2015 Babergh District Council election

2015 Babergh District Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Seats won 31 8
Seat change 13 2
Popular vote 29,923 9,330
Percentage 40.2% 12.5%
Swing 1.6% 2.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 9 2
Popular vote 8,980 13,108
Percentage 12.1% 17.6%
Swing 11.5% 0.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2015 Babergh District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Conservative

The 2015 Babergh District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.

Summary

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain 14 seats and take 31 of the 43 seats to get an overall majority on the council. This was the first time since the formation of the council that any party had a majority of the seats. As was the case nationally, the Liberal Democrats suffered heavy losses. Meanwhile, Labour lost two of its three seats and held onto its last seat in Great Cornard North by 1 vote. The Green Party lost South Cosford to the Conservatives, a seat they had gained in a 2014 by-election, and subsequently lost all representation on the Council.

2015 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 35 31 13 0 13 72.1 40.2 29,923 +1.6
  Independent 13 8 2 4 2 18.6 12.5 9,330 –2.9
  Liberal Democrats 18 3 0 9 9 7.0 12.1 8,980 –11.5
  Labour 37 1 0 2 2 2.3 17.6 13,108 +0.6
  Green 43 0 0 0 0.0 12.7 9,458 +11.8
  UKIP 10 0 0 0 0.0 4.9 3,622 +0.4

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Alton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alastair McCraw 1,025 42.4
Conservative Harriet Steer 767 31.7
Liberal Democrats David Wood 664 27.4
Labour Phil Dunnett 428 17.7
UKIP Patrick O'Sullivan 423 17.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Roberts 251 10.4
Labour Liz Perryman 215 8.9
Green Lyndon Ship 140 5.8
Green Giles Ship 97 4.0
Turnout 2,420 75.4
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Berners

Berners (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Patrick 847 37.6
Independent Derek Davis 778 34.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Ingram 492 21.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Harding 475 21.1
Green Jane Gould 468 20.8
Green Andrew Sterling 337 14.9
Labour Graham Manuel 253 11.2
Labour Anne Manuel 170 7.5
Turnout 2,255 71.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Boxford

Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 654 45.3
Conservative David Talbot Clarke 583 40.3
Labour Andrew Hathaway 127 8.8
Green Felix Reeves Whymark 81 5.6
Majority 71 5.0
Turnout 1,445 80.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Creffield 693 56.4
Green Colin Widdup 400 32.6
Labour David Hayes 135 11.0
Majority 293 23.8
Turnout 1,228 72.7
Conservative hold Swing

Brook

Brook (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Ridley 1,117 46.4
Conservative Barry Gasper 1,034 43.0
Independent John Whyman 775 32.2
Labour Keith Wade 410 17.0
Green Nikki O'Hagan 372 15.5
Green Caroline Daldry 197 8.2
Turnout 2,405 72.4
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Bures St Mary

Bures St Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Parker 760 69.2
Green Laura Smith 174 15.8
Labour Liz Dunnett 165 15.0
Majority 586 53.4
Turnout 1,099 74.1
Conservative hold Swing

Chadacre

Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Long 917 72.1
Green Joseph Manning 207 16.3
Labour Elvina Williams 147 11.6
Majority 710 55.8
Turnout 1,271 75.6
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hinton 1,021 46.0
Conservative Stephen Williams 784 35.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Bamford 677 30.5
UKIP Steven Whalley 308 13.9
Green Miriam Burns 301 13.6
Labour Iain Scott 301 13.6
UKIP Cavan O'Connell 273 12.3
Green Sallie Davies 200 9.0
Turnout 2,219 76.1
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Glemsford & Stanstead

Glemsford & Stanstead (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Holt 1,033 49.0
Independent Stephen Plumb 649 30.8
Conservative Liz Malvisi 562 26.7
Independent Anne Mallalieu 559 26.5
Labour Flavia Popescu-Richardson 307 14.6
Green Graham Manning 239 11.3
Green Richard Skeates 149 7.1
Turnout 2,108 68.8
Conservative gain from Independent
Independent hold

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Burrows 832 39.9
Labour Tony Bavington 700 33.6
Conservative David Stenson 699 33.5
Labour Becca Page-Wright 527 25.3
Green Isla Kaye 260 12.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Wright 258 12.4
Green Emily Adams 199 9.5
Turnout 2,086 60.3
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Beer 1,095 48.6
Conservative Mark Newman 996 44.2
Labour Mick Cornish 577 25.6
Labour Tom Keane 534 23.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Adam 265 11.8
Green Dean Walton 261 11.6
Green Heather Sainsbury 182 8.1
Turnout 2,253 62.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hadleigh North

Hadleigh North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sian Dawson 927 39.6
Conservative Christina Campbell 818 34.9
Labour Angela Wiltshire 482 20.6
UKIP Reginald Smith 480 20.5
Labour Mark Sutcliffe 432 18.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick 401 17.1
Independent Peter Matthews 290 12.4
Green Peter Lynn 175 7.5
Green Lisa Gordon 169 7.2
Turnout 2,343 64.2
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Hadleigh South

Hadleigh South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathryn Grandon-White 884 43.5
Conservative Sue Burgoyne 834 41.0
Labour Sue Monks 462 22.7
Liberal Democrats Phil Neville 439 21.6
Labour Tony Boxford 364 17.9
Green Amy Aylett 252 12.4
Green Polly Huggett 145 7.1
Turnout 2,034 68.0
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Holbrook

Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Rose 795 67.0
Green Ralph Carpenter 229 19.3
Labour Carol Tilbury 162 13.7
Majority 566 47.7
Turnout 1,186 72.9
Independent hold Swing

Lavenham

Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Shropshire 515 48.0
Independent Jack Norman 353 32.9
Labour Emma Cookson 123 11.5
Green Ralph Crawshaw 82 7.6
Majority 162 15.1
Turnout 1,073 72.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennie Jenkins 841 72.0
Labour Andrew Jameson 160 13.7
Green Oliver Jerrold 148 12.7
Majority 681 58.3
Turnout 1,168 79.1
Conservative hold Swing

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp 1,294 57.7
Independent John Nunn 833 37.1
Conservative Paul Moreton 733 32.7
UKIP Aidan Powlesland 301 13.4
Labour John Phillips 264 11.8
Green John Smith 157 7.0
Green Janet Smith 150 6.7
Turnout 2,244 71.2
Independent hold
Independent hold

Lower Brett

Lower Brett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ward 753 53.9
UKIP Stephen Laing 346 24.8
Labour Susan Hemmings 159 11.4
Green Jon Daldry 132 9.5
Majority 407 29.2
Turnout 1,396 77.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Mid Samford

Mid Samford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Carpendale 1,196 46.3
Conservative Fenella Swan 1,145 44.3
Liberal Democrats Kathy Pollard 1,104 42.7
Labour Paul Cowell 300 11.6
Green Tanya Griffiths 212 8.2
Green James Molloy 130 5.0
Turnout 2,584 78.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Nayland

Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melanie Barrett 599 54.0
Labour Emma Bishton 224 20.2
UKIP James Carver 210 18.9
Green Hayley Brett 74 6.7
Majority 375 33.8
Turnout 1,109 73.4
Conservative hold Swing

North Cosford

North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clive Arthey 854 61.3
Green Sandra Townsend 303 21.7
Labour Heath Brown 203 14.6
Majority 551 39.6
Turnout 1,394 74.8
Independent hold Swing

Pinewood

Pinewood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Burgoyne 1,049 49.2
Liberal Democrats David Busby 879 41.2
Labour David Plowman 613 28.7
Labour Sue Thomas 384 18.0
Green Lois Hickey 221 10.4
Green Christopher Pearson 101 4.7
Turnout 2,133 63.3
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold

South Cosford

South Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Ferguson 684 48.4
Green Robert Lindsay 646 45.7
Labour Annabel Hathaway 72 5.1
Majority 38 2.7
Turnout 1,413 78.2
Conservative hold Swing

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Osborne 952 46.8
Conservative Jan Osborne 883 43.4
Labour Jack Owen 682 33.5
Labour Sarah Page 533 26.2
Green Julie Fowles-Smith 259 12.7
Green Arthur Tunley 203 10.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 166 8.2
Turnout 2,033 61.1
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Ayres 989 45.0
Conservative Ray Smith 867 39.5
Labour Linda Gregory 558 25.4
Labour Sandra Stark 486 22.1
Green Steve May 331 15.1
Green Simon Edge 282 12.8
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder 282 12.8
Turnout 2,196 63.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Barrett 756 35.9
Conservative David Holland 540 25.7
Labour Luke Cresswell 535 25.4
Labour Joanne Connah 478 22.7
UKIP Peter St John Howe 367 17.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey 267 12.7
Green John Burch 263 12.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Platt 247 11.7
Independent Theodore Bird 208 9.9
Green Melanie Sainsbury 170 8.1
Turnout 2,104 61.6
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Lawrenson 1,217 49.9
Conservative Margaret Maybury 1,114 45.7
UKIP Stuart Armstrong 545 22.4
Labour Alison Owen 436 17.9
UKIP Leon Stedman 369 15.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Scott 263 10.8
Green Daynore Cameron 234 9.6
Green Jonathan Schofield 126 5.2
Turnout 2,439 71.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Sudbury South

Sudbury South By-Election 7 September 2017[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Cresswell 336 42.7 +20.4
Conservative Simon Sudbury 335 42.6 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 116 14.7 +3.6
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 787 22.7
Registered electors 3,467
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 - Babergh". andreteale.me.uk. Local Election Archive Project. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sudbury South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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