2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election

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2015 local election results in Mid Suffolk

The 2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on the 7 May 2015 to elect 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 as the only candidates nominated in 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 29 +8 -1 +7 70.0 51.2 33,387 +12.3
  Green 28 5 +1 0 +1 12.5 15.2 9,912 +1.1
  Liberal Democrats 16 4 0 -2 -2 10 13.4 8,708 -7.2
  Independent 4 2 0 -3 -3 5 4.0 2,401 -3.1
  Labour 8 0 0 -1 -1 0 6.4 4,123 -5.8
  UKIP 11 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 5,568 +4.9
  Suffolk Together 2 0 0 -2 -2 0 1.7 1,079 -2.1

Ward results[]

Bacton & Old Newton[]

Bacton & 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[]

Badwell Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barker 779 67.4 -2.6
Green Andy Mellen 382 24.0 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Gath 137 8.6 +0.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Barking & Somersham[]

Barking & 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 Democrats Paul Thomas 154 11.8 -1.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing

Bramford & Blakenham[]

Bramford and Blakenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing

Claydon & Barham[]

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 Democrats 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 Democrats Swing

Debenham[]

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 Democrats David Payne 68 5.0 -4.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elmswell & Norton[]

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 Democrats 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[]

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[]

Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lavnia Hadingham 885 60.7 +2.1
Labour Garry Deeks 304 20.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne 269 18.5 +18.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Gislingham[]

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 & Wetherden[]

Haughley and Wetherden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachel Eburne unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Helmingham & Coddenham[]

Helmingham and Coddenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Passmore 956 70.8 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Spurling 395 29.2 +1.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hoxne[]

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[]

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[]

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Marchant 1,307 32.5 -9.8
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Onehouse[]

Onehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Matthissen 734 56.2 -0.1
UKIP Andrew Billinge 343 26.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julian Cunningham 230 17.6 +6.5
Majority
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Palgrave[]

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[]

Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton 728 58.6 -5.7
Conservative Gilly Morgan 515 41.4 +5.7
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rickinghall & Walsham[]

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 Democrats Julia Truelove 317 7.1 +0.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ringshall[]

Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Whybrow 740 48.7 -0.3
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats Swing

Stowmarket Central[]

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 Democrats John Curle 232 5.9 -0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Stowmarket North[]

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[]

Stowmarket South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Brewster 934 26.8 +8.2
Conservative Nick Gowrley 856 24.6 +6.4
Liberal Democrats 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[]

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 & Laxfield[]

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[]

The Stonhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Morley 834 58.6 +12.4
Green Nicolas Hardingham 425 29.9 +14.7
Liberal Democrats Kay Field 164 11.5 -18.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Thurston & Hesset[]

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 Democrats 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[]

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[]

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[]

Worlingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Hicks unopposed
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. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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