2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

2015 English local government election April 2015 April 2015 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election Suffolk parliamentary 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 2011 2015 5 7 y 2019 West Suffolk District Council election 2019 (West Suffolk) All 45 seats to West Suffolk District Council 23 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 36 2 36,089 52.2% 2.4% 95x50px|Blank UKIP 4 4 8,983 13.0% 12.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 1 14,797 21.4% 4.5% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 2 2 5,081 7.4% 0.6% 95x50px|Blank Green Party of England and Wales 1 1 2,548 3.7% 1.7% St Edmundsbury UK ward map 2015.svg Winner of each seat at the 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England. https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/elections/vacancies-elections-results/results/SEBC-elections/sebc-elections-150507.cfm westsuffolk.gov.uk St Edmundsbury Borough election results 7 May 2015 27 January 2026 West Suffolk District Council Bury St Edmunds https://web.archive.org/web/20260127141212/https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/elections/vacancies-elections-results/results/SEBC-elections/sebc-elections-150507.cfm 27 January 2026 This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. This was the final election to St Edmundsbury Borough Council before it was abolished and merged with Forest Heath to form West Suffolk. The inaugural election to West Suffolk District Council was held in 2019. Summary Election result 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) 43 36 2 4 2 80.0 36,089 52.2 –2.4 UKIP 15 4 4 0 4 8.9 8,983 13.0 +12.5 Labour Party (UK) 27 2 0 1 1 4.4 14,797 21.4 –4.5 Independent politician 7 2 0 2 2 4.4 5,081 7.4 –0.6 Green Party of England and Wales 4 1 1 0 1 2.2 2,548 3.7 –1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 0 0 0 0.0 1,627 2.4 –3.1 Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Abbeygate Abbeygate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Joanna Rayner 1,169 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Speed 893 37.0 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Rynsard 759 31.4 Labour Party (UK) Robin Bennett 691 28.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Broadway 635 26.3 2,414 66.0 3,660 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bardwell Bardwell Conservative Party (UK) Paula Wade 867 59.0 Labour Party (UK) Cyrille Bouche 309 21.0 UK Independence Party James Lumley 293 20.0 558 38.0 1,469 73.3 2,025 Conservative Party (UK) Barningham Barningham Conservative Party (UK) Carol Bull N/A Conservative Party (UK) Barrow Barrow Conservative Party (UK) Ian Houlder* 845 61.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Zigurds Kronbergs 345 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Whiting 195 14.1 500 36.1 1,385 75.2 1,870 Conservative Party (UK) Cavendish Cavendish Conservative Party (UK) Peter Stevens* 779 65.7 UK Independence Party Stuart Letten 406 34.3 373 31.4 1,185 72.9 1,702 Conservative Party (UK) Chedburgh Chedburgh Conservative Party (UK) Angela Rushen* N/A Conservative Party (UK) Clare Clare Conservative Party (UK) Alaric Pugh* 808 71.4 UK Independence Party David Reynolds 323 28.6 485 42.8 1,131 69.8 1,709 Conservative Party (UK) Eastgate Eastgate Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Warby* 612 54.2 Labour Party (UK) Nicola Ridgeway 518 45.8 94 8.4 1,130 61.1 1,897 Conservative Party (UK) Fornham Fornham Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Hopfensperger* 894 72.7 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Stephenson 336 27.3 558 45.4 1,230 73.0 1,708 Conservative Party (UK) Great Barton Great Barton Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Broughton* 1,054 80.0 Labour Party (UK) Tom Stebbing 264 20.0 790 60.0 1,318 76.1 1,759 Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill East Haverhill East (3 seats) UK Independence Party Anthony Brown 1,135 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ivor McLatchy 978 31.1 UK Independence Party John Burns 892 28.4 Labour Party (UK) Roger André 800 25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Hui Yang 764 24.3 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hanlon 757 24.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Exton 754 24.0 Labour Party (UK) Ernie Goody 724 23.0 3,144 57.1 5,503 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill North Haverhill North (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Marks* 1,257 38.0 UK Independence Party Barry Robbins 1,155 34.9 Conservative Party (UK) Betty McLatchy 1,095 33.1 Conservative Party (UK) John McManus* 980 29.6 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Chivers 806 24.4 UK Independence Party Anthony Williams 776 23.5 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Smith 728 22.0 Labour Party (UK) Alan Pearson 657 19.9 3,308 58.9 5,616 Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill South Haverhill South (2 seats) UK Independence Party Jason Crooks 689 34.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Fox 661 32.8 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Byrne* 631 31.3 Labour Party (UK) David Smith 412 20.5 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Turner 364 18.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Rolph 157 7.8 2,013 51.2 3,932 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill West Haverhill West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Marks 1,150 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Roach 978 39.2 UK Independence Party Mark Dorey 852 34.1 Labour Party (UK) Mary Dunning 720 28.9 2,495 62.2 4,011 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Horringer and Whelnetham Horringer and Whelnetham Conservative Party (UK) Terence Clements* 905 68.8 Labour Party (UK) Robin Davies 411 31.2 494 37.6 1,316 76.5 1,755 Conservative Party (UK) Hundon Hundon Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Farthing 752 63.4 UK Independence Party Paul Stigwood 435 36.6 317 26.8 1,187 71.9 1,740 Conservative Party (UK) Ixworth Ixworth Conservative Party (UK) John Griffiths* N/A Conservative Party (UK) Kedington Kedington Conservative Party (UK) Karen Richardson 595 52.9 UK Independence Party Bryan Hawes 305 27.2 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Nutt 223 19.9 290 25.7 1,123 71.4 1,586 Conservative Party (UK) Minden Minden (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Everitt* 1,069 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Springett* 768 32.4 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Hartley 583 24.6 UK Independence Party Christopher Riley 543 22.9 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Ereira-Guyer 530 22.3 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Trnecka 331 14.0 2,372 68.1 3,482 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moreton Hall Moreton Hall (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Francis Warby* 1,862 47.9 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Buckle* 1,668 42.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Thompson 1,551 39.9 Independent politician Trevor Beckwith* 1,428 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Clifford Hind 961 24.7 3,890 68.7 5,665 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Northgate Northgate Labour Party (UK) Diane Hind* 521 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) Carl Poole 502 49.1 19 1.8 1,023 55.7 1,883 Labour Party (UK) Pakenham Pakenham Conservative Party (UK) Simon Brown 926 74.3 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Malik 321 25.7 605 48.6 1,247 61.1 2,079 Conservative Party (UK) Risby Risby Conservative Party (UK) Susan Glossop N/A Conservative Party (UK) Risbygate Risbygate (2 seats) Independent politician David Nettleton* 1,067 46.3 Green Party of England and Wales Ida Rynsard 928 40.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Barrett 926 40.2 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Sayer 558 24.2 2,303 62.9 3,663 Independent politician Green Party of England and Wales Conservative Party (UK) Rougham Rougham Conservative Party (UK) Sara Mildmay-White* 967 73.4 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Hind 351 26.6 616 46.8 1,318 72.0 1,860 Conservative Party (UK) St Olaves St Olaves (2 seats) Independent politician Paul Hopfensperger* 835 47.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Cockle* 699 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Murray 677 38.4 Labour Party (UK) Quentin Cornish 462 26.2 1,765 51.5 3,428 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Southgate Southgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Hung Chow Chung* 1,507 61.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah-Anne Stamp* 1,179 47.8 Labour Party (UK) Janet Lavender 586 23.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Lale 490 19.9 UK Independence Party Colin Freeman 450 18.3 2,465 71.5 3,447 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stanton Stanton Conservative Party (UK) Jim Thorndyke* N/A Conservative Party (UK) Westgate Westgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Wayne Hailstone 1,129 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Rout 964 38.9 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Waterson 573 23.2 UK Independence Party Clive Reason 529 21.4 Independent politician Stefan Oliver* 414 16.7 Independent politician Martin Tilley 357 14.4 2,475 72.5 3,413 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wickhambrook Wickhambrook Conservative Party (UK) Clive Pollington 623 50.2 Independent politician Derek Redhead* 617 49.8 6 0.4 1,240 70.8 1,771 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Withersfield Withersfield Conservative Party (UK) Jane Midwood 617 52.3 Independent politician Robert Clifton-Brown* 363 30.8 UK Independence Party Dudley Haylock 200 16.9 254 21.5 1,180 73.4 1,637 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Haverhill North Haverhill North by-election: 5 May 2016Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 electionscentre.co.uk By-elections 18 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 UK Independence Party Anthony Williams 563 37.3 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Byrne 460 30.5 Conservative Party (UK) Quillon Fox 409 27.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Rolph 78 5.2 103 6.8 1,510 26.9 5,613 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Bardwell Bardwell by-election: 24 November 2016 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Smith N/A Conservative Party (UK) Moreton Hall Moreton Hall by-election: 15 December 2016 Independent politician Trevor Beckwith 550 56.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Bill 213 21.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Lale 102 10.4 Labour Party (UK) Alex Griffin 71 7.2 UK Independence Party Julian Flood 47 4.8 337 34.3 983 18.1 5,431 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Chedburgh Chedburgh by-election: 28 September 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Chester 372 65.8 Labour Party (UK) Gary Dillon 128 22.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Chapman 65 11.5 244 43.1 565 31.9 1,771 Conservative Party (UK) Hundon Hundon by-election: 28 September 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Evans 357 80.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alex Rolph 86 19.4 271 61.2 443 25.1 1,765 Conservative Party (UK) St. Olaves St. Olaves by-election: 12 April 2018 Labour Party (UK) Max Clarke 365 58.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Murray 150 24.1 Independent politician Liam Byrne 77 12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Korfanty 31 5.0 215 34.5 623 18.6 3,349 Labour Party (UK) Haverhill East Haverhill East by-election: 3 May 2018 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Pilley 577 47.3 Labour Party (UK) David Smith 490 40.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Saoirse O'Suilleabhán 152 12.5 87 7.1 1,219 23.0 4,865 Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill North Haverhill North by-election: 3 May 2018 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine McManus 752 56.0 Labour Party (UK) Martin Jerram 444 33.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Lord 148 11.0 308 23.0 1,344 24.2 5,554 Conservative Party (UK) References St Edmundsbury Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Suffolk