2015 Wisbech Town Council election

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The Wisbech Town Council elections were held the same time as the 2015 United Kingdom local elections. It used the new boundaries from The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [1]

2015 Wisbech Town Council election
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All 18 seats to Wisbech Town Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election ? seats, ?% ? seats, ?% ? seats, ?%
Seats won1400
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Independent UKIP Green
Last electionseats, %0 seats, %
Seats before0
Seats won220
Seat change-
Popular vote-
Percentage % %

A Ward results

Key

[2]

Clarkson [3] (2 seats) Election May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Cox 382
Conservative Vivian Mary MacRae 331
UKIP Norman Adrian Booth289
UKIP Leslie Reid230
Labour Ann Rosemary Purt204
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkgate Election [4] (2 seats) May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert McLaren 469
Conservative Garry Paul Tibbs 419
UKIP David Roy Patrick400
UKIP Kevin Robert Castlemaine367
Conservative Anthony Martin Clee99
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Medworth Election [5] (2 seats) May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Tierney* 568
Conservative Michael Hill* 409
UKIP Andrew Lambrou237
UKIP Paul Newton Edwards212
Conservative
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Peckover Election [6] (2 seats) May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Colin Oliver 664
Conservative Jessica Anne Oliver 528
UKIP Nick Meekins446
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Octavia Hill (4 seats) Election May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Hoy 997
Conservative Stephen John Brunton 905
Conservative David Hodgson 884
Conservative Peter William Human 798
UKIP Susan Lesley Carson650
UKIP Andrew Peter Hunt629
UKIP Paul Sydney Clapp600
Labour Ketlina Lanka493
Labour Kathleen Doris Dougall444
Labour Dean Lyndon Reeves301
Green Susan Ann Kerr267
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Staithe Election (2 seats) May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Schooling 505
Conservative Irina Kumalane 492
UKIP Caroline Rosalie Smith465
Labour Reginald Martin Mee296
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Waterlees Village (4 seats) Election May 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Virginia Bucknor 860
Independent Michael Bucknor 839
UKIP Alan Lay 739
UKIP Brenda Lay 732
Conservative Raymond George Pearson565
Independent Sandra Dawn Skinner562
Conservative Aigars Balsevics543
Conservative Carole Thomas537
Majority188
Turnout 22.62
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
UKIP hold Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "2015 elections". www.fenland.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Clarkson" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "Kirkgate" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ "Medworth" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.
  6. ↑ "Peckover" (PDF). www.fenland.gov.uk.


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