2015 Wychavon District Council election

2015 UK local government election August 2015 August 2015 thumb|300px|right|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.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/15/local-election-results-2015-in-full Local election results 2015 in full 15 May 2015 The Guardian 25 May 2015 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-13905201 Conservative Roma Kirke wins Whychavon by-election 24 June 2011 BBC News Online 31 July 2015 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-17443411 Wychavon councillor Alan Fisher suspended 20 March 2012 BBC News Online 31 July 2015http://www.e-wychavon.org.uk/modern.gov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=21428 25 September 2012 Political Balance Harris Mel Wychavon District Council 31 July 2015 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.http://www.e-wychavon.org.uk/modern.gov/documents/s27923/Political%20Balance%20Report%20updated.pdf Political Balance Harris Mel 17 December 2013 Wychavon District Council 31 July 2015http://www.e-wychavon.org.uk/modern.gov/mgAi.aspx?ID=25791 Agenda item 16 December 2014 Wychavon District Council 31 July 2015 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.http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/news/conservatives-looking-to-remain-at-helm-of-wychavon-district-council-3143/ Conservatives looking to remain at helm of Wychavon District Council 16 April 2015 Evesham Observer 31 July 2015 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.http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/news-and-alerts/-/blogs/wychavon-set-for-biggest-election-in-its-history Wychavon set for biggest election in its history 20 April 2015 Wychavon District Council 1 August 2015 Over 100 candidates stood in the district election, up from 72 in 2011 and the number of contested wards increased from 21 to 28. Four Conservative candidates were elected unopposed in Bredon, Drakes Broughton, Honeybourne and Pebworth, and Norton and Whittington wards.http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/4895612/District+Councillors+-+Crystal+Reports+-+Summary+of+Results.pdf/f13db939-58bc-4579-9c4d-685e6b3fc301 Election of District Councillors for the Wards of Summary of Results Wychavon District Council 25 May 2015 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.Exclusive: council leader to quit after eight years in charge Edwards Tom 11 May 2015 Worcester News NewsBankhttp://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/12939311.Conservatives_increase_their_dominance_of_Wychavon_District_Council/ Conservatives increase their dominance of Wychavon District Council Evesham Journal 1 August 2015 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.http://droitwichstandard.co.uk/news/how-the-droitwich-seats-on-wychavon-district-were-won-and-lost-6585/ How the Droitwich seats on Wychavon District were won and lost 9 May 2015 Droitwich Standard 1 August 2015 The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition party on the council with five seats, after holding all of the seats they had been defending.Victory for Tories in Wychavon — and one historic step for UKIP Johnson Lydia 8 May 2015 Worcester News NewsBank The only other councillor elected was Ged Bearcroft for the UK Independence Party in Great Hampton ward. 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. Overall turnout at the election was 70.19%, up from 47% in 2011 and 42% in 2007, and reaching 81.78% in Bowbrook.Complex counts and high turnout saw election counts run over by several hours on Friday Johnson Lydia 11 May 2015 Evesham Journal NewsBank Following the election the Conservative leader of the council, Paul Middlebrough, stepped down as leader after eight years and was succeeded by Linda Robinson. Wychavon local election result 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 39 3 1 +2 86.7 58.2 49,387 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 0 0 0 11.1 14.5 12,283 -7.6 UK Independence Party 1 1 0 +1 2.2 9.3 7,898 +9.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.5 6,397 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 6.0 5,081 -4.4 Independent (politician) 0 0 2 -2 0.0 4.1 3,493 -2.6 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 326 +0.4 Ward results Badsey Conservative Party (UK) Mark Goodge 681 44.4 -6.8 Independent (politician) Mary Campbell 574 37.4 -11.4 UK Independence Party Anthony Haugh 279 18.2 +18.2 107 7.0 +4.6 1,534 68.7 +23.8 Conservative Party (UK) Bengeworth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin King 1,385 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Stokes 1,199 UK Independence Party Jeremy Farrow 986 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Wilson 687 4,257 61.7 +22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bowbrook Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Rowley 1,109 55.9 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sydney Bates 874 44.1 +3.6 235 11.9 -7.1 1,983 81.8 +23.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bredon Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Hardman unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Bretforton and Offenham Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Wright 840 56.2 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Ernest 655 43.8 -2.8 185 12.4 +5.6 1,495 69.1 +19.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Broadway and Wickhamford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Eyre 2,048 Conservative Party (UK) Bradley Thomas 1,533 Green Party of England and Wales Liam Wilson 684 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Paul Brockman 326 4,591 73.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dodderhill Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Hamilton 902 67.0 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Evans 445 33.0 +5.8 457 33.9 -11.6 1,347 67.7 +28.6 Conservative Party (UK) Drakes Broughton Conservative Party (UK) Paul Middlebrough unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich Central Conservative Party (UK) Roy Murphy 486 37.8 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Alan Humphries 347 27.0 -7.9 UK Independence Party Neil Whelan 323 25.1 +25.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rebecca Littlechild 130 10.1 -11.6 139 10.8 +2.3 1,286 65.4 +23.4 Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Brookes 1,587 Conservative Party (UK) Glenise Noyes 1,201 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Neary 775 UK Independence Party Andrew Morgan 724 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Rowe 534 4,821 69.7 +25.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich South East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Morris 1,950 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Lawley 1,663 UK Independence Party Charlotte Townsend 613 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Ainsworth 494 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Crawford 455 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Burkett 296 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Key 287 5,758 78.9 +27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich South West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Beale 1,208 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Noyes 1,131 UK Independence Party Yuleen Jewell 641 Labour Party (UK) Bill Baker 602 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Carter 432 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Zurek 301 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Littlechild 231 4,546 70.4 +24.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Janet Bolton 983 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Powell 897 Labour Party (UK) Eve Freer 829 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline O'Reilly 604 Green Party of England and Wales Ann Bennett 381 3,694 56.5 +22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eckington Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Davis 1,177 69.4 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Priscilla Cameron 518 30.6 +16.7 659 38.9 -2.0 1,695 76.2 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) Elmley Castle and Somerville Conservative Party (UK) George Mackison 1,013 67.3 -1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Daniel Mulligan 492 32.7 +32.7 521 34.6 -3.1 1,505 76.6 +44.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Evesham North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Raphael 908 Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Sandalls 774 UK Independence Party Richard Keel 702 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Tether 616 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Haines 456 3,456 60.7 +26.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Evesham South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) James Bulman 1,368 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Barclay-Timmis 1,271 Green Party of England and Wales Edward Cohen 903 3,542 61.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fladbury Conservative Party (UK) Michelle English 1,061 62.9 -14.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Brown 338 20.0 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Julian Eldridge 289 17.1 +17.1 723 42.8 -12.7 1,688 77.4 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Great Hampton UK Independence Party Gerald Bearcroft 624 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Smith 607 42.4 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Parker 201 14.0 17 1.2 1,432 66.8 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Hartlebury Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Dowty 943 59.3 Independent (politician) Sheridan Tranter 439 27.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Murcott 208 13.1 504 31.7 1,590 73.7 Conservative Party (UK) Harvington and Norton Conservative Party (UK) Charles Homer 1,103 73.6 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah Cohen 395 26.4 708 47.2 1,498 74.2 Conservative Party (UK) Honeybourne and Pebworth Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Adams unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Inkberrow (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Steel 2,248 Conservative Party (UK) David Wilkinson 1,778 Independent (politician) David Powis 958 UK Independence Party Clive Owen 716 UK Independence Party Peter Jewell 548 6,248 78.9 +21.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Hampton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Gerard O'Donnell 1,223 Conservative Party (UK) Frances Smith 1,030 UK Independence Party Peter Long 808 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Thompson 534 3,595 60.1 +25.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lovett and North Claines (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Miller 2,109 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Duffy 1,846 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Roberson 826 Independent (politician) Nigel Addison 739 5,520 76.3 +27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Norton and Whittington Conservative Party (UK) Robert Adams unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Ombersley Conservative Party (UK) Peter Tomlinson 1,058 76.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Cussen 329 23.7 729 52.6 1,387 72.7 Conservative Party (UK) Pershore (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Tucker 1,598 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Rowley 1,419 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Wood 1,315 Conservative Party (UK) David Smith 1,226 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn Harford 1,035 UK Independence Party Jonathan Townsend 934 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derrick Watt 858 Independent (politician) David Annis 783 Labour Party (UK) Peter Brookbank 771 9,939 66.8 +17.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Pinvin Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Tucker 1,129 65.0 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Brooker 608 35.0 +5.9 521 30.0 -11.8 1,737 74.8 +19.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) South Bredon Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Darby 671 46.6 Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Hardman 628 43.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Facer 141 9.8 43 3.0 1,440 76.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) The Littletons Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lasota 951 60.6 +5.5 Green Party of England and Wales Innes Barnes 618 39.4 +39.4 333 21.2 +10.9 1,569 72.3 +20.0 Conservative Party (UK) Upton Snodsbury Conservative Party (UK) Linda Robinson 1,340 78.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gregory Thomas 372 21.7 968 56.6 1,712 78.6 Conservative Party (UK) 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.Silent tribute paid to 'a gentle and free spirit' Townley Alex 21 May 2015 Droitwich Advertiser NewsBankhttp://www.worcesternews.co.uk/NEWs/13523278.Conservatives_win_Droitwich_by_election/ Conservatives win Droitwich bt-election Forrest James 31 July 2015 Worcester News 1 August 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Karen Tomalin with a majority of the 320 votes over Labour Party candidate Jacqueline O'Reilly.http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/6254253/Declaration+of+results-Droitwich+East.pdf/89beb18a-304a-46a5-a3f9-760d040b6da3 Declaration of result of poll Wychavon District Council 1 August 2015 Droitwich East by-election 30 July 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Tomalin 495 52.2 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline O'Reilly 175 18.4 -3.0 UK Independence Party Andrew Morgan 171 18.0 -2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rory Roberson 108 11.4 -3.4 320 33.8 949 22.1 -47.6 Conservative Party (UK) 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.https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/8605217/Evesham+South++-+District.pdf/fd678bb1-2075-ddc1-bc0a-66beb69e3e55 Declaration of result of poll Wychavon District Council 28 September 2018 Evesham South by-election 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Matt Snape 538 51.2 +15.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Haines 187 17.8 New Green Party of England and Wales Julie Tucker 171 16.2 -9.2 Independent Emma Nishigaki 154 14.6 New 351 33.4 1,050 Conservative Party (UK) 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.https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/8605217/Droitwich+South+East.pdf/eaccfe68-cda3-71bd-c9d9-03f15040918d Declaration of result of poll Wychavon District Council 28 September 2018 Droitwich South East by-election 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Sital Harris 1161 66.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Key 258 14.8 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Patricia Rose Humphries 216 12.4 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Delia Zurek 96 5.5 351 51.8 1,050 Conservative Party (UK) References 2015 Wychavon Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom