2015 Chelmsford City Council election
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All 57 seats to Chelmsford City Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the results of the 2015 Chelmsford City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Chelmsford City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Chelmsford City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 52 | 12 | 0 |  12
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91.2 | 51.9 | 97,458 | ±0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 10 |  10
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8.8 | 20.4 | 38,278 | -5.3 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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0.0 | 12.4 | 23,266 | -4.4 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 9.1 | 17,126 | +8.6 | |
| SWFCTA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 2.9 | 5,469 | -0.5 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 2.8 | 5,185 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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0.0 | 0.4 | 695 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.1 | 150 | N/A | |
Ward Results
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matt Flack | 1,896 | 73.7 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Poulter | 1,884 | 73.3 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Lees | 359 | 14.0 | ||
| Labour | Joyce Lees | 309 | 12.0 | ||
| Green | Jasmine Lawrence | 278 | 10.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Frost | 234 | 9.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Mascot | 181 | 7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Boreham and The Leighs
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Galley | 2,343 | 92.4 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Wilson | 1,402 | 55.3 | ||
| Labour | Jason Buckley | 489 | 19.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Bracken | 436 | 17.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Giles | 404 | 15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 69.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Broomfield and The Walthams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sandra Pontin | 2,095 | 51.5 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Knight | 1,994 | 49.0 | ||
| Conservative | James Raven | 1,886 | 46.4 | ||
| UKIP | Charles Cole | 964 | 23.7 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Carter | 868 | 21.3 | ||
| UKIP | Andrew Ives | 863 | 21.2 | ||
| Labour | Sandra Sterne | 668 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Aidan Jones | 595 | 14.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jenifer Goldfinch | 511 | 12.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Farn | 466 | 11.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jan Farn | 448 | 11.0 | ||
| Green | Reza Hossain | 434 | 10.7 | ||
| Green | John Howard | 410 | 10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 71.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ron Alcock | 3,134 | 67.1 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Gulliver | 2,906 | 62.3 | ||
| Conservative | Duncan Lumley | 2,606 | 55.8 | ||
| UKIP | Nigel Carter | 929 | 19.9 | ||
| Labour | Daniel Ebdon | 790 | 16.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Ashby | 773 | 16.6 | ||
| Labour | Nastassia Player | 731 | 15.7 | ||
| Labour | Paul Walentowicz | 626 | 13.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Bastick | 579 | 12.4 | ||
| Green | Thomas Fleetham | 472 | 10.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Pennicard | 459 | 9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 69.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Chelmsford Rural West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicolette Chambers | 1,294 | 78.1 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Chaplin | 188 | 11.3 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | Prudence Jones | 175 | 10.6 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,106 | 66.8 | |||
| Turnout | 76.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Galleywood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janette Potter | 1,757 | 70.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Stevenson | 1,159 | 46.6 | ||
| UKIP | Simon Norburn | 614 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | Richard Hyland | 599 | 24.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Cook | 454 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Shaw | 394 | 15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 71.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Goat Hall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony McQuiggan | 1,261 | 44.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Freda Mountain | 1,084 | 38.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Mascot | 1,046 | 37.0 | ||
| Conservative | Piers Riley | 967 | 34.2 | ||
| UKIP | Eric Johnston | 613 | 21.7 | ||
| Labour | John Leslie | 345 | 12.2 | ||
| Labour | Susan Leslie | 331 | 11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 73.0 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Great Baddow East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gillian Smith | 1,740 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | Liz Ahmed | 1,698 | 44.2 | ||
| Conservative | Stephanie Scott | 1,596 | 41.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Rycroft | 1,385 | 36.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sosin | 1,259 | 32.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Sadowsky | 1,243 | 32.3 | ||
| UKIP | Ray Hodgkinson | 793 | 20.6 | ||
| UKIP | Jesse Pryke | 754 | 19.6 | ||
| Labour | Jack Swan | 548 | 14.3 | ||
| Labour | Tony Taylor | 518 | 13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 71.0 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Great Baddow West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jenny Chandler | 1,453 | 54.4 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Villa | 997 | 37.3 | ||
| UKIP | Jeanette Howes | 565 | 21.1 | ||
| UKIP | Steve Bater | 544 | 20.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jannetta Sosin | 537 | 20.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Robson | 524 | 19.6 | ||
| Labour | Ann Monk | 482 | 18.0 | ||
| Green | Kathleen Stein | 242 | 9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 65.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Ambor | 2,967 | 72.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Wright | 2,956 | 72.1 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Shepherd | 2,922 | 71.2 | ||
| UKIP | Tim Clayton | 977 | 23.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Whiteing | 551 | 13.4 | ||
| Green | Rory Carlton | 529 | 12.9 | ||
| Labour | John Devane | 497 | 12.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lawrence O'Brien | 455 | 11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Nunn | 453 | 11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 74.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Marconi
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yvonne Spence | 883 | 31.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Deakin | 725 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | Timothy Worrall | 713 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | William Horslen | 703 | 30.6 | ||
| Labour | Sandra Massey | 673 | 29.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham John | 586 | 25.5 | ||
| UKIP | Helen Camblin-Smith | 418 | 18.2 | ||
| Green | Timothy Leeson | 295 | 12.8 | ||
| Independent | Anthony O'Donnell | 149 | 6.5 | ||
| Liberal | Henry Boyle | 110 | 4.8 | ||
| Liberal | Kyle Townsend | 40 | 1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 57.0 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Moulsham and Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Madden | 2,335 | 54.0 | ||
| Conservative | Victoria Camp | 2,160 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | Sameh Hindi | 1,952 | 45.1 | ||
| Labour | Edward Massey | 966 | 22.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Bellard | 909 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lois Speller | 870 | 20.1 | ||
| Labour | Mark Player | 854 | 19.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Klesel | 838 | 19.4 | ||
| Green | Antony Lane | 779 | 18.0 | ||
| UKIP | John Theedom | 766 | 17.7 | ||
| Independent | Michael Boyd | 546 | 12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 68.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Moulsham Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Cook | 1,252 | 47.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Springett | 962 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 891 | 33.6 | ||
| Conservative | Gilbert Smith | 875 | 33.0 | ||
| UKIP | Hilary Stockwell | 491 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | Max Gibson | 313 | 11.8 | ||
| Labour | Angela Medici | 307 | 11.6 | ||
| Green | Andrew Abbott | 208 | 7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Patching Hall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jon De Vries | 1,754 | 43.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson | 1,580 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Holoway | 1,554 | 38.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Davidson | 1,456 | 36.4 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Spooner | 1,414 | 35.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Everest-Ring | 1,293 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | Joan Bliss | 862 | 21.5 | ||
| UKIP | Mark Rose | 775 | 19.4 | ||
| Labour | Stuart Hatwell | 680 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | David Howell | 642 | 16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 67.0 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Rettendon and Runwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ray Ride | 1,610 | 56.7 | ||
| Conservative | Lance Millane | 1,568 | 55.2 | ||
| UKIP | Chris Cheater | 902 | 31.7 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Clark | 887 | 31.2 | ||
| Labour | John Duffy | 310 | 10.9 | ||
| Green | Matthew Oliver | 229 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Daisy Nunn | 94 | 3.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Bentham | 82 | 2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Whitehead | 2,025 | 74.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Grundy | 1,988 | 73.0 | ||
| UKIP | Barry Batson | 736 | 27.0 | ||
| Labour | Robert Jones | 297 | 10.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hay | 225 | 8.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lester Wakeling | 178 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 74.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
South Woodham - Chetwood and Collingwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Massey | 1,991 | 67.6 | ||
| Conservative | Ashley John | 1,811 | 61.5 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Sismey | 1,640 | 55.7 | ||
| SWFCTA | Jill Winn | 885 | 30.1 | ||
| SWFCTA | Lawrence Brennan | 881 | 29.9 | ||
| SWFCTA | Roy Hardman | 724 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | Darek Barnett | 520 | 17.7 | ||
| Green | David Rey | 381 | 12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 64.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bob Denston | 1,841 | 55.7 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Denston | 1,734 | 52.4 | ||
| Conservative | Trica Hughes | 1,649 | 49.8 | ||
| SWFCTA | Sam Coley | 1,115 | 33.7 | ||
| SWFCTA | Ian Roberts | 992 | 30.0 | ||
| SWFCTA | Kevin Golding | 872 | 26.4 | ||
| UKIP | Janet Jones | 868 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | Clifford Vanner | 448 | 13.5 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Vanner | 405 | 12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 66.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Springfield North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Hutchinson | 1,955 | 51.8 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 1,590 | 42.1 | ||
| Conservative | Louis Ward | 1,385 | 36.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mackrory | 1,340 | 35.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Fuller | 1,317 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Rew | 1,068 | 28.3 | ||
| UKIP | David Flower | 797 | 21.1 | ||
| Labour | Evelyn Haigh | 659 | 17.5 | ||
| Labour | Karen Kennedy | 632 | 16.7 | ||
| Labour | Russell Kennedy | 585 | 15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 67.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
St. Andrew's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Peter Cousins | 1,556 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Fowell | 1,345 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Ashley | 1,275 | 34.4 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Wetton | 1,215 | 32.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Hunnable | 1,175 | 31.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Willis | 936 | 25.3 | ||
| Labour | Paul Bishop | 856 | 23.1 | ||
| UKIP | Thomas Jones | 854 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | Linda Findlay | 783 | 21.1 | ||
| Labour | John Knott | 743 | 20.1 | ||
| Green | Colin Budgey | 370 | 10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 65.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
The Lawns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Christine Garrett | 1,459 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Julia Jeapes | 1,284 | 44.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee | 1,101 | 38.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Stevens | 1,044 | 36.1 | ||
| Labour | Roger Patterson | 328 | 11.4 | ||
| Labour | Steven Haigh | 325 | 11.2 | ||
| Green | David Cochrane | 237 | 8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 76.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Jean Murray | 1,622 | 56.9 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Seeley | 1,232 | 43.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Frascona | 784 | 27.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Rothwell | 714 | 25.1 | ||
| Labour | Elaine Baldwin | 547 | 19.2 | ||
| Labour | Jon Legg | 477 | 16.7 | ||
| Green | George Malynicz | 321 | 11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 70.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Waterhouse Farm
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alan Chambers | 1,194 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Watson | 1,023 | 38.8 | ||
| Labour | Peter Dixon | 687 | 26.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Cobbold | 629 | 23.9 | ||
| Labour | Colin Farquhar | 602 | 22.8 | ||
| UKIP | Marion Harvey | 597 | 22.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 539 | 20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 65.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Writtle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Tim Roper | 1,592 | 62.6 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Sach | 1,344 | 52.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Robinson | 883 | 34.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David King | 720 | 28.3 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Nicholls | 551 | 21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 71.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
By-elections
Moulsham & Central
Caused by the resignation of Cllr Victoria Camp.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Gilbert Smith | 1,108 | 40.7 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Pooley | 992 | 36.5 | +22.3 | |
| Labour | Edward Massey | 411 | 15.1 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Tony Lane | 210 | 7.7 | −4.5 | |
| Majority | 116 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,721 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1
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References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
