2015 Winchester City Council election

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2015 Winchester City Council election
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20 of the 57 seats to Winchester City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before2825
Seats won164
Seats after3322
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote27,73416,534
Percentage49.1129.27
Winchester 2015 election map.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 Winchester City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England. [1] In total, 20 out of 57 council seats were up for election. The Conservatives gained majority control of Winchester City Council from No Overall Control, following the defection of two former Conservative councillors to the Liberal Democrats in 2014. [2]

Contents

After the election, the composition of Winchester City Council was: [3]

Election results

Winchester Local Election Result 2015 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1660+657.949.1127,734
  Liberal Democrats 404-438.629.2716,534
  Labour 001-13.59.045,109
  UKIP 000005.893,331
  Green 000004.082,307
  Independent 001-101.54871

Ward Results

Bishop's Waltham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Ruffell1,67442.2
Independent Colin Chamberlain79920.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Bentote71017.9
UKIP Vivienne Young41410.4
Labour Stephen Haines3538.9
Majority87522.06
Turnout 3,96572.53
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Cheriton and Bishops Sutton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amber Thacker1,00269.43
Liberal Democrats Christopher Day31721.96
Labour Tessa Valentine1188.17
Majority68547.47
Turnout 1,44377.30
Conservative hold Swing
Colden Common and Twyford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Cook1,41042.44
Liberal Democrats Daryl Henry1,24337.41
UKIP Nigel Burwood37311.22
Labour Sarah Critcher2788.36
Majority1675.02
Turnout 3,32275.20
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Compton and Otterbourne [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Warwick1,61859.88
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Bell78028.86
UKIP Chris Barton-Briddon1615.95
Labour Margaret Rees1354.99
Majority83831.01
Turnout 2,70280.15
Conservative hold Swing
Denmead [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Stallard1,67463.89
UKIP Leslie Mitchell60014.23
Liberal Democrats Margaret Scriven53912.78
Labour David Picton-Jones3618.56
Majority1,07425.48
Turnout 4,21571.84
Conservative hold Swing
Itchen Valley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kim Gottlieb1,02379.42
Liberal Democrats Robin Rea20115.60
Labour Anthony De Peyer554.27
Majority82263.81
Turnout 1,28879.46
Conservative hold Swing
Littleton and Harestock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Twelftree1,14450.98
Liberal Democrats Kelsie Learney93141.48
Labour Peter Rees1566.95
Majority2139.49
Turnout 3,96572.53
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Owlesbury and Curdridge [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Humby1,63767.39
Liberal Democrats Tim Houghton31713.05
UKIP Mark Jones28511.73
Labour Steven Jakubowski1807.41
Majority1,32054.34
Turnout 2,42975.60
Conservative hold Swing
St Barnabas [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen Berry1,75247.51
Liberal Democrats Patricia Maier1,23433.46
Green Malcolm Perrins3399.19
Labour Stephen Haines3359.08
Majority51814.04
Turnout 3,68775.90
Conservative hold Swing
St Bartholomew [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Burns1,47440.55
Liberal Democrats Paul Williams1,23433.94
Green Michael Wilks63917.57
Labour Kathy East3359.08
Majority3319.10
Turnout 3,63572.00
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St John and All Saints [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Scowen82628.87
Labour Ben Farnes72225.23
Liberal Democrats Callum Kennard58520.44
UKIP Bob Barnes34712.12
Green James Peploe29210.20
Independent Adrian Hicks722.51
Majority1043.63
Turnout 2,86166.10
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Luke [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jamie Scott1,19949.05
Conservative Ross Playle64526.39
Labour Max Stafford35414.48
Green Kia Robert Pope2389.73
Majority55422.66
Turnout 2,86161.73
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Michael [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Mathers1,81449.49
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thompson86723.65
Green Julia Hallmann41911.43
Labour Sharon Montgomery39410.75
UKIP John Henderson1514.12
Majority94725.83
Turnout 3,66575.10
Conservative hold Swing
St Paul [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Hutchinson1,31640.36
Conservative Stephen Russell1,09133.46
Green Joshua Curgenven38011.65
Labour Carol Orchard3249.93
UKIP Derek Smith1344.11
Majority2256.90
Turnout 3,26077.36
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swanmore and Newtown [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Pearson1,61859.52
Liberal Democrats Sheila Campbell55020.23
UKIP Dan Paddock32912.10
Labour Laurence Clough2047.50
Majority1,06839.29
Turnout 2,71877.70
Conservative hold Swing
The Alresfords [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ernest Jeffs2,07552.79
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pinch1,43236.43
Labour Robin Atkins39310,00
Majority64316.36
Turnout 3,93077.50
Conservative hold Swing
Upper Meon Valley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Bodtger80163.82
Liberal Democrats Anne Stoneham21516.97
UKIP Judith Clementson13810.99
Labour Gemma McKenna977.72
Majority58846.85
Turnout 1,25576.80
Conservative hold Swing
Whiteley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Samantha Newman-McKie74845.16
Conservative Andrew Baker65939.79
UKIP David Walbridge1388.33
Labour Gary Gray1086.52
Majority8755.37
Turnout 1,65668.61
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wickham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Clear1,21552.94
Conservative Caroline Brook64528.10
UKIP Ian Norgate26111.37
Labour Paul Sony1647.14
Majority57024.83
Turnout 2,29569.40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wonston and Micheldever [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Wright2,13361.86
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Toms99428.82
Labour Peter Marsh3028.75
Majority87522.06
Turnout 3,44877.43
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Two Conservative Councillors join the Liberal Democrats | Winchester & Chandler's Ford". Winchester Liberal Democrats. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "District Election Results May 2015". Winchester City Council. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "District Election Results May 2015". Winchester City Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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