2015 East Dorset District Council election

2015 UK local government election May 2015 May 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2015 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. The 2015 East Dorset District Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the District Council of East Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by seven.http://news.dorsetforyou.com/2015/05/13/local-election-results-for-christchurch-and-east-dorset/ Local election results for Christchurch and East Dorset 13 May 2015 dorsetforyou.com 13 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150513210612/http://news.dorsetforyou.com/2015/05/13/local-election-results-for-christchurch-and-east-dorset/ 13 May 2015 dmy-all The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.http://moderngoveddc.christchurchandeastdorset.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 East Dorset District Councillors dorsetforyou.com 17 May 2015 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205238/http://moderngoveddc.christchurchandeastdorset.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 dead Background Before the election, the Conservatives controlled the council with 30 councillors, whilst the Liberal Democrats with just six seats were the only other party on the council.http://moderngoveddc.christchurchandeastdorset.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 East Dorset District Councillors dorsetforyou.com 17 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205238/http://moderngoveddc.christchurchandeastdorset.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 14 July 2014 However, in December 2014 the former leader of Dorset County Council councillor Spencer Flower was suspended from the Conservative Party after being charged by police and both Flower and his wife Toni Coombs stood for re-election as independents at the 2015 election.http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/12884321.Former_council_leader_convicted_in_landmark_case_to_stand_as_Independent/ Former council leader convicted in landmark case to stand as Independent Vass Melanie 11 April 2015 The Northern Echo 17 May 2015 As they were the only candidates in Verwood West ward they were elected without opposition. In three other wards, Crane, Handley Vale and Verwood East, the Conservative candidates were also unopposed. This meant 12 wards had elections in 2015 with a total of 66 candidates contesting them. Boundary changes since the last election in 2011 reduced the number of councillors from 36 to 29. These changes also reduced the number of wards to 16, with four wards electing three councillors, five electing two and seven electing one.http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10782940.East_Dorset_council_to_lose_seven_councillors_after_10_people_respond_to_consultation/?ref=rc East Dorset council to lose seven councillors after 10 people respond to consultation Winter Alex 4 November 2013 The Argus 17 May 2015 Election result The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 24 of the 29 seats. The only three contested seats that were not won by the Conservatives, were won by the Liberal Democrats, who won both seats in Wimborne Minster, as well as one seat in Colehill East.http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/12941253.Vote_2015__Lib_Dems_hold_on_to_seats_in_East_Dorset/ Vote 2015: Lib Dems hold on to seats in East Dorset Frampton Will 9 May 2015 Bournemouth Daily Echo 17 May 2015 East Dorset local election result 2015https://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 22 May 2015https://www.dorsetforyou.com/article/418570/Results-of-the-election-to-East-Dorset-District-Council Results of the election to East Dorset District Council 11 May 2015 dorsetforyou.com 13 May 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 24 -6 82.8 55.1 44,844 -5.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 -3 10.3 13.6 11,069 -15.6% Independent (politician) 2 +2 6.9 3.0 2,470 +3.0% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 23.6 19,240 +16.3% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 2.4 1,985 +2.4% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 2.2 1,806 -0.5% Ward results Alderholt Conservative Party (UK) Ian Monks 1,133 62.8 UK Independence Party Keith Mayo 338 18.7 Green Party of England and Wales Aaron Mudd 332 18.4 795 44.1 1,803 71.8 Ameysford Conservative Party (UK) Cathy Lugg 1,145 68.4 UK Independence Party Lawrence Wilson 529 31.6 616 36.8 1,674 70.0 Colehill East (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Dover 1,858 Conservative Party (UK) K. 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Johnson 1,333 Conservative Party (UK) Graeme Smith 1,230 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Roberts 1,080 UK Independence Party Brian Lowe 548 UK Independence Party Stefan Morawiec 415 6,464 73.9 Colehill West Conservative Party (UK) David Packer 927 53.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Dickins 617 35.5 UK Independence Party Stephen Homer 193 11.1 310 17.8 1,737 83.4 Corfe Mullen (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Burns 2,420 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Burt 2,202 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Harrison 2,018 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Honeyman 1,924 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart Hearn 1,791 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Jones 1,534 UK Independence Party Dave Evans 985 UK Independence Party David Mattocks 940 UK Independence Party Josephine Evans 866 Labour Party (UK) David Peden 452 15,132 71.4 Crane Conservative Party (UK) Steve Butler unopposed Ferndown Central (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Steve Lugg 2,645 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Robinson 2,351 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Oggelsby 2,315 UK Independence Party Geoff Laidlaw 1,336 UK Independence Party Sue Laidlaw 1,334 UK Independence Party Peter Lucas 1,100 Labour Party (UK) David Lee 744 11,825 68.4 Hampreston and Longham Conservative Party (UK) George Russell 1,374 72.9 UK Independence Party Lyn Ovens 511 27.1 863 45.8 1,885 72.0 Handley Vale Conservative Party (UK) Simon Tong unopposed Parley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Manuel 1,899 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 1,740 UK Independence Party Ann Miller 859 UK Independence Party Kenny Pearce 790 Independent (politician) Peter Durant 309 Green Party of England and Wales Nigel Bales 288 Green Party of England and Wales Martyn Rainer 246 6,131 74.0 St Leonards (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Mike Dyer 3,386 Conservative Party (UK) Ray Bryan 3,292 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Goringe 3,088 UK Independence Party Tony Connor 1,562 UK Independence Party Oliver Kent 1,413 UK Independence Party Alistair Somerville-Ford 1,203 13,944 74.6 Stour Conservative Party (UK) Robin Cook 944 60.8 Independent (politician) Simon Pritchard 608 39.2 336 21.6 1,552 70.4 Verwood East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Simon Gibson unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Boyd Mortimer unopposed Verwood West (2 seats) Independent (politician) Toni Coombs unopposed Independent (politician) Spencer Flower unopposed West Moors and Holt (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Clarke 2,736 Conservative Party (UK) David Shortell 2,351 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Skeats 2,313 UK Independence Party Bob Blake 1,267 Independent (politician) Peter Holden 1,157 UK Independence Party Linda Hills 1,136 UK Independence Party Peter Hills 1,005 Green Party of England and Wales Mike Hawkes 637 Labour Party (UK) Brian Cropper 610 13,212 73.3 Wimborne Minster (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Shane Bartlett 1,155 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Morgan 1,110 Conservative Party (UK) Kelly Webb 1,096 Conservative Party (UK) Sally Elliot 906 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Durant 482 UK Independence Party Nick Wellstead 473 UK Independence Party Stuart Evans 437 Independent (politician) Shirley Mear 204 Independent (politician) Edward Beardsley 192 6,055 68.1 By-elections between 2015 and 2019 Alderholt Alderholt by-election 3 March 2016 Conservative Party (UK) Gina Logan 384 47.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Tooke 376 46.5 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Archibold 49 6.1 8 1.0 809 33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Parley Parley by-election 1 September 2016 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Parry 631 54.3 UK Independence Party Lawrence Wilson 396 34.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Jones 84 7.2 Labour Party (UK) Brian Cropper 52 4.5 235 20.2 1163 24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Verwood East Verwood East by-election 12 July 2018 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Beck 706 75.1 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Turner 234 24.9 472 50.2 940 20.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ferndown Central Ferndown Central by-election 25 October 2018Local Elections Archive Project — Ferndown Central Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17120/#2018-10-25 www.andrewteale.me.uk 14 December 2023 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Parkes 899 59.9 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Coussell 355 23.7 +23.7 UK Independence Party Lawrence Wilson 246 16.4 -11.9 544 36.3 1,500 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:East Dorset District Council elections East Dorset Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom Category:2010s in Dorset