2015 Sevenoaks District Council election

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

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The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council, winning 49 of the 54 seats. The Liberal Democrats won two seats and the Labour Party and UKIP won one seat each. One seat was won by an Independent candidate.

Boundary changes triggered by the Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 came into force at this election. The wards which were affected were: Hartley and Hodsoll Street; Ash and New Ash Green; Otford and Shoreham; Enysford; Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village; Hextable; Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway; Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone; Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge; and Westerham and Crockham Hill. [2]

Summary results

2015 Sevenoaks District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsChange [n 1] Votes %
Conservative 5449Increase2.svg270,26163.8
Liberal Democrats 202Steady2.svg010,7759.8
Labour 251Decrease2.svg312,00910.9
UKIP 81Increase2.svg14,3514.0
Independent [n 2] 31Steady2.svg01,7901.6
Green 2510,0399.1
Independent Voice - Community Focus [n 3] 28090.7
Libertarian 1430.0
Total13854Steady2.svg0110,077100.0

Ward results

Ash and New Ash Green

Ash and New Ash Green [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cameron Clark 1,775 25.5
Conservative Alan Pett 1,630 23.4
Conservative Claire Pearsall 1,586 22.8
Labour Mary Bainbridge71510.3
Green Mark Skelton6469.3
Green Norah Skelton6028.7
Total votes6,954
Majority87112.5
Rejected ballots371.1
Turnout 3,31571.0
Registered electors 4,671
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James London 2,365 24.9
Conservative Anna Firth 2,337 24.6
Conservative Robert Piper 2,166 22.8
Liberal Democrats Elaine Coupe7037.4
Green Sarah White6967.3
Green Marcus Fry6226.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Coupe6116.4
Total votes9,500
Majority146315.4
Rejected ballots691.8
Turnout 3,74274.3
Registered electors 5,033
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cowden and Hever

Cowden and Hever [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Dickins 919 80.3
UKIP Lorraine Millgate22519.7
Total votes1,144
Majority69460.7
Rejected ballots494.1
Turnout 1,19373.6
Registered electors 1,621
Conservative win (new seat)

Crockenhill and Well Hill

Crockenhill and Well Hill [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Steve Lindsay 398 34.7
Conservative Shanker Gaire32728.5
Labour Rachel Waterton27123.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Hobson877.6
Green Aliye Batmaz635.5
Total votes1,146
Majority716.2
Rejected ballots44.1
Turnout 1,15073.6
Registered electors 1,563
UKIP win (new seat)

Dunton Green and Riverhead

Dunton Green and Riverhead [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kim Bailey 1,410 31.4
Conservative Cameron Brown 1,292 28.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Beard3838.5
No description Ian Bayley3768.4
Labour Nick Dineen3708.2
Green Maya Forth3467.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Sheridan2756.1
Libertarian Daniel Welstead431.0
Total votes4,495
Majority90920.2
Rejected ballots200.8
Turnout 2,60171.1
Registered electors 3,657
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Edenbridge North and East

Edenbridge North and East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart McGregor 1,553 36.5
Conservative John Scholey 1,473 34.6
Labour Kathryn Parish62114.6
Green Hill Harris61114.3
Total votes4,258
Majority85220.0
Rejected ballots441.7
Turnout 2,56967.9
Registered electors 3,786
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Edenbridge South and West

Edenbridge South and West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margot McArthur 1,094 30.5
Conservative Alan Layland 1,053 29.4
Labour Bob Howes42611.9
UKIP Stephen Peddie42611.9
Green Sue Rule2988.3
Labour James Parish2868.0
Total votes3,583
Majority62717.5
Rejected ballots180.9
Turnout 2,10765.7
Registered electors 3,205
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eynsford

Eynsford [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Horwood 780 70.6
Labour Madeleine Marshall15413.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Clayton1009.0
Green Sarah Perkins716.4
Total votes1,105
Majority62656.7
Rejected ballots131.2
Turnout 1,11975.6
Registered electors 1,481
Conservative win (new seat)

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip McGarvey 1,408 33.9
Conservative Ingrid Chetram 1,321 31.8
Labour Kevin Flack56813.7
Green Hilary Harding47811.5
Labour Amy McEnroe3759.0
Total votes4,150
Majority75318.1
Rejected ballots00.0
Turnout 2,67269.4
Registered electors 3,848
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fawkham and West Kingsdown

Fawkham and West Kingsdown [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Faye Parkin 1,729 24.4
Conservative Ian Bosley 1,664 23.5
Conservative Pat Bosley 1,636 23.1
Green Christopher Russell5277.4
Labour James Weekes5147.3
Labour John Smifey5087.2
Green Mark Lindop5067.1
Total votes7,084
Majority110915.7
Rejected ballots882.6
Turnout 3,36869.1
Registered electors 4,875
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount

Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John GrintUnopposed
Conservative Gary WilliamsonUnopposed
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hartley and Hodsoll Street

Hartley and Hodsoll Street [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Gaywood 2,380 30.4
Conservative Larry Abraham 2,272 29.0
Conservative John Kelly 1,921 24.6
UKIP Vince Sewell125016.0
Total votes7,823
Majority6718.6
Rejected ballots1213.3
Turnout 3,62675.1
Registered electors 4,826
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hextable

Hextable [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dee Morris 1,237 32.1
Independent Darren Kitchener 1,089 28.2
Conservative John Pike83521.6
Labour Melvyn George39410.2
Green Phil Levy3037.9
Total votes3,858
Majority2546.6
Rejected ballots281.2
Turnout 2,43372.5
Registered electors 3,354
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Kemsing

Kemsing [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Reay 1,155 30.1
Conservative Lorraine Stack 1,090 28.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Robarts70618.4
UKIP Roger Williams59615.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Wassell2897.5
Total votes3,836
Majority38410.0
Rejected ballots241.0
Turnout 2,46473.9
Registered electors 3,333
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway

Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter LakeUnopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Otford and Shoreham

Otford and Shoreham [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michelle Lowe 1,416 29.4
Conservative John Edwards-Winser 1,357 28.1
UKIP Chris Heath50010.4
Green Philip Otto3226.7
Liberal Democrats Alistair Macpherson3046.3
Green Philip Dodd2936.1
Labour Colin Baker2354.9
Labour Nevile Fourie1984.1
Liberal Democrats Lise Michaelides1984.1
Total votes4,823
Majority85717.8
Rejected ballots140.5
Turnout 2,75577.0
Registered electors 3,580
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penhurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone

Penhurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paddy Cooke 790 53.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Streatfield50133.8
Green Joy Rosendale19112.9
Total votes1,482
Majority28919.5
Rejected ballots231.5
Turnout 1,50675.4
Registered electors 1,998
Conservative win (new seat)

Seal and Weald

Seal and Weald [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Thornton 1,363 34.8
Conservative Roddy Hogarth 1,351 34.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Michaelides44311.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Hudson3809.7
Green Linda Walker3769.6
Total votes3,913
Majority90823.2
Rejected ballots341.5
Turnout 2,29772.1
Registered electors 3,187
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Eastern

Sevenoaks Eastern [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Purves 951 27.2
Conservative Edward Parson 792 22.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Walshe71120.3
Conservative Stephen Arnold63618.2
Green John Cornwell40811.7
Total votes3,498
Majority812.3
Rejected ballots432.0
Turnout 2,11769.5
Registered electors 3,044
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Kippington

Sevenoaks Kippington [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Avril Hunter 1,846 39.2
Conservative Andrew Eyre 1,845 39.1
Green Chelsea Hodkinson3226.8
Green Steve Plater2635.6
Labour Thomas Geldard2485.3
Labour Theodore Michael1914.1
Total votes4,715
Majority1,52332.3
Rejected ballots431.6
Turnout 2,73074.5
Registered electors 3,664
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Northern

Sevenoaks Northern [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Krogdahl 954 25.9
Liberal Democrats Merilyn Canet 952 25.9
Conservative Paul Towell92725.2
Liberal Democrats Iain Porter84423.0
Total votes3,677
Majority250.7
Rejected ballots723.3
Turnout 2,18067.6
Registered electors 3,226
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Town and St John's

Sevenoaks Town and St John's [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Fleming 1,726 21.1
Conservative Simon Raikes 1,608 19.7
Conservative Graham Clack 1,537 18.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Camp84010.3
Liberal Democrats Fay Margo8089.9
Liberal Democrats Doreen Kinsler6898.4
Green John Harris5857.2
UKIP Brian Shirreff3834.7
Total votes8,176
Majority6978.5
Rejected ballots371.1
Turnout 3,38969.7
Registered electors 4,859
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barnes 1,792 23.6
Conservative Simon Raikes 1,564 20.6
Conservative Graham Clack 1,557 20.5
Labour Gillian Fittock86211.4
Labour Ngozi Marsh7049.3
Labour Collins Fadare6999.2
Green Brian Thomas4005.3
Total votes7,578
Majority6959.2
Rejected ballots511.7
Turnout 3,07469.0
Registered electors 4,457
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanley St Mary's

Swanley St Mary's [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Dyball 729 25.5
Labour Michael Hogg 618 21.6
Conservative Ray Morris61421.5
Labour Elizabeth Komolafe59520.8
Independent Voice - Community FocusJohn Underwood30010.5
Total votes2,856
Majority40.1
Rejected ballots512.9
Turnout 1,75755.3
Registered electors 3,176
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Swanley White Oak

Swanley White Oak [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurence Ball 1,166 17.5
Conservative Nina Rosen 1,098 16.5
Conservative James Halford 1,080 16.2
Labour Mark Fittock69410.4
Labour Joanne Frawley67910.2
Labour Angela George67010.0
Independent Voice - Community FocusJanet Sargeant5097.6
Green Robert Woodbridge2824.2
Green John Jones2623.9
Green Shen Batmaz2293.4
Total votes6,669
Majority3865.8
Rejected ballots542.0
Turnout 2,72557.4
Registered electors 4,746
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Westerham and Crockham Hill

Westerham and Crockham Hill [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Maskell 1,115 29.7
Conservative Diana Esler 990 26.4
UKIP Carol Mackay57315.3
Labour Neil Proudfoot41411.0
Green Amelie Boleyn3379.0
Independent Anthony Holman3258.7
Total votes3,754
Majority41711.1
Rejected ballots251.0
Turnout 2,48172.1
Registered electors 3,443
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to boundary changes since the last council election, seat change numbers may be skewed.
  2. ↑ Including one candidate without a party description
  3. ↑ Independent Voice - Community Focus was a political party formed in time for the 2015 local elections. Its leader was Janet Sargeant, who stood in the Swanley White Oak ward. The party was deregistered in November 2016. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2014" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Independent Voice-Community Focus [De-registered 12/10/16]". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Ash and New Ash Green District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Cowden & Hever District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Crockenhill & Well Hill District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Dunton Green & Riverhead District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Edenbridge North & East District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Edenbridge South & West District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Eynsford District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Fawkham and West Kingsdown District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Hartley & Hodsoll South District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Hextable District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Kemsing District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Otford & Shoreham District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Election results for Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Election results for Seal & Weald District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "Election results for Sevenoaks Eastern District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Election results for Sevenoaks Kippington District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Election results for Sevenoaks Eastern District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Election results for Sevenoaks Town & St John's District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  26. ↑ "Election results for Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  27. ↑ "Election results for Swanley St Mary's District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  28. ↑ "Election results for Swanley White Oak District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  29. ↑ "Election results for Westerham & Crockham Hill District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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