2015 Rutland County Council election

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The 2015 Rutland County Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Rutland County Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

16 7 2
Political group
Political group		Seats^[2]^[3]	+/⁠–
	Conservative	16
	Independent	7	1
	Liberal Democrats	2
Total		25	1

By electoral areas

Braunston and Belton

Braunston and Belton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Cross	Uncontested	N/A	N/A

Cottesmore

Cottesmore
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Richard Foster	712
Conservative	Andrew James Stewart	708
UKIP	Gerry Robinson	492

Exton

Exton
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Terry King	449
Liberal Democrats	Gavin Francis Davies	162
UKIP	Claire Alison Barks	125
Independent	Gene Donald Plews	111

Greetham

Greetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Begy	Uncontested	N/A	N/A

Ketton

Ketton
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Gary John Conde	1004
Conservative	Diana MacDuff	791
Liberal Democrats	Michael Griffiths	482
UKIP	Marietta King	302

Langham

Langham
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Oliver Charles Hemsley	386
Liberal Democrats	Brenda Gillian Palmer	301
Independent	Nick Wainwright	113

Lyddington

Lyddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Lammie	Uncontested	N/A	N/A

Martinsthorpe

Martinsthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Baines	464
	Independent	Theresa Diane Stokes	263

Normanton

Normanton
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Kenneth Alan Bool	1020
Liberal Democrats	Gale Frances Waller	844
UKIP	Rob Campbell	399

Oakham North East

Oakham North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jeff Dale	Uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Independent	Alan Walters	Uncontested	N/A	N/A

Oakham North West

Oakham North West
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Alastair Mann	741
Independent	Richard John Gale	625
Liberal Democrats	Joanna Burrows	546
Independent	Mark Roy Woodcock	542
Independent	Dave Blanksby	440

Oakham South East

Oakham South East
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Ben Callaghan	573
Conservative	Tony Mathias	570
Conservative	John Park	524
Independent	Michael John Haley	468
Liberal Democrats	Richard Lawrence Swift	327

Oakham South West

Oakham South West
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Oliver James Bird	617
Conservative	Richard William Clifton	583
Conservative	Christopher Clark	575
Independent	Graham John Carey	571

Ryhall and Casterton

Ryhall and Casterton
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	David Wilby	868
Independent	Chris Parsons	739
Conservative	Charlotte Vernon	703

Uppingham

Uppingham
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Lucy Stephenson	1086
Conservative	Rachel Burkitt	917
Independent	Marc Allen Oxley	882
Labour	Miranda Jones	625
UKIP	Peter Baker	476
Labour	Gabrielle Maughan	378

Whissendine

Whissendine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Asplin	511
	Conservative	Jonny Baker	265

References

↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
↑ "Your Councillors by Party". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

External links

2015 elections on Rutland County Council website

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[TEC-1] "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

[2] "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[3] "Your Councillors by Party". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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