Winchester City Council election, 2015

The 2015 Winchester City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England.^[1] In total, 20 out of 57 council seats were up for election. The Conservatives gained majority control of Winchester City Council from No Overall Control, following the defection of two former conservative councillors to the Liberal Democrats in 2014.^[2]

After the election, the composition of Winchester City Council was:^[3]

• Conservative 33
• Liberal Democrat 22
• Labour 2

Election Results

Winchester Local Election Result 2015[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	16	6	0	+6	57.9	49.11	27,734
	Liberal Democrat	4	0	4	-4	38.6	29.27	16,534
	Labour	0	0	1	-1	3.5	9.04	5,109
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	5.89	3,331
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	2,307
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	1.54	871

Ward Results

Bishop's Waltham ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tom Ruffell	1,674	42.2
	Independent	Colin Chamberlain	799	20.1
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Bentote	710	17.9
	UKIP	Vivienne Young	414	10.4
	Labour	Stephen Haines	353	8.9
Majority			875	22.06
Turnout			3,965	72.53
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Cheriton and Bishops Sutton ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Amber Thacker	1,002	69.43
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Day	317	21.96
	Labour	Tessa Valentine	118	8.17
Majority			685	47.47
Turnout			1,443	77.30
	Conservative hold		Swing

Colden Common and Twyford ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Susan Cook	1,410	42.44
	Liberal Democrat	Daryl Henry	1,243	37.41
	UKIP	Nigel Burwood	373	11.22
	Labour	Sarah Critcher	278	8.36
Majority			167	5.02
Turnout			3,322	75.20
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
Compton and Otterbourne [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Jan Warwick 1,618 59.88 Liberal Democrat Eleanor Bell 780 28.86 UKIP Chris Barton-Briddon 161 5.95 Labour Margaret Rees 135 4.99 Majority 838 31.01 Turnout 2,702 80.15 Conservative hold Swing Denmead [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Patricia Stallard 1,674 63.89 UKIP Leslie Mitchell 600 14.23 Liberal Democrat Margaret Scriven 539 12.78 Labour David Picton-Jones 361 8.56 Majority 1,074 25.48 Turnout 4,215 71.84 Conservative hold Swing Itchen Valley [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Kim Gottlieb 1,023 79.42 Liberal Democrat Robin Rea 201 15.60 Labour Anthony De Peyer 55 4.27 Majority 822 63.81 Turnout 1,288 79.46 Conservative hold Swing Littleton and Harestock [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Paul Twelftree 1,144 50.98 Liberal Democrat Kelsie Learney 931 41.48 Labour Peter Rees 156 6.95 Majority 213 9.49 Turnout 3,965 72.53 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Owlesbury and Curdridge [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Robert Humby 1,637 67.39 Liberal Democrat Tim Houghton 317 13.05 UKIP Mark Jones 285 11.73 Labour Steven Jakubowski 180 7.41 Majority 1,320 54.34 Turnout 2,429 75.60 Conservative hold Swing St Barnabas [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Eileen Berry 1,752 47.51 Liberal Democrat Patricia Maier 1,234 33.46 Green Malcolm Perrins 339 9.19 Labour Stephen Haines 335 9.08 Majority 518 14.04 Turnout 3,687 75.90 Conservative hold Swing St Bartholomew [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Rosemary Burns 1,474 40.55 Liberal Democrat Paul Williams 1,234 33.94 Green Michael Wilks 639 17.57 Labour Kathy East 335 9.08 Majority 331 9.10 Turnout 3,635 72.00 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing St John and All Saints [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Jonathan Scowen 826 28.87 Labour Ben Farnes 722 25.23 Liberal Democrat Callum Kennard 585 20.44 UKIP Bob Barnes 347 12.12 Green James Peploe 292 10.20 Independent Adrian Hicks 72 2.51 Majority 104 3.63 Turnout 2,861 66.10 Conservative gain from Labour Swing St Luke [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Liberal Democrat Jamie Scott 1,199 49.05 Conservative Ross Playle 645 26.39 Labour Max Stafford 354 14.48 Green Kia Robert Pope 238 9.73 Majority 554 22.66 Turnout 2,861 61.73 Liberal Democrat hold Swing St Michael [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Fiona Mathers 1,814 49.49 Liberal Democrat Andrew Thompson 867 23.65 Green Julia Hallmann 419 11.43 Labour Sharon Montgomery 394 10.75 UKIP John Henderson 151 4.12 Majority 947 25.83 Turnout 3,665 75.10 Conservative hold Swing St Paul [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Liberal Democrat Liz Hutchinson 1,316 40.36 Conservative Stephen Russell 1,091 33.46 Green Joshua Curgenven 380 11.65 Labour Carol Orchard 324 9.93 UKIP Derek Smith 134 4.11 Majority 225 6.90 Turnout 3,260 77.36 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Swanmore and Newtown [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Frank Pearson 1,618 59.52 Liberal Democrat Sheila Campbell 550 20.23 UKIP Dan Paddock 329 12.10 Labour Laurence Clough 204 7.50 Majority 1,068 39.29 Turnout 2,718 77.70 Conservative hold Swing The Alresfords [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Ernest Jeffs 2,075 52.79 Liberal Democrat Stephen Pinch 1,432 36.43 Labour Robin Atkins 393 10,00 Majority 643 16.36 Turnout 3,930 77.50 Conservative hold Swing Upper Meon Valley [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Norma Bodtger 801 63.82 Liberal Democrat Anne Stoneham 215 16.97 UKIP Judith Clementson 138 10.99 Labour Gemma McKenna 97 7.72 Majority 588 46.85 Turnout 1,255 76.80 Conservative hold Swing Whiteley [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Liberal Democrat Samantha Newman-McKie 748 45.16 Conservative Andrew Baker 659 39.79 UKIP David Walbridge 138 8.33 Labour Gary Gray 108 6.52 Majority 875 5.37 Turnout 1,656 68.61 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Wickham [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Liberal Democrat Angela Clear 1,215 52.94 Conservative Caroline Brook 645 28.10 UKIP Ian Norgate 261 11.37 Labour Paul Sony 164 7.14 Majority 570 24.83 Turnout 2,295 69.40 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Wonston and Micheldever [4] Party Candidate Votes % ± Conservative Malcolm Wright 2,133 61.86 Liberal Democrat Kathryn Toms 994 28.82 Labour Peter Marsh 302 8.75 Majority 875 22.06 Turnout 3,448 77.43 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing References "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015. . Winchester Liberal Democrats. 2014 http://www.winld.org.uk/2014/01/22/two-conservative-councillors-join-the-liberal-democrats/. Retrieved 2014-01-22. Missing or empty |title= (help) "District Election Results May 2015". Winchester City Council. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-05. "District Election Results May 2015". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 2015-08-06.