2015 Medway Council election

2015 UK local government election United Kingdom local elections, 2015 2015 Medway Council election Medway CoA of Medway.svg parliamentary no 2011 Medway Council election 2011 2015 05 07 y 2019 Medway Council election 2019 All 55 seats to Medway Council 28 Con Rodney Chambers Conservative Party (UK) 35 seats,46.05% Hempstead and Wigmore 36 1 120,319 42.9% 3.2% Lab Vince Maple Labour Party (UK) 15 seats,34.46% Chatham Central 13 15 78,195 27.9% 6.6% UKIP None UK Independence Party None 0 seats,1.80% 27 4 4 61,272 21.8% 20.0% File:Medway UK ward map 2015.svg Map of results of 2015 election Leader of the Council Rodney Chambers Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council Alan Jarrett Conservative Party (UK) August 2015 August 2015 The 2015 Medway Council election took place on 7 May 2015, alongside the 2015 UK General Election. The elections were to elect all 55 seats across 22 wards. The Conservatives held the council, with 36 seats (a majority of 16). The Labour Party won 15 seats, and UKIP took 4. Following the announcement of the results, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition called for a re-count in Rainham North ward after their candidate received no votes, despite claiming that he had voted for himself; however, the council's returning officer confirmed that the result was correct and no further action could be taken. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-know-voted-me-angry-5703584 'I know I voted for me': Angry socialist who got NO votes at General Election demands recount The Mirror 27 April 2016 20 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160420193255/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-know-voted-me-angry-5703584 live Results summary Medway Council Local Election 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 36 +1 65.5 42.9 120,319 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) 15 0 27.3 27.9 78,195 -6.6 UK Independence Party 4 +4 7.2 21.8 61,272 +20.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 -3 0.0 3.2 8,998 -5.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 6,551 0.3 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 3,402 +0.7 Independent politician 0 0 0 -2 0.0 0.6 1,759 -3.8 English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 120 -1.5 A total of 1,735 ballot papers were rejected. Council composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 35 15 3 2 Conservative Labour LD I After the election, to composition of the council was: + ↓ 36 15 4 Conservative Labour UKIP I - Independent Ward results An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election. Chatham Central Chatham Central Labour Party (UK) Paul Goodwin* 2,258 17.3 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Vince Maple* 2,238 17.1 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Julie Nora Shaw* 1,987 15.2 -6.4 UK Independence Party Robin Charles Johnson 1,535 11.7 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Anne Gulvin 1,394 10.6 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Peter Jarrett 1,258 9.6 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Kennedy 1,208 9.2 +1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Luke Ashley Balnave 727 5.6 N/A Green Party of England and Wales John Lesley Gibson 263 2.0 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Steven Hancock 219 1.7 N/A 452 3.5 13,087 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cuxton and Halling Cuxton and Halling Conservative Party (UK) Matt Fearn 1,761 53.8 -9.6 UK Independence Party Paul Monck 958 29.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Michael Gerald Evans 518 15.8 -20.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Allan Yates 37 1.1 N/A 803 24.5 3,274 Conservative Party (UK) Gillingham North Gillingham North Labour Party (UK) Pat Cooper* 2,449 16.5 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Andy Stamp* 2,258 15.2 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Adam Robert William Price* 2,026 13.7 +2.5 UK Independence Party Mark Mencattelli 1,846 12.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Nusrat Bibi Ahmed 1,475 9.9 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Russell 1,396 9.4 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Kwashie Amartei Anang 1,368 9.2 +4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Trich Marchant 646 4.4 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Kearney 436 2.9 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sid Kingman 334 2.3 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anita Sheila Webber 327 2.2 -0.4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Andrew Paul Travers 278 1.9 +0.9 180 1.3 14,839 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Cllrs Cooper and Stamp both were previously elected as Independent councillors in 2011. Gillingham South Gillingham South Labour Party (UK) Clive Stanley William Johnson 1,995 11.2 0 Labour Party (UK) Naushabah Parveen Khan 1,909 10.7 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Dan McDonald 1,877 10.6 +1.0 UK Independence Party Terry Allen 1,777 10.0 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Saboor Ahmed 1,537 8.6 +1.7 UK Independence Party John Farrell 1,469 8.3 +6.0 UK Independence Party Rob McCulloch Martin 1,413 8.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Margaret Pamela Griffiths 1,405 7.9 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Richard Amey 1,343 7.5 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoff Juby* 871 4.9 -6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Jeacock 697 3.9 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Sams 629 3.5 -6.9 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Philip Marchant 552 3.1 +0.2 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jacqui Berry 316 1.8 -0.3 100 0.6 17,790 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hempstead and Wigmore Hempstead and Wigmore Conservative Party (UK) Diane Margaret Chambers* 3,666 40.5 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Brian Chambers* 3,555 39.3 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Ahmed Mutahir Khan 828 9.2 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Nabilah Khan 749 8.3 +1.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Stephen John Wilkins 245 2.7 N/A 2,727 30.1 9,043 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lordswood and Capstone Lordswood and Capstone Conservative Party (UK) Alan Leslie Jarrett* 2,711 36.1 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Robert Wildey* 2,341 31.7 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Nick Alderson-Rice 1,110 15.0 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Ambrose Nwodoh 987 13.4 -0.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tony Baker 233 3.2 N/A 1,231 16.7 7,382 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Luton and Wayfield Luton and Wayfield Labour Party (UK) Tris Osborne* 1,774 12.5 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) Sam Craven* 1,748 12.3 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Franklin 1,745 12.3 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Christine Janice Godwin* 1,685 11.9 -5.2 UK Independence Party Stephen Harper 1,508 10.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Stephen John Peachell 1,496 10.6 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Simon John Wray 1,411 10.0 -1.6 UK Independence Party Claire Rachel Sparham 1,353 9.6 N/A UK Independence Party Maurice Granville Sparham 1,171 8.3 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Alison Burns 154 1.1 -0.8 English Democrats Mike Russell 120 0.8 N/A 60 0.4 14,165 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Peninsula Peninsula UK Independence Party Roy Freshwater 2,866 14.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Phil Filmer* 2,722 14.0 -7.9 UK Independence Party Mick Pendergast 2,610 13.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dale 2,461 12.6 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jim Nugent 2,440 12.5 -5.7 UK Independence Party Mike Yates 2,310 11.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Julia Cherry 1,200 6.2 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Peter John Tungate 1,091 5.6 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Minhard 931 4.8 -2.7 Independent (politician) Ron Sands 691 3.5 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chas Berry 147 0.8 N/A 149 0.8 19,469 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sands previously stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in 2011. Princes Park Princes Park Conservative Party (UK) Tashi Bhutia 1,811 24.5 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Gloria Blessing Chukwuka Opara 1,633 22.1 -3.7 UK Independence Party Adam Crombie 1,144 15.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Alan Higgins 1,029 13.9 -4.5 UK Independence Party Richard John Wozencroft 907 12.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Simon Wady 821 11.1 -7.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Janet Sylvia Baker 60 0.8 N/A 489 6.7 7,405 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rainham Central Rainham Central Conservative Party (UK) Rehman Chishti 4,386 25.6 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Joseph Kemp 3,473 20.3 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Mike O'Brien 3,115 18.2 +2.4 UK Independence Party Rebecca Mencattelli 1,854 10.8 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) Mark Anthony Last 1,405 8.2 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Tarek James Maddison 1,018 6.0 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) James Richard Smith 946 5.5 +1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Winifred Smtih 665 3.9 +1.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Carole Diane Sammon 165 1.0 N/A Independent (politician) Karen Dawn Streatfield 92 0.5 N/A 1,261 7.4 17,119 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rainham North Rainham North Conservative Party (UK) David John Carr* 2,247 26.5 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Potter 1,910 22.6 -3.7 UK Independence Party Vaughan Baden Hewett* 1,245 14.7 +10.8 UK Independence Party Emily Catherine Knowles 850 10.0 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) John William Lloyd 837 9.9 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Chiron Peter Mottram 598 7.1 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Edward Castle 272 3.2 -6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Neil Peter Williams 254 3.0 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry Lucy 251 3.0 -4.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Paul Andrew Dennis 0 0.0 N/A 665 7.9 8,464 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hewett was previously elected in 2011 as a Conservative councillor. Rainham South Rainham South Conservative Party (UK) Howard Francis Doe* 3,606 22.1 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Royle* 2,892 17.7 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Alan Wicks* 2,257 13.8 -2.8 UK Independence Party Jean Katherine Shirly Appleton 1,817 11.1 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Valerie Pearson 1,485 9.1 -0.8 UK Independence Party Susan Mary Marsh 1,468 9.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Josh Henry Gray 1,342 8.2 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) Louwella Margaret Prenter 1,037 6.4 -1.0 Independent (politician) Mike Walters 249 1.5 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Susan Mason-Saunders 177 1.1 N/A 440 2.7 16,330 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) River River Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Mackness* 1,698 24.3 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Habib Odunlamin Sulaiman Tejan 1,354 19.3 -7.5 Labour Party (UK) John Alun Charles Jones 1,033 14.8 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) Mark William Edwin Jones 1,001 14.3 -1.5 UK Independence Party Chris Spalding 863 12.3 N/A UK Independence Party June Winton 626 8.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Michael Edward Phillips 365 5.2 +2.2 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Naomi Catherine Sayers 62 0.9 N/A 321 4.5 7,002 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rochester East Rochester East Labour Party (UK) Teresa Margaret Murray* 1,861 20.7 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) Nick Bowler* 1,721 19.2 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sean Michael Varnham 1,406 15.6 -0.7 UK Independence Party Chris Irvine 1,209 13.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mohamed Rizvi Rawoof 1,095 12.2 -0.5 UK Independence Party Trevor James Shields 1,039 11.6 N/A Green Party of England and Wales William James Davies 560 6.2 +1.2 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Daniel Burn 98 1.1 N/A 315 3.6 8,989 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rochester South and Horsted Rochester South and Horsted Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Anthony Clarke* 2,984 15.6 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Mary Griffin* 2,679 14.0 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Rupert David Fearon Turpin* 2,604 13.6 -2.4 UK Independence Party Keith Fletcher 1,885 9.9 +5.4 UK Independence Party Alan William Collins 1,666 8.7 N/A UK Independence Party Frank Moreton 1,662 8.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Del Munton 1,617 8.5 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Elaine Thomas 1,431 7.5 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Joe Murray 1,405 7.3 -2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Bernard Edward Hyde 576 3.0 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Viv Parker 502 2.6 -1.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Emma Sarah White 116 0.6 -1.3 719 3.7 19,127 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rochester West Rochester West Conservative Party (UK) Kelly Tolhurst* 2,418 23.9 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Albert Tranter 1,884 18.6 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Rachel Catherine Garrick 1,169 11.6 -5.9 UK Independence Party Helen Knight 1,131 11.2 N/A UK Independence Party Stephen Knight 1,066 10.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Tony John Scudder 1,054 10.4 -4.0 Green Party of England and Wales Clive Byrn Malcolm Gregory 575 5.7 -0.9 Green Party of England and Wales David Fredrick John Heritage 405 4.0 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Juby 206 2.0 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nem Juby 142 1.4 -1.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Riven Gray 65 0.7 N/A 715 7.0 10,115 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Strood North Strood North Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Jane Chitty* 2,673 15.1 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Ian Richard Iles 2,230 12.6 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Phil Hall 2,138 12.1 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Alan Hubbard* 1,841 10.4 -4.9 UK Independence Party Ray Banks 1,791 10.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Gareth Wilf Batts 1,636 9.3 -2.7 UK Independence Party Paul O'Rouke 1,630 9.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Linda Beatrice Robson 1,500 8.5 -4.3 UK Independence Party Paul Rai 1,413 8.0 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Stephen William Dyke 630 3.6 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sue Berry 195 1.1 -0.7 297 1.7 17,677 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Strood Rural Strood Rural Conservative Party (UK) John Williams 3,015 14.9 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Martin Hicks* 2,828 14.0 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gary David James Etheridge 2,737 13.5 -3.2 UK Independence Party Ben Cook 2,582 12.8 N/A UK Independence Party Tom Mason* 2,475 12.2 N/A UK Independence Party Peter Rodberg* 2,294 11.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Julia Hawkins 1,278 6.3 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Avril Margaret Sime 1,144 5.7 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Jim Wyper 934 4.6 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vanessa Ann Roach 421 2.1 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Lawrence Millsom 349 1.7 -1.4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Rosilla Jane Ellwood 165 0.8 N/A 155 0.7 20,222 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Strood South Strood South UK Independence Party Catriona Brown-Reckless 2,527 14.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Fernley Nicholas Avey* 2,289 13.1 -3.3 UK Independence Party Mark Paul Joy 2,203 12.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Josie Iles* 2,085 12.0 -2.7 UK Independence Party Richard Thorne 1,898 10.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Harold Ogunfemi 1,734 9.9 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Rob Heathfield 1,583 9.1 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) Ikechukwu Isaac Igwe 1,576 9.0 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Harinder Singh Mahil 1,411 8.1 -6.3 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Alec David Price 141 0.8 N/A 118 0.6 17,447 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Twydall Twydall Labour Party (UK) Dorte Marianne Gilry* 2,547 16.9 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Glyn David Griffiths* 2,353 15.6 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anne-Claire Marie Andree Howard 2,287 15.2 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Marion Lawrence 2,214 14.7 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Mark Prenter 1,960 13.0 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Rocco 1,700 11.2 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Rebecca Jane Lehmann 623 4.1 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Veronica Anne Lewis 434 2.9 0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Veronica Rose Kearney 432 2.9 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Alfred McDonnell 268 1.8 -0.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ivor Andrew Lindsey Riddell 257 1.7 N/A 73 0.5 15,075 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Walderslade Walderslade Conservative Party (UK) David Frederick Brake* 2,445 30.0 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Victor Henry Gulvin* 2,097 25.7 +6.9 UK Independence Party Linda Veronica Russell 1,211 14.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Eddie Peake 1,024 12.6 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Lee Pitt 897 11.0 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jim Percy 370 4.5 +2.3 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Liz Robinson 111 1.4 N/A 886 10.9 8,155 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Watling Watling Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Purdy 2,070 24.6 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Asha Rani Rita Saroy 1,632 19.4 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Mary Smith* 1,180 14.1 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Pranczke 1,030 12.3 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Raja Miah 1,017 12.1 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Chaplin 877 10.4 -6.7 Green Party of England and Wales Richard James Lehmann 437 5.2 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Avril Eleene Roberts 161 1.9 N/A 452 5.3 8,404 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Medway Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Kent