2015 Braintree District Council election

2015 Braintree District Council election
All 49 seats to Braintree District Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2015 Braintree District Council election
Leader before election; Graham Butland; Conservative	Leader after election ; Graham Butland; Conservative

The 2015 Braintree District Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following a boundary change, the number of wards was reduced from 30 to 26 and the number of councillors from 60 to 49.

Summary

Candidates by party

Labour Party (49/49)

Conservative Party (47/49)

Green Party (20/49)

UKIP (19/49)

Liberal Democrats (9/49)

Halstead Residents (3/49)

Independent (1/49)

Results

Braintree District Council Election Result 2015
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	44	0	3	3	89.8	47.2	37,922	-1.7
Labour	2	0	7	7	4.1	19.9	15,974	-7.5
Halstead Residents	2	1	0	1	4.1	3.1	2,458	+0.5
Green	1	0	1	1	2.0	11.3	9,082	+0.2
UKIP	0	0	0		0	15.5	12,470	+12.6
Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0	2.6	2,125	-0.9
Independent	0	0	1	1	0	0.4	289	-2.9

Ward results

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Canning	2,575	52.2	+2.4
	Conservative	Jean Schmitt	1,702	34.5	−8.2
	Conservative	Lyn Walters	1,560	31.6	−8.6
	Labour	Richard Green	880	17.8	−14.3
	Labour	Merle Morris	727	14.7	−10.4
	Labour	Richard Parsons	658	13.3	−11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Lemon	502	10.2	N/A
	Green	John Malam	443	9.0	−4.5
Turnout			4,936	65.9	+24.7
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephanie Paul	1,093	40.1	+5.8
	Labour	David Mann	927	34.0	−15.4
	Labour	Anthony Everard	842	30.9	−14.9
	UKIP	Michael Ford	753	27.6	+12.6
	Conservative	Alan Scattergood	663	24.3	−1.9
	Green	Dawn Holmes	223	8.2	+0.1
Turnout			2,728	66.1	+25.4
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baugh	947	37.0	−9.9
	Labour	Moia Thorogood	737	28.8	−17.3
	Labour	Lynn Watson	695	27.2	−14.7
	Conservative	Marlene Shepherd	670	26.2	−7.8
	UKIP	Linda Campbell Hunt	601	23.5	N/A
	UKIP	Michael Hunt	549	21.5	N/A
	Green	Simon Attwood	240	9.4	−4.2
Turnout			2,557	57.4	+21.2
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Braintree Central & Beckers Green

Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Cunningham	1,284	35.0
	Conservative	Andrew Hensman	1,197	32.6
	Conservative	Mary Cunningham	1,190	32.4
	Labour	Agnes Bishop	1,125	30.7
	UKIP	Norma Huxter	1,108	30.2
	Labour	Colin Riches	1,019	27.8
	Labour	Celia Shute	934	25.4
	Green	Dormer Andrews	626	17.1
Turnout			3,670	57.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Braintree South

Braintree South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Dunn	1,437	53.7	+11.4
	Conservative	Vanessa Santomauro	1,126	42.1	+1.7
	Labour	Martin Green	943	35.3	−0.3
	Labour	Edith Aganoke	922	34.5	−4.6
Turnout			2,674	59.7	+22.4
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Labour gained one of these seats at a 2012 by-election.

Braintree West

Braintree West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John McKee	1,840	56.5
	Conservative	Ronald Ramage	1,179	36.2
	UKIP	Keith Johnson	948	29.1
	Labour	Bill Edwards	698	21.5
	Labour	Juliet Walton	623	19.1
	Green	Freddie Gerrard-Abbott	384	11.8
Turnout			3,254	68.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Bolton	1,082	61.3	−8.7
	UKIP	Ian Gary	343	19.4	N/A
	Labour	Christina Desborough	325	18.4	−11.6
Turnout			1,765	75.7	+24.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Patricia Newton	1,796	51.3
	Conservative	Lynette Bowers-Flint	1,470	42.0
	UKIP	Tom Wood	734	21.0
	Labour	Gary Knights	681	19.5
	Labour	Tom Walsh	554	15.8
	Green	Howard Reed	467	13.4
Turnout			3,498	76.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gosfield & Greenstead Green

Gosfield & Greenstead Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John O'Reilly-Cicconi	1,167	67.7	+3.2
	Labour	Deborah Warren	318	18.4	−5.4
	Green	Anne Bishop	239	13.9	+2.3
Turnout			1,752	77.9	+24.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Great Notley & Black Notley

Great Notley & Black Notley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Graham Butland	3,136	60.9
	Conservative	Tom Cunningham	2,712	52.7
	Conservative	Frankie Ricci	2,590	50.3
	UKIP	Rowland Pudney	1,191	23.1
	Labour	Jacqueline Thurgood	711	13.8
	Labour	David Rice	693	13.5
	Labour	Steven Goodfellow	672	13.0
	Green	Howard Bills	664	12.9
Turnout			5,150	71.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Halstead Residents	David Hume	1,172	41.4	+7.6
	Conservative	Stephen Kirby	991	35.0	−0.7
	Conservative	Jennie Sutton	788	27.9	−14.1
	Halstead Residents	Andy Munday	700	24.8	−2.0
	Labour	Stephen Knight	452	16.0	−10.9
	Labour	Donna Tuck	280	9.9	−8.3
	Green	Nicholas Scales	226	8.0	N/A
Turnout			2,828	65.2	+24.7
	Halstead Residents gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Halstead Residents	Jackie Pell	1,286	45.6	+3.7
	Conservative	Julia Allen	1,134	40.2	+13.5
	Labour	Malcolm Fincken	788	27.9	−6.7
	UKIP	David Huxter	788	27.9	N/A
	Labour	Garry Warren	504	17.9	−10.6
Turnout			2,823	60.1	+22.7
	Halstead Residents hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Hatfield Peverel & Terling

Hatfield Peverel & Terling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Bebb	1,801	52.1
	Conservative	Daryn Hufton-Rees	1,448	41.9
	UKIP	Garry Cockrill	859	24.9
	UKIP	David Hodges	528	15.3
	Labour	Maureen Bennett	440	12.7
	Green	Jonathan Barker	339	9.8
	Labour	Neil Coughlin	312	9.0
	Independent	Les Priestley	289	8.4
Turnout			3,456	73.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hedingham

Hedingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jo Beavis	1,351	49.0
	Conservative	Hylton Johnson	1,126	40.9
	UKIP	Bernie Chilten	757	27.5
	UKIP	Fred Swallow	524	19.0
	Labour	Neil Fawkes	459	16.7
	Labour	Stuart Scrivens	457	16.6
Turnout			2,755	66.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kelvedon & Feering

Kelvedon & Feering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Elliott	2,003	60.0
	Conservative	Robert Mitchell	1,905	57.1
	Labour	Ian Marshall	756	22.6
	Labour	Tony Lewis	721	21.6
	Green	Daniel Shadbolt	688	20.6
Turnout			3,338	76.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rayne

Rayne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Banthorpe	996	61.7	+19.5
	UKIP	Sean Carter	331	20.5	N/A
	Labour	Nigel Gibson	177	11.0	−7.8
	Green	Poppy Gerrard-Abbott	109	6.8	N/A
Turnout			1,621	72.7	+25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Silver End and Cressing

Silver End and Cressing (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	James Abbott	1,597	49.0
	Conservative	Kevin Bowers	1,038	31.8
	Green	Bob Wright	913	28.0
	UKIP	Brian Day	736	22.6
	Labour	Jane Hayward	407	12.5
	Labour	Greta Tew	312	9.6
Turnout			3,262	68.6
	Green win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Iona Parker	1,084	62.5	−13.5
	UKIP	Raymond Richards	379	21.9	N/A
	Labour	Peter Long	271	15.6	−8.4
Turnout			1,753	76.6	+25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Scattergood	1,119	58.5	−17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bolter	289	15.1	N/A
	UKIP	Philip Palij	271	14.2	N/A
	Labour	Fred Hearn	234	12.2	−11.6
Turnout			1,925	78.8	+25.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

The Colnes

The Colnes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher Siddall	2,033	61.9
	Conservative	Gabrielle Spray	1,606	48.9
	Labour	Felix Preston	624	19.0
	Green	Alan Sheppard	616	18.8
	Labour	Antony Gore	336	10.2
Turnout			3,282	72.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Three Fields

Three Fields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Tattersley	1,862	53.6	−17.5
	Conservative	Peter Schwier	1,613	46.4	−18.6
	UKIP	Angie Jamison	945	27.2	N/A
	Labour	Margaret Lynch	532	15.3	−6.4
	Labour	Andrew Bennett	403	11.6	−7.2
	Green	Ursula Riedl	392	11.3	N/A
Turnout			3,476	75.3	+25.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Witham Central

Witham Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Susan Wilson	1,181	45.3
	Conservative	Angela Kilmartin	1,140	43.7
	Labour	Brian Pereira	582	22.3
	Labour	Duncan Wood	495	19.0
	Green	Stephen Hicks	438	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Fleet	426	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Waring	294	11.3
Turnout			2,607	60.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Witham North

Witham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Bailey	1,227	40.3	+8.2
	Conservative	John Goodman	1,140	37.5	+9.9
	Labour	Phil Barlow	992	32.6	−13.3
	Labour	Eileen Davidson	756	24.9	−21.8
	Green	Michelle Weeks	645	21.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Hooper	295	9.7	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Ray	198	6.5	N/A
Turnout			3,042	61.3	+23.3
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Witham South

Witham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Money	1,395	50.7	+4.6
	Conservative	Corinne Thompson	1,249	45.4	+2.1
	Labour	Paul Heath	715	26.0	−7.2
	Labour	Francis Macdonald	506	18.4	−14.5
	Green	Nelson Brunton	287	10.4	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Dearlove	245	8.9	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hayden Hooper	201	7.3	N/A
Turnout			2,754	62.0	+27.2
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Witham West

Witham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Horner	1,478	46.9	+6.3
	Conservative	William Rose	1,351	42.9	+1.5
	Labour	Lucy Barlow	912	28.9	−5.4
	Labour	Tony Bennett	865	27.4	−4.6
	Green	Philip Hughes	459	14.6	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	James Fleet	368	11.7	+0.3
Turnout			3,152	62.5	+22.1
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Van Dulken	872	55.9	−2.3
	UKIP	Sam Cowie	400	25.6	N/A
	Labour	Noel Owen	288	18.5	−2.1
Turnout			1,576	73.1	+28.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

By-elections

Witham South

Witham South: 5 May 2016^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gavin Maclure	446	44.3	−13.2
	Labour	Paul Heath	376	37.4	+10.8
	Green	Stephen Hicks	184	18.3	+12.0
Majority			70	7.0	N/A
Turnout			1,014	23.0	−38.9
Rejected ballots			8	0.8	-1.1
	Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North: 20 October 2016^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Barlow	339	37.5	+4.2
	Conservative	Lorne Campbell	308	34.0	−11.0
	Green	Michelle Weeks	227	25.1	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Scott	31	3.4	−6.0
Majority			31	3.4	N/A
Turnout			906	18.3	−43.0
Rejected ballots			1	0.1	-1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bumpstead

Bumpstead: 20 October 2016^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Garrod	350	64.6	+2.7
	UKIP	Debbie Shaw	84	15.5	−4.1
	Labour	William Edwards	45	8.3	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bolter	40	7.4	N/A
	Green	Anne Bishop	23	4.2	N/A
Majority			266	49.1	+6.8
Turnout			542	23.2	−52.5
Rejected ballots			0	0.0	-0.8
	Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North: 3 May 2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Everard	619	48.3	+9.0
	Conservative	Dean Wallace	540	42.2	+3.1
	UKIP	Samuel Cowie	78	6.1	−10.6
	Green	Dawn Holmes	44	3.4	−1.5
Majority			79	6.2	N/A
Turnout			1,281	30.7	−35.4
Rejected ballots			0	0.0	-0.4
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hatfield Peverel and Terling

Hatfield Peverel and Terling: 3 May 2018^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Coleridge	965	64.7	−3.0
	Green	Jonathan Barker	293	19.6	+9.7
	Labour	Lucy Barlow	234	15.7	−6.3
Majority			672	45.0	N/A
Turnout			1,496	32.2	−41.2
Rejected ballots			4	0.3	-0.5
	Conservative hold

References

^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ Braintree District Council. "5th May 2016 District Council - Witham South | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council - Witham North | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council - Bumpstead | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 - Bocking North - May 2018 | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 - Hatfield Peverel and Terling | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[TEC-1] "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[2] Braintree District Council. "5th May 2016 District Council - Witham South | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[3] Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council - Witham North | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[4] Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council - Bumpstead | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[5] Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 - Bocking North - May 2018 | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[6] Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 - Hatfield Peverel and Terling | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]