Mid Suffolk District Council election, 2015

The 2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on the 7 May 2015 as a four-year recurring public decision to elect all members of Mid Suffolk District Council in England.[1] It was held on same day as many UK local elections and the general election.

Election result

28 Conservative councillors became the governing group of the council (compared to 20-member minority administration with an opposition of 20 before the election) leaving 12 councillors in opposing groups. Conservatives and Greens made gains. Independents and Lib Dems sustained a net loss of five seats combined. Labour and Suffolk Together councillors lost their total of three seats. Two councillors (a Green and a Conservative) were re-elected by default having no political opponents from or working anywhere in the whole district willing to or adequately nominated to run against them for the rural Haughley & Wetherden and Worlingworth wards respectively.

Mid Suffolk District Council Election, 2015
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 28 +8 -1 +7 70 51 33387
  Green 28 6 +1 0 +1 12.5 15 9912
  Liberal Democrat 16 4 0 -2 -2 10 13 8708
  Independent 4 2 0 -3 -3 5 4 2401
  Labour 8 0 0 -1 -1 0 6 4123
  Suffolk Together 2 0 0 -2 -2 0 2 1079
  UKIP 11 0 0 0 0 0 9 5568

Ward results

Bacton and Old Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Wilshaw 687 50.6 +7.7
Independent Jacob Stringer 670 49.4 +0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Badwell Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barker 779 67.4 -2.6
Green Andy Mellen 382 24.0 +7.6
Liberal Democrat Ann Gath 137 8.6 +0.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Barking and Somersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Card 542 41.7 +8.1
Suffolk Together Stephen Wright 411 31.6 -21.8
UKIP Melanie Combstock 194 14.9 +14.9
Liberal Democrat Paul Thomas 154 11.8 -1.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing
Bramford and Blakenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Field 885 24.3 +0.1
Conservative Kevin Welsby 829 22.8 +4.1
Conservative Aprille Meakin 697 19.2 +19.2
Suffolk Together Linda Scott 668 18.4 -11.9
UKIP Neil Harrison 561 15.4 +15.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing
Claydon and Barham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Whitehead 1,330 32.1 +11.0
Conservative James Caston 1,213 29.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrat Mo Touman 550 13.3 +4.8
Labour Terry Wilson 515 12.4 +3.1
Green David Penny 384 9.3 +4.2
Independent Jennifer Wilson 158 3.8 +3.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Debenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathie Guthrie 679 50.4 -2.9
Labour Bec Jasper 293 21.7 +3.3
UKIP Roger Fouracre 157 11.7 +11.7
Green Mark Finbow 151 11.2 -7.4
Liberal Democrat David Payne 68 5.0 -4.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Elmswell and Norton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Levantis 1,619 34.4 +1.9
Green Sarah Mansel 1,003 21.3 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Doug Reed 908 19.3 -0.9
UKIP Howard Jones 750 16.0 +16.0
Green Sylvie Warry 421 9.0 +9.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Flatman 639 54.6 +5.2
Green Simon Hooton 531 45.4 +6.6
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lavnia Hadingham 885 60.7 +2.1
Labour Garry Deeks 304 20.9 +2.9
Green Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne 269 18.5 +18.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Gislingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Kearsley 1,006 62.4 +0.5
Green Rowland Warboys 607 37.6 +20.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Haughley and Wetherden (uncontested)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachel Eburne -
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing
Helmingham and Coddenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Passmore 956 70.8 -2.6
Liberal Democrat Martin Spurling 395 29.2 +1.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Gibson-Harries 839 64.3 +0.3
Labour Nicola Carr 400 30.7 +13.6
Green Tommy Gee 65 5.0 +5.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Mendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer 871 63.2 -10.8
Conservative Paul Allen 508 36.8 +15.4
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing
Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Wendy Marchant 1,307 32.5 -9.8
Liberal Democrat Mike Norris 921 22.9 -11.5
Conservative Kay Oakes 913 22.7 +22.7
UKIP Samantha Streatfield 470 11.7 -0.4
Green Terence Carter 409 10.2 +10.2
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Onehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Matthissen 734 56.2 -0.1
UKIP Andrew Billinge 343 26.2 +26.2
Liberal Democrat Julian Cunningham 230 17.6 +6.5
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing
Palgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burn 870 65.1 +6.4
Green Sarah Guthrie 241 18.0 -5.0
Labour Elaine Halton 226 16.9 -1.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Penny Otton 728 58.6 -5.7
Conservative Gilly Morgan 515 41.4 +5.7
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Rickinghall and Walsham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darek Osbourne 1,425 32.1 -0.2
Conservative Jessica Fleming 1,278 28.8 -2.3
Labour Eddie Dougall 596 13.4 -2.5
Green Dominic Tooth 421 9.5 +9.5
Green Harriet Bowes 408 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Democrat Julia Truelove 317 7.1 +0.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Whybrow 740 48.7 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Nick Willshere 338 22.2 -37.8
UKIP Mei Minns 257 16.9 +16.9
Green Patricia Aspinall 186 12.2 +12.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Mayes 966 24.7 -2.5
Conservative Paul Ekpenyong 865 22.1 -1.2
UKIP Stephen Searle 607 15.5 +6.3
Labour Suzanne Britton 505 12.9 +1.7
Green Linda Baxter 421 10.8 -2.5
Green Miles Row 322 8.2 +8.2
Liberal Democrat John Curle 232 5.9 -0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Stowmarket North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Green 2,292 21.7 -0.5
Conservative Barry Humphreys 1,948 18.4 -0.7
Conservative David Muller 1,705 16.1 +1.1
Labour Duncan Macpherson 1,284 12.1 -3.7
Green Nigel Rozier 1,145 10.8 -2.8
UKIP Christopher Streatfield 1,132 10.7 +4.0
Green John Betts-Davies 1,081 10.2 +10.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stowmarket South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Brewster 934 26.8 +8.2
Conservative Nick Gowrley 856 24.6 +6.4
Liberal Democrat Keith Scarff 768 22.0 +4.3
UKIP Stewart Minns 574 16.5 +14.2
Green Jen Overett 352 10.1 -3.1
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Keith Welham 686 54.1 +39.6
Conservative Jemma Lynch 583 45.9 +5.3
Majority
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Stradbroke and Laxfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Flatman 1,083 70.0 +70.0
Green James Hargrave 464 30.0 +30.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
The Stonhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Morley 834 58.6 +12.4
Green Nicolas Hardingham 425 29.9 +14.7
Liberal Democrat Kay Field 164 11.5 -18.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Thurston and Hessett (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Haley 1,459 35.7 -2.5
Conservative Esther Jewson 918 22.5 -5.2
Liberal Democrat Ellen Kirkby 606 14.9 -4.2
Green Jonathan Arnold 576 14.1 +14.1
UKIP Ryan Fiske 523 12.8 +4.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wetheringsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Glen Horn 825 56.1 +2.5
Green Peter Brooke 647 44.0 +15.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Woolpit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Storey 743 61.9 +61.9
Green Claire Scotford 458 38.1 +13.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Worlingworth (uncontested)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Hicks -
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wards

Wards of the United Kingdom have been relatively settled in this area and have articles or summarised under others as below:[2]

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "Results Map for Mid Suffolk District Council Elections 2011". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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