2015 Colchester Borough Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 Colchester City Council elections 2015 Colchester Borough Council election Essex Coat of Arms of Colchester.svg parliamentary 2014 Colchester Borough Council election 2014 2015 5 7 y 2016 Colchester Borough Council election 2016 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 N/ATurnout figures were not released by Colchester Borough Council. Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 23 seats, 33.6% 23 13 27 4 28,023 40.1% 6.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 25 seats, 23.0% 24 3 20 4 13,827 19.8% 3.2% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 9 seats, 16.2% 9 3 9 12,940 18.5% 2.3% Independent politician Independent (politician) 3 seats, 2.9% 4 1 4 1,643 2.4% 0.5% UKIP UKIP 0 seats, 15.8% 0 0 0 7,775 11.1% 4.7% Colchester UK ward map 2015.svg Winner of each seat at the 2015 Colchester Borough Council election. Leader Leader after election Martin HuntLiberal Democrats No overall controlcoalition Liberal Democrats–Labour–Independent coalition. Paul SmithLiberal Democrats No overall controlcoalition The 2015 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Colchester Borough Council in England.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 7 April 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live This was the same day as other local elections and as the General Election. Colchester Borough Council is made up of 60 councillors: 20 councillors were up for election.Statement of Persons Nominated http://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=17383&p=0 Colchester Borough Council Adrian Pritchard (Returning Officer) 12 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205346/http://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=17383&p=0 23 September 2015 dead Prior to the elections, Liberal Democrat councillor for New Town ward, Theresa Higgins, was appointed Mayor of Colchester for a term of one-year. Summary The Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour Party and Green Party all stood a full slate of 20 candidates. UKIP stood 15 candidates and 3 independents (including a candidate with the description 'Patriotic Socialist Party') stood for election. Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 24 9 4 23 Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 20 9 4 27 Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative Election result 2015 Colchester Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 20 13 4 65.0 14 27 45.0 28,023 40.1 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 3 4 15.0 17 20 33.3 13,827 19.8 –3.2 Labour Party (UK) 20 3 15.0 6 9 15.0 12,940 18.5 +2.3 Independent politician 3 1 5.0 3 4 6.7 1,543 2.4 –0.5 UKIP 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 7,775 11.1 –4.7 Green Party of England and Wales 20 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5,767 8.2 –0.4 Ward results No turnout figures were provided by the council. Berechurch Berechurch Labour Party (UK) Dave Harris* 1,958 50.3 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brown 858 22.0 +8.7 UK Independence Party Paul Mulvey 521 13.4 -9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Hislop 406 10.4 -9.2 Green Party of England and Wales Clare Palmer 152 3.9 +0.3 1,100 28.3 +10.8 3,895 Labour Party (UK) 0.8 Birch & Winstree Birch & Winstree Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Ellis* 1,913 59.7 +5.3 UK Independence Party John Pitts 569 17.8 -10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gill Collings 291 9.1 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) John Spademan 287 9.0 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Jan Plummer 145 4.5 -1.3 1,344 41.9 +14.4 3,205 Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 Castle Castle Conservative Party (UK) Darius Laws 1,667 35.9 +11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen Howell 1,172 25.2 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Canessa 982 21.2 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Murphy 821 17.7 -0.1 495 10.7 N/A 4,642 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 6.2 No UKIP candidate as previous (-15.0). Christ Church Christ Church Conservative Party (UK) Annesley Hardy 964 38.0 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin James 670 26.4 -6.1 Labour Party (UK) Elisa Vasquez-Walters 433 17.1 +0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Ham 319 12.6 -2.2 UK Independence Party Ron Levy 148 5.8 -1.6 294 11.6 N/A 2,534 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.7 Copford & West Stanway Copford & West Stanway Conservative Party (UK) Jackie Maclean 673 59.8 -6.9 UK Independence Party Chris Treloar 177 15.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert James 115 10.2 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Nichols 115 10.2 -3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Emma-Jane Kemp 46 4.1 -2.6 496 44.1 -9.0 1,126 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Fordham & Stour Fordham & Stour Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Chapman* 2,023 65.4 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Stannard 396 12.8 +0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Sue Bailey 337 10.9 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Woodward 337 10.9 +2.6 1,627 52.6 +0.8 3,093 Conservative Party (UK) 0.2 Great Tey Great Tey Conservative Party (UK) Peter Chillingworth* 979 58.6 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Waite 257 15.4 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Matt Creamer 170 10.2 +0.4 UK Independence Party David Holmes 162 9.7 -5.1 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Brannan 104 6.2 +0.4 722 43.2 -2.7 1,672 Conservative Party (UK) 4.1 Highwoods Highwoods Independent (politician) Phil Oxford* 1,592 36.9 -15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Hayter 1,192 27.7 +15.3 Labour Party (UK) Gary Braddy 479 11.1 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Baker 466 10.6 +2.6 UK Independence Party Jamie Middleditch 395 9.2 -4.1 Green Party of England and Wales Robbie Spencer 187 4.3 +0.1 400 9.2 -29.6 4,311 Independent (politician) 15.3 Mile End Mile End Conservative Party (UK) Ben Locker 2,101 38.4 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ciaran Patrick McGonagle 1,769 32.3 -8.4 Labour Party (UK) Martin Camroux 707 12.9 +5.2 UK Independence Party Tony Terry 533 9.7 -5.1 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Bryan 368 6.7 +0.9 332 6.1 N/A 5,478 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.9 New Town New Town Liberal Democrats (UK) Annie Feltham* 1,289 32.1 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Matt Neall 834 20.8 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) Lee Scordis 772 19.2 +4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Goacher 631 15.7 +2.3 UK Independence Party Alex Knupffer 493 12.3 -5.8 455 11.3 -12.2 3,719 56.3 +27.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9.0 Prettygate Prettygate Conservative Party (UK) Will Quince* 2,269 51.1 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Loxley 967 21.8 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Mike Dale 522 11.8 ±0.0 UK Independence Party Steve Galvin 489 11.0 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Luke O'Loughlin 196 4.4 -4.7 1,302 29.3 -7.4 4,443 Conservative Party (UK) 3.7 Shrub End Shrub End Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Hazell* 1,517 35.2 +14.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharron Lawrence 1,157 25.9 -7.9 UK Independence Party Simon Collins 757 16.9 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Gary Griffiths 736 16.5 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart Welham 251 5.6 +1.6 360 9.3 N/A 4,418 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 11.3 St. Andrew's St. Andrew's Labour Party (UK) Tim Young 1,462 48.8 -12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Hill 715 23.9 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Verity Woolley 447 14.9 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Joshua Murray 370 12.4 +1.7 747 24.9 -20.9 2,994 Labour Party (UK) 10.5 St. Anne's St. Anne's Liberal Democrats (UK) Barrie Cook* 1,173 31.2 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Klejna-Wendt 976 26.0 +10.8 UK Independence Party Bill Faram 770 20.5 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Amanda Stannard 600 16.0 +2.6 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Ford 241 6.4 -0.1 197 5.2 -9.2 3,760 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9.7 Stanway Stanway Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Maclean 1,861 42.8 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Scott-Boutell 1,611 37.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Carole Spademan 616 14.2 +4.0 Green Party of England and Wales Tim Glover 261 6.0 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) No UKIP candidate as previous (-20.8). Tiptree Tiptree Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Crowe 1,873 42.8 +1.5 UK Independence Party Stuart Gulleford 1,313 32.5 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Robert Spademan 535 13.2 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Miah Ahmed 194 4.8 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Bamforth 129 3.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green Conservative Party (UK) Marcus Harrington 1,578 54.7 -7.1 UK Independence Party Ben Clark 370 12.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ian Yates 306 10.6 -2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gemma Graham 265 9.2 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Roger Bamforth 204 7.1 -10.1 Independent (politician) Julian McCallum 151 5.2 N/A Patriotic Socialist #B22222 Dave Osbourne 12 0.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) West Mersea West Mersea Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Moore 2,154 51.9 +0.8 UK Independence Party David Broise 988 23.8 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) Alison Inman 402 9.7 +1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Lisa Britton 330 8.0 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Stevens 278 6.7 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Wivenhoe Cross Wivenhoe Cross Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Cory 668 44.9 -8.1 Labour Party (UK) Phil Finn 328 22.1 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Natalie Jukes 271 18.2 -3.1 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Flossman 130 8.7 +2.2 UK Independence Party Carole Morse 90 6.1 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Wivenhoe Quay Wivenhoe Quay Labour Party (UK) Rosalind Scott 1,295 40.9 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hill 1,251 39.5 +7.6 Green Party of England and Wales Laura Poutney 325 10.3 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shaun Boughton 295 9.3 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) By-elections Dedham & Langham In June 2015, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972, Conservative councillor Mark Cable "ceased to be a member of the council" after failing to attend a council meeting since December 2014 (6 months). A by-election was called and the ward was subsequently held by the Conservatives. Dedham & Langham: 22 October 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Brown 545 77.9 +8.6 UK Independence Party Bill Faram 60 8.6 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) George Penny 57 8.1 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) John Spademan 38 5.4 -4.3 700 29.1 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Notes References Colchester Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Essex