2015 Poole Borough Council election
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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.
Election result summary
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 |
Election results by ward
An asterisk indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.
Alderney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Mike Fisher | 1,456 | |||
Conservative | Louise Russell | 1,391 | |||
Conservative | Russell Trent | 1,349 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Trent[a] | 1323 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Ross | 1152 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Wilson | 1036 | |||
Labour | Daniel Brooks | 806 | |||
Labour | Sue Mallory | 759 | |||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 700 | |||
Green | Hannah Chislett | 475 | |||
Green | Simon Riggs | 434 | |||
Green | Henry Stockdale | 333 | |||
Independent | Ian Northover | 139 | |||
Turnout | |||||
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Branksome East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Drew Mellor | 1,613 | |||
Conservative | Karen Rampton* | 1,535 | |||
UKIP | Ken Chambers | 565 | |||
UKIP | Robert Pattemore | 513 | |||
Labour | Liz Dixon | 471 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Annette Kent | 411 | |||
Labour | Stephen Sampson | 398 | |||
Green | Laura Cousins | 345 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Li | 306 | |||
Green | J R Ryan | 262 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Branksome West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Eades* | 1,316 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Marion Le Poidevin* | 991 | |||
Conservative | Lucy Cooper | 830 | |||
Conservative | Stanley Peters | 775 | |||
UKIP | Mike Browning | 755 | |||
UKIP | Steve Sheppard | 741 | |||
Green | Julie Dinmore | 484 | |||
Green | Martin Price | 404 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Broadstone
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Brooke* | 3,534 | |||
Conservative | David Newell | 2,842 | |||
Conservative | Joanne Tomlin | 2,547 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roy Godfrey* | 2262 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Don Hudswell | 2097 | |||
Conservative | Marc Ujvari | 2027 | |||
UKIP | Alan Gerring | 909 | |||
UKIP | Barry Smith | 808 | |||
Green | Mark Chivers | 519 | |||
Green | Helen Highwater | 417 | |||
Green | Kellie Blake | 371 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Canford Cliffs
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | May Haines* | 3,658 | |||
Conservative | Peter Pawlowski* | 3,546 | |||
Conservative | Mohan Iyengar | 3,134 | |||
UKIP | Jacqueline Bigwood | 880 | |||
UKIP | Geoff Chidley | 876 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 827 | |||
Green | Kate Rose | 539 | |||
Labour | Peter Kenyon | 376 | |||
Green | Martin Davies | 348 | |||
Labour | Kenneth May | 334 | |||
Green | Helen Thomas | 306 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Canford Heath East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore* | 1,339 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Hodges* | 1,331 | |||
Conservative | Michael Bowman | 1064 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Tomlin | 899 | |||
UKIP | Zac Stanworth | 795 | |||
Green | Hannah Maxwell-Harrison | 267 | |||
Green | Dean Maxwell-Harrison | 215 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Canford Heath West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 1,321 | |||
Conservative | Ray Tindle | 1,200 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Matthews* | 1122 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Parrish | 927 | |||
UKIP | John Hawkins | 666 | |||
UKIP | Dominic Turner | 497 | |||
Labour | Roger Wyatt | 307 | |||
Green | Alison Challis | 271 | |||
Green | Matthew Burgess | 166 | |||
Money Free Party | Nick Tapping | 87 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Creekmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judy Butt* | 2,286 | |||
Conservative | Les Burden* | 2,203 | |||
Conservative | John Rampton* | 1,742 | |||
UKIP | Gareth Cook | 1176 | |||
UKIP | Heather Jones | 1041 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Slade | 836 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jack Blankley | 750 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Millie Earl | 735 | |||
Green | Arron Blake | 518 | |||
Green | Marian Bryant | 487 | |||
Green | Robin Bryant | 418 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hamworthy East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike White* | 971 | |||
Conservative | Vishal Gupta | 803 | |||
UKIP | James Jones | 698 | |||
Poole People | Charmaine Parkinson* | 697 | |||
Poole People | Lou Knight | 633 | |||
Labour | Shirley Brooks | 306 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Foster | 249 | |||
Labour | John Sullivan | 235 | |||
Green | Ian Hay | 175 | |||
Green | Michael Challis | 150 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Poole People | Swing |
Hamworthy West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Wilkins* | 1,197 | |||
Poole People | Julie Bagwell | 1,085 | |||
Conservative | Karen Bozeat | 886 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Maxine Dunnett | 372 | |||
Labour | Ben Feiner | 368 | |||
Labour | Jo Oldale | 289 | |||
Green | Colin Dilley | 207 | |||
Green | Claire Newton | 205 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Poole People gain from Conservative | Swing |
Merley and Bearwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Brown* | 2,579 | |||
Conservative | Jane Newell | 2,389 | |||
Conservative | Marion Pope | 2,332 | |||
Conservative | Roger Gregory | 2284 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ken Swash | 1910 | |||
Liberal Democrats | May Newman | 1661 | |||
UKIP | John Butler | 1102 | |||
Green | Wayland Goodliffe | 458 | |||
Green | Gigi Sismaet | 454 | |||
Independent | Peter Kazmierczak | 377 | |||
Green | Emmajay Walsh | 312 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Newtown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Wilson[b] | 1,779 | |||
Conservative | Lindsay Wilson[b] | 1,605 | |||
Conservative | Malcolm Farrell | 1,575 | |||
UKIP | Diana Butler | 1396 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Clements | 1162 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jo Clements | 1082 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Yates | 846 | |||
Labour | Steve Brew | 838 | |||
Labour | Hazel Malcolm-Walker | 733 | |||
Green | Faye Cunningham | 655 | |||
Labour | Ian Malcolm-Walker | 637 | |||
Green | Adrian Oliver | 490 | |||
Green | David Genese | 446 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Oakdale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Adams* | 2,080 | |||
Conservative | Ian Potter* | 2,051 | |||
Conservative | Janet Walton* | 1,725 | |||
UKIP | Janice Long | 1335 | |||
UKIP | Larry Adams | 1325 | |||
Poole People | Hugh Todd | 1124 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tansy Earl | 851 | |||
Labour | Brian Ellis | 830 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ems Simpson | 641 | |||
Green | Ben Skipp | 585 | |||
Green | Richard Turner | 506 | |||
Green | Christopher Welch | 452 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Parkstone
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Stribley | 2,297 | |||
Conservative | Emma Williams | 2,120 | |||
Conservative | John Challinor | 2,059 | |||
Poole People | Steve Baron | 1645 | |||
Poole People | Gareth Jones | 1359 | |||
UKIP | Bob Lister | 952 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Dredge | 951 | |||
Green | Rupert Barrington | 848 | |||
UKIP | Tony Woodcock | 789 | |||
Labour | Maureen Champness | 785 | |||
Green | Pamela Jefferies | 687 | |||
Green | James Rose | 581 | |||
Independent | Marty Caine | 259 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penn Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elaine Atkinson* | 2,498 | |||
Conservative | Ron Parker* | 2,198 | |||
Conservative | Xena Dion* | 2,131 | |||
Poole People | Sally Carpenter | 1362 | |||
Poole People | Nicola Jinks | 1039 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Rennison | 801 | |||
Labour | Martin Holst | 752 | |||
Green | Simon Card | 745 | |||
UKIP | David Darling | 717 | |||
UKIP | Lyn Thomas | 695 | |||
Green | Julie Millar | 651 | |||
Green | Philip Mayer | 437 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Poole Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poole People | Mark Howell* | 1,614 | |||
Conservative | Andy Garner-Watts | 1,418 | |||
Poole People | Andy Hadley | 1,395 | |||
Poole People | Chris Wilson* | 1316 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ross | 1159 | |||
Conservative | Alvin Gunputh | 1157 | |||
Labour | Darren Brown | 931 | |||
UKIP | Colin Johnson | 796 | |||
UKIP | Chris Ramm | 772 | |||
Conservative | Andy Ross | 543 | |||
Green | Jon Knight | 495 | |||
Green | Carolyn Smith | 468 | |||
Green | Ben Pantling | 389 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Poole People hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Poole People hold | Swing |
By-elections 2015-2019
Broadstone By-Election 2016
The election was called after Joanne Tomlin resigned as a Councillor due to personal issues.[4] It was held on 13 October 2016.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vikki Slade | 2,184 | 69.56 | ||
Conservative | Marc Ujvari | 733 | 23.34 | ||
UKIP | Alan Gerring | 121 | 3.85 | ||
Green | Mark Chivers | 57 | 1.82 | ||
Labour | Jason Sanderson | 45 | 1.43 | ||
Turnout | 3138 | 37.23 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Notes
- ^ Elected as a Conservative but subsequently resigned from the party and is now an Independent.[2]
- ^ a b Graham Wilson represented Newtown for the Liberal Democrats before crossing the floor to join the Conservatives, whereas Lindsay Wilson had previously represented Alderney for the Liberal Democrats.[3]
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Tory Turmoil". www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "We have a new team for Newtown". www.pooleconservatives.org. Poole Conservatives. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Election 2015 Results". poole.gov.uk. Poole Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Result of Broadstone By-election". www.new.poole.gov.uk. Poole Borough Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.