The 2015 Torridge District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Torridge District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election hence turnout was much higher than usual Local Elections.
Results [ ]
Appledore (2 Seats) [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Andrew Eastman
791
UKIP
Kenneth Davis
548
Green
Peter Hames
426
Independent
Barry Edwards
382
Conservative
James Jackson
314
Turnout
70.5
Conservative hold
UKIP gain from Independent
Bideford East (3 seats)[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Mervyn Langmead
1378
UKIP
Sam Robinson
935
UKIP
Gaston Dezart
845
Labour
Ruth Craigie
709
Independent
Pauline Davies
569
Green
Stephen Pagett
561
Turnout
61.11
Conservative hold
UKIP gain from Conservative
UKIP gain from Independent
Bideford North (3 seats)[4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Peter Christie
1313
Conservative
Dermot McGeough
928
Liberal Democrat
Trevor Johns
843
Conservative
Philip Pester
763
Independent
Douglas Bushby
634
Labour
Anne Brenton
616
Labour
Michael James
536
Turnout
65.33
Green hold
Liberal Democrat hold
Conservative hold
Bideford South (3 seats)[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Simon Inch
947
Conservative
Anthony Inch
932
Labour
David Brenton
801
Liberal Democrat
Robert Wootton
798
Labour
Joseph Day
636
Labour
James Craigie
594
Turnout
57.75
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour hold
Broadheath[6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Peter Watson
Uncontested
Conservative hold
Clinton[7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Richard Wiseman
618
Green
William Douglas-Mann
333
Turnout
77.15
Independent gain from Independent
Clovelly Bay[8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
UKIP
Robin Julian
Uncontested
Turnout
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat
Coham Bridge[9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Philip Hackett
703
Independent
Gloria Tabor
368
Turnout
82.17
Conservative hold
Forest[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Zygmunt Gregorek
694
Green
Jonathan Middleton
333
Turnout
74.98
Conservative hold
Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats)[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Anna Dart
1114
UKIP
Alan Whittle
598
Green
Jill Maynard
567
Turnout
71.9
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat
Holsworthy (2 seats)[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Ian Parker
1194
Conservative
Kenith Carroll
816
UKIP
Brian Alchorn
629
Liberal Democrat
Howard Ratledge
464
Green
John Sanders
371
Turnout
69.44
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
Kenwith[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Alison Boyle
656
UKIP
Derek Sargent
299
Turnout
74.29
Conservative hold
Monkleigh and Littleham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Phil Pennington
410
Conservative
Benjamin Parry
346
Green
Ruth Funnell
192
Independent hold
Changes between elections [ ]
Conservative councillor Peter Le Maistre (Westward Ho!) resigned from the council on 2 November 2017.[14] The seat was gained by Independent candidate Nick Laws on 14 December 2017.[15]
Independent councillor Roger Darch (Torrington, elected UKIP) resigned his seat in October 2017.[16] Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin gained the seat for the Liberal Democrats on 30 November 2017.[17]
UKIP councillor Sam Robinson (Bideford East) died in February 2018.[18] A by-election was held on 3 May 2018, and won by James Hellyer (Conservative).[19]
A by-election in Holsworthy was won by Jon Hutchings (Conservative)
References [ ]
(
2014 ← )
2015 United Kingdom local elections (
→ 2016 )
Metropolitan boroughs Unitary authorities (England)District councils (England)Mayoral elections
Bedford
Copeland
Leicester
Mansfield
Middlesbrough
Torbay
See also: 2015 United Kingdom general election