2015 Poole Borough Council election

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All 42 seats on the Poole Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con LD PPP Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Poole People Last election 21 seats, 45.10% 18 seats, 30.40% 3 seats, 8.80% Seats won 32 6 3 Seat change 11 12 Popular vote 74,060 33,559 13,269 Percentage 42.85% 19.42% 7.68% Swing 2.25pp 10.98pp 1.12pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   UKIP GPEW Lab Party UKIP Green Labour Last election 0 seats, 4.40% 0 seats, 0.70% 0 seats, 4.60% Seats won 1 0 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 22,255 17,975 10,855 Percentage 12.88% 10.40% 6.28% Swing 8.48pp 9.70pp 1.68pp
Map showing the results of the election in each ward. Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election NOC Council control after election Conservative

The 2015 Poole Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Poole Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the Parliamentary General Election.

Poole Election Result 2015

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	32	12	1	11	76.19	42.85	74060	-2.25
	Liberal Democrats	6	0	12	12	14.86	19.42	33559	-10.98
	Poole People	3	1	1		7.14	7.68	13269	-1.12
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	775	-5.05
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	6.28	10855	+1.68
	UKIP	1	1	0	1	2.38	12.88	22255	+8.48
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	10.40	17975	+9.7
	Other parties	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	87	n/a

An asterisk indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

The election was called after Joanne Tomlin resigned as a Councillor due to personal issues.^[4] It was held on 13 October 2016.^[5]