2015 Torbay Council election

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

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Torbay Council Election, 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2530Increase2.svg369.44536.1947478-5.61
  Liberal Democrats 702Decrease2.svg219.44524.8332572-3.87
  Labour 001Decrease2.svg109.3412254-0.06
  Green 000Steady2.svg09.2012066+1.9
  UKIP 100Steady2.svg2.7815.4220225+13.62
  Independent 300Steady2.svg8.335.026595-3.78

Ward results

[2]

An asterisk * indicated an incumbent seeking re-election

Berry Head-with-Furzeham

Berry Head-with-Furzeham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jackie Stockman* 1,930 40.8 '
Independent Vic Ellery* 1,690 35.7 '
Independent Mike Morey* 1,679 35.5 '
Conservative Judith Mills1,48331.3
Conservative Adam Billings1,13423.9
Green Charlie Baker68214.4
Green Sassie Tickle53211.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Desmond3226.8
Liberal Democrats David Fordham2966.3
Liberal Democrats Eileen Fox2886.1
Majority
Turnout 4,85162.54+18.52
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Blatchcombe

Blatchcombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Thomas* 1,659 36.8 '
Conservative John Thomas* 1,495 33.2 '
Conservative Chris Robson 1,406 31.2 '
UKIP Steve Walsh1,30028.8
Liberal Democrats Sabrina Bradshaw79917.7
Labour Jane Macey79517.6
Labour Eddie Harris76416.9
Labour Jackie Colby75416.7
Liberal Democrats Naomi Milward61513.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Somerville60513.4
Green Neil Rolfe47210.5
Green Stephen Peacock4269.4
Green Ashley Cunningham4119.1
Majority
Turnout 4,54655.41+21.67
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Churston Ferrers with Galmpton

Churston Ferrers-with-Galmpton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Mills* 1,726 42.6 '
Conservative Di Stubley 1,627 40.2 '
UKIP Elizabeth Rayner96523.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Browne72517.9
Labour Bill Ingham58814.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Pentney41710.3
Green Richard Spreckley3969.8
Majority
Turnout 4,12871.93+17.91
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clifton with Maidenway

Clifton-with-Maidenway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Doggett* 1,162 32.9 '
Liberal Democrats Ruth Pentney* 1,154 32.7 '
Conservative Richard Barnby1,10831.4
UKIP Christine Dayment76621.7
Conservative Jackie Perrins74020.9
Labour Christina Vincent48013.6
Green Karen Cunningham37010.5
Green Matthew Rudland-Barfoot2326.6
Majority
Turnout 3,59062.63+20.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cockington-with-Chelston

Cockington-with-Chelston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicole Amil* 2,048 35.5 '
Conservative Mark King 1,752 30.4 '
Conservative Thomas Winfield 1,664 28.9 '
Labour Jack Critchlow1,42624.7
Liberal Democrats Jean Cope1,37923.9
Liberal Democrats Joanne Ledger1,09419.0
UKIP Mark Dent1,03117.9
UKIP Len Harvey99817.3
Liberal Democrats Fiona Hess91815.9
UKIP Merrick Rayner78713.6
Green Joanne McQuillan67411.7
Green Jimi Neary4457.7
Majority
Turnout 5,83665.90+32.08
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ellacombe

Ellacombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Julien Parrott* 929 32.4 '
Liberal Democrats Cindy Stocks* 774 27.0 '
Liberal Democrats Paul Raybould59420.7
Conservative Beryl McPhail55219.2
Labour Suzannah Jones53418.6
Conservative Matthew Phillips53318.6
UKIP Jen Walsh51317.9
Green Hazel Robertson30610.7
Majority
Turnout 2,91852.88+19.06
UKIP hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goodrington with Roselands

Goodrington-with-Roselands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Barnby* 1,325 35.0 '
Conservative Alan Tyerman* 1,035 27.3 '
Liberal Democrats Sue Biles96525.5
UKIP Gary Booth90824.0
Liberal Democrats Robert O'Brien73219.3
UKIP Peter Fryett67017.7
Labour Rosalind Royle46812.4
Green Jane Mary Hughes2657.0
Green Ellie Knight-Rolfe2035.4
Majority
Turnout 3,84467.22+33.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Lewis* 2,155 38.1 '
Conservative Lynn Sykes 2,023 35.8 '
Conservative Anna Tolchard 1,722 30.5 '
UKIP Sue Powell1,41925.1
Liberal Democrats John Turner1,32423.4
Liberal Democrats Elliot Abercrombie1,29622.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Turner1,28122.7
Labour Stephen Turner75813.4
Green Ian Downer60610.7
Green Jules Kirkby60310.7
Green Andrew Robinson5439.6
Majority
Turnout 5,75568.82+23.36
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Roundham with Hyde

Roundham-with-Hyde
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Cunningham 820 24.9 '
Liberal Democrats Christine Carter 685 20.8 '
Conservative Simon Slade58617.8
UKIP Anthony Rayner57517.5
UKIP Eileen Harvey56017.0
Liberal Democrats Maggi Douglas-Dunbar49415.0
Green Paula Hermes46814.2
Green Sam Moss44813.6
Labour Irene Reade33710.2
Independent Bobbie Davies*33010.0
Independent Rick Heyse1324.0
Majority
Turnout 3,35054.73+16.58
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bobbie Davies was elected for this ward as a Liberal Democrat in 2011, and Rick Heyse stood in the seat as an English Radical in the same election.

Shiphay with The Willows

Shiphay-with-The Willows
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Kingscote* 1,425 31.2 '
Conservative Dave Morris 1,405 30.7 '
Liberal Democrats Colin Charlwood1,25027.3
Liberal Democrats Adam Carter96921.2
UKIP Tamsin Davies90519.8
UKIP Mary Bennett81217.8
Labour Arjun Mehta60613.3
Green Ellie Taylor3668.0
Majority
Turnout 4,60460.73+21.68
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Marychurch

St Marychurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Bent 1,772 31.8 '
Conservative Anne Brooks 1,757 31.6 '
Conservative Ray Hill* 1,588 28.5 '
Liberal Democrats David Ward1,54127.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Parr1,46926.4
Liberal Democrats Hamish Renton1,39125.0
UKIP Rie Greenwood1,07519.3
UKIP Ian Walsh97117.5
Labour John Coombs87715.8
Green Jenny Giel73813.3
Majority
Turnout 5,66562.91+21.59
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Mary's-with-Summercombe

St. Mary's-with-Summercombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Haddock 1,151 33.8 '
Conservative Terry Manning* 916 26.9 '
UKIP Sue Davies73621.6
UKIP Mike Cuggy71420.9
Labour Rosemary Clark54616.0
Labour Philip Gregory45013.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Bryant40011.7
Independent Ian Carr34510.1
Liberal Democrats Hannah Stevens2858.4
Green John Fallon2547.5
Green Julian Gunther1795.3
Majority
Turnout 3,49158.17+16.53
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Tormohun

Tormohun
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mandy Darling 1,304 27.9 '
Conservative Robert Excell* 1,289 27.6 '
Conservative Andy Lang 1,154 24.7 '
Conservative Jackie Wakeman1,12524.0
Liberal Democrats Gill Hayman1,06722.8
UKIP Raymond Crump97120.8
Labour Darren Cowell94420.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Long93319.9
UKIP Neil Mead90919.4
Labour Lesley Discombe66214.2
Green Virginia Allum62013.3
Labour Julia Neal58812.6
Green Virginia Keyes51110.9
Green Stephen Morley4168.9
Majority
Turnout 4,74853.07+19.76
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Watcombe

Watcombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Darling* 1,383 43.9 '
Liberal Democrats Roger Stringer* 1,146 36.4 '
Conservative Celia Brown74623.7
Labour Kevin Hughes61219.4
Conservative Dan Godfrey59518.9
Labour Jermaine Atiya-Alla36511.6
UKIP Rob Howard2778.8
Green Jenny Stoneman1946.2
Majority
Turnout 3,19659.19+17.83
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wellswood

Wellswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Bye 2,157 48.3 '
Conservative James O'Dwyer 1,805 40.4 '
Liberal Democrats Deborah Brewer93420.9
UKIP Chris Gibbings71816.1
UKIP Danny Harvey71616.0
Liberal Democrats Nick Pentney58113.0
Independent Fiona McPhail48910.9
Green Jessica Richards3808.5
Green Clive Richards3267.3
Majority
Turnout 4,54166.27+20.65
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections 2015 to 2018

[3]

Clifton with Maidenway

The by-election was held on 5 November 2015, following the death of Councillor Ruth Pentney. [4]

Clifton-with-Maidenway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Sanders 1,096 69.1 +36.4
Conservative Richard Barnby23514.8−16.6
UKIP Anthony Rayner15810.0−11.7
Labour Eddie Harris533.3−10.2
Green Stephen Pocock432.7−7.8
Majority86154.3
Turnout 158528.50−34.13
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tormohun

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Andy Lang, and held on 5 May 2016. [5]

Tormohun
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Pentney 1,126 46.7 +23.9
Conservative Jackie Wakeham53322.1−2.6
Labour Darren Cowell34414.3−5.9
UKIP Steven Walsh31513.1−7.7
Green Stephen Morley662.7−6.2
TUSC Michelle Goodman271.1N/A
Majority59324.6
Turnout 2,42229.76−23.31
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Watcombe

The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Roger Stringer. [6] The by-election was held on 14 December 2017.

Watcombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Swithin Long 655 57.1 +20.7
Conservative Daniel Maddock35530.9+7.2
Labour Julia Neal12110.5−8.9
Green Eleanor Taylor171.5−4.7
Majority30026.1
Turnout 1,14822.30−36.89
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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