2015 South Northamptonshire District Council election

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2015 South Northamptonshire District Council election
 20117 May 2015 2021 (WN)  

All 42 seats in the South Northamptonshire District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election3326
Seats won3543
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote14,0495,2502,864
Percentage54.8%20.5%11.1%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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

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Election results

South Northamptonshire Council Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3520+28354.814,049
  Liberal Democrats 420+21020.55,250
  Independent 303-3711.12,864
  UKIP 000009.22,349
  Labour 001-107.51,912
  Left Unity 000000.8217

Results

Astwell (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Marinker 937
Labour David Toman268
Turnout 1,20578.29
Conservative hold Swing
Blakesley and Cote (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Clarke 1563
Conservative Sandi Smallman 1391
Labour Maureen Morris493
Turnout 91.01
Conservative hold Swing
Blisworth and Roade (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Clarke 1313
Conservative Hywel Davies 1197
UKIP Ray Dawkins696
Independent Ron Johnson523
Left Unity Stephen Anthony Miller217
Turnout 68.56
Conservative hold Swing
Brackley East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Bagot-Webb 1023
Conservative Peter Rawlinson 947
Independent Wilfrid Blake Stimpson829
UKIP Tony Quinn608
Turnout 84.66
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Brackley South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Caryl Suzanne Billingham 791
Conservative Alice Ord 627
Conservative Paul Wiltshire555
Independent Richard John Buter504
UKIP John Frederick Baldry395
Labour Douglas Barry371
Turnout 70.27
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Towcester Brook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Johns 1266 44.9 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Lisa Samiotis 1240
Conservative Richard Dallyn 1080 39.5 −3.0
Conservative John Gasking1050
Liberal Democrats David Tarbun895
Conservative Richard Woods866
UKIP Peter Jeffrey Conquest6508.6−5.0
Labour Andrea Storey5296.9N/A
Turnout 78.55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Towcester Mill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Lofts 995 51.4 +24.6
Liberal Democrats Catharine Tarbun 854
Conservative Andrew Grant77341.7−14.3
Conservative Andrew Wilby727
Labour Gail Susan Caseman-Jones2516.9−10.2
Turnout 85.06
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.