Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, 2015
The 2015 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as the 2015 general election as well as other local elections.
21 seats were up for election. The seat in Rooksdown was up for election due to a casual vacancy, and its winner would serve a term lasting until 2016.
Out of the seats contested, the result was:
- Conservatives: 16
- Labour: 3
- Liberal Democrats: 2
The overall result for the council compared to immediately before the election was:
- Conservatives: 32 ( 3)
- Labour: 17 ( 0)
- Liberal Democrats: 7 ( 1)
- Independents: 4 ( 2)
The Conservatives gained four seats and gained a 4-seat majority on the council. They gained one seat from Labour in Brighton Hill North and two from independents in Chineham and Tadley Central. Both the defeated independent candidates were seeking re-election; the former was a long-serving independent, while the latter had been elected as a Conservative in 2011 before defecting to UKIP, then becoming independent. Labour gained the rural ward of Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon from the Liberal Democrats.
References
- ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.