2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

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Ribble Valley Borough Council Elections, 2015
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  2011 7 May 2015 2019  

40 of 40 seats to Ribble Valley Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
LD
LAB
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won3541
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote27,1614,50710,655
Percentage64.2%10.6%25.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.2%Decrease2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 10.9%

Ribble Valley UK ward map 2015.svg
Results of the 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Summary of result

The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough elections saw the Labour Party gain its first elected Councillor for 12 years. It also saw the Conservative Party make gains on the Council at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost two net Councillors. The Borough elections was first time all wards in the Ribble Valley went up for election since 2011.

Summary of the 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Election results
Political partyLeaderCouncillorsVotes
CandidatesTotalGainedLostNetOf total (%)TotalOf total (%)Change} (%)
Conservative David Cameron 373531Increase2.svg287.527,16164.2Increase2.svg5.2
Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 10413Decrease2.svg210.04,50710.6Decrease2.svg5.6
Labour Ed Miliband 31110Increase2.svg12.510,65525.2Increase2.svg10.9

Ward results

Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley

Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Alcock59370.6Decrease2.svg1.0
Labour Niall MacFarlane24729.4Increase2.svg12.3
Majority 34741.2Decrease2.svg13.3
Turnout 840N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.7

Alston and Hothershall

Alston and Hothershall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Rogerson80642.0Decrease2.svg0.7
Conservative David Smith75039.1Decrease2.svg8.9
Labour Nicholas Anthony Madden36419.0N/A
Majority 38620.1Decrease2.svg13.3
Turnout 1,920N/AN/A
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Billington and Old Langho

Billington and Old Langho (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Alexis Atkinson102645.9Increase2.svg9.7
Conservative Gerald Xavier Mirfin78633.2Decrease2.svg1.2
Labour Phil Gedling42419.0N/A
Majority 36214.2Increase2.svg7.3
Turnout 2,236N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn

Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosie Elms70885.7Decrease2.svg1.9
Labour Gill Rose11814.3Increase2.svg1.9
Majority 59071.4Decrease2.svg3.8
Turnout 826N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Chatburn

Chatburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Kenneth Scott58876.5Increase2.svg1.0
Labour Michael John Rose18123.5Increase2.svg6.4
Majority 40753.0Decrease2.svg5.4
Turnout 769N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.7

Chipping

Chipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Hore65479.3Decrease2.svg3.4
Labour Alan William Matthews17120.7N/A
Majority 48358.6Decrease2.svg3.8
Turnout 825N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.4

Clayton-Le-Dale with Ramsgreave

Clayton-Le-Dale With Ramsgreave (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Ainsworth104747.9Decrease2.svg0.9
Conservative Doreen Taylor74834.2Decrease2.svg3.6
Labour Charles Cathcart39217.9Increase2.svg4.5
Majority 35616.3Decrease2.svg8.2
Turnout 2,187N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Derby and Thornley

Derby and Thornley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Walter Carefoot78634.7Increase2.svg3.4
Conservative Jim White68730.4Increase2.svg2.7
Labour Greg Priest42318.7Increase2.svg4.3
Labour Nick Stubbs36616.1N/A
Majority 26411.7Decrease2.svg1.7
Turnout 2,262N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dilworth

Dilworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Harvard Hinds82334.1Increase2.svg3.9
Conservative Rupert Keysell Swarbrick78632.5Increase2.svg3.7
Labour Mike Everett42817.7Increase2.svg6.6
Labour Kerry Frances Swinburne38015.7Increase2.svg7.2
Majority 35814.8Decrease2.svg2.9
Turnout 2,417N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Edisford and Low Moor

Edisford and Low Moor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Hind58327.8Increase2.svg14.9
Labour Maureen Anne Fenton43920.9Increase2.svg7.7
Labour Tom Wilkinson39618.9Increase2.svg8.5
Liberal Democrats Stewart Fletcher36017.2Decrease2.svg3.9
Liberal Democrats Lynne Garvey31815.2Decrease2.svg1.8
Majority 432.0Decrease2.svg3.8
Turnout 2,096N/AN/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Gisburn and Rimington

Gisburn and Rimington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Sherras56870.6N/A
Labour David Anthony Waters23729.4N/A
Majority 33141.2N/A
Turnout 805N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Langho

Langho (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paula Margaret Dobson81535.6Decrease2.svg8.3
Conservative Alison Mary Brown74932.7Decrease2.svg4.2
Labour Frank Joseph Harvard37416.3Decrease2.svg2.9
Labour Anne Taylor35215.4N/A
Majority 37516.4Decrease2.svg1.3
Turnout 2,290N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Littlemoor

Littlemoor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Knox63926.5Increase2.svg5.9
Liberal Democrats Mark French47519.7Increase2.svg2.3
Conservative Jean Hayes46519.3Decrease2.svg0.3
Labour Sue Riley45218.7Increase2.svg5.8
Labour Elizabeth Walters38115.8Increase2.svg4.8
Majority 100.4Decrease2.svg0.8
Turnout 2,412N/AN/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Mellor

Mellor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stella Maria Brunskill109542.6N/A
Conservative Noel Clifford Walsh109242.5N/A
Labour Elizabeth Webbe38515.0N/A
Majority 70727.5N/a
Turnout 2,572N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Primrose

Primrose (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Robinson65427.9Increase2.svg5.9
Liberal Democrats Allan Knox62926.8Increase2.svg2.3
Conservative Naomi Fern Chapelhow39316.8Decrease2.svg0.3
Labour Andrew Jonathan Bedford36315.5Increase2.svg5.8
Labour Ron Corbin30413.0Increase2.svg4.8
Majority 23610Decrease2.svg0.8
Turnout 2,343N/AN/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Read and Simonstone

Read and Simonstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bennett109950.2Increase2.svg8.8
Conservative Lesley Jayne Graves67931.0Decrease2.svg10.0
Labour David Greenhough41118.8N/A
Majority 26812.2Decrease2.svg17.3
Turnout 2,189N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ribchester

Ribchester
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Sayers67776.1N/A
Labour Sarah-Jane Bryant21323.9N/A
Majority 46452.2N/A
Turnout 890N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Sabden

Sabden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ricky Newmark43253.1Decrease2.svg26.7
Labour Jo Barlow38246.9N/A
Majority 506.2Decrease2.svg53.4
Turnout 814N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg36.8%

Salthill

Salthill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Frank Brown74530.8Increase2.svg10.2
Conservative Pam Dowson49120.3Increase2.svg6.8
Liberal Democrats Simon O'Rourke40016.5Decrease2.svg0.5
Liberal Democrats Donna O'Rourke33213.7Increase2.svg3.7
Labour Michaela Campion25710.6Increase2.svg3.6
Labour Freddie Redfern1927.9Increase2.svg1.5
Majority 913.8Increase2.svg0.6
Turnout 2,417N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Mary's

St Mary's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Richard Geldard64423.8Decrease2.svg3.4
Conservative Ruth Hargreaves64223.7Decrease2.svg0.9
Liberal Democrats Kerry Fletcher39614.6Decrease2.svg1.0
Labour Jordan Alexander Campion37613.9Increase2.svg5.2
Labour Lily Perrin34512.7Increase2.svg4.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Robinson30411.2Decrease2.svg4.2
Majority 2469.1Increase2.svg0.1
Turnout 2,707N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Waddington and West Bradford

Waddington and West Bradford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Francis ElmsN/AUncontestedN/A
Conservative Bridget HiltonN/AUncontestedN/A
Majority N/AN/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Whalley

Whalley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Holgate139642.3Increase2.svg1.9
Conservative Terry Hill130839.6Increase2.svg3.8
Labour Nick Furber60018.2Increase2.svg5.1
Majority 70820.4Decrease2.svg2.3
Turnout 3,304N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wilpshire

Wilpshire (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Alan Hirst98243.8Decrease2.svg1.1
Conservative Sue Bibby85938.3Decrease2.svg3.2
Labour Elizabeth Clare Kellaway40017.8Increase2.svg4.1
Majority 45921.5Decrease2.svg6.3
Turnout 2,241N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wiswell and Pendleton

Wiswell and Pendleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert James Thompson65968.6Decrease2.svg16.4
Labour Paul Anthony Atkinson30231.4Increase2.svg16.4
Majority 35737.2Decrease2.svg32.8
Turnout 961N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg16.4

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.