2015 Uttlesford District Council election

2015 Uttlesford District Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
All 39 seats to Uttlesford District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative R4U
Seats won 23 9
Seat change 10 9
Popular vote 34,593 19,456
Percentage 44.0% 24.7%
Swing 14.7% N/A
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 6 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 12,000 3,835
Percentage 15.3% 4.9%
Swing 16.0% 3.1%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

2015 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 23 0 10 11 59.0 44.0 34,593 –14.7
  R4U 30 9 9 0 9 23.1 24.7 19,456 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 25 6 2 1 2 15.4 15.3 12,000 –16.0
  Independent 7 1 0 0 1 2.6 4.9 3,835 +3.1
  Labour 23 0 0 0 0.0 7.2 5,644 –1.0
  UKIP 6 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 2,331 +2.8
  Green 3 0 0 0 1.0 807 N/A

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.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Rolfe* 575 46.6 –24.6
R4U Daniel Starr 533 43.2 N/A
UKIP Barry Tyler 125 10.1 N/A
Majority 42 3.4 –39.0
Turnout 1,233
Conservative hold

Broad Oak & The Hallingburys

Broad Oak & The Hallingburys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Artus* 1,136 62.5 +2.8
Conservative Lesley Wells 1,056 58.1 +0.9
UKIP David Allum 586 32.3 N/A
Labour Bill McCarthy 273 15.0 +2.7
R4U Amanda Brown 228 12.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Dyer 223 12.3 –1.7
R4U Susan Tait 132 7.3 N/A
Turnout ~1,817
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Oliver* 871 61.6 –18.5
R4U Alan Storah 417 29.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Samantha Dunn 126 8.9 –11.0
Majority 454 32.1 –28.1
Turnout 1,414
Conservative hold

Debden & Wimbish

Debden & Wimbish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Knight* 631 53.3 –12.8
R4U Stewart Luck 338 28.6 N/A
Labour Janet Grogan 111 9.4 –6.0
Liberal Democrats Patrick O'Brien 103 8.7 –9.8
Majority 293 24.7 –22.9
Turnout 1,183
Conservative hold

Elsenham & Henham

Elsenham & Henham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parr* 1,009 55.9 –1.0
Liberal Democrats Rory Gleeson 912 50.5 –2.2
Independent Petrina Lees 590 32.7 N/A
Conservative Anthony Goodwin 445 24.6 –11.2
Conservative Liam Hitersay 444 24.6 –1.4
Labour Hilary Todd 110 6.1 –1.6
Labour Lillian Adams 102 5.6 –0.1
Turnout ~1,806
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Felsted & Stebbing

Felsted & Stebbing (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Marie Felton 1,061 49.5
Conservative Alan Mills 1,007 47.0
Independent Richard Silcock 667 31.1
UKIP Anna McNicoll 415 19.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Thawley 311 14.5
UKIP Alan Stannard 247 11.5
Labour Humphrey Barbier 218 10.2
Labour David Sowter 191 8.9
R4U Grace Jackson 95 4.4
R4U Tom Jackson 76 3.5
Turnout ~2,144
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stephanie Harris 727 63.3
R4U Winnie Mustafa 243 21.2
Labour Yad Zanganah 112 9.8
Liberal Democrats Fran Richards 66 5.7
Majority 484 42.1
Turnout 1,148
Conservative win (new seat)

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Davey* 876 48.3 –14.0
Conservative Paul Davies* 856 47.1 –10.6
R4U Alexander Armstrong 795 43.8 N/A
R4U Sue Gilbert 673 37.1 N/A
Labour Coral Glennie 249 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 182 10.0 –20.7
Turnout ~1,816
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Great Dunmow South & Barnston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Graham Barker* 1,412 52.8
Conservative Eric Hicks* 1,364 51.0
Conservative Victoria Ranger* 1,273 47.6
R4U Ian Brown 1,066 39.9
R4U Keith Mackman 1,019 38.1
R4U Milan Milovanovic 842 31.5
Labour Gerard Darcy 379 14.2
Liberal Democrats Maureen Caton 344 12.9
Labour Duncan Sargeant 319 11.9
Turnout ~2,673
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Lemon* 599 48.4 –39.8
Conservative Thomas Flack 571 46.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Juliet Richards 67 5.4 –6.4
Majority 28 2.2 –74.2
Turnout 1,237
Independent hold

High Easter & The Rodings

High Easter & The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Susan Barker 974 74.1
R4U Sandra Lloyd 205 15.6
Liberal Democrats Iris Evans 135 10.3
Majority 769 58.5
Turnout 1,314
Conservative win (new seat)

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Julie Redfern* 1,020 43.1
Conservative Robert Chambers* 984 41.6
Independent Janet Menell* 850 35.9
Independent Joanna Francis 564 23.8
R4U Belinda Irons 524 22.1
R4U Patrick Hawke-Smith 499 21.1
Labour Philip Leighton 295 12.5
Turnout ~2,368
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newport

Newport (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Joanna Parry 1,028 58.0 N/A
R4U Neil Hargreaves 1,004 56.7 N/A
Conservative Jeremy Rose* 624 35.2 –14.5
Conservative John Moran 601 33.9 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Dyer 285 16.1 –31.0
Turnout ~1,771
R4U gain from Conservative
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Sharon Morris 880 39.1 N/A
R4U Barbara Light 815 36.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Hibbs 692 30.7 –11.3
Conservative Douglas Perry* 657 29.2 –26.0
Conservative Alastair Walters* 651 28.9 –23.7
Liberal Democrats Hilary Shibata 290 12.9 –14.9
Labour John Evans 204 9.1 –11.8
Green Mary Sawtell 179 7.9 N/A
Labour Dave O'Brien 137 6.1 –14.3
Turnout ~2,253
R4U gain from Conservative
R4U gain from Conservative

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Heather Asker* 914 47.9 N/A
R4U Richard Freeman 735 38.5 N/A
Conservative Bob Eastham* 617 32.3 –16.1
Conservative David Sadler* 559 29.3 –16.5
Labour Arthur Coote 305 16.0 –9.6
Labour Simon Trimnell 268 14.0 –8.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Hughes 233 12.2 –14.1
UKIP Stephanie Law 188 9.8 N/A
Turnout ~1,910
R4U gain from Conservative
R4U gain from Conservative

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U John Lodge 1,624 52.0 N/A
R4U Paul Fairhurst 1,346 43.1 N/A
R4U Aisha Anjum 1,329 42.5 N/A
Conservative Sandra Eden 1,064 34.0 –27.5
Conservative Benjamin Balliger 1,010 32.3 –19.7
Conservative Michael Nelson 978 31.3 –12.7
Labour Yvonne Morton 505 16.2 –5.1
Green Trilby Roberts 474 15.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sonia Sault 453 14.5 –4.9
Labour Adrian Williamson 353 11.3 –8.3
Independent Patrick Boland 240 7.7 N/A
Turnout ~3,125
R4U gain from Conservative
R4U gain from Conservative
R4U gain from Conservative

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Howell* 814 62.0 –12.0
R4U Sarfraz Anjum 274 20.9 N/A
Labour Peter Donovan 124 9.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Hudson 100 7.6 –18.4
Majority 540 41.1 –6.9
Turnout 1,312
Conservative hold

Stansted North

Stansted North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean* 1,177 54.8 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sell 1,051 48.9 +13.3
Conservative John Salmon* 998 46.5 –4.6
Conservative Mike Clarke 761 35.4 –11.3
Labour Ian Davies 310 14.4 +6.3
Turnout ~2,149
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Stansted South & Birchanger

Stansted South & Birchanger (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Terry Farthing 828 46.4
Conservative Thom Goddard 756 42.4
Liberal Democrats Melvin Caton 697 39.1
Liberal Democrats Lori Flawn 500 28.0
Labour John Wadham 265 14.9
R4U Anthony Gerard 198 11.1
R4U David Parry 168 9.4
Green Karmel Stannard 154 8.6
Turnout ~1,783
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Loughlin* 639 53.7 –2.6
Conservative Alexis Beeching 551 46.3 +2.6
Majority 88 7.4 –5.2
Turnout 1,190
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.6

Takeley

Takeley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jim Gordon 1,495 63.1
Conservative Derek Jones* 1,384 58.5
Conservative Howard Ryles 867 36.6
R4U Natalie Sullivan 857 36.2
UKIP Sharron Coker 770 32.5
R4U Peter Emsden 599 25.3
Labour Terry Brandon 426 18.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Kimber 380 16.0
Independent Geoff Bagnall 325 13.7
Turnout ~2,368
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Thaxted & The Eastons

Thaxted & The Eastons (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Martin Foley* 1,198 53.1
Conservative John Freeman* 1,182 52.4
Conservative Aaron Menuhin 913 40.5
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Wattebot 827 36.7
Labour Judith Pretty 231 10.2
Labour Jon Spencer 157 7.0
Turnout ~2,254
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Elsenham and Henham By-Election 16 February 2017 (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Petrina Lees 834
R4U Garry LeCount 716
Liberal Democrats Sinead Holland 316
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Flawn 259
Conservative Joe Rich 141
Conservative Alexis Beeching 120
UKIP Sharron Coker 68
UKIP David Allum 64
Labour Hilary Todd 39
Labour Carl Steward 28
Green Paul Allington 8
Green Karmel Stannard 6
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Newport By-Election 4 May 2017[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Anthony Gerrard 623 46.9 −6.2
Conservative Paul Simper 381 28.7 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Jayne Pacey 325 24.5 +9.8
Majority 242 18.2
Turnout 1,329
R4U hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Uttlesford District Council Elections 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elsenham and Henham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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