Braintree District Council election, 2015

The 2015 Braintree District Council election is scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This is 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 45.

Results of election

Braintree District Council Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 0 4 -4 88.9
  Labour 2 0 8 -8 4.4
  Residents 2 1 0 +1 4.4
  Green 1 0 1 -1 2.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0

Silver End and Cressing

Silver End and Cressing ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green James Abbott 1,597 31.6 +2.3
Conservative Kevin Bowers 1,038 20.8 +11.0
Green Bob Wright 913 18.3 -2.5
UKIP Brian Day 736 14.7 +6.1
Labour Jane Hayward 407 8.1 -4.7
Labour Greta Tew 312 6.2 -4.6
Majority
Turnout 3,262 68.6
Green hold Swing
Conservative gain from Green Swing

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


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