The 2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bath and North East Somerset Council in England. [1] [2] This coincided with other local elections and the 2015 general election.
Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local council for the district of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset, England.
The party standings following the election (counting unfinished): [3]
Party | Gain/Loss | 2015 Cllrs | Vote | Gain/Loss | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | +8 | 37 | 38% | +1% | |
Liberal Democrat | -14 | 15 | 25% | -7% | |
Labour | = | 5 | 14% | -4% | |
Independent | +1 | 3 | 5% | +1% | |
Green | +2 | 2 | 13% | +6% | |
Other | +2 | 2 | 1% | -1% | |
Labour Co-op | +1 | 1 | 1% | +1% | |
UKIP | = | 0 | 3% | +3% | |
Left Unity | = | 0 | <1% | - | |
Total | - | 65 | - | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Joseph Michael Turner | 1158 | 21 | ||
Green | Jonathan Charles Carr | 1071 | 19 | ||
Conservative | Brian John Webber | 985 | 18 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Louise Bray | 798 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Manda Rigby | 741 | 13 | ||
Labour | Laurel Denise Casserley | 639 | 12 | ||
Independent | Jenny Knight | 148 | 3 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Veal | 1971 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Geoff Ward | 1765 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alison Millar | 1544 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Ian Cooper | 1501 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Vito Pecchia | 1305 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Dorian Baker | 1286 | 11 | ||
Green | Justin Christopher Temblett-Wood | 788 | 7 | ||
Labour | Hendrik Bebber | 673 | 6 | ||
Labour | Andrew Robert Pottage | 406 | 3 | ||
Labour | Alex Jovcic-Sas | 394 | 3 | ||
UKIP | Dan Evans | 288 | 2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Neil Butters | 860 | 48 | ||
Conservative | Johnny Kidney | 644 | 36 | ||
Green | Hugh Golden Prentice | 177 | 10 | ||
Labour | Jordan Ness | 127 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Veale | 712 | 46 | ||
Liberal Democrat | William Hobhouse | 388 | 25 | ||
Green | George James Oram | 328 | 21 | ||
Independent | Marilyn Deacon | 110 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matt Cochrane | 1121 | 23 | ||
Conservative | Steve Jeffries | 966 | 20 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Claire Jackson | 826 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Martin | 797 | 16 | ||
Green | Matt Benka | 584 | 12 | ||
Labour | Saiful Islam | 357 | 7 | ||
Labour | Samuel Marlow-Stevens | 287 | 6 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Liz Richardson | 969 | 62 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Charles Harrison Fenn | 305 | 20 | ||
Green | Laurence Henry Guy | 284 | 18 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vic Pritchard | 1071 | 67 | ||
Green | Sally Clare Roff Calverley | 321 | 20 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gitte Dawson | 202 | 13 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Karen Ruth Warrington | 736 | 46 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Sparks | 540 | 34 | ||
Labour | Neil Dowman | 183 | 12 | ||
Green | Michael Charles Edwards | 131 | 8 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Cherry Beath | 1247 | 23 | ||
Conservative | Bob Goodman | 1006 | 19 | ||
Conservative | David Sebastian Beaugeard | 964 | 18 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Joel Hirst | 743 | 14 | ||
Green | Rosie Jones | 729 | 14 | ||
Labour | Sanjeev Chaddha | 396 | 7 | ||
UKIP | Michael Gerard Stanley | 256 | 5 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sally Davis | 1191 | 74 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nicole Sykes | 409 | 26 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Les Kew | 1102 | 63 | ||
Green | Sarah Georgina Huggins | 358 | 21 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andy Stewart | 284 | 16 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marie Longstaff | 1858 | 28 | ||
Conservative | Bryan Organ | 1802 | 27 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andy Wait | 854 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Keith Kirwan | 583 | 9 | ||
Labour | Keith Burchell | 555 | 8 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Samuel Wallcroft | 543 | 8 | ||
Green | Sam Willitts | 477 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Daniel Gerrish | 1443 | 29 | ||
Conservative | Brian Simmons | 1203 | 24 | ||
Labour | Christopher Jeffery Davis | 609 | 12 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Jane King | 570 | 11 | ||
UKIP | Steve Grimes | 437 | 9 | ||
Green | Justin Nigel Edwards | 423 | 9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Joshua Little | 171 | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Thomas Pirie | 108 | 2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Dudley Hale | 1213 | 26 | ||
Conservative | Lisa O'Brien | 913 | 20 | ||
Labour | Tony Crouch | 827 | 18 | ||
Labour | Fflyff McLaren | 483 | 11 | ||
UKIP | Philip Evans | 444 | 19 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Karen Godfrey | 284 | 6 | ||
Green | Matt Orton | 244 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Linda Denise Hawes | 184 | 4 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Furse | 967 | 19 | ||
Conservative | Chris Pearce | 872 | 17 | ||
Green | Eric Lucas | 696 | 14 | ||
Conservative | Benedict Chaplin Spencer | 680 | 14 | ||
Green | Dick Daniel | 625 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Douglas Nicol | 624 | 12 | ||
Labour | Pam Richards | 404 | 8 | ||
UKIP | Andrew George Bosanquet | 163 | 3 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Lin Patterson | 984 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Rob Appleyard | 900 | 15 | ||
Conservative | Ian William Cowie | 874 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Y Kumar | 619 | 10 | ||
Independent | Dave Laming | 597 | 10 | ||
Conservative | Tor Soltvedt | 541 | 9 | ||
Independent | Bryan Chalker | 539 | 9 | ||
Labour | Vicky Linda Drew | 531 | 9 | ||
Labour | Ron Laden | 351 | 6 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Michael Anketell-Jones | 1366 | 28 | ||
Conservative | Tony Clarke | 1185 | 24 | ||
Green | Sally Harris | 594 | 12 | ||
Green | Eleanor Rosemary Field | 537 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Felicity Gibson-Watt | 504 | 10 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Dylan Hughes | 425 | 9 | ||
Labour | Hilary Fraser | 313 | 6 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Grosvenor McNeill Shelford | 1165 | 18 | ||
Conservative | Michael Raphael Luke Norton | 1096 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Katie Hall | 1069 | 16 | ||
Green | Tony Ambrose | 930 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jay Risbridger | 922 | 14 | ||
Green | Don Grimes | 766 | 12 | ||
Labour | Nicky Stubbs | 384 | 6 | ||
UKIP | Hugo Jenks | 246 | 4 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Warren | 1034 | 64 | ||
Green | Mike Jay | 344 | 21 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Benjamin Goldstrom | 242 | 15 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Evans | 1494 | 26 | ||
Conservative | Barry Macrae | 1385 | 24 | ||
Labour | Martine Duggan | 944 | 16 | ||
Labour | Ryan Anthony Maher | 769 | 13 | ||
Green | Joshua James Palmer | 425 | 7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Diane Christine Bodle | 262 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James Alan Clarke | 200 | 3 | ||
Independent | Mandy Clarke | 153 | 3 | ||
Independent | Tex Clarke | 106 | 2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Anthony Myers | 1633 | 32 | ||
Conservative | Chris Watt | 1410 | 28 | ||
Labour | Liz Derl-Davis | 888 | 18 | ||
Green | Vicki Gait | 593 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Jakins | 311 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alan Feest | 229 | 5 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donal Thomas Hassett | 1099 | 19 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Caroline Roberts | 1008 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Guy Theodore Palmer | 960 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michelle Anne O'Doherty | 914 | 15 | ||
Green | Antony Stuart Dobson | 766 | 13 | ||
Independent | Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst | 603 | 10 | ||
Labour | Michelle Anne Young | 564 | 10 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Steve Hedges | 1269 | 24 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Roberts | 885 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Joel William Harper | 711 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Lance Loxton Payton | 589 | 11 | ||
Green | Karen Jayne Robinson | 532 | 10 | ||
Labour | Liz Vincent | 480 | 9 | ||
Green | Christopher Peter Jensen | 421 | 8 | ||
UKIP | Joska Vincent | 380 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Will Sandry | 1091 | 20 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Shaun McGall | 930 | 17 | ||
Green | Jamie Smith | 810 | 15 | ||
Conservative | Chris Goodenough | 769 | 14 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Peter Hobson | 677 | 13 | ||
Labour | Rachel Susanna Willis | 568 | 11 | ||
Labour | Peter John Marsh | 491 | 9 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Liz Hardman | 1170 | 23 | ||
Labour | John Bull | 861 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Mike Colliver | 844 | 16 | ||
Independent | Paul Leslie Bailes | 673 | 13 | ||
UKIP | Jeff Humphries | 589 | 11 | ||
Conservative | Kate Simmons | 530 | 10 | ||
Green | Rory James Lee | 235 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Charlotte Lightowler | 140 | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Dawson | 110 | 2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No politics, just Peasedown | Sarah Bevan | 1095 | 17 | ||
No politics, just Peasedown | Karen Walker | 906 | 14 | ||
Conservative | Jo Davis | 880 | 13 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Paul Rich | 879 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Stephen John Goodwin | 668 | 10 | ||
Labour | Lesley Mansell | 634 | 10 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Wera Hobhouse | 463 | 7 | ||
Independent | Kathy Thomas | 453 | 7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ray Love | 304 | 5 | ||
Green | Louis Peter Williams | 283 | 4 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul May | 979 | 66 | ||
Green | Christine Anne Brown | 285 | 19 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Dick Beath | 210 | 14 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Chris Dando | 865 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Deirdre Mary Horstmann | 643 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Tony Heaford | 637 | 13 | ||
Labour Co-op | Anne Marie Jovcic-Sas | 634 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nettie Williams | 593 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bruce Andrew Shearne | 558 | 11 | ||
Green | Terry Pitt | 402 | 8 | ||
Independent | Gael Kathryn Susan Doswell | 380 | 8 | ||
Rob Langley | 327 | 6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francine Haeberling | 1262 | 26 | ||
Conservative | Emma Clare Dixon | 1222 | 25 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Duncan Hounsell | 850 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Farida Wilson | 514 | 11 | ||
Green | Liz Barling | 358 | 7 | ||
UKIP | Tim House | 355 | 7 | ||
Labour | Nik Sas | 332 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul Crossley | 1230 | 23 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Dine Romero | 1003 | 19 | ||
Conservative | Peter Burford Goodhart | 797 | 15 | ||
Conservative | Scarlett Windmill-Last | 477 | 9 | ||
UKIP | Julian Richard Deverell | 471 | 9 | ||
Labour | Stephen John Bendle | 428 | 8 | ||
Green | Ross Ashley Baxter | 407 | 8 | ||
Green | Grant Brian Davis | 376 | 7 | ||
Independent | Bethany Louise Tavener | 55 | 1 | ||
Left Unity | Karen Ruth Weston | 27 | 1 | ||
Left Unity | Stewart Edward Weston | 26 | 0 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Douglas Eric Deacon | 736 | 46 | ||
Conservative | Carole Diane Fitzpatrick | 359 | 22 | ||
Labour Co-op | Peter Sas | 200 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Mark Hilton | 174 | 11 | ||
Green | Sara Elizabeth Strawson | 134 | 8 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Tim Ball | 881 | 26 | ||
Labour | Joe Rayment | 567 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gerry Curran | 546 | 16 | ||
Green | Lee Giles | 484 | 14 | ||
Conservative | James Frederick Jacobs Hopkins | 350 | 10 | ||
UKIP | Henry Darren Maltby Marshall | 341 | 10 | ||
Conservative | Matteo Weeks | 239 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Lisa Brett | 1323 | 21 | ||
Conservative | Fiona Lorraine Darey | 795 | 13 | ||
Green | Michael Tichelar | 772 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tom Williams | 768 | 12 | ||
Green | Vipul Arvind Patel | 765 | 12 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Trevor Slack | 695 | 11 | ||
Labour | Ben Draper | 516 | 8 | ||
Labour | Tom Carter | 492 | 8 | ||
Independent | Susan Frances Traill | 132 | 2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eleanor Jackson | 1100 | 20 | ||
Labour | Robin Moss | 997 | 18 | ||
UKIP | Ernie Blaber | 749 | 13 | ||
Independent | Geoff Fuller | 738 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Rose Brewer | 712 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Peter Edwards | 594 | 11 | ||
Green | Darren John Rogers | 284 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michelle Drew | 281 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Katie Mallia | 133 | 2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | June Player | 1577 | 26 | ||
Independent | Colin David Blackburn | 947 | 15 | ||
Green | Jon Lucas | 935 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sharon Ball | 718 | 12 | ||
Labour | Rebecca Nadehzda Shields | 590 | 10 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Alan Laycock | 508 | 8 | ||
Conservative | Steve Thomas | 471 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sarah Moore | 436 | 7 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Colin Barrett | 1289 | 22 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Paul Davies | 952 | 17 | ||
Independent | Malcolm Lees | 811 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ruth Malloy | 737 | 13 | ||
Green | Lisa Loveridge | 627 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Matthew White | 548 | 10 | ||
Labour | Steve Richards | 433 | 8 | ||
Independent | Josh Simon Hawker | 351 | 6 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ian Gilchrist | 1067 | 19 | ||
Conservative | Jasper Martin Becker | 1030 | 18 | ||
Conservative | Brook Lloyd Whelan | 863 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ben Stevens | 811 | 14 | ||
Green | Sally May Driver | 699 | 12 | ||
Green | Thelma Vivian Grimes | 524 | 9 | ||
Labour | Bernard William Morgan | 387 | 7 | ||
Independent | Casey Bernard Bailey Nolan | 137 | 2 | ||
Independent | Joy Goldsmith | 78 | 1 | ||
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