2015 Rother District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Rother District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in light grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. Rother UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Rother District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in light grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red.

The 2015 Rother District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Background

At the last election in 2011 the Conservatives remained in control of the council with 27 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats took 5 seats, independents 4 seats and the Labour Party won 2 seats. [2] By the time of the 2015 election three of the Conservative councillors for Bexhill had resigned from the Conservatives to sit as independents. [3] [4] Deirdre Williams and Paul Lendon left the party in July 2012 and then in May 2014 Joanne Gadd also became an independent councillor. [3] [4]

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after winning 31 seats, up from 24 before the election. [5] This came at the expense of the independents who were reduced in number from seven to four. [5] The Liberal Democrats also dropped three seats to have two councillors, with the group leader Kevin Dixon defeated by 65 votes in Battle. [5] The Labour group leader Sam Souster was also defeated in Rye, leaving the party with only one councillor. [5]

Rother local election result 2015 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3170+781.648.839,720-4.4%
  Independent 403-310.512.29,910+3.8%
  Liberal Democrats 203-35.313.210,720-7.8%
  Labour 101-12.615.212,340-0.6%
  UKIP 000008.77,105+8.7%
  Green 000001.91,556+0.3%

Ward results

Battle Town (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Field1,481
Conservative Martin Noakes1,199
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dixon1,134
Labour Andrew Shepherd469
Turnout 4,28369.9+21.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bexhill Central (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joy Hughes824
Conservative Abul Azad735
Labour Paul Courtel709
Labour Ruairi McCourt603
UKIP Michael Phillips558
Independent Paul Plim355
Independent Mark Plews347
Liberal Democrats John Tunbridge226
Independent Andrew Crotty79
Turnout 4,43663.2+25.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill Collington (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Mansi1,309
Independent Doug Oliver1,220
Conservative Michael Ensor973
Conservative Colin Darker847
UKIP Alison Phillips417
Green John Gray282
Labour Kate Bird280
Turnout 5,32878.1+20.6
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Bexhill Kewhurst (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Kentfield1,675
Conservative Martin Kenward1,281
UKIP Lynne Hehir957
Labour Yvonne Cleland663
Turnout 4,57671.1+19.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill Old Town (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Johnson618
Conservative Jacqueline Potts611
UKIP James Taylor510
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Bond383
Labour Roger McCarthy367
Liberal Democrats Diane Smith262
Green Linda Hills229
Independent Saleh Uddin222
Independent Sandy Melvin219
Turnout 3,42165.6+22.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bexhill Sackville (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Hollidge742
Conservative Patrick Douart709
Independent Deirdre Williams680
Independent Yolanda Laybourne626
UKIP Sheila Allen-Rodgers563
Labour Paul Theaker543
Turnout 3,86364.6+18.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill Sidley (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Watson702
Conservative Jimmy Carroll694
Conservative Becky Bowley644
Labour Alan Bearne619
UKIP Barry Last573
Independent Helen Bridger304
Independent Keith Bridger261
Turnout 3,79757.1+18.1
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill St. Marks (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stuart Earl1,312
Conservative Thomas Graham1,148
Independent Joanne Gadd808
Conservative Brett Mclean671
UKIP Andrew Ellis608
Labour Timothy Fox318
Turnout 4,86574.0+19.3
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Bexhill St. Michaels (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Clark1,134
Conservative Simon Elford789
UKIP Richard Corner613
Independent Laura Fermor499
Labour Conor Hill410
Turnout 3,44563.3+20.8
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill St. Stephens (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Carroll914
Conservative Bridget George884
UKIP Pat Lee754
Labour Richard Sage563
Independent Paul Lendon535
Liberal Democrats Graham Martin-Royle379
Turnout 4,02966.9+25.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Brede Valley (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carl Maynard1,818
Conservative Jonathan Johnson1,685
Labour Elaine Lee455
Labour Cheryl Creaser443
Liberal Democrats Ian Stone428
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford228
Turnout 5,05774.2+25.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Crowhurst [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Curtis77149.2-2.5
Liberal Democrats Tracy Dixon30719.6-17.5
Labour Brian Basham26016.6+5.4
UKIP Tony Smith22814.6+14.6
Majority46429.6+15.0
Turnout 1,56675.3+22.7
Conservative hold Swing
Darwell (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emily Rowlinson1,419
Conservative Eleanor Kirby-Green1,213
UKIP Eddie Smith574
Liberal Democrats Mary Varrall564
Green Andrew Wedmore510
Labour Christopher Husbands347
Turnout 4,62768.7+20.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Eastern Rother (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally-Ann Hart1,441
Conservative Paul Osborne1,392
Labour Nick Warren705
Labour Paul Carey694
Liberal Democrats Rachel Hills332
Turnout 4,56471.4+21.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Ganly1,13175.7-1.9
Liberal Democrats Angus Gilloughley36324.3+1.9
Majority76851.4-3.8
Turnout 1,49472.5+20.9
Conservative hold Swing
Marsham (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Bird1,421
Conservative Christopher Saint1,271
Labour Bob Ball718
Labour Johnathan Lee679
Liberal Democrats Derek Greenup308
Liberal Democrats Gill Stone204
Turnout 4,60177.5+23.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Rother Levels (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Mooney1,566
Conservative Ian Jenkins1,372
Liberal Democrats Susan Schlesinger792
UKIP Ian Slora750
Turnout 4,48074.2+22.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Rye (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ampthill1,108
Conservative Gennette Stevens1,019
Labour Sam Souster886
Labour Ray Prewer656
Liberal Democrats Sonia Holmes377
Turnout 4,04668.0+17.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Salehurst (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Prochak1,318
Conservative Graham Browne1,184
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hardy1,063
Conservative Gaynor Gough850
Labour Bob Collins251
Turnout 4,66672.9+21.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ticehurst and Etchingham (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Elliston1,560
Conservative Mary Barnes1,541
Liberal Democrats George Hearn571
Green Don Nicholls535
Turnout 4,20773.5+23.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

Battle Town by-election

A by-election was held in Battle Town on 16 July 2015 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Martin Noakes due to ill health. [7] [8] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Kevin Dixon with a 409-vote majority over Conservative Hazel Sharman. [8]

Battle Town by-election 16 July 2015 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dixon75157.8+10.8
Conservative Hazel Sharman34226.3-11.8
UKIP Tony Smith1078.2+8.2
Labour Timothy MacPherson1007.7-7.2
Majority40931.5
Turnout 1,30032.4-37.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Collington by-election

A by-election was held in Collington on 27 October 2016 after the resignation of independent councillor Tony Mansi for health reasons. [10] The seat was won by independent candidate Deirdre Earl-Williams.

Collington by-election 27 October 2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Deirdre Earl-Williams81860.0+60.0
Conservative Andrew Burton39328.8-1.0
Labour Sara Watson876.4-2.2
UKIP Michael Phillips664.8-8.0
Majority42531.2
Turnout 1,364
Independent hold Swing

Darwell by-election

A by-election was held in Darwell on 27 October 2016 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Emily Rowlinson. [12] The seat was won by Conservative candidate John Barnes.

Darwell by-election 27 October 2016 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barnes35943.5+1.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Varrall25931.4+14.9
Labour Antonia Berelson799.6-0.6
Green Andrew Wedmore698.4-6.5
UKIP Edward Smith607.3-9.5
Majority10012.1
Turnout 826
Conservative hold Swing

St Marks by-election

A by-election was held in St Marks on 10 January 2019 after the death of independent councillor Stuart Earl. [14] The seat was won by independent candidate Kathy Harmer.

St Marks by-election 10 January 2019 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kathy Harmer1,00060.7+60.7
Conservative Gino Forte52131.6-2.3
Labour John Walker794.8-4.6
UKIP John Zipser482.9-15.1
Majority47929.1
Turnout 1,648
Independent hold Swing

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