Cotswold District Council election, 2015

Cotswold District Council Election, 2015

7 May 2015

All 34 seats to Cotswold District Council   First party Second party   Leader Lynden Stowe Joe Harris Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Leader since 9 May 2006 October 2014 Leader's seat Campden and Vale Cirencester St Michael's Last election 27 12 Seats before 30 11 Seats won 24 10 Popular vote 26,442 16,105 Percentage 54.8% 33.4%

Map of results of 2015 election, with Cirencester shown inset.

Leader of the Council before election Lynden Stowe Conservative Leader of the Council after election Lynden Stowe Conservative

The 2015 Cotswold District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all members of Cotswold District Council in England.^[1] The whole council was up for election. Turnout was substantially up across the district due to the election being held on the same day as the general election and other local elections in England.

Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 44 to 34, making exact comparisons with 2011 difficult. The election produced a slightly reduced majority for the ruling Conservative Group but other than a single gain by the Liberal Democrats to produce this result no other ward changed hands.

Results

Cotswold District Council election, 2015
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24	0	1	-1	71	54.8	26442
	Liberal Democrat	10	1	0	+1	29	33.4	16105
	UKIP	0	0	0	0		4.6	2,219
	Labour	0	0	0	±0	0	3.3	1612
	Green	0	0	0	±0	0	2.7	1,283
	Independent	0	0	0	±0	0	1.3	622

Ward results

Abbey Ward

Cirencester Abbey Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Harris	730	46.7
	Conservative	Tony Curry	509	36.2
	Green	Bob Irving	133	9.5
Majority			253
Turnout				70.57
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Blockley Ward

Blockley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sue Jepson	949	62.1
	Liberal Democrat	Bella McMillan-Scott	580	37.9
Majority			369
Turnout				70.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bourton Vale Ward

Bourton Vale Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Keeling	1171	72.5
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Lilley	444	27.5
Majority			727
Turnout				71.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bourton Village Ward

Bourton Village Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Len Wilkins	675	50.8
	Liberal Democrat	Andy Briars	653	49.2
Majority			22
Turnout				63.54
	Conservative hold		Swing

Campden and Vale Ward

Campden and Vale Ward (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mark Annett	1,850	33.9
	Conservative	Lynden Stowe	1,740	31.9
	Liberal Democrat	Danny Loveridge	689	12.6
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Sipthorpe	626	11.5
	UKIP	Rob McNeil-Wilson	552	10.1
Majority			1,051
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chedworth and Churn Valley

Chedworth and Churn Valley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Forde	810	50.1
	Conservative	David Broad	808	49.9
Majority			2
Turnout				78.24
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Chesterton Ward

Cirencester Chesterton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Roly Hughes	602	45.9
	Conservative	Phil Kerton	414	31.6
	UKIP	Robert Stephens	169	12.9
	Green	Sabrina Poole	127	9.7
Majority			195
Turnout				68.16
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Coln Valley Ward

Coln Valley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Raymond Theodoulou	1,027	68.8
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Skinner	281	18.8
	Green	Xanthe Messenger	184	12.3
Majority			746
Turnout				74.22
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ermin Ward

Ermin Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nicholas Parsons	921	58.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Edwards	519	32.8
	UKIP	Adrian Blake	144	9.1
Majority			402
Turnout				75.64
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairford North Ward

Fairford North Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Abagail Beccle	644	51.1
	Liberal Democrat	Andy Rickell	351	27.8
	UKIP	Peter Brown	266	21.1
Majority			293
Turnout				70.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fosseridge Ward

Fosseridge Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Julian Beale	1152	71.6
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Ellis	230	14.3
	Green	Ailsa Spindler	227	14.1
Majority			922
Turnout				74.34
	Conservative hold		Swing

Four Acres Ward

Cirencester Four Acres Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Brassington	549	52.5
	Conservative	Philip Dinkel	360	34.4
	Green	Frances Mary Johnson	136	13
Majority			189
Turnout				69.56
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward

Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jim Parsons	1108	71.5
	Liberal Democrat	Felicity Hornby	442	28.5
Majority			666
Turnout				75.42
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kemble Ward

Kemble Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Berry	969	62.2
	Liberal Democrat	Nicky Baber	430	27.6
	UKIP	John Fleming	158	10.2
Majority			539
Turnout				75.85
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sue Coakley	1798	33.2
	Conservative	Stephen Andrews	1572	29
	Liberal Democrat	Lee Glendon	633	11.7
	Labour	Trevor Smith	423	7.8
	UKIP	Carol Smith	384	7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Shane Poole	323	6
	UKIP	Geoff Willis	283	5.2
Majority			939
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moreton East Ward

Moreton East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Dutton	866	67.3
	Labour	Jude Walker	234	18.2
	Liberal Democrat	Tim Harris	186	14.5
Majority			632
Turnout				67.25
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moreton West Ward

Moreton West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alison Coggins	986	76.9
	Liberal Democrat	Tori Walker	296	23.1
Majority			690
Turnout				66.92
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Mills Ward

Cirencester New Mills Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Tatyan Cheung	647	55.6
	Conservative	Lynn Hilditch	516	44.4
Majority			131
Turnout				59.66
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Northleach Ward

Northleach Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Chris Hancock	908	57.6
	Liberal Democrat	Laura Watts	553	35.1
	Labour	Merilyn Hill	114	7.2
Majority			355
Turnout				71.81
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sandywell Ward

Sandywell Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robin Hughes	1145	70.6
	Liberal Democrat	Roberta Crawley	477	29.4
Majority			668
Turnout				75.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Siddington and Cerney Rural Ward

Siddington and Cerney Rural Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Shaun Parsons	702	51.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jordan McKenna	662	48.5
Majority			40
Turnout				69.28
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Cerney Village Ward

South Cerney Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Juliet Layton	707	48.6
	Conservative	Michael Darlington	433	29.8
	Independent	Alan Dickinson	314	21.6
Majority			274
Turnout				73.96
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St Michael's Ward

Cirencester St Michael's Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Joe Harris	665	50.1
	Conservative	David Henson	422	31.8
	UKIP	Ken Parsons	118	8.9
	Green	Robert Elliott	90	6.8
	Independent	Matt Helm	33	2.5
Majority			243
Turnout				68.50
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Stow Ward

Stow Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Barry Dare	783	56.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Curtis	613	43.9
Majority			170
Turnout				66.53
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratton Ward

Cirencester Stratton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Patrick Coleman	810	51.9
	Conservative	Malcolm Gilmore	595	38.1
	Green	Joy Irving	156	10
Majority			215
Turnout				76.74
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tetbury East and Rural Ward

Tetbury East and Rural Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Maggie Heaven	733	61
	Liberal Democrat	Francesca Cooper	246	20.5
	Labour	Jon Easterbrook	222	18.5
Majority			487
Turnout				75.54
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tetbury Town Ward

Tetbury Town Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hirst	517	47.1
	Independent	Kevin Painter	271	24.7
	Labour	Jason Stevens	219	20
	Liberal Democrat	Gary Selwyn	91	8.3
Majority			246
Turnout				67.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tetbury with Upton Ward

Tetbury with Upton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tina Stevenson	768	61.5
	Labour	Christopher Giles	248	19.9
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Goldblatt	233	18.6
Majority			520
Turnout				71.20
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Ampneys and Hampton Ward

The Ampneys and Hampton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Fowles	1055	63
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Twells	621	37
Majority			434
Turnout				75.85
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Beeches Ward

Cirencester Beeches

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Robbins OBE	543	39.5
	Conservative	Stuart Tarr	488	35.5
	UKIP	Claire Eddleston	190	13.8
	Labour	Terry Pomroy	154	11.2
Majority			55
Turnout				64.69
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

The Rissingtons Ward

The Rissingtons Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mark Mackenzie-Charrington	738	66.4
	Green	Andrew Maclean	230	20.7
	Liberal Democrat	Joanna Walker	143	12.9
Majority			508
Turnout				73.33
	Conservative hold		Swing

Watermoor Ward

Cirencester Watermoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Hincks	637	48.7
	Conservative	Geoffrey Adams	432	33
	UKIP	Peter Elliot	238	18.2
Majority			205
Turnout				61.55
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

Stow Ward

A by-election was held on Thursday 29th September 2016 for the Stow Ward due to the death of Conservative Councillor Barry Dare. The subsequent election was won by the Liberal Democrats.

Stow Ward by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Dilys Neill	555	64.9	+21.0
	Conservative	David Penman	300	35.1	-21.0
Majority			255
Turnout			855	40.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	21%

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.