2015 Cotswold District Council election

The 2015 Cotswold District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all members of Cotswold District Council in England. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was substantially up across the district due to the election being held on the same day as the general election and other local elections in England.

Cotswold District Council Election, 2015

7 May 2015
All 34 seats to Cotswold District Council
First party Second party   Leader Lynden Stowe Joe Harris Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 9 May 2006 October 2014 Leader's seat Campden and Vale Cirencester St Michael's Last election 27 12 Seats before 30 11 Seats won 24 10 Popular vote 26,442 16,105 Percentage 54.8% 33.4%
Map of results of 2015 election, with Cirencester shown inset.
Leader of the Council before election Lynden Stowe Conservative Leader of the Council after election Lynden Stowe Conservative

Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 44 to 34, making exact comparisons with 2011 difficult. The election produced a slightly reduced majority for the ruling Conservative Group, with each political party making a gain on the percentage of total votes at the cost of a near wipeout of votes for independent candidates. However other than a single gain by the Liberal Democrats to produce this result no other ward changed hands.

Results

Cotswold District Council election, 2015

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24	0	1	-1	71	54.8	26442	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	10	1	0	+1	29	33.4	16105	5.6
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	4.6	2,219	3.1
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	1612	0.7
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	1,283	2.7
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	622	11.9

Ward results

Abbey Ward

Cirencester Abbey Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Harris	730	53.2
	Conservative	Tony Curry	509	37.1
	Green	Bob Irving	133	9.7
Majority			253	10.5
Turnout				70.57
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Blockley Ward

Blockley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Jepson*	949	62.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bella McMillan-Scott	580	37.9
Majority			369	24.2
Turnout				70.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bourton Vale Ward

Bourton Vale Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Keeling	1,171	72.5
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Lilley	444	27.5
Majority			727	45
Turnout				71.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bourton Village Ward

Bourton Village Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Len Wilkins*	675	50.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Briars	653	49.2
Majority			22	1.6
Turnout				63.54
	Conservative hold		Swing

Campden and Vale Ward

Campden and Vale Ward (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Annett*	1,850	57.7
	Conservative	Lynden Stowe*	1,740	54.3
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Loveridge	689	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Sipthorpe	626	19.5
	UKIP	Rob McNeil-Wilson	552	17.2
Majority			1,051
Turnout				71.44
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chedworth and Churn Valley Ward

Chedworth and Churn Valley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Forde	810	50.1
	Conservative	David Broad*	808	49.9
Majority			2	0.2
Turnout				78.24
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Chesterton Ward

Cirencester Chesterton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roly Hughes	602	45.9
	Conservative	Phil Kerton	414	31.6
	UKIP	Robert Stephens	169	12.9
	Green	Sabrina Poole	127	9.7
Majority			195	14.3
Turnout				68.16
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Coln Valley Ward

Coln Valley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Theodoulou*	1,027	68.8
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Skinner	281	18.8
	Green	Xanthe Messenger	184	12.3
Majority			746	50
Turnout				74.22
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ermin Ward

Ermin Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Parsons*	921	58.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Edwards	519	32.8
	UKIP	Adrian Blake	144	9.1
Majority			402	25.3
Turnout				75.64
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairford North Ward

Fairford North Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Abagail Beccle	644	51.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Rickell	351	27.8
	UKIP	Peter Brown	266	21.1
Majority			293	23.3
Turnout				70.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fosseridge Ward

Fosseridge Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Beale*	1,152	71.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Ellis	230	14.3
	Green	Ailsa Spindler	227	14.1
Majority			922	57.3
Turnout				74.34
	Conservative hold		Swing

Four Acres Ward

Cirencester Four Acres Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Brassington	549	52.5
	Conservative	Philip Dinkel	360	34.4
	Green	Frances Mary Johnson	136	13
Majority			189	18.1
Turnout				69.56
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward

Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Parsons*	1,108	71.5
	Liberal Democrats	Felicity Hornby	442	28.5
Majority			666	43
Turnout				75.42
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kemble Ward

Kemble Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Berry	969	62.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Baber	430	27.6
	UKIP	John Fleming	158	10.2
Majority			539	34.6
Turnout				75.85
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Coakley*	1,798	57.0
	Conservative	Stephen Andrews	1,572	49.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Glendon	633	20.1
	Labour	Trevor Smith	423	13.4
	UKIP	Carol Smith	384	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Shane Poole	323	10.2
	UKIP	Geoff Willis	283	9.0
Majority			939
Turnout				73.05
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moreton East Ward

Moreton East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Dutton*	866	67.3
	Labour	Jude Walker	234	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Harris	186	14.5
Majority			632	49.1
Turnout				67.25
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moreton West Ward

Moreton West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Coggins	986	76.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tori Walker	296	23.1
Majority			690	53.8
Turnout				66.92
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Mills Ward

Cirencester New Mills Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tatyan Cheung	647	55.6
	Conservative	Lynn Hilditch	516	44.4
Majority			131	11.2
Turnout				59.66
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Northleach Ward

Northleach Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Hancock*	908	57.6
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Watts	553	35.1
	Labour	Merilyn Hill	114	7.2
Majority			355	22.5
Turnout				71.81
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sandywell Ward

Sandywell Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Hughes*	1,145	70.6
	Liberal Democrats	Roberta Crawley	477	29.4
Majority			668	41.2
Turnout				75.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Siddington and Cerney Rural Ward

Siddington and Cerney Rural Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shaun Parsons	702	51.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jordan McKenna	662	48.5
Majority			40	3
Turnout				69.28
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Cerney Village Ward

South Cerney Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Layton*	707	48.6
	Conservative	Michael Darlington	433	29.8
	Independent	Alan Dickinson	314	21.6
Majority			274	18.8
Turnout				73.96
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Michael's Ward

Cirencester St Michael's Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Harris*	665	50.1
	Conservative	David Henson	422	31.8
	UKIP	Ken Parsons	118	8.9
	Green	Robert Elliott	90	6.8
	Independent	Matt Helm	33	2.5
Majority			243	18.3
Turnout				68.50
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stow Ward

Stow Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Dare*	783	56.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Curtis	613	43.9
Majority			170	12.2
Turnout				66.53
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratton Ward

Cirencester Stratton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Coleman*	810	51.9
	Conservative	Malcolm Gilmore	595	38.1
	Green	Joy Irving	156	10
Majority			215	13.8
Turnout				76.74
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tetbury East and Rural Ward

Tetbury East and Rural Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maggie Heaven	733	61.0
	Liberal Democrats	Francesca Cooper	246	20.5
	Labour	Jon Easterbrook	222	18.5
Majority			487	40.5
Turnout				75.54
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tetbury Town Ward

Tetbury Town Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hirst*	517	47.1
	Independent	Kevin Painter	271	24.7
	Labour	Jason Stevens	219	20
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Selwyn*	91	8.3
Majority			246	22.4
Turnout				67.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tetbury with Upton Ward

Tetbury with Upton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tina Stevenson	768	61.5
	Labour	Christopher Giles	248	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Goldblatt	233	18.6
Majority			520	41.6
Turnout				71.20
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Ampneys and Hampton Ward

The Ampneys and Hampton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Fowles*	1,055	62.9
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Twells	621	37.1
Majority			434	26
Turnout				75.85
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Beeches Ward

Cirencester Beeches

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Robbins OBE	543	39.5
	Conservative	Stuart Tarr	488	35.5
	UKIP	Claire Eddleston	190	13.8
	Labour	Terry Pomroy	154	11.2
Majority			55	4
Turnout				64.69
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The Rissingtons Ward

The Rissingtons Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Mackenzie-Charrington	738	66.4
	Green	Andrew Maclean	230	20.7
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Walker	143	12.9
Majority			508	45.7
Turnout				73.33
	Conservative hold		Swing

Watermoor Ward

Cirencester Watermoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Hincks*	637	48.7
	Conservative	Geoffrey Adams	432	33.0
	UKIP	Peter Elliot	238	18.2
Majority			205	15.7
Turnout				61.55
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

Stow

A by-election was held on Thursday 29 September 2016 for the Stow ward due to the death of Conservative councillor Barry Dare. The subsequent election was won by the Liberal Democrats.

Stow Ward by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dilys Neill	555	64.9	+21.0
	Conservative	David Penman	300	35.1	−21.0
Majority			255	29.8
Turnout			855	40.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	21%

Fairford North

A by-election was held on Thursday 9 February 2017 for the Fairford North ward due to the resignation of Conservative councillor Abigail Beccle. The subsequent election was won by the Liberal Democrats.

Fairford North Ward by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Doherty	610	68.1	+40.2
	Conservative	Dominic Morris	270	30.1	−20.9
	Green	Xanthe Messenger	15	1.8	+1.8
Majority			270	38.0
Turnout			897	46.57
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	30.6%

Grumbolds Ash with Avening

A by-election was held on Thursday 23 November 2017 for the Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward due to the death of Conservative councillor Jim Parsons. The subsequent election was won by the Conservatives.

Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Morgan	420	64.7	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Baber	136	21.0	−7.5
	Labour	Edward Shelton	93	14.3	+14.3
Majority			284	43.7
Turnout			654	31.52
	Conservative hold		Swing