2015 Torridge District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Torridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, UKIP in purple, and Green party in green. Torridge UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Torridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, UKIP in purple, and Green party in green.

The 2015 Torridge District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Torridge District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election hence turnout was much higher than usual Local Elections.

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Results

2019 Torridge District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 241943Increase2.svg 152.834.213,020–3.6
  Independent 15615Decrease2.svg 416.720.67,854+1.5
  Green 14210Increase2.svg 15.616.06,085+9.7
  UKIP 11770Increase2.svg 719.414.25,417+10.0
  Labour 8100Steady2.svg2.88.93,386-0.1
  Liberal Democrats 4105Decrease2.svg 52.86.02,287-17.6

Results by ward

Appledore

Appledore (2 Seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Andrew Eastman791
  UKIP Kenneth Davis548
  Green Peter Hames426
  Independent Barry Edwards382
  Conservative James Jackson314
Turnout 70.5
  Conservative hold
  UKIP gain from Independent

Bideford East

Bideford East (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Mervyn Langmead1378
  UKIP Sam Robinson935
  UKIP Gaston Dezart845
  Labour Ruth Craigie709
  Independent Pauline Davies569
  Green Stephen Pagett561
Turnout 61.11
  Conservative hold
  UKIP gain from Conservative
  UKIP gain from Independent

Bideford North

Bideford North (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Green Peter Christie1313
  Conservative Dermot McGeough928
  Liberal Democrats Trevor Johns843
  Conservative Philip Pester763
  Independent Douglas Bushby634
  Labour Anne Brenton616
  Labour Michael James536
Turnout 65.33
  Green hold
  Conservative hold
  Liberal Democrats hold

Bideford South

Bideford South (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Simon Inch947
  Conservative Anthony Inch932
  Labour David Brenton801
  Liberal Democrats Robert Wootton798
  Labour Joseph Day636
  Labour James Craigie594
Turnout 57.75
  Conservative hold
  Conservative hold
  Labour hold

Broadheath

Broadheath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Peter WatsonUncontested
  Conservative hold

Clinton

Clinton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Independent Richard Wiseman618
  Green William Douglas-Mann333
Turnout 77.15
  Independent hold

Clovelly Bay

Clovelly Bay [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  UKIP Robin JulianUncontested
Turnout
  UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats

Coham Bridge

Coham Bridge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Philip Hackett703
 IndependentGloria Tabor368
Turnout 82.17
  Conservative hold

Forest

Forest [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Zygmunt Gregorek694
  Green Jonathan Middleton333
Turnout 74.98
  Conservative hold

Hartland and Bradworthy

Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Independent Anna Dart1114
  UKIP Alan Whittle598
  Green Jill Maynard567
Turnout 71.9
  Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
  UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats

Holsworthy

Holsworthy (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Ian Parker1194
  Conservative Kenith Carroll816
  UKIP Brian Alchorn629
  Liberal Democrats Howard Ratledge464
  Green John Sanders371
Turnout 69.44
  Conservative hold
  Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Kenwith

Kenwith [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Alison Boyle656
  UKIP Derek Sargent299
Turnout 74.29
  Conservative hold

Monkleigh and Littleham

Monkleigh and Littleham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Independent Phil Pennington410
  Conservative Benjamin Parry346
  Green Ruth Funnell192
Turnout 77.38
  Independent hold

Northam

Northam (3 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Jane Whittaker1,285
  Conservative John Himan1,162
  UKIP Richard Hancock1,062
  Independent Richard Miller945
  Labour Irene Rowe764
Turnout 69.86
  Conservative hold
  Conservative hold
  UKIP gain from Conservative

Orchard Hill

Orchard Hill [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative John Langton-Lockton515
  UKIP Christopher Leather505
Turnout 74.14
  Conservative gain from Independent

Shebbear and Langtree

Shebbear and Langtree [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative David Hurley900
  Green Gillian Douglas-Mann290
Turnout 76.42
  Conservative hold

Tamarside

Tamarside [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Independent Kenneth JamesUncontested
  Independent hold

Three Moors

Three Moors [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Rosemary Lock705
  Green Colin Jones335
Turnout 76.52
  Conservative hold

Torrington

Torrington (3 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Independent Margaret Brown986
  Green Cathrine Simmons901
  UKIP Roger Darch841
  Conservative Sharon Claydon786
  Conservative Harold Martin736
  UKIP John Pitts659
  Green Keith Funnell627
  Labour Penelope Hewitt496
Turnout 64.65
  Independent hold
  Green gain from Conservative
  UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats

Two Rivers

Two Rivers [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative James MorrishUncontested
  Conservative hold

Waldon

Waldon [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Independent Robert Hicks572
  Independent James Lowe427
Turnout 75.82
  Independent hold

Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Peter le Maistre528
  Independent Roger Tisdale473
  Green Christopher Jordan311
Turnout 71.20
  Conservative gain from Independent

Winkleigh

Winkleigh [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Conservative Betty Boundy664
  Independent Gail Flockhart356
  Liberal Democrats John Kane182
  Green Jacob Glanville152
Turnout 77.97
  Conservative gain from Independent

By-elections

Hartland and Bradworthy (8 June 2017)

Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 8 June 2017 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Leaper97357.5+57.5
Green John Sanders72042.5+17.6
Majority25314.9
Turnout 1,693
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Torrington (30 November 2017)

Torrington by-election 30 November 2017 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin70160.2+60.2
Independent Di Davey18015.5+15.5
Conservative Harold Martin15913.6-6.0
Green Sue Clarke766.5-16.0
UKIP John Pitts494.2-16.8
Majority52144.7
Turnout 1,165
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Westward Ho! (14 December 2017)

Westward Ho! by-election 30 November 2017 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nick Laws32146.9+46.9
Conservative Roger Levick12818.7-21.5
UKIP Derek Sargent9013.2+13.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Potts639.2+9.2
Independent Barry Mason476.9+6.9
Labour Stan Coats355.1+5.1
Majority19328.2
Turnout 684
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Bideford East (3 May 2018)

Bideford East by-election 3 May 2018 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Hellyer38330.9-2.3
Labour Anne Brenton27322.0+4.9
Liberal Democrats Jamie McKenzie23619.0+19.0
Independent Jude Gubb23118.6+18.6
Green Gregory de Freyne-Martin625.0-8.5
Independent Pauline Davies564.5-9.2
Majority1108.9
Turnout 1,241
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Hartland and Bradworthy (26 July 2018)

Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 26 July 2018 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Boughton40858.5+58.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Hill20429.3-28.2
Green John Sanders8512.2-30.3
Majority20429.3
Turnout 697
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Holsworthy (8 November 2018)

Holsworthy by-election 8 November 2018 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jon Hutchings69856.4+11.5
Independent John Allen31425.4+25.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Styles-Power15112.2-5.3
Labour Tom Hammett756.1+6.1
Majority38431.0
Turnout 1,238
Conservative hold Swing

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  5. ↑ "Election of District Councillors for Bideford South" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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