2015 Wychavon District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Wychavon District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and UK Independence Party in purple. Wychavon UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Wychavon District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and UK Independence Party in purple.

The 2015 Wychavon District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, 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

After the 2011 elections to Wychavon District Council the Conservatives controlled the council with 39 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had five seats and there was one Labour Party councillor. [2] In March 2012 the Conservative councillor for Lovett and North Claines, Alan Fisher, was suspended from the council for 6 months and on his return sat as an independent councillor. [3] [4] Another change came in December 2013 when the councillor for Elmley Castle and Somerville, Roma Kirke, left the Conservatives to become an independent, before resigning from the council in December 2014. [5] [6] A further seat was vacant at the 2015 election in Badsey ward after the death of Conservative councillor Reg Jakeman, leaving the Conservatives with 36 seats, Liberal Democrats five, Labour one and there was one independent. [7]

The 2015 election was the first time where parliamentary, district and parish elections were held at the same time in Wychavon since Wychavon District Council was founded in 1974. [8] Over 100 candidates stood in the district election, up from 72 in 2011 and the number of contested wards increased from 21 to 28. [8] Four Conservative candidates were elected unopposed in Bredon, Drakes Broughton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, and Norton and Whittington wards. [7] [9]

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council after winning 39 seats, the same as in 2011, but up from immediately before the election. [10] [11] Labour lost their only seat on the council to the Conservatives in Droitwich West, after the Labour councillor Peter Pinfield stood down at the election, which meant the Conservatives won every seat in Droitwich. [12]

The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition party on the council with five seats, after holding all of the seats they had been defending. [13] The only other councillor elected was Ged Bearcroft for the UK Independence Party in Great Hampton ward. [11] He defeated the Conservative councillor for the previous 32 years, John Smith, by 17 votes after a recount, to win the first ever UK Independence Party seat on Wychavon District Council. [11] [13] Overall turnout at the election was 70.19%, [9] up from 47% in 2011 and 42% in 2007, and reaching 81.78% in Bowbrook. [12] [14]

Following the election the Conservative leader of the council, Paul Middlebrough, stepped down as leader after eight years and was succeeded by Linda Robinson. [10]

Wychavon local election result 2015 [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3931+286.758.249,387-0.6%
  Liberal Democrats 500011.114.512,283-7.6%
  UKIP 110+12.29.37,898+9.3%
  Green 000007.56,397+5.5%
  Labour 001-106.05,081-4.4%
  Independent 002-204.13,493-2.6%
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.4326+0.4%

Ward results

Badsey [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Goodge68144.4-6.8
Independent Mary Campbell57437.4-11.4
UKIP Anthony Haugh27918.2+18.2
Majority1077.0+4.6
Turnout 1,53468.7+23.8
Conservative hold Swing
Bengeworth (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin King1,385
Conservative Emma Stokes1,199
UKIP Jeremy Farrow986
Green Christopher Wilson687
Turnout 4,25761.7+22.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bowbrook [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Rowley1,10955.9-3.6
Conservative Sydney Bates87444.1+3.6
Majority23511.9-7.1
Turnout 1,98381.8+23.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bredon [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Hardmanunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Bretforton and Offenham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Wright84056.2+2.8
Conservative David Ernest65543.8-2.8
Majority18512.4+5.6
Turnout 1,49569.1+19.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Broadway and Wickhamford (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Eyre2,048
Conservative Bradley Thomas1,533
Green Liam Wilson684
Monster Raving Loony Paul Brockman326
Turnout 4,59173.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Dodderhill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugh Hamilton90267.0-5.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Evans44533.0+5.8
Majority45733.9-11.6
Turnout 1,34767.7+28.6
Conservative hold Swing
Drakes Broughton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Middlebroughunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich Central [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Murphy48637.8-5.6
Labour Alan Humphries34727.0-7.9
UKIP Neil Whelan32325.1+25.1
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Littlechild13010.1-11.6
Majority13910.8+2.3
Turnout 1,28665.4+23.4
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich East (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Brookes1,587
Conservative Glenise Noyes1,201
Labour Sheila Neary775
UKIP Andrew Morgan724
Liberal Democrats David Rowe534
Turnout 4,82169.7+25.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich South East (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Morris1,950
Conservative Maureen Lawley1,663
UKIP Charlotte Townsend613
Labour Stephen Ainsworth494
Liberal Democrats Robert Crawford455
Green Robert Burkett296
Liberal Democrats Adrian Key287
Turnout 5,75878.9+27.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich South West (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Beale1,208
Conservative Thomas Noyes1,131
UKIP Yuleen Jewell641
Labour Bill Baker602
Liberal Democrats Wendy Carter432
Green Jane Zurek301
Liberal Democrats John Littlechild231
Turnout 4,54670.4+24.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich West (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Bolton983
Conservative Catherine Powell897
Labour Eve Freer829
Labour Jacqueline O'Reilly604
Green Ann Bennett381
Turnout 3,69456.5+22.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eckington [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Davis1,17769.4+5.9
Labour Priscilla Cameron51830.6+16.7
Majority65938.9-2.0
Turnout 1,69576.2+16.2
Conservative hold Swing
Elmley Castle and Somerville [5] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Mackison1,01367.3-1.5
Green Daniel Mulligan49232.7+32.7
Majority52134.6-3.1
Turnout 1,50576.6+44.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Evesham North (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Raphael908
Conservative Josephine Sandalls774
UKIP Richard Keel702
Green Colin Tether616
Liberal Democrats Timothy Haines456
Turnout 3,45660.7+26.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Evesham South (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bulman1,368
Conservative Kenneth Barclay-Timmis1,271
Green Edward Cohen903
Turnout 3,54261.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Fladbury [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michelle English1,06162.9-14.8
Liberal Democrats Diana Brown33820.0-2.3
Green Julian Eldridge28917.1+17.1
Majority72342.8-12.7
Turnout 1,68877.4+11.2
Conservative hold Swing
Great Hampton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Gerald Bearcroft62443.6
Conservative John Smith60742.4
Green Michael Parker20114.0
Majority171.2
Turnout 1,43266.8
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Hartlebury [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Dowty94359.3
Independent Sheridan Tranter43927.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Murcott20813.1
Majority50431.7
Turnout 1,59073.7
Conservative hold Swing
Harvington and Norton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Homer1,10373.6
Green Sarah Cohen39526.4
Majority70847.2
Turnout 1,49874.2
Conservative hold Swing
Honeybourne and Pebworth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alastair Adamsunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Inkberrow (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Audrey Steel2,248
Conservative David Wilkinson1,778
Independent David Powis958
UKIP Clive Owen716
UKIP Peter Jewell548
Turnout 6,24878.9+21.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Little Hampton (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerard O'Donnell1,223
Conservative Frances Smith1,030
UKIP Peter Long808
Green Jonathan Thompson534
Turnout 3,59560.1+25.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lovett and North Claines (2 seats) [4] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Miller2,109
Conservative Lynne Duffy1,846
Liberal Democrats Roy Roberson826
Independent Nigel Addison739
Turnout 5,52076.3+27.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Norton and Whittington [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Adamsunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ombersley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Tomlinson 1,05876.3
Liberal Democrats Judith Cussen32923.7
Majority72952.6
Turnout 1,38772.7
Conservative hold Swing
Pershore (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Tucker1,598
Conservative Michael Rowley1,419
Conservative Valerie Wood1,315
Conservative David Smith1,226
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Harford1,035
UKIP Jonathan Townsend934
Liberal Democrats Derrick Watt858
Independent David Annis783
Labour Peter Brookbank771
Turnout 9,93966.8+17.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Pinvin [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Tucker1,12965.0-5.9
Conservative Clive Brooker60835.0+5.9
Majority52130.0-11.8
Turnout 1,73774.8+19.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
South Bredon Hill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Darby 67146.6
Conservative Beverley Hardman62843.6
Labour Robert Facer1419.8
Majority433.0
Turnout 1,44076.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
The Littletons [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Lasota95160.6+5.5
Green Innes Barnes61839.4+39.4
Majority33321.2+10.9
Turnout 1,56972.3+20.0
Conservative hold Swing
Upton Snodsbury [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Robinson1,34078.3
Liberal Democrats Gregory Thomas37221.7
Majority96856.6
Turnout 1,71278.6
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

A by-election was held in Droitwich East on 30 July 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor Glenise Noyes. [15] [16] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Karen Tomalin with a majority of the 320 votes over Labour party candidate Jacqueline O'Reilly. [16] [17]

Droitwich East by-election 30 July 2015 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Tomalin49552.2+8.3
Labour Jacqueline O'Reilly17518.4-3.0
UKIP Andrew Morgan17118.0-2.0
Liberal Democrats Rory Roberson10811.4-3.4
Majority32033.8
Turnout 94922.1-47.6
Conservative hold Swing

Two by-elections were held on 4 May 2017.

A by-election was held in Evesham South after the retirement of Ken Barclay on health grounds. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Matt Snape with a majority of 351 votes over the Liberal Democrat candidate Julie Haines. [18]

Evesham South by-election 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Snape53851.2+15.4
Liberal Democrats Julie Haines18717.8New
Green Julie Tucker17116.2-9.2
IndependentEmma Nishigaki15414.6New
Majority35133.4
Turnout 1,050
Conservative hold Swing

A by-election was held in Droitwich South East following the death of Maureen Lawley. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Sital Harris with a majority of 903 votes over the Liberal Democrat candidate Adrian Key. [19]

Droitwich South East by-election 2017 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sital Harris116166.6
Liberal Democrats Adrian Key25814.8
Labour Valerie Patricia Rose Humphries21612.4
Green Jane Delia Zurek965.5
Majority35151.8
Turnout 1,050
Conservative hold Swing

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