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The 2015 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Ashford Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Ashford in Kent.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 34 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 79 | 52 | 38739 | ||
Labour | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 9 | 20 | 14835 | ||
Ashford Independent | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7 | 6 | 4149 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10 | 7506 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2318 | ||
Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4875 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2175 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kate Hooker | 725 | 55 | +18.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Hardisty | 592 | 44.9 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 133 | 10 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 664 | 53.5 | +19.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jill Britcher | 817 | 21.1 | ||
UKIP | Beverly Joan Murphy | 812 | 20.9 | ||
Conservative | Richard Harry Bunting | 715 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | Dylan Alexander Jones | 452 | 16.6 | ||
Green | Maria Ann Pizzey | 195 | 5 | ||
Independent | Selina Kathleen Remedios | 126 | 3.2 | ||
Conservative | Janet Elizabeth Rymer-Jones | 423 | 10.9 | ||
Green | Aniko Szocs | 135 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout | 3868 | 55.94 | +22.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Bell | 1057 | 72.9 | -7.5 | |
Green | Guy Pullen | 391 | 27 | +27 | |
Majority | 666 | 45 | -15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1448 | 71.4 | +23.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kaprasad Chhantyal | 392 | 33.5 | +18.2 | |
Conservative | Luke Powell | 778 | 66.4 | +15.7 | |
Majority | 386 | 32.9 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 1170 | 61.1 | +16.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Len Bunn | 465 | 29.3 | +3.9 | |
Ashford Independent | Winston Russel Michael | 895 | 56.5 | +17.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Len Micklewright | 64 | 4 | -31.6 | |
Labour | Ryan Bulley | 158 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 430 | 27.1 | +23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1582 | 65.5 | +21.6 | ||
Ashford Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew John Buchanan | 693 | 55.7 | +18.9 | |
Labour | Alexander Ward | 549 | 44.2 | +44.2 | |
Majority | 144 | 11.5 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 1242 | 65.2 | +23.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Peter Allen | 380 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Conservative | Gerry Clarkson | 714 | 51.1 | -17 | |
Liberal Democrat | Shirley Anne Davis | 303 | 21.6 | -10.3 | |
Majority | 334 | 23.9 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1397 | 68.7 | +19.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Dehnel | 932 | 61.5 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Cleo Lines | 291 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Green | Marilyn Sansom | 290 | 19.1 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 641 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
Turnout | 1513 | 75.5 | +23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Larry William Krause | 893 | 67.4 | +18.4 | |
Green | Tom Medhurst | 431 | 32.5 | +20.4 | |
Majority | 462 | 34.8 | +15.9 | ||
Turnout | 1324 | 67.7 | +15.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Dave Botting | 653 | 11.1 | ||
UKIP | Jenny Botting | 612 | 10.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Feacey | 1436 | 24.5 | ||
Ashford Independent | Kenneth George Edward Frohnsdorff | 155 | 2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Adrian John Gee-Turner | 312 | 5.3 | ||
Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 1292 | 22 | ||
Labour | Alexander Oluwole Jaiyesimi | 570 | 9.7 | ||
Green | Jake Adam Pentland | 334 | 5.7 | ||
Labour | Chandrawati Rai | 490 | 8.3 | ||
Turnout | 5854 | 65.6 | +26 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessamy Edmee Blanford | 782 | 43.6 | +1.4 | |
Ashford Independent | John Hugh Durrant | 336 | 18.7 | -21.2 | |
UKIP | Matt Peach | 358 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
Labour | Waheed Qureshi | 315 | 17.5 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 424 | 23.6 | +21.3 | ||
Turnout | 1791 | 66.5 | +28.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independent | Jane Davey | 391 | 29.1 | -15.3 | |
Green | Charmaine Elizabeth Perrin | 135 | 10 | +10 | |
Dawa Wangdi Sherpa | 221 | 16.4 | +16.4 | ||
Conservative | Gerald White | 593 | 44.2 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 202 | 15 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1340 | 71.4 | +26.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Ashford Independent | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Burgess | 983 | 62 | +62 | |
Green | David Ledger | 213 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
UKIP | Kate Manning | 389 | 24.5 | +24.5 | |
Majority | 594 | 37.4 | +37.4 | ||
Turnout | 1585 | 72.3 | +72.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ken Blanshard | 133 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
UKIP | Pat Purnell | 212 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Philip John Frederick Sims | 684 | 48.2 | +5.1 | |
Ashford Independent | Derek William Standing | 213 | 15 | -30.7 | |
Labour | Andrew Stevenson | 177 | 12.4 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 471 | 33.1 | +30.5 | ||
Turnout | 1419 | 76 | 22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Bev Gregory | 321 | 21 | +21 | |
Liberal Democrat | Clare Hardwick | 128 | 8.3 | -11 | |
Conservative | Marion Martin | 747 | 48.9 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Grace Emily O'Driscoll | 331 | 21.6 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 416 | 27.2 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1419 | 69 | +22.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Miller | 506 | 44 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Jenny Webb | 643 | 55.9 | +28.4 | |
Majority | 137 | 11.9 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1149 | 57.7 | +20.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Paul Adby | 1019 | 22.5 | ||
Green | Steve Robert Campkin | 406 | 8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | George Koowaree | 1147 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | Dhan Ragu | 565 | 12.5 | ||
Independent | Andrew Martin William Mortimer | 436 | 9.6 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Mylonogianni | 623 | 13.8 | ||
Conservative | Ian Andrew Price | 317 | 7 | ||
Turnout | 4513 | 68.6 | +21.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Ashford Independent | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Davidson | 328 | 19.5 | -2.1 | |
Conservative | Tina Heyes | 821 | 48.8 | -5.6 | |
Independent | John Holland | 193 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
UKIP | Jim Lucy | 337 | 20 | +20 | |
Majority | 484 | 28.8 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1679 | 67 | +26 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amy Mitchell | 436 | 34.1 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Jim Wedgbury | 839 | 65.8 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 403 | 31.6 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 1275 | 61.7 | +29.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Bennett | Uncontested | N/A | 0 | |
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Giri Arulampalam | 453 | 8.3 | ||
Ashford Independent | Sue Davison | 645 | 11.9 | ||
Conservative | William Thomas Howard | 2000 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | Jane Martin | 1832 | 33.8 | ||
Labour | Rebecca Rutter | 479 | 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 5418 | 75.79 | 23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Barrett | 646 | 42.9 | -3.8 | |
Ashford Independent | Sarah Angela Heaton Dacre | 226 | 15 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Sally Ann Gathern | 331 | 22 | +22 | |
UKIP | Mike Withycombe | 300 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
Majority | 315 | 20.9 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 1503 | 63.2 | +25.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Joanna Baker | 96 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Martin Chandler | 303 | 20.5 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Sara-Jane Martin | 297 | 20.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent | David Owen Smith | 520 | 35.2 | -28.6 | |
UKIP | Mike Sykes | 248 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Majority | 217 | 14.7 | -30.9 | ||
Turnout | 1474 | 57.2 | +11.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Link | 893 | 75.5 | +4.4 | |
Green | Matthew Stanley | 291 | 24.6 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 600 | 50.7 | +1 | ||
Turnout | 1182 | 63.8 | +16.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Eddy Barrows | 245 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Labour | Brendan Chilton | 482 | 49.6 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | James Charles King | 185 | 19 | +19 | |
Green | Thom Pizzey | 59 | 6 | +6 | |
Majority | 337 | 34.7 | +22.3 | ||
Turnout | 971 | 45.6 | +17.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Euan Fergus Anckorn | 739 | 18.6 | ||
Conservative | Graham Galpin | 1298 | 32.6 | ||
Green | Peter David Morgan | 478 | 12 | ||
Labour | Charles Suddards | 594 | 14.9 | ||
Conservative | Chris Waters | 863 | 14.9 | ||
Turnout | 3972 | 63.7 | +22.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Steve Bowen | 160 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Clokie | 827 | 58.1 | +8 | |
Ashford Independent | Roy Anthony Isworth | 248 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Labour | David Joh Ward | 186 | 13 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 579 | 40.7 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1421 | 77.4 | +65.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Lynn Brodlie | 270 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Labour | Demi Chilton | 179 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | Callum Knowles | 946 | 67.8 | +9 | |
Majority | 676 | 48.4 | +31.1 | ||
Turnout | 1359 | 70.9 | +22.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Apps | 674 | 16.7 | ||
UKIP | Neil Burgess | 640 | 15.8 | ||
UKIP | Elaine Evans | 479 | 11.8 | ||
Labour | Dara Farrell | 721 | 17.8 | ||
Labour | Caroline Jean Harris | 636 | 15.7 | ||
Conservative | Shafi Khan | 549 | 13.6 | ||
Green | Claire Madeleine | 332 | 8.2 | ||
Turnout | 4031 | 57.1 | +20.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independent | Tony Francis | 389 | 25.2 | +12.9 | |
Labour | Sue Riley-Nevers | 379 | 24.6 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Neil James Shorter | 772 | 50.1 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 383 | 40.7 | +32 | ||
Turnout | 1540 | 62.1 | +25.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clair Louise Bell | 1660 | 33 | ||
Independent | Keith William Brannan | 679 | 13.5 | ||
Labour | Dion Chilton | 288 | 5.7 | ||
Labour | June Graham | 264 | 5.2 | ||
UKIP | Martin Oldaker | 791 | 15.7 | ||
Conservative | Alan Michael Pickering | 1347 | 26.7 | ||
Turnout | 5029 | 72.22 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul William Bartlett | 1140 | 74.6 | ||
Green | Geoff Meaden | 388 | 25.3 | ||
Majority | 752 | 49.2 | |||
Turnout | 1528 | 70.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geraldine Averil Dyer | 968 | 65.7 | ||
UKIP | Mark H D Hudson | 333 | 22.2 | ||
Green | Hilary Jones | 194 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 1162 | 77.7 | |||
Turnout | 1495 | 76.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brad Bradford | 1969 | 36 | ||
Conservative | Aline Kathleen Hicks | 2053 | 37.5 | ||
Labour | Viven Wheatley | 587 | 10.7 | ||
Green | Liz Wright | 507 | 9.2 | ||
Labour | Arthur Young | 347 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 5463 | 73.47 | |||
Conservative gain from Ashford Independent | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jayne Chilton | 142 | 10.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stuart James Dove | 71 | 5.1 | ||
Conservative | Alex Howard | 402 | 28.8 | ||
UKIP | Alan William Edward Newill | 126 | 9 | ||
Ashford Independents | Noel Ovenden | 651 | 46.7 | ||
Majority | 249 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 1392 | 74.9 | |||
Ashford Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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