2015 Sedgemoor District Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2015 Sedgemoor District Council election. The 2015 Sedgemoor District Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 as a four-yearly election to elect all members (councillors) of Sedgemoor District Council in the English county of Somerset. The principal town in the district is Bridgwater accounting for 15 of the 48 councillors elected.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 15 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 The election was part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections which were held simultaneously with the 2015 General Election. Composition of council seats before election After the 2011 District Council election, 31 councillors were Conservatives, 13 were Labour, 2 were Liberal Democrats and there were 2 independents.5th May Election results – Wards http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=12370&p=0 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141207222201/http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id%3D12370%26p%3D0 dead 7 December 2014 Sedgemoor District Council 9 May 2015 Party Seats Conservative Party (UK) 31 Labour Party (UK) 13 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 Independent (politician) 2 Election results Sedgemoor local election result 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 35 5 1 +4 72.9 53.6 57,884 +1.1% Labour Party (UK) 10 0 3 -3 20.8 16.0 17,289 -5.0% UKIP 2 2 0 +2 4.2 6.0 6,486 +16.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 -2 -1 2.1 17.1 18,449 -14.8% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 6,121 +4.6% Independent (politician) 0 0 2 -2 0 1.7 1,835 -2.4% |-bgcolor=#F6F6F6 | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 48 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 92,692 | style="text-align: right;" | |- Candidates and ward results Sedgemoor District Council continued to be made up of 48 councillors elected in 23 different wards, each electing between one and three councillors. 32 incumbent councillors stood again in the wards they represented before this election (denoted by a *). Axevale Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Axevale Ward Conservative Party (UK) Liz Scott* 1,325 29.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Henry Denbee* 1,236 27.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Margaret Bevis 1,021 22.7 Green Party of England and Wales Jake Flood 562 12.5 Labour Party (UK) Tom Scott 361 8.0 4,505 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Berrow Ward (1 seat) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Berrow Ward Conservative Party (UK) Tony Grimes* 799 64.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew William Nisbet 443 35.7 1,242 Conservative Party (UK) Bridgwater Dunwear Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Dunwear Ward Labour Party (UK) Leigh Paul Redman* 748 25.3 UKIP Richard Scammell 554 18.8 Conservative Party (UK) Pele James Barnes 541 18.3 Labour Party (UK) Diogo Rodrigues 438 14.8 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Louise McGinty 377 12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lorna Ann Phillippa King 295 10.0 2,953 Labour Party (UK) UKIP Labour Party (UK) Bridgwater Eastover Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Eastover Ward Labour Party (UK) Dave Loveridge* 708 27.1 Labour Party (UK) Moira Brown 648 24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Bareham-Stanley 514 19.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael David Hall 506 19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Camael King 240 9.2 2,616 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridgwater Fairfax Ward (3 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Fairfax Ward Labour Party (UK) Graham John Granter* 1,135 18.3 Labour Party (UK) Alex Glassford* 1,081 17.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Cresswell 986 15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Wayne John Pearce 844 13.6 Labour Party (UK) Reginald Charles Winslow 844 13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jim Donoghue 765 12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Joanna Somers Beasely 545 8.8 6,200 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridgwater Hamp Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Hamp Ward Labour Party (UK) Wesley John Hinckes 956 28.8 Labour Party (UK) Adrian John Moore* 946 28.5 Conservative Party (UK) James Cockram 719 21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Ivor Danniells 703 21.1 3,324 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridgwater Victoria Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Victoria Ward Conservative Party (UK) Lance John Duddridge 812 23.3 Labour Party (UK) Mick Lerry* 763 21.9 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie Clive Crow 654 18.8 Labour Party (UK) Siobhan Wilson 636 18.2 UKIP Roderick Silvester Sidney Lukins 621 17.8 3,486 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridgwater Westover Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Westover Ward Labour Party (UK) Kathy Pearce* 954 26.5 Labour Party (UK) Brian David Smedley* 878 24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Searle 767 21.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Douglas Watts 634 17.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Fisher 373 10.3 3,606 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridgwater Wyndham Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Bridgwater Wyndham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Gill Slocombe* 1,322 31.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rachael Helen Caswell 1,293 30.6 Labour Party (UK) Liz Leavy 620 14.7 Labour Party (UK) Caroline Ann Wilkins 516 12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Ian Johnstone 476 11.3 4,227 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burnham Central Ward (3 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Burnham Central Ward Conservative Party (UK) Michael Clarke* 1,372 16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Maria Clarke 1,367 16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Facey 1,239 14.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phil Harvey 1,076 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Katie Georgina Lawson 1,029 12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Milner Simonds 909 10.9 UKIP James Donnellan 883 10.6 Green Party of England and Wales Eve Harriet Courtney 445 5.3 8,320 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Burnham North Ward (3 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Burnham North Ward Conservative Party (UK) Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton* 1,883 21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cheryl Lesley Burnett 1,620 18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Herbert 1,256 14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverly Milner Simonds 1,029 11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Nichols 861 9.9 UKIP Helen Hims 823 9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Weavell 798 9.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alexander Begg Lawrie 422 4.9 8,692 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cannington & Wembdon Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Cannington & Wembdon Ward Conservative Party (UK) Ian Dyer* 1,588 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Bown* 1,455 33.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan James Beasley 809 18.4 Green Party of England and Wales Allan Jeffrey 546 12.4 4,398 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cheddar & Shipham Ward (3 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Cheddar & Shipham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Dawn Hill* 1,889 19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter John Shilton Downling* 1,765 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jeff Savage* 1,720 17.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Suzanne Mary Green 1,523 15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Outhwait 1,303 13.3 Labour Party (UK) Norma Scanlon 809 8.3 UKIP Will Hims 783 8.0 9,792 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Poldens Ward (1 seat) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: East Poldens Ward Conservative Party (UK) Duncan McGinty* 814 66.6 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Richard Horsfield 408 33.4 1,222 Conservative Party (UK) Highbridge & Burnham Marine Ward (3 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Highbridge & Burnham Marine Ward Conservative Party (UK) Janet Anita Keen 937 11.3 UKIP Lorna Corke 907 10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Charles Keen 876 10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fiona Joan Hector 640 7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John David Parkes 599 7.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Roughton 564 6.8 Labour Party (UK) Forrester Shiela Rachel 550 6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Alan Kennedy 549 6.6 Independent (politician) Chris Williams* 536 6.4 Labour Party (UK) Alan Beech 499 6.0 Independent (politician) Mike Mansfield* 493 5.9 Independent (politician) Bill Hancock 436 5.2 Independent (politician) Tony Lynham 370 4.4 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Emily Scanton 366 4.4 8,322 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) UKIP Independent (politician) Huntspill & Pawlett Ward (1 seat) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Huntspill & Pawlett Ward Conservative Party (UK) John Charles Woodman 793 61.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susanna Louise Peel Craig 286 22.1 Green Party of England and Wales Terry Peers 217 16.7 1,296 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kings Isle Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Kings Isle Ward Conservative Party (UK) Liz Perry 1,592 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Stanley Alder* 1,520 32.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Senior 827 17.5 Green Party of England and Wales Josephine Sally Smoldon 792 16.7 4,731 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Knoll Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Knoll Ward Conservative Party (UK) Bob Filmer* 1,888 38.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Gilling* 1,433 29.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Gore 922 18.9 UKIP Isobel Fotheringham 647 13.2 4,890 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Petherton (3 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: North Petherton Conservative Party (UK) Alan Sydney Earnest Bradford* 2,316 22.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Elisabeth Fraser* 2,078 20.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Revans Bill 1,891 18.4 Conservative Party (UK) Lucy Miranda Allen 1,874 18.3 Labour Party (UK) Marion Denham 1,155 11.3 Green Party of England and Wales Jen Bayford 941 9.2 10,255 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Puriton & Woolavington Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Puriton & Woolavington Ward Conservative Party (UK) Mark Healey* 1,204 29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alison Jane Hamlin* 1,052 25.3 UKIP Pete Hollings 877 21.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Cecil Hampson 542 13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Valerie Bannister 477 11.5 4,152 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Quantocks Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Quantocks Ward Conservative Party (UK) Julie Annette Pay* 1,605 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Graham Caswell* 1,458 32.5 Green Party of England and Wales Lindy Booth 766 17.1 Labour Party (UK) Philip S T Lawrence King 662 14.7 4,491 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wedmore & Mark Ward (2 seats) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: Wedmore & Mark Ward Conservative Party (UK) Polly Costello 1,686 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Will Human 1,280 26.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Joan Hasler 1,034 21.3 Labour Party (UK) Gabrielle Kathleen Hector 474 9.7 UKIP Dave Wills 391 8.0 4,865 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Poldens Ward (1 seat) Sedgemoor District Council Elections 2015: West Poldens Ward Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Arthur Kingham* 963 63.9 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Graham 545 36.1 1,508 Conservative Party (UK) External links Election results 2015: Full Sedgemoor District Council Results References Sedgemoor Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Somerset