Torridge District Council election, 2015

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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

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 (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 (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Green Peter Christie1313
     Conservative Dermot McGeough928
     Liberal Democrat Trevor Johns843
     Conservative Philip Pester763
     Independent Douglas Bushby634
     Labour Anne Brenton616
     Labour Michael James536
Turnout 65.33
     Green hold
     Liberal Democrat hold
     Conservative hold
Bideford South (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Conservative Simon Inch947
     Conservative Anthony Inch932
     Labour David Brenton801
     Liberal Democrat Robert Wootton798
     Labour Joseph Day636
     Labour James Craigie594
Turnout 57.75
     Conservative hold
     Conservative hold
     Labour hold
Broadheath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Conservative Peter WatsonUncontested
     Conservative hold
Clinton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Independent Richard Wiseman618
     Green William Douglas-Mann333
Turnout 77.15
     Independent gain from Independent
Clovelly Bay [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     UKIP Robin JulianUncontested
Turnout
     UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat
Coham Bridge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Conservative Philip Hackett703
    IndependentGloria Tabor368
Turnout 82.17
     Conservative hold
Forest [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Conservative Zygmunt Gregorek694
     Green Jonathan Middleton333
Turnout 74.98
     Conservative hold
Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Independent Anna Dart1114
     UKIP Alan Whittle598
     Green Jill Maynard567
Turnout 71.9
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat
     UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat
Holsworthy (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Conservative Ian Parker1194
     Conservative Kenith Carroll816
     UKIP Brian Alchorn629
     Liberal Democrat Howard Ratledge464
     Green John Sanders371
Turnout 69.44
     Conservative hold
     Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
Kenwith [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Conservative Alison Boyle656
     UKIP Derek Sargent299
Turnout 74.29
     Conservative hold
Monkleigh and Littleham
PartyCandidateVotes%
     Independent Phil Pennington410
     Conservative Benjamin Parry346
     Green Ruth Funnell192
     Independent hold

Changes between elections

Conservative councillor Peter Le Maistre (Westward Ho!) resigned from the council on 2 November 2017. [14] The seat was gained by Independent candidate Nick Laws on 14 December 2017. [15]

Independent councillor Roger Darch (Torrington, elected UKIP) resigned his seat in October 2017. [16] Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin gained the seat for the Liberal Democrats on 30 November 2017. [17]

UKIP councillor Sam Robinson (Bideford East) died in March 2018. [18] A by-election will be held on 3 May 2018. [19]

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