2015 Maldon District Council election

2015 Maldon District Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
All 31 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent UKIP
Seats won 28 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 26,993 7,055 3,477
Percentage 58.3% 15.3% 7.5%
Swing 8.1% 0.9% 6.7%
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

The governing group of Conservative councillors retained the same overall level of representation across the district, with the exception of two seats held by councillors from other political parties, as had been the case prior to the election. In the two-member wards of Althorne and Southminster, one non-Conservative councillor was returned in each: Southminster remained represented by an independent councillor, while Althorne saw a gain for UKIP from the Conservatives. In both wards, these councillors will jointly represent their areas alongside a Conservative member. The election concluded with a Conservative gain from an independent in Burnham-on-Crouch North, resulting in 24 of the district’s 26 seats being held by the governing party.

2015 Maldon District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 31 28 1 1 90.3 58.3 26,993 –8.1
  Independent 10 2 0 1 1 6.5 15.3 7,055 +0.9
  UKIP 6 1 1 0 1 3.2 7.5 3,477 +6.7
  Labour 11 0 0 0 0.0 9.5 4,393 –1.0
  Green 9 0 0 0 0.0 7.3 3,370 +2.6
  BNP 2 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 642 –0.8
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 331 –0.3

The BNP candidates stood under the description "Fighting unsustainable housing because we care", with no references to their party on the ballot paper. However, they were actively promoted as candidates by the BNP.[3]

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.

Althorne

Althorne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Boyce* 1,123 50.6
UKIP Beverley Acevedo 856 38.6
Conservative Tony Cussen* 754 34.0
Independent Linda Haywood 677 30.5
Turnout 2,220 69.2
Registered electors 3,209
Conservative hold
UKIP gain from Conservative

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Pudney* 918 45.0
Conservative Helen Elliott 750 36.8
Independent Wendy Stamp 564 27.6
Labour Una Norman 491 24.1
Independent Michael Wood* 415 20.3
Green Fiona Hearn 213 10.4
Turnout 2,040 68.5
Registered electors 2,978
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Pratt* 1,090 51.8
Conservative Peter Elliott* 1,007 47.9
Green Janet Dine 569 27.0
Labour Leslie McDonald 512 24.3
Turnout 2,104 66.3
Registered electors 3,173
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Keyes 1,226 58.4
Conservative David Sismey* 932 44.4
UKIP Andrew North 553 26.3
UKIP Steve Cobb 431 20.5
Green Robert Graves 322 15.3
Turnout 2,101 72.2
Registered electors 2,911
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge East

Heybridge East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Beale* 1,116 49.3
Conservative Bryan Harker* 938 41.4
UKIP Alan Outlaw 663 29.3
Labour Richard Wathen 397 17.5
BNP Mark Burmby 235 10.4
Independent Stephen Jennings 235 10.4
Turnout 2,263 69.3
Registered electors 3,266
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge West

Heybridge West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Dobson 754 39.6
Conservative Miriam Lewis* 734 38.6
Labour Rosalind Larner 496 26.1
Independent Alan Cheshire* 453 23.8
BNP Richard Perry 407 21.4
Turnout 1,904 61.3
Registered electors 3,105
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maldon East

Maldon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Savage* 534 59.0
Labour Ian Kidman 371 41.0
Majority 163 18.0
Turnout 905 58.1
Registered electors 1,592
Conservative hold Swing

Maldon North

Maldon North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Shrimpton* 1,058 49.0
Conservative Michael Pearlman* 976 45.2
Labour John Sweeney 504 23.3
Green Robert King 463 21.4
Labour John Walker 407 18.8
Turnout 2,160 65.2
Registered electors 3,312
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Cain* 1,017 48.8
Conservative Brenda Harker* 1,013 48.6
Independent Martyn Dickinson 887 42.6
Turnout 2,083 68.2
Registered electors 3,054
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maldon West

Maldon West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Heard* 1,303 58.5
Conservative Charles Mackenzie 767 34.4
Conservative Richie Miller 692 31.1
Green Janet Carden 498 22.4
Turnout 2,227 72.7
Registered electors 3,063
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Mayland

Mayland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penny Channer* 1,365 60.2
Conservative Michael Helm 1,080 47.6
Independent Jason Stammers 896 39.5
Turnout 2,267 68.1
Registered electors 3,329
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Purleigh

Purleigh (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Archer* Unopposed
Conservative Sue White* Unopposed
Registered electors N/A
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Fluker* 956 50.5
Independent Brian Beale* 896 47.4
Conservative Babs Owers 450 23.8
Green Avril Howe 306 16.2
Labour Maddy Diamond 279 14.7
Turnout 1,892 60.7
Registered electors 3,116
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Tillingham

Tillingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Dewick* 683 57.4
UKIP Tim Drain 343 28.8
Labour Norman Hunt 163 13.7
Majority 340 28.6
Turnout 1,189 71.7
Registered electors 1,673
Conservative hold Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew St Joseph 523 46.8
Labour Stevan Slodzik 491 43.9
Green Stephen Watson 104 9.3
Majority 32 2.9
Turnout 1,118 70.0
Registered electors 1,598
Conservative hold Swing

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Bamford 925 45.4
Conservative Maddie Thompson* 876 43.0
Independent Robert Long* 729 35.8
UKIP Gerald Munson 631 31.0
Liberal Democrats John Fairhurst 331 16.2
Green Jonathan King 300 14.7
Labour Barry Jones 282 13.8
Turnout 2,037 61.7
Registered electors 3,299
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wickham Bishops & Woodham

Wickham Bishops & Woodham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Bass* 1,461 71.1
Conservative Mark Durham* 1,275 62.0
Green John le Seve 595 28.9
Turnout 2,056 71.4
Registered electors 2,881
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Maldon West By-Election 8 December 2016[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Flo Saughnessy 279 38.1 +38.1
Conservative Martin Harvey 172 23.5 −21.2
UKIP Andrew Francis 114 15.6 +15.6
Green Janet Carden 69 9.4 −5.9
BNP Richard Perry* 51 7.0 +7.0
Labour John Sweeney 47 6.4 +6.4
Majority 107 14.6
Turnout 732
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2015 - Maldon". Andrew Teale. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Three Heybridge Patriots make a stand against unsustainable housing | British National Party". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maldon West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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