The 2015 Havant Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Havant Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.[2][3]
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10 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative: 31
- Labour: 4
- UKIP: 2
- Liberal Democrats: 1
Election result
editWith 51% of the vote, the Conservatives won all seats up for election this year, which all had incumbent Conservative councillors. As such, the composition of the council did not change in the course of the election.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 51.0 | 25,879 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 10,194 | |||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 6,323 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 4,119 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 3,723 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 472 |
Ward results
editBedhampton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Rees | 2,339 | 49.2 | ||
UKIP | Philip Melhuish | 935 | 19.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brown | 595 | 12.5 | ||
Labour | Munazza Faiz | 545 | 11.5 | ||
Green | Terry Mitchell | 340 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 1,404 | ||||
Turnout | 4,754 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cowplain
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Narinder Kaur Bains | 2,367 | 47.6 | ||
UKIP | Andrew Boxall | 1,029 | 20.5 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Monks | 545 | 11.0 | ||
Independent | Marjorie Smallcorn | 472 | 9.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 332 | 6.7 | ||
Green | Bruce Holman | 240 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 1,348 | ||||
Turnout | 4,975 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Emsworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rivka Cresswell | 3,071 | 50.5 | ||
UKIP | Alexander Spurge | 905 | 14.9 | ||
Labour | John Wheaton | 727 | 12.0 | ||
Green | Victoria Gould | 707 | 11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maple | 669 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 2,166 | ||||
Turnout | 6,079 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hart Plain
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Shimbart | 2,541 | 52.4 | ||
UKIP | Tabitha Smith | 1,092 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | Paul Dreczko | 649 | 13.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 334 | 6.9 | ||
Green | Susan Dawes | 230 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 1,449 | ||||
Turnout | 4,846 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hayling East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Satchwell | 2,488 | 50.4 | ||
UKIP | Richard Coates | 1,321 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | Susan Underwood | 598 | 12.1 | ||
Green | Paul Valentine | 262 | 5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Martin | 270 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | 1,167 | ||||
Turnout | 4,939 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hayling West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Lenaghan | 3,024 | 60.5 | ||
UKIP | Wendy Coates | 852 | 17.0 | ||
Labour | Alfred Underwood | 523 | 10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Gray | 318 | 6.4 | ||
Green | Susan Holt | 282 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 2,172 | ||||
Turnout | 4,999 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Purbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gary Hughes | 2,661 | 53.1 | ||
UKIP | Anthony Gundry | 1,060 | 21.1 | ||
Labour | Anthony Berry | 668 | 13.3 | ||
Green | Rosemarie Blackburn | 319 | 6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Bolt | 308 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 1,601 | ||||
Turnout | 5,016 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St Faith's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Pike | 2,401 | 45.6 | ||
Green | Timothy Dawes | 1,148 | 21.8 | ||
UKIP | John Davis | 775 | 14.7 | ||
Labour | Philip Munday | 569 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 376 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 1,253 | ||||
Turnout | 5,269 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stakes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diana Patrick | 1,955 | 44.0 | ||
UKIP | Carole Newnham | 1,101 | 24.8 | ||
Labour | Philip Pearson | 786 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 406 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Lewis Martin | 195 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 854 | ||||
Turnout | 4,443 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Waterloo
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Buckley | 3,032 | 56.3 | ||
UKIP | Tom Davies | 1,134 | 21.0 | ||
Labour | Paul Fencott | 713 | 13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frederick Dunford | 511 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 1,898 | ||||
Turnout | 5,390 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2015 and 2016
editBondfields
editA by-election took place in Bondfields ward on 3 March 2016 after the death of Frida Edwards.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lance Quantrill | 207 | 30.2 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Billam | 187 | 27.3 | +27.3 | |
Labour | Tony Berry | 148 | 21.6 | −6.9 | |
UKIP | Geoff Whiffen | 143 | 20.9 | +20.9 | |
Majority | 20 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 685 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2015 - Havant". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Election results | Havant Borough Council". www.havant.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Goodbye to '˜Daughter of the Seychelles' Havant councillor". The News. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bondfields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.