Pattemore513
Labour Liz Dixon471
Liberal Democrats Annette Kent411
Labour Stephen Sampson398
Green Laura Cousins345
Liberal Democrats Chris Li306
Green J R Ryan262
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Branksome West

Branksome West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Eades* 1,316 '
Liberal Democrats Marion Le Poidevin* 991 '
Conservative Lucy Cooper830
Conservative Stanley Peters775
UKIP Mike Browning755
UKIP Steve Sheppard741
Green Julie Dinmore484
Green Martin Price404
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Broadstone

Broadstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Brooke* 3,534 '
Conservative David Newell 2,842 '
Conservative Joanne Tomlin 2,547 '
Liberal Democrats Roy Godfrey*2262
Liberal Democrats Don Hudswell2097
Conservative Marc Ujvari2027
UKIP Alan Gerring909
UKIP Barry Smith808
Green Mark Chivers519
Green Helen Highwater417
Green Kellie Blake371
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Canford Cliffs

Canford Cliffs (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative May Haines* 3,658 '
Conservative Peter Pawlowski* 3,546 '
Conservative Mohan Iyengar 3,134 '
UKIP Jacqueline Bigwood880
UKIP Geoff Chidley876
Liberal Democrats Michael Baker827
Green Kate Rose539
Labour Peter Kenyon376
Green Martin Davies348
Labour Kenneth May334
Green Helen Thomas306
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Canford Heath East

Canford Heath East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Moore* 1,339 '
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Hodges* 1,331 '
Conservative Michael Bowman1064
Conservative Andrew Tomlin899
UKIP Zac Stanworth795
Green Hannah Maxwell-Harrison267
Green Dean Maxwell-Harrison215
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Canford Heath West

Canford Heath West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Gabriel 1,321 '
Conservative Ray Tindle 1,200 '
Liberal Democrats Chris Matthews*1122
Liberal Democrats Peter Parrish927
UKIP John Hawkins666
UKIP Dominic Turner497
Labour Roger Wyatt307
Green Alison Challis271
Green Matthew Burgess166
Money Free PartyNick Tapping87
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Creekmoor

Creekmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judy Butt* 2,286 '
Conservative Les Burden* 2,203 '
Conservative John Rampton* 1,742 '
UKIP Gareth Cook1176
UKIP Heather Jones1041
Liberal Democrats Paul Slade836
Liberal Democrats Jack Blankley750
Liberal Democrats Millie Earl735
Green Arron Blake518
Green Marian Bryant487
Green Robin Bryant418
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hamworthy East

Hamworthy East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike White* 971 '
Conservative Vishal Gupta 803 '
UKIP James Jones698
Poole People Charmaine Parkinson*697
Poole People Lou Knight633
Labour Shirley Brooks306
Liberal Democrats Brian Foster249
Labour John Sullivan235
Green Ian Hay175
Green Michael Challis150
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Poole People Swing

Hamworthy West

Hamworthy West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Wilkins* 1,197 '
Poole People Julie Bagwell 1,085 '
Conservative Karen Bozeat886
Liberal Democrats Maxine Dunnett372
Labour Ben Feiner368
Labour Jo Oldale289
Green Colin Dilley207
Green Claire Newton205
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Poole People gain from Conservative Swing

Merley and Bearwood

Merley and Bearwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Brown* 2,579 '
Conservative Jane Newell 2,389 '
Conservative Marion Pope 2,332 '
Conservative Roger Gregory2284
Liberal Democrats Ken Swash1910
Liberal Democrats May Newman1661
UKIP John Butler1102
Green Wayland Goodliffe458
Green Gigi Sismaet454
Independent Peter Kazmierczak377
Green Emmajay Walsh312
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newtown

Newtown (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Wilson [lower-alpha 2] 1,779 '
Conservative Lindsay Wilson [lower-alpha 2] 1,605 '
Conservative Malcolm Farrell 1,575 '
UKIP Diana Butler1396
Liberal Democrats Brian Clements1162
Liberal Democrats Jo Clements1082
Liberal Democrats David Yates846
Labour Steve Brew838
Labour Hazel Malcolm-Walker733
Green Faye Cunningham655
Labour Ian Malcolm-Walker637
Green Adrian Oliver490
Green David Genese446
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Oakdale

Oakdale (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Adams* 2,080 '
Conservative Ian Potter* 2,051 '
Conservative Janet Walton* 1,725 '
UKIP Janice Long1335
UKIP Larry Adams1325
Poole People Hugh Todd1124
Liberal Democrats Tansy Earl851
Labour Brian Ellis830
Liberal Democrats Ems Simpson641
Green Ben Skipp585
Green Richard Turner506
Green Christopher Welch452
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Parkstone

Parkstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Stribley 2,297 '
Conservative Emma Williams 2,120 '
Conservative John Challinor 2,059 '
Poole People Steve Baron1645
Poole People Gareth Jones1359
UKIP Bob Lister952
Liberal Democrats Paul Dredge951
Green Rupert Barrington848
UKIP Tony Woodcock789
Labour Maureen Champness785
Green Pamela Jefferies687
Green James Rose581
Independent Marty Caine259
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Penn Hill

Penn Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Atkinson* 2,498 '
Conservative Ron Parker* 2,198 '
Conservative Xena Dion* 2,131 '
Poole People Sally Carpenter1362
Poole People Nicola Jinks1039
Liberal Democrats Robin Rennison801
Labour Martin Holst752
Green Simon Card745
UKIP David Darling717
UKIP Lyn Thomas695
Green Julie Millar651
Green Philip Mayer437
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Poole Town

Poole Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Poole People Mark Howell* 1,614 '
Conservative Andy Garner-Watts 1,418 '
Poole People Andy Hadley 1,395 '
Poole People Chris Wilson*1316
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ross1159
Conservative Alvin Gunputh1157
Labour Darren Brown931
UKIP Colin Johnson796
UKIP Chris Ramm772
Conservative Andy Ross543
Green Jon Knight495
Green Carolyn Smith468
Green Ben Pantling389
Turnout
Poole People hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Poole People hold Swing

By-elections 2015-2019

Broadstone By-Election 2016

The election was called after Joanne Tomlin resigned as a Councillor due to personal issues. [4] It was held on 13 October 2016. [5]

Broadstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vikki Slade 2,184 69.56 '
Conservative Marc Ujvari73323.34
UKIP Alan Gerring1213.85
Green Mark Chivers571.82
Labour Jason Sanderson451.43
Turnout 313837.23
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected as a Conservative but subsequently resigned from the party and is now an Independent. [2]
  2. 1 2 Graham Wilson represented Newtown for the Liberal Democrats before crossing the floor to join the Conservatives, whereas Lindsay Wilson had previously represented Alderney for the Liberal Democrats. [3]

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  2. ↑ "Tory Turmoil". www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "We have a new team for Newtown". www.pooleconservatives.org. Poole Conservatives. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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  5. ↑ "Result of Broadstone By-election". www.new.poole.gov.uk. Poole Borough Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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