2015 Babergh District Council election

The 2015 Babergh District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Babergh District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections.

Summary Result

The results saw the Conservatives gain 14 seats and take 31 of the 43 seats to get an overall majority on the council. This was the first time since the formation of the council that any party had a majority of the seats. As was the case nationally, the Liberal Democrats suffered heavy losses. Meanwhile, Labour lost two of its three seats and held onto its last seat in Great Cornard North by 1 vote. The Green Party lost South Cosford to the Conservatives, a seat they had gained in a 2014 by-election, and subsequently lost all representation on the Council.

Babergh Local Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 31 14 0 14 72.1 40.3 29,923 +0.7
  Independent 8 2 4 2 18.6 12.6 9,330 -4.6
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 9 9 7.0 12.1 8,980 -9.9
  Labour 1 0 2 2 2.3 17.6 13,108 +1.7
  Green 0 0 1 1 0 12.6 9,326 +11.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 4.9 3,622 +1.0

Ward results

Alton
Alton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alastair McCraw 1,025 29.7 New
Conservative Harriet Steer 767 22.3 8.4
Liberal Democrats David Wood 664 19.3 35.8
Labour Phil Dunnett 428 14.1 1.7
UKIP Patrick O'Sullivan 423 12.3 New
Liberal Democrats Tony Roberts 251 – –
Labour Liz Perryman 215 – –
Green Lyndon Ship 140 4.1 New
Green Giles Ship 97 – –
Turnout 2420 75.39
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Berners
Berners (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Patrick 847
Independent Derek Davis 778
Liberal Democrats Tony Ingram 492
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Harding 475
Green Jane Gould 468
Green Andrew Sterling 337
Labour Anne Manuel 253
Labour Graham Manuel 170
Turnout 2255 71.54
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Boxford
Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 654 45.2 -20.4
Conservative David Talbot Clarke 583 40.3 +5.9
Labour Andrew Hathaway 127 8.9 N/A
Green Felix Reeves Whymark 81 5.6 N/A
Majority 71 4.8 -26.3
Turnout 1452 80.6 +19.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -13.2
Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Creffield 693 56.4 +6.1
Green Colin Widdup 400 32.6 -17.1
Labour David Hayes 135 11.0 N/A
Majority 293 23.8 +23.2
Turnout 1,233 72.7 +19.0
Conservative hold Swing +11.6

Brook
Brook (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Ridley 1117
Conservative Barry Gasper 1034
Independent John Whyman 775
Labour Keith Wade 410
Green Nikki O'Hagan 372
Green Caroline Daldry 197
Turnout 2405 72.42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Bures St. Mary
Bures St Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Parker 760 69.2 -12.8
Green Laura Smith 174 15.8 N/A
Labour Liz Dunnett 165 15.0 -3.0
Majority 586 53.4 -10.7
Turnout 1,103 74.1 +23.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.4

Chadacre
Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Long 917 72.1 -17.6
Green Joseph Manning 207 16.3 N/A
Labour Elvina Williams 147 11.6 +1.3
Majority 710 55.8 -23.6
Turnout 1,304 75.6 +20.7
Independent hold Swing -8.8

Dodnash
Dodnash (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hinton 1021
Conservative Stephen Williams 784
Liberal Democrats Michael Bamford 677
UKIP Stephen Whalley 308
Green Miriam Burns 301
Labour Ian Scott 301
UKIP Cavan O'Connell 273
Green Sallie Davies 200
Turnout 2219 76.07
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Glemsford and Stanstead
Glemsford and Stanstead (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Holt 1033
Independent Stephen Plumb 649
Conservative Liz Malvisi 562
Independent Anne Mallalieu 559
Labour Flavia Popescue-Richardson 307
Green Graham Manning 239
Green Richard Skeates 149
Turnout 2108 68.80
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cornard North
Great Cornard North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Burrows 832
Labour Tony Bavington 700
Conservative David Stenson 699
Labour Becca Paige-Wright 527
Green Isla Kaye 260
Liberal Democrats Colin Wright 258
Green Emily Adams 199
Turnout 2086 60.29
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Great Cornard South
Great Cornard South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Beer 1095
Conservative Mark Newman 996
Labour Mick Cornish 577
Labour Tom Keane 534
Liberal Democrats Nigel Adam 265
Green Dean Walton 261
Green Heather Sainsbury 182
Turnout 2253 62.93
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hadleigh North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sian Dawson 927
Conservative Christina Campbell 818
Labour Angela Wiltshire 482
UKIP Reginald Smith 480
Labour Mark Sutcliffe 432
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick 401
Independent Peter Matthews 290
Green Lynn Peter 175
Green Lisa Gordon 169
Turnout 2343 64.17
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hadleigh South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathryn Grandon 884
Conservative Sue Burgoyne 834
Labour Sue Monks 462
Liberal Democrats Phil Neville 439
Labour Tony Boxford 364
Green Amy Aylett 252
Green Polly Huggett 145
Turnout 2034 67.98
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Rose 795
Green Ralph Carpenter 229
Labour Carol Tilbury 162
Majority 566
Turnout 1206 72.91
Independent hold Swing
Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Shropshire 515 48.0 +6.2
Independent Jack Norman 353 32.9 -17.4
Labour Emma Cookson 123 11.5 +3.1
Green Ralph Crawshaw 82 7.6 N/A
Majority 162 15.1
Turnout 1,076 72.9 +17.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +11.8
Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennie Jenkins 841 73.2 -4.5
Labour Andrew Jameson 160 13.9 -8.4
Green Oliver Jerrold 148 12.9 N/A
Majority 681 59.9 +4.5
Turnout 1,168 79.1 +20.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Long Melford (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp 1294
Independent John Nunn 833
Conservative Paul Moreton 733
UKIP Aidan Powlesland 301
Labour John Phillips 264
Green John Smith 157
Green Janet Smith 150
Turnout 2244 71.19
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Lower Brett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ward 753 54.2 +14.5
UKIP Stephen Laing 346 24.9 N/A
Labour Susan Hemmings 159 11.4 N/A
Green Jon Daldry 132 9.5 N/A
Majority 407 29.3
Turnout 1,396 77.4 +22.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Mid Samford (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Carpendale 1196
Conservative Fenella Swan 1145
Liberal Democrats Kathy Pollard 1104
Labour Paul Cowell 300
Green Tanya Griffiths 212
Green James Molloy 130
Turnout 2584 78.26
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melanie Barrett 599 54.1 -3.2
Labour Emma Bishton 224 20.2 +1.8
UKIP James Carver 210 19.0 +4.8
Green Hayley Brett 74 6.7 N/A
Majority 375 33.9 -5.0
Turnout 1109 73.4 +14.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clive Arthey 854 62.8 +3.6
Green Sandra Townsend 303 22.3 N/A
Labour Heath Brown 203 14.9 +2.4
Majority 551 40.5 +9.7
Turnout 1,394 74.8 +19.2
Independent hold Swing -9.4
Pinewood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Burgoyne 1049
Liberal Democrats David Busby 879
Labour David Plowman 613
Labour Sue Thomas 384
Green Lois Hickey 221
Green Christopher Pearson 101
Turnout 2133 63.33
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
South Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Ferguson 684
Green Robert Lindsay 646
Labour Annabel Hathaway 72
Majority 36
Turnout 1413 78.24
Conservative gain from Green Swing
Sudbury East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Osborne 952
Conservative Janice Osborne 883
Labour Jack Owen 682
Labour Sarah Page 533
Green Julie Fowles-Smith 259
Green Arthur Tunley 203
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 166
Turnout 2033 61.05
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sudbury North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Ayers 989
Conservative Ray Smith 867
Labour Linda Gregory 558
Labour Sandra Stark 486
Green Steve May 331
Green Simon Edge 282
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder 282
Turnout 2196 63.23
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Sudbury South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Barrett 756
Conservative David Holland 540
Labour Luke Cresswell 535
Labour Joanne Connah 478
UKIP Peter St John Howe 367
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey 267
Green John Burch 263
Liberal Democrats Tony Platt 247
Independent Theodore Bird 208
Green Melanie Sainsbury 170
Turnout 2104 61.65
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Waldingfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Lawrenson 1217
Conservative Margaret Maybury 1114
UKIP Stuart Armstrong 545
Labour Alison Owen 436
UKIP Leon Stedman 369
Liberal Democrats Alan Scott 263
Green Jacqueline Cameron 234
Green Jonathan Schofield 126
Turnout 2439 71.29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold 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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