2015 Braintree District Council election

2015 Braintree District Council election
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All 49 seats to Braintree District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Halstead Residents
Last election 47 9 1
Seats before 47 9 1
Seats won 44 2 2
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 7 Increase 1
Popular vote 37,922 15,974 2,458
Percentage 47.2 19.9 3.1
Swing Decrease2.7 Decrease7.5 Increase0.5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green UKIP Liberal Democrats
Last election 2 0 0
Seats before 2 0 0
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 9,082 12,470 2,125
Percentage 11.3 15.5 2.6
Swing Increase0.2 Increase12.6 Decrease0.9
Map showing the results of the 2015 Braintree District Council election
Leader before election

Graham Butland
Conservative

Leader after election

Graham Butland
Conservative

The 2015 Braintree District Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following a boundary change, the number of wards was reduced from 30 to 26 and the number of councillors from 60 to 49.

Summary

Candidates by party

Labour Party (49/49)





Conservative Party (47/49)





Green Party (20/49)





UKIP (19/49)





Liberal Democrats (9/49)





Halstead Residents (3/49)





Independent (1/49)





Results

Braintree District Council Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 44 0 3 Decrease 3 89.8 47.2 37,922 -1.7
  Labour 2 0 7 Decrease 7 4.1 19.9 15,974 -7.5
  Halstead Residents 2 1 0 Increase 1 4.1 3.1 2,458 +0.5
  Green 1 0 1 Decrease 1 2.0 11.3 9,082 +0.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0 15.5 12,470 +12.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0 2.6 2,125 -0.9
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0 0.4 289 -2.9

Ward results

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Canning 2,575 52.2 +2.4
Conservative Jean Schmitt 1,702 34.5 −8.2
Conservative Lyn Walters 1,560 31.6 −8.6
Labour Richard Green 880 17.8 −14.3
Labour Merle Morris 727 14.7 −10.4
Labour Richard Parsons 658 13.3 −11.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Lemon 502 10.2 N/A
Green John Malam 443 9.0 −4.5
Turnout 4,936 65.9 +24.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephanie Paul 1,093 40.1 +5.8
Labour David Mann 927 34.0 −15.4
Labour Anthony Everard 842 30.9 −14.9
UKIP Michael Ford 753 27.6 +12.6
Conservative Alan Scattergood 663 24.3 −1.9
Green Dawn Holmes 223 8.2 +0.1
Turnout 2,728 66.1 +25.4
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Baugh 947 37.0 −9.9
Labour Moia Thorogood 737 28.8 −17.3
Labour Lynn Watson 695 27.2 −14.7
Conservative Marlene Shepherd 670 26.2 −7.8
UKIP Linda Campbell Hunt 601 23.5 N/A
UKIP Michael Hunt 549 21.5 N/A
Green Simon Attwood 240 9.4 −4.2
Turnout 2,557 57.4 +21.2
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Braintree Central & Beckers Green

Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Cunningham 1,284 35.0
Conservative Andrew Hensman 1,197 32.6
Conservative Mary Cunningham 1,190 32.4
Labour Agnes Bishop 1,125 30.7
UKIP Norma Huxter 1,108 30.2
Labour Colin Riches 1,019 27.8
Labour Celia Shute 934 25.4
Green Dormer Andrews 626 17.1
Turnout 3,670 57.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Braintree South

Braintree South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Dunn 1,437 53.7 +11.4
Conservative Vanessa Santomauro 1,126 42.1 +1.7
Labour Martin Green 943 35.3 −0.3
Labour Edith Aganoke 922 34.5 −4.6
Turnout 2,674 59.7 +22.4
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Labour gained one of these seats at a 2012 by-election.

Braintree West

Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John McKee 1,840 56.5
Conservative Ronald Ramage 1,179 36.2
UKIP Keith Johnson 948 29.1
Labour Bill Edwards 698 21.5
Labour Juliet Walton 623 19.1
Green Freddie Gerrard-Abbott 384 11.8
Turnout 3,254 68.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Bolton 1,082 61.3 −8.7
UKIP Ian Gary 343 19.4 N/A
Labour Christina Desborough 325 18.4 −11.6
Turnout 1,765 75.7 +24.4
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Patricia Newton 1,796 51.3
Conservative Lynette Bowers-Flint 1,470 42.0
UKIP Tom Wood 734 21.0
Labour Gary Knights 681 19.5
Labour Tom Walsh 554 15.8
Green Howard Reed 467 13.4
Turnout 3,498 76.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gosfield & Greenstead Green

Gosfield & Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John O'Reilly-Cicconi 1,167 67.7 +3.2
Labour Deborah Warren 318 18.4 −5.4
Green Anne Bishop 239 13.9 +2.3
Turnout 1,752 77.9 +24.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.3

Great Notley & Black Notley

Great Notley & Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Graham Butland 3,136 60.9
Conservative Tom Cunningham 2,712 52.7
Conservative Frankie Ricci 2,590 50.3
UKIP Rowland Pudney 1,191 23.1
Labour Jacqueline Thurgood 711 13.8
Labour David Rice 693 13.5
Labour Steven Goodfellow 672 13.0
Green Howard Bills 664 12.9
Turnout 5,150 71.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Halstead Residents David Hume 1,172 41.4 +7.6
Conservative Stephen Kirby 991 35.0 −0.7
Conservative Jennie Sutton 788 27.9 −14.1
Halstead Residents Andy Munday 700 24.8 −2.0
Labour Stephen Knight 452 16.0 −10.9
Labour Donna Tuck 280 9.9 −8.3
Green Nicholas Scales 226 8.0 N/A
Turnout 2,828 65.2 +24.7
Halstead Residents gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Halstead Residents Jackie Pell 1,286 45.6 +3.7
Conservative Julia Allen 1,134 40.2 +13.5
Labour Malcolm Fincken 788 27.9 −6.7
UKIP David Huxter 788 27.9 N/A
Labour Garry Warren 504 17.9 −10.6
Turnout 2,823 60.1 +22.7
Halstead Residents hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Hatfield Peverel & Terling

Hatfield Peverel & Terling
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Bebb 1,801 52.1
Conservative Daryn Hufton-Rees 1,448 41.9
UKIP Garry Cockrill 859 24.9
UKIP David Hodges 528 15.3
Labour Maureen Bennett 440 12.7
Green Jonathan Barker 339 9.8
Labour Neil Coughlin 312 9.0
Independent Les Priestley 289 8.4
Turnout 3,456 73.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hedingham

Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jo Beavis 1,351 49.0
Conservative Hylton Johnson 1,126 40.9
UKIP Bernie Chilten 757 27.5
UKIP Fred Swallow 524 19.0
Labour Neil Fawkes 459 16.7
Labour Stuart Scrivens 457 16.6
Turnout 2,755 66.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kelvedon & Feering

Kelvedon & Feering
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Elliott 2,003 60.0
Conservative Robert Mitchell 1,905 57.1
Labour Ian Marshall 756 22.6
Labour Tony Lewis 721 21.6
Green Daniel Shadbolt 688 20.6
Turnout 3,338 76.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rayne

Rayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Banthorpe 996 61.7 +19.5
UKIP Sean Carter 331 20.5 N/A
Labour Nigel Gibson 177 11.0 −7.8
Green Poppy Gerrard-Abbott 109 6.8 N/A
Turnout 1,621 72.7 +25.9
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Silver End and Cressing

Silver End and Cressing (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Green James Abbott 1,597 49.0
Conservative Kevin Bowers 1,038 31.8
Green Bob Wright 913 28.0
UKIP Brian Day 736 22.6
Labour Jane Hayward 407 12.5
Labour Greta Tew 312 9.6
Turnout 3,262 68.6
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iona Parker 1,084 62.5 −13.5
UKIP Raymond Richards 379 21.9 N/A
Labour Peter Long 271 15.6 −8.4
Turnout 1,753 76.6 +25.5
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wendy Scattergood 1,119 58.5 −17.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter 289 15.1 N/A
UKIP Philip Palij 271 14.2 N/A
Labour Fred Hearn 234 12.2 −11.6
Turnout 1,925 78.8 +25.1
Conservative hold Swing N/A

The Colnes

The Colnes
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Christopher Siddall 2,033 61.9
Conservative Gabrielle Spray 1,606 48.9
Labour Felix Preston 624 19.0
Green Alan Sheppard 616 18.8
Labour Antony Gore 336 10.2
Turnout 3,282 72.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Three Fields

Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Tattersley 1,862 53.6 −17.5
Conservative Peter Schwier 1,613 46.4 −18.6
UKIP Angie Jamison 945 27.2 N/A
Labour Margaret Lynch 532 15.3 −6.4
Labour Andrew Bennett 403 11.6 −7.2
Green Ursula Riedl 392 11.3 N/A
Turnout 3,476 75.3 +25.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Witham Central

Witham Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Susan Wilson 1,181 45.3
Conservative Angela Kilmartin 1,140 43.7
Labour Brian Pereira 582 22.3
Labour Duncan Wood 495 19.0
Green Stephen Hicks 438 16.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Fleet 426 16.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Waring 294 11.3
Turnout 2,607 60.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Witham North

Witham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Bailey 1,227 40.3 +8.2
Conservative John Goodman 1,140 37.5 +9.9
Labour Phil Barlow 992 32.6 −13.3
Labour Eileen Davidson 756 24.9 −21.8
Green Michelle Weeks 645 21.2 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Pamela Hooper 295 9.7 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Ray 198 6.5 N/A
Turnout 3,042 61.3 +23.3
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Witham South

Witham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Money 1,395 50.7 +4.6
Conservative Corinne Thompson 1,249 45.4 +2.1
Labour Paul Heath 715 26.0 −7.2
Labour Francis Macdonald 506 18.4 −14.5
Green Nelson Brunton 287 10.4 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Dearlove 245 8.9 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Hayden Hooper 201 7.3 N/A
Turnout 2,754 62.0 +27.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Witham West

Witham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Horner 1,478 46.9 +6.3
Conservative William Rose 1,351 42.9 +1.5
Labour Lucy Barlow 912 28.9 −5.4
Labour Tony Bennett 865 27.4 −4.6
Green Philip Hughes 459 14.6 −2.4
Liberal Democrats James Fleet 368 11.7 +0.3
Turnout 3,152 62.5 +22.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Van Dulken 872 55.9 −2.3
UKIP Sam Cowie 400 25.6 N/A
Labour Noel Owen 288 18.5 −2.1
Turnout 1,576 73.1 +28.2
Conservative hold Swing N/A

By-elections

Witham South

Witham South: 5 May 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gavin Maclure 446 44.3 −13.2
Labour Paul Heath 376 37.4 +10.8
Green Stephen Hicks 184 18.3 +12.0
Majority 70 7.0 N/A
Turnout 1,014 23.0 −38.9
Rejected ballots 8 0.8 -1.1
Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North: 20 October 2016[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Barlow 339 37.5 +4.2
Conservative Lorne Campbell 308 34.0 −11.0
Green Michelle Weeks 227 25.1 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Scott 31 3.4 −6.0
Majority 31 3.4 N/A
Turnout 906 18.3 −43.0
Rejected ballots 1 0.1 -1.7
Labour gain from Conservative

Bumpstead

Bumpstead: 20 October 2016[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Garrod 350 64.6 +2.7
UKIP Debbie Shaw 84 15.5 −4.1
Labour William Edwards 45 8.3 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter 40 7.4 N/A
Green Anne Bishop 23 4.2 N/A
Majority 266 49.1 +6.8
Turnout 542 23.2 −52.5
Rejected ballots 0 0.0 -0.8
Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North: 3 May 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Everard 619 48.3 +9.0
Conservative Dean Wallace 540 42.2 +3.1
UKIP Samuel Cowie 78 6.1 −10.6
Green Dawn Holmes 44 3.4 −1.5
Majority 79 6.2 N/A
Turnout 1,281 30.7 −35.4
Rejected ballots 0 0.0 -0.4
Labour gain from Conservative

Hatfield Peverel and Terling

Hatfield Peverel and Terling: 3 May 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Coleridge 965 64.7 −3.0
Green Jonathan Barker 293 19.6 +9.7
Labour Lucy Barlow 234 15.7 −6.3
Majority 672 45.0 N/A
Turnout 1,496 32.2 −41.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.3 -0.5
Conservative hold

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ Braintree District Council. "5th May 2016 District Council - Witham South | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council - Witham North | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council - Bumpstead | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 - Bocking North - May 2018 | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 - Hatfield Peverel and Terling | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.