2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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14 seats of 39 to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Seats before24123
Seats won1031
Seats after25113
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote19,3539,6448,278
Rushmoor UK local election 2015 map.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Rushmoor Borough Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. [2]

Contents

Two seats were up for election in the West Heath ward due to the resignation of an incumbent.

Results

Rushmoor Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1010Increase2.svg171.4246.3219,353
  Labour 301Decrease2.svg121.4223.089,644
  UKIP 100Steady2.svg7.1419.818,278
  Green 000Steady2.svg6.352,655
  Liberal Democrats Steady2.svg4.211,759
  Christian Steady2.svg0.2086

Ward results

Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Newell 1,153 37.70
Labour Frances Matthews1,06534.82
UKIP Peter Courtney84027.46
Majority882.87
Turnout 3,058
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cherrywood

Cherrywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Jones 1,050 36.25
Conservative Mara Makunura80427.76
UKIP Simon Austridge79127.31
Liberal Democrats Shaun Murphy2518.66
Majority2468.49
Turnout 2,896
Labour hold Swing

Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Masterson 1,992 55.07
UKIP Jennifer Parsons81322.47
Labour Clive Andrews54315.01
Green Vincent Warne2697.43
Majority1,17932.59
Turnout 3,617
Conservative hold Swing

Empress

Empress
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Lyon 1,904 61.57
Green Donna Wallace51816.75
Labour Philip Collins40513.09
Liberal Democrats Julia Ohkubo2658.57
Majority1,38644.82
Turnout 3,092
Conservative hold Swing

Fernhill

Fernhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Marsh 1,686 49.09
UKIP William Walker80023.29
Labour Leonard Amos49814.50
Liberal Democrats Charles Fraser-Fleming2617.60
Green Martin Coule1895.50
Majority88625.80
Turnout 3,434
Conservative hold Swing

Knellwood

Knellwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roland Dibbs 2,367 58.20
Labour William Tootill64515.85
UKIP Rosemary Bell59014.50
Green Amy Lewry46511.43
Majority1,72242.34
Turnout 4,067
Conservative hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Crerar 1,805 49.07
Labour Dominique Swaddling1,12930.69
UKIP Edmund Poole74420.22
Majority67618.37
Turnout 3,678
Conservative hold Swing

North Town

North Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Dibble 1,423 48.73
Conservative Lee Dawson91131.19
UKIP Adam de Lecq le Gresley58620.06
Majority51217.53
Turnout 2,920
Conservative hold Swing

Rowhill

Rowhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammad Choudhary 1,443 42.00
UKIP Kevin Betsworth93627.24
Labour Jill Clark70820.61
Green Peta Howell34810.13
Majority50714.75
Turnout 3,435
Conservative hold Swing

St John's

St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barba Hurst 1,870 54.40
UKIP Christopher Harding84424.55
Labour Peter Hayward50714.75
Green David Stephenson2166.28
Majority1,02629.85
Turnout 3,437
Conservative hold Swing

St Mark's

St Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Corps 1,619 50.24
Liberal Democrats Abul Koher Chowdhury66320.57
Labour Colin Southon53616.63
Green Carl Hewitt40412.53
Majority95629.67
Turnout 3,222
Conservative hold Swing

Wellington

Wellington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Evans 645 48.45
Conservative Attika Choudhary60045.07
Christian Kelebogile Waynereid866.46
Majority453.38
Turnout 1,331
Labour hold Swing

West Heath

West Heath (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP David Bell 1,334 37.17
Conservative Rodney Cooper 1,199 33.41
Conservative Stephen Smith1,173
UKIP Derek Cornwell1,10130.68
Labour Janet Gardner49013.65
Labour Trevor Simpson417
Liberal Democrats Josephine Murphy3198.89
Liberal Democrats Philip Thompson273
Green Paula Marshall2466.85
UKIP win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2015 - Rushmoor". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.


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