2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council elections Ribble Valley Borough Council Elections, 2015 England Parliamentary no yes 2011 2011 2019 2019 40 of 40 seats to Ribble Valley Borough Council 21 7 May 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Con 35 2 27,161 64.2% 5.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) LD 4 2 4,507 10.6% 5.6% Labour Party (UK) LAB 1 1 10,655 25.2% 10.9% File:Ribble Valley UK ward map 2015.svg Results of the 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 14 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 on the same day as other local elections. Summary of result The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough elections saw the Labour Party gain its first elected Councillor for 12 years. It also saw the Conservative Party make gains on the Council at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost two net Councillors. The Borough elections was first time all wards in the Ribble Valley went up for election since 2011. Summary of the 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Election results yes |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2;" ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" rowspan=2 | Leader ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" colspan=6 | Councillors ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" colspan=3 | Votes |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2;" ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Candidates ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Total ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Gained ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Lost ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Net ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Of total (%) ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Total ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Of total (%) ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Change} (%) |- | data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" Conservative Party (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Conservative Party (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | David Cameron | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 37 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 35 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 3 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 2 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 87.5 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 27,161 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 64.2 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 5.2 |- | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats" Liberal Democrats (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Liberal Democrats (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | Nick Clegg | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 10 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 4 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 3 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 2 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 10.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 4,507 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 10.6 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 5.6 |- | data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" Labour Party (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Labour Party (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | Ed Miliband | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 31 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 2.5 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 10,655 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 25.2 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 10.9 |} Ward results Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Conservative Party (UK) Jan Alcock 593 70.6 1.0 Labour Party (UK) Niall MacFarlane 247 29.4 12.3 347 41.2 13.3 840 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) 6.7 Alston and Hothershall Alston and Hothershall (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jim Rogerson 806 42.0 0.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Smith 750 39.1 8.9 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Anthony Madden 364 19.0 N/A 386 20.1 13.3 1,920 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Billington and Old Langho Billington and Old Langho (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Alexis Atkinson 1026 45.9 9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Xavier Mirfin 786 33.2 1.2 Labour Party (UK) Phil Gedling 424 19.0 N/A 362 14.2 7.3 2,236 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn Conservative Party (UK) Rosie Elms 708 85.7 1.9 Labour Party (UK) Gill Rose 118 14.3 1.9 590 71.4 3.8 826 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) 1.9 Chatburn Chatburn Conservative Party (UK) Gary Kenneth Scott 588 76.5 1.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael John Rose 181 23.5 6.4 407 53.0 5.4 769 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) 2.7 Chipping Chipping Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hore 654 79.3 3.4 Labour Party (UK) Alan William Matthews 171 20.7 N/A 483 58.6 3.8 825 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) 4.4 Clayton-Le-Dale with Ramsgreave Clayton-Le-Dale With Ramsgreave (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Ainsworth 1047 47.9 0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Taylor 748 34.2 3.6 Labour Party (UK) Charles Cathcart 392 17.9 4.5 356 16.3 8.2 2,187 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Derby and Thornley Derby and Thornley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Walter Carefoot 786 34.7 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jim White 687 30.4 2.7 Labour Party (UK) Greg Priest 423 18.7 4.3 Labour Party (UK) Nick Stubbs 366 16.1 N/A 264 11.7 1.7 2,262 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dilworth Dilworth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Harvard Hinds 823 34.1 3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Rupert Keysell Swarbrick 786 32.5 3.7 Labour Party (UK) Mike Everett 428 17.7 6.6 Labour Party (UK) Kerry Frances Swinburne 380 15.7 7.2 358 14.8 2.9 2,417 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Edisford and Low Moor Edisford and Low Moor (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Sue Hind 583 27.8 14.9 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Anne Fenton 439 20.9 7.7 Labour Party (UK) Tom Wilkinson 396 18.9 8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart Fletcher 360 17.2 3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Garvey 318 15.2 1.8 43 2.0 3.8 2,096 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gisburn and Rimington Gisburn and Rimington Conservative Party (UK) Richard Sherras 568 70.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Anthony Waters 237 29.4 N/A 331 41.2 N/A 805 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Langho Langho (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paula Margaret Dobson 815 35.6 8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alison Mary Brown 749 32.7 4.2 Labour Party (UK) Frank Joseph Harvard 374 16.3 2.9 Labour Party (UK) Anne Taylor 352 15.4 N/A 375 16.4 1.3 2,290 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Littlemoor Littlemoor (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Knox 639 26.5 5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark French 475 19.7 2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Hayes 465 19.3 0.3 Labour Party (UK) Sue Riley 452 18.7 5.8 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Walters 381 15.8 4.8 10 0.4 0.8 2,412 N/A N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mellor Mellor (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Stella Maria Brunskill 1095 42.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Noel Clifford Walsh 1092 42.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Webbe 385 15.0 N/A 707 27.5 N/a 2,572 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Primrose Primrose (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Robinson 654 27.9 5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Knox 629 26.8 2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Naomi Fern Chapelhow 393 16.8 0.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Jonathan Bedford 363 15.5 5.8 Labour Party (UK) Ron Corbin 304 13.0 4.8 236 10 0.8 2,343 N/A N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Read and Simonstone Read and Simonstone (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Bennett 1099 50.2 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Jayne Graves 679 31.0 10.0 Labour Party (UK) David Greenhough 411 18.8 N/A 268 12.2 17.3 2,189 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ribchester Ribchester Conservative Party (UK) Ian Sayers 677 76.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sarah-Jane Bryant 213 23.9 N/A 464 52.2 N/A 890 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Sabden Sabden Conservative Party (UK) Ricky Newmark 432 53.1 26.7 Labour Party (UK) Jo Barlow 382 46.9 N/A 50 6.2 53.4 814 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) 36.8% Salthill Salthill (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ian Frank Brown 745 30.8 10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Pam Dowson 491 20.3 6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon O'Rourke 400 16.5 0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donna O'Rourke 332 13.7 3.7 Labour Party (UK) Michaela Campion 257 10.6 3.6 Labour Party (UK) Freddie Redfern 192 7.9 1.5 91 3.8 0.6 2,417 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St Mary's St Mary's (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Richard Geldard 644 23.8 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Hargreaves 642 23.7 0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kerry Fletcher 396 14.6 1.0 Labour Party (UK) Jordan Alexander Campion 376 13.9 5.2 Labour Party (UK) Lily Perrin 345 12.7 4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Robinson 304 11.2 4.2 246 9.1 0.1 2,707 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waddington and West Bradford Waddington and West Bradford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Francis Elms N/A Uncontested N/A Conservative Party (UK) Bridget Hilton N/A Uncontested N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Whalley Whalley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Holgate 1396 42.3 1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Hill 1308 39.6 3.8 Labour Party (UK) Nick Furber 600 18.2 5.1 708 20.4 2.3 3,304 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wilpshire Wilpshire (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Alan Hirst 982 43.8 1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Bibby 859 38.3 3.2 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Clare Kellaway 400 17.8 4.1 459 21.5 6.3 2,241 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wiswell and Pendleton Wiswell and Pendleton Conservative Party (UK) Robert James Thompson 659 68.6 16.4 Labour Party (UK) Paul Anthony Atkinson 302 31.4 16.4 357 37.2 32.8 961 N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) 16.4 References Ribble Valley Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Lancashire