2015 Tendring District Council election

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2015 Tendring District Council election
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  2011 7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) 2019  

60 seats
31 seats seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative UKIP Independent
Last election3305
Seats before3305
Seats won23226
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 22Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote43,03926,8329,023
Percentage37.423.37.8
SwingDecrease2.svg2.3Increase2.svg21.4Decrease2.svg 0.8

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Labour Holland Residents Tendring First
Last election838
Seats before838
Seats won431
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 7
Popular vote19,3664,8128,198
Percentage16.84.27.1
SwingDecrease2.svg1.8Increase2.svg0.1Decrease2.svg5.2

 Seventh partyEighth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election20
Seats before20
Seats won10
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,9951,894
Percentage1.71.6
SwingDecrease2.svg8.3Decrease2.svg1.1

Tendring UK 2015 Council Election.svg
Tendring UK 2015 Council Election

Majority party before election

Conservative

Majority party after election

No overall control

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

Contents

Candidates by party

Conservative Party (60/60)





Labour Party (46/60)





UKIP (37/60)





Tendring First (11/60)





Independent (7/60)





Green Party (5/60)





Liberal Democrats (4/60)





Holland-on-Sea RA (3/60)





Composition of Council

As of 7 April 2017, the Council Composition (following two by-elections) is:

24 Conservative
22 UKIP
5 Independent Group
3 Holland-On-Sea Residents Association
1 Lib Dem
1 Tendring First .

The by-elections saw one UKIP GAIN from Conservative. The other a Conservative GAIN from UKIP.

After the election the composition of the council is:

TendringDC2015.PNG

  Conservative Party: 23 seats
  UK Independence Party: 22 seats
  Independents: 6 seats
  Labour Party: 4 seats
  Holland-on-Sea Residents Association: 3 seats
  Tendring First: 1 seat
  Liberal Democrats: 1 seat

Results summary

Tendring District Council Election, 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 23212Decrease2.svg 1037.443,039Decrease2.svg2.3
  UKIP 22220Increase2.svg 2223.326,832Increase2.svg21.4
  Independent 621Increase2.svg 17.89,023Decrease2.svg0.8
  Labour 415Decrease2.svg 416.819,366Decrease2.svg1.8
  Holland Residents 300Steady2.svg4.24,812Increase2.svg0.1
  Tendring First 107Decrease2.svg 77.18,198Decrease2.svg5.2
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg 11.71,995Decrease2.svg8.3
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.61,894Decrease2.svg1.1

Ward results

Alresford

Alresford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Scott82868.8-6.1
Conservative Angela Rothwell26522.0+5.9
Labour Terry Ripo1108.4+0.5
Majority
Turnout 72.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Park

Alton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Peter Cawthorn79425.7N/A
UKIP Alex Porter64120.7N/A
Labour Co-op Graham Caines46515.0-13.4
Labour Co-op Delia Aldis45514.7-15.1
Conservative Mary Mersh40012.9-9.7
Conservative Brian Mersh34011.0-8.2
Majority
Turnout 50.3
UKIP gain from Labour Co-op Swing
UKIP gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Ardleigh and Little Bromley

Ardleigh and Little Bromley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Stock98577.4+23.3
Labour Pamela Watson28822.6N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Beaumont and Thorpe

Beaumont and Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Land90267.2+24.1
UKIP Chris Cotter27220.3N/A
Labour Alan Roebuck16912.6N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Chittock1,18027.5N/A
UKIP Ted Whitmore86920.2N/A
Conservative Siggy Challinor81519.0-0.4
Conservative Stuart Morgan72416.8-0.8
Labour Colin Watson3628.4-3.3
Labour Fiona Hayes3498.1-2.6
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zoe Fairley72351.8-6.6
UKIP Mark Morsley39928.6N/A
Labour Graham Ford27319.6N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jayne Chapman2,45121.6+0.5
Independent Graham Steady2,18519.3-1.8
Independent Karen Yallop1,52013.4+1.1
Conservative Alan Goggin1,47313.0-0.9
Conservative Vivien Chapman1,19710.6+0.5
Conservative Elizabeth Edey7866.9+0.4
Green Bev Maltby6335.6N/A
Labour Carol Carlsson Browne6335.6-2.4
Labour Rebecca Collins4644.1N/A
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Bursville

Burrsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Mick Skeels53141.6N/A
Conservative Pam Sambridge52040.7-15.3
Labour Wayne Tearle14611.4-8.6
Green Chris Southall806.3-1.9
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Frinton

Frinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giles Watling 1,26929.8-0.6
Conservative Nick Turner1,13726.7-1.5
Tendring First Terry Allen70116.4-3.5
UKIP Jack Parsons68116.0N/A
Labour Susan Morley-Souter2465.8+1.8
Labour Mark Morley-Souter2305.4+1.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Golf Green

Golf Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Kevin Watson1,18527.6N/A
UKIP Roy Raby1,13526.5N/A
Labour Co-op Dan Casey61814.4-9.1
Labour Co-op Nick Brown50811.8-7.7
Conservative Beverly Moule4259.9-9.5
Conservative Anne Alexander4129.8-6.4
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Co-op Swing
UKIP gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Great and Little Oakley

Great and Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Howard40536.8N/A
Conservative Steve Harris31929.0-10.3
UKIP Andy Erskine26123.7+6.0
Labour John McAllister16610.5N/A
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Tendring First Swing

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda McWilliams78564.4-3.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Taylor30424.9-7.2
Labour Louise Armstrong13010.6N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hamford

Hamford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Anne Davis91721.7N/A
Conservative Mark Platt82919.6-4.5
Conservative Vanda Watling76118.0-3.3
UKIP Christopher Shepherd65215.4N/A
Tendring First Iris Johnson50411.9-9.4
Tendring First Paul Clifton3418.1-9.4
Labour Bryan Whitcomb2295.4-2.6
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Tendring First Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harwich East

Harwich East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Henderson 68665.0+5.9
Conservative Angela Purbrick37035.0+9.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garry Calver94624.7+0.9
Conservative Barry Brown75819.8-0.1
Labour Dave McLeod75719.7-0.8
Conservative Robert Day69818.2-0.2
UKIP Simon Ashley67817.7+6.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Harwich West

Harwich West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ricky Callender86519.1-3.6
UKIP John Brown77917.5N/A
Labour Pamela Morrison76117.1-4.0
Conservative Sean Fay71015.9-2.6
Labour John Hawkins67315.1-3.9
UKIP John Thurlow66815.0N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Henderson1,20631.1+6.9
Labour Maria Fowler98825.5N/A
Conservative Darrell Howard92122.7+2.3
Conservative Susannah Marie88019.6+2.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Haven

Haven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Holland Residents Joy Broderick1,04180.2+9.5
Conservative Andrea Cossens25719.8-9.5
Majority
Turnout
Holland Residents hold Swing

Holland and Kirby

Holland and Kirby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Cossens95620.1+1.6
Tendring First Robert Bucke85017.9-10.6
UKIP Richard Everett82017.2N/A
Conservative Pamela Walford76616.1-2.4
UKIP Karl Whillier61713.0N/A
Tendring First Chris Keston47610.0-17.2
Labour Dave Bolton2745.8-1.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Tendring First Swing
Tendring First hold Swing

Homelands

Homelands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Laurie Gray58352.2N/A
Conservative Mick Page53547.8+1.2
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Lawford

Lawford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Val Guglielmi1,19031.4+5.7
Conservative Andy Baker1,14330.2+8.3
Labour Richard Kenny58015.3-0.8
Labour Jo Richardson47612.6-1.9
Green Eleanor Gordon39910.5-0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Little Clacton and Weeley

Little Clacton and Weeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Jeffrey Bray98422.6N/A
Conservative Mike Brown89720.6+0.9
Conservative Anita Bailey83619.20.0
UKIP Sandy White71016.3N/A
Tendring First Pete De-Vaux Balbirnie49411.4-8.9
Tendring First Mavis De-Vaux Balbirnie4309.9-8.0
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Tendring First Swing
Conservative hold Swing

On 10 May 2015, UKIP's Jeff Bray resigned from the party and now sits as an independent.

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Coley1,29932.5+6.4
Conservative Carlo Guglielmi1,24531.1+6.2
Green Duncan Gordon78219.6+5.6
Labour Cameron Scott67516.9N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Lis Bennison83624.4N/A
UKIP Andrew Pemberton67919.8N/A
Conservative Gwen Mitchell65219.0-2.6
Conservative Sara Richardson53819.0-1.7
Labour Joseph Freebody36010.5-1.9
Liberal Democrats Rob Harper2527.3-11.1
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Pier

Pier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Honeywood61818.6-2.1
UKIP Mohammad Khan60918.3N/A
UKIP Graham Townley60718.2N/A
Conservative Sue Honeywood59117.8-3.8
Labour Wendy Davidson47314.2+1.8
Labour Gary McNamara43213.0+2.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Ramsey and Parkeston

Ramsey and Parkeston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tanya Ferguson 390 36.9 Increase2.svg 9.0
UKIP Anthony Colbourne38836.8Increase2.svg 20.3
Labour Charlie Powell27826.3Decrease2.svg 11.4
Majority2
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Rush Green

Rush Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Mary Newton87026.0N/A
UKIP Leonard Sibbald75122.5N/A
Conservative Danny Mayzes54016.2-8.2
Conservative Andy Wood43913.1-10.2
Labour Pia Smith38511.5-7.1
Labour Steve Smith35710.7-6.4
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

St. Bartholomews

St. Bartholomews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Holland Residents Colin Winfield1,90340.3+2.8
Holland Residents K.T. King1,86839.5+3.8
Conservative Alan Bailey55311.7-3.1
Conservative Lizi Ninnim4038.5-3.5
Majority
Turnout
Holland Residents hold Swing
Holland Residents hold Swing

St. James

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Martin Hughes93323.8N/A
Conservative Chris Griffiths84821.6-7.6
Conservative Maurice Alexander77019.6-7.8
UKIP Teresa O'Hara74118.9N/A
Labour Denis Barry-Smith3859.80.0
Independent Tony Fawcett2446.2N/A
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Hones1,08125.0N/A
UKIP Mark Stephenson97322.5N/A
Conservative Richard Bleach59317.8-1.1
Conservative Eileen Sills58013.7-1.6
Labour Clive Baker46510.8-2.3
Labour Norman Jacobs 43510.1-2.6
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
UKIP gain from Tendring First Swing

St. Osyth and Point Clear

St. Osyth and Point Clear
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Talbot1,15928.5
Independent John White1,05926.0
Conservative Rita Bailey63515.6
Conservative Kristian Brown57914.2
Labour Tracey Osben3628.9
Labour Jon Salisbury2736.7
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

St. Pauls

St. Pauls
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Mooney94420.2
Conservative Andy Massey83817.9
Tendring First Pierre Oxley76616.4
UKIP Mike Vaughan-Chatfield76016.3
Tendring First Ann Oxley75416.1
Conservative Jonathan Norman61113.1
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Tendring First Swing
Conservative gain from Tendring First Swing

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Heaney1,61337.1
Conservative Fred Nicholls1,50234.5
Labour Janet Smith62514.4
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Smith61114.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Walton

Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Bridget Poonian75920.5
Conservative Margaret Miles61816.7
UKIP Ben Smith54414.7
Conservative Antony Pugh45912.3
Labour Gary Henderson3389.1
Tendring First David Oxley3379.1
Tendring First Jack Robertson3278.8
Labour Keith Henderson3258.8
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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