2015 South Holland District Council election

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Results of the 2015 South Holland District Council election

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

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Results

South Holland District Council Election Result 2015 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2841+375.6859.6542,672+4.15%
  Independent 715-418.9224.6017,596-12.63%
  UKIP 220+25.4013.479,632+12.39%
  Green 0--00.000.85608+0.56%
  Liberal Democrats 0--00.000.75538-1.00%
  Labour 0--00.000.68486-0.18%
  Lincolnshire Independent 0-1-10.000.000-1.80%

Council composition

Following the last election in 2011, the composition of the council was:

25111
ConservativeIndependentLI

After the election, the composition of the council was:

2872
ConservativeIndependentUKIP

LI - Lincolnshire Independents

Ward results

Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas

Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Astill1,39636.7
Conservative Angela Harrison1,201
Independent Bryan Alcock*1,01726.8
Conservative Jennifer Head968
UKIP Peter Bird90323.8
Independent Paul Barrett635
Green Brian Sumner48312.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Donington, Quadring and Gosberton

Donington, Quadring and Gosberton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Clark*2,26857.5
Independent Jane King*1,67742.5
Conservative Colin Johnson1,657
Conservative Roger Neal1,0431,043
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fleet

Fleet (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Coupland72062.0
Independent Paul Chapman37132.0
Liberal Democrats Anne Ramkaran706.0
Majority34930.0+12.2
Conservative hold Swing

Gedney

Gedney (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Reynolds58847.5−0.7
UKIP Andrew Parks40632.8
Independent Sarah Wilkinson*24519.8−32.0
Majority18214.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Holbeach Hurn

Holbeach Hurn (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Worth71968.9
Independent Richard Crowley32431.1
Majority39537.8
Conservative hold Swing

Holbeach Town

Holbeach Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Biggadike*1,90246.3
Conservative Tracey Carter1,304
UKIP Paul Foyster1,29031.4
Conservative Rita Rudkin*1,215
Independent Martin Howard91822.3
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Long Sutton

Long Sutton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Tyrrell2,07656.2
Conservative Laura Eldridge1,922
Independent Andy Tennant*1,62043.8
Independent David Wilkinson*1,567
Independent Jeanne Sibley1,039
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Casson*1,95339.4
Conservative Andrew Woolf*1,650
Conservative Rodney Grocock*1,326
UKIP Emily Bates1,19824.2
Independent James Scarsbrook84717.1
Labour Wojciech Kowalewski4869.8
Liberal Democrats Mary Lane4689.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pinchbeck and Surfleet

Pinchbeck and Surfleet (3 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Sneath*2,07454.3
Conservative James Avery*1,952
Conservative Sally-Ann Slade*1,908
UKIP Geoffrey Garner1,16130.4
Independent David Turp58315.3
Independent Douglas Dickens378
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Spalding Castle

Spalding Castle (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Taylor*68165.8+1.8
Independent Mark le Sage22922.1
Green Martin Blake12512.1−5.8
Majority45143.7−2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Spalding Monks House

Spalding Monks House (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Angela Newton*1,39843.1−3.4
Conservative George Aley1,02631.7−2.2
UKIP Dave Maltby81725.2
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Spalding St. Johns

Spalding St. Johns (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack McLean1,01739.6
Independent Graham Dark*82131.9
UKIP Robert Gibson73328.5
Independent Roger Perkins*421
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Spalding St. Marys

Spalding St. Marys (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Drury1,17847.0
Conservative Gary Porter*1,084
UKIP Richard Fairman80532.1
Independent Robert West52320.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Spalding St. Pauls

Spalding St. Pauls (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ashby*88950.7
UKIP Peter Williams86549.3
Conservative Glynis Scalese767
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Spalding Wygate

Spalding Wygate (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Gambba-Jones*1,35564.0
Conservative Christine Lawton*1,267
Independent Anthony Cronin76336.0
Independent Geraldine Scholes626
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Bridge

Sutton Bridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Brewis*83945.0
Independent Michael Booth*755
Conservative Shirley Giles53928.9
Conservative Victoria Hills525
UKIP John Scarlett48526.0
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Brewis was previously elected as a Lincolnshire Independent.

The Saints

The Saints (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Seymour*83967.0
Independent Valerie Gemmell41333.0
Conservative hold Swing

Whaplode and Holbeach St. Johns

Whaplode and Holbeach St. Johns (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Pullen1,27056.7
Conservative Malcolm Chandler*1,232
UKIP Karl Richardson96943.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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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 - South Holland".