2015 Lancaster City Council election

Local elections were held for Lancaster City Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other 2015 United Kingdom local elections. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.

Map showing the results of the 2015 Lancaster City Council election

Boundary review

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The Local Government Boundary Commission for England reviewed the local boundaries of Lancaster council in 2014.[1]

The number of councillors elected to Lancaster will not change although some electoral wards have been redrawn and renamed. The changes are made official by the Lancaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.[2]

Election results

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Lancaster City Council Election, 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 29 +5 48.33 37
  Conservative 19 +3 31.68 29
  Green 9 +1 15.00 18
  MB Independent 2 -6 3.33 7
  Independent 1 -3 1.66 1
  Liberal Democrats 0 ±0 0.00 3

Ward results

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Bare Ward

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Bare (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brett Martin Cooper* 1288 13.58 −9.77
Conservative Charles Edwards* 1179 12.43 −4.08
MB Independent June Irene Ashworth* 1098 11.58 −20.27
MB Independent Shirley Burns 1021 10.76 +10.76
MB Independent Tony Anderson 932 9.83 −18.45
Labour Dilys Mabel Greenhalgh 794 8.37 +8.37
Labour Richard William Martin 782 8.24 +8.24
Labour Valerie Joyce Rogerson 743 7.83 +7.83
UKIP Mark Robert Nelson 603 6.36 +6.36
Green Richard Laurence Moriaty 384 4.05 +4.05
Liberal Democrats Michael Gradwell 372 3.92 +3.92
Green Julia Frances Norman 298 3.14 +3.14
Turnout 9485 68
Conservative gain from New Seat Swing
Conservative gain from MB Independent Swing
MB Independent hold Swing

Bolton and Slyne Ward

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Bolton and Slyne (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Anne Rogerson* 2019 18.77 −17.40
Conservative James Malcolm Thomas* 1806 16.79
Conservative John Graeme Wild* 1795 16.69
Independent Keith William Budden 1328 12.35 −36.25
Labour John Bouskill 820 7.62
Labour Sharron Gwendoline Hood 652 6.06
Labour Molly Christine Roberts 583 5.42
Green William Ian Birnie 473 4.40
Green Thomas Arnold Birnie 471 4.38
Liberal Democrats Harry Philip Armistead 419 4
Independent Sue Lomax 391 3.63
Turnout 10757 71
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bulk Ward

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Bulk (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tim Hamilton-Cox 1426 15.97 −0.27
Green Caroline St Joan Jackson 1419 15.89
Green Andrew Martin Kay* 1272 14.25 −1.54
Labour Cathy Jamieson 1236 13.84 −0.66
Labour Miles Nelson Taylor 1075 12.04 −2.19
Labour Peter Leo Rivet 994 11.13 −0.67
Conservative Howard Philip Dodgson 423 4.74 +0.79
Conservative William Anthony Brooks 375 4.20 +0.27
UKIP Matthew Jeremy Atkins 364 4.08 +4.08
Conservative Nickey Jane Russell 344 3.85 +0.19
Turnout 8928 61
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Carnforth and Millhead Ward

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Carnforth and Millhead (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Allan Yates* 1405 19.38 −3.65
Conservative Mel Guilding* 1238 17.07 +17.07
Conservative Christopher Wallace Harold Leadbetter* 1184 16.33 −2.67
Labour Paul Malcolm Gardner* 1027 14.16 −7.68
Labour Bob Roe 981 13.53 −1.74
Labour Fran Hanna 921 12.70 −5.03
Green Kevin Frea 495 6.83 +6.83
Turnout 7251 65
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Ward

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Castle (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Dave Brookes* 1229 26.04 +2.73
Green Nick Wilkinson* 959 20.32 +1.51
Labour Tom Sweeney 682 14.45 +5.25
Labour Peter James Wilson 631 13.37 +4.23
Conservative Chris Brown 403 8.54 +2.82
Conservative Ryan Martin Cushley-Spendiff 336 7.12 +3.26
Independent Anthony Mark Cutter 249 5.28 +5.28
Liberal Democrats Michael Mumford 142 3.01 +1.18
TUSC Eugene Henry Michael Doherty 89 1.89 +1.89
Turnout 4720 59
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Ellel Ward

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Ellel (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Rebecca Helme* 1433 31.06 +2.52
Conservative Susie Charles* 1305 28.28 −2.24
Labour David John Hill 579 12.55 −3.11
Labour Ben Whittingham 564 12.22 2.23
Green Nicholas Martin Beddoe 422 9 +2.44
Green Andrew Lee 311 6.74 +6.74
Turnout 4614 72
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Halton-with-Aughton ward

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Halton with Aughton (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Woodruff* 577 38.36 −47.31
Green Bob Bauld 423 28.13 +13.8
Conservative Daniel Scott Gibbins 364 24.20 +24.20
Labour Catarina Bridget Mary Finnerty 142 9.44 +9.44
Majority 154 10.24 −61.10
Turnout 1504 73
Independent hold Swing

Harbour ward

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Harbour (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Hanson* 1263 20.34 +0.13
Labour Darren Keith Clifford* 1130 18.20 +1.20
Labour David Whittaker* 1063 17.12 −0.47
UKIP Steven Thomas Ogden 840 13.53 +13.53
Conservative Pat Hibbins 722 11.63 +2.97
MB Independent Jason Firth 439 7.07 −5.68
MB Independent Terry Ingle 394 6.34 −4.48
Green Joanne Lindsey Corless 359 5.78 +2.93
Turnout 6210 54
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heysham Central ward

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Heysham Central (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MB Independent Geoff Knight* 779 21.13 −8.85
Labour Carla Dianne Brayshaw 761 20.65 −1.27
Labour David Ivan Brayshaw 760 20.62 +20.62
Conservative Elliot Layfield 724 19.64 +19.64
MB Independent Cary Jane Matthews 662 17.96 +17.96
MB Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 3686 60

Heysham North ward

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Heysham North (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Elizabeth Pattison* 795 25.40 −1.73
Labour Ronald Sands* 705 22.52 −2.45
Conservative Adam Martin Towers 491 15.69 +15.69
UKIP Dave Porter 470 15.02 +15.02
MB Independent James Carlton Fletcher 262 8.37 −10.58
MB Independent Geoffrey Wilson 245 7.83 −6.49
Green Ulrike Andrea Hildegard Zeshan 162 5.18 +1.35
Turnout 3130 53
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heysham South ward

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Heysham South (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Bateson 1390 22.39 +5.65
Labour Alan Biddulph 952 15.33 +3.34
Labour Colin Hartley 871 14.03 +2.15
Conservative Richard William Rollins 854 13.75 −0.41
MB Independent Mike Greenall 740 11.92 −4.26
Labour Ian Withnell Clift 729 11.74 +11.74
UKIP Mark Knight 673 10.84 +10.84
Turnout 6209 62
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

John O'Gaunt ward

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John O'Gaunt (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Eileen Blamire* 1605 16.35 −1.25
Labour Elizabeth Scott* 1466 14.93 −1.95
Labour Richard Newman-Thompson* 1300 13.24 −1.25
Conservative Ali Dodgson 960 9.78 +2.51
Green Chris Watkins 950 9.68 −1.7
Green Heather Hilton 842 8.58 +0.46
Conservative Mick Jackson 800 8.15 +1.82
Conservative Luke Joseph Worrall 792 8.07 +3.35
Green Rebecca Kate Whittle 706 7.19 +0.67
Liberal Democrats Phil Dunster 397 4.04 +0.90
Turnout 9818 63
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kellet ward

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Kellet (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Roger Mace* 982 73.45 −3.34
Labour Jean Taylor 216 16.16 +0.11
Green Mark Miles Westcombe 139 10.40 +3.24
Majority 766 57.29 −3.45
Turnout 1337 78
Conservative hold Swing -4.74

Lower Lune Valley ward

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Lower Lune Valley (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Parkinson Jackson 1375 27.29 +2.30
Conservative Jane Parkinson 1270 25.20 +3.68
Liberal Democrats Joyce Pritchard 718 14.25 −3.04
Labour Tamsin Stacey Hartley 517 10.24 +3.16
Labour Ryan Anderson Bartle 391 7.76 +1.49
Green Mike Wright 300 5.95 +1.62
Green Jan Maskell 247 4.90 +4.90
Liberal Democrats Marco Ciciriello 221 4.39 −13.10
Turnout 5039 76
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Marsh Ward

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Marsh (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jon Barry* 1323 29.36
Green Rebecca Joy Novell* 941 20.88
Labour Andrew James Gierke 630 13.98
Labour Valerie Jean Pearson 599 13.29
Conservative Gus Thomas Rankin 334 7.41
Conservative Holly Elspeth Port Sheppard 313 6.94
Independent Michael Alan Loat 254 5.64
Liberal Democrats Mark Warburton 112 2.49
Turnout 4506 65
Green hold Swing n/a
Green hold Swing n/a

Overton Ward

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Overton (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Paul Gardiner* 488 42.80 +42.80
Independent Keith Snowden 329 28.86 −38.31
Labour John Bouskill 329 23.24 −9.11
Green Pamela Jill Virgoe White 58 5.08 +5.08
Majority 159 13.94 −20.41
Turnout 1140 64
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Poulton ward

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Poulton (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brendan Anthony Hughes 656 20.97 +8.14
Labour Terrie Metcalfe 594 18.98 +6.72
MB Independent Tricia Heath 431 13.77 +3.13
UKIP Godfrey Samuel Danson 426 13.61 +7.1
Conservative Graham Charles Agnew 398 13.61 +6.26
MB Independent Vicky Boyd-Power 285 9.11 −0.31
Green Clare Mary Long-Summers 189 6.04 +6.04
Green Becky Stevens 150 4.79 +4.79
Turnout 3129 52
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Scotforth East ward

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Scotforth East (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Anne Whitehead 937 20.92 +1.43
Labour James Joseph Leyshon 835 18.64 +1.47
Conservative Daniel Charles Orrell Aldred 820 18.30 +1.1
Conservative Helen Killoran Wilson 670 14.96 −0.29
Liberal Democrats Robin Eamonn Long 355 7.92 −4.19
Green Frank Ledwith 326 7.28 +1.71
Green Gisela Christine Renolds 289 6.45 +1.96
Liberal Democrats Kyran Darnton 248 5.54 −3.17
Turnout 4480 70
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Scotforth West ward

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Scotforth West (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Elizabeth Denwood* 1,639 15.55 −1.3
Green Abi Mills 1,579 14.98 +3.42
Labour Ronnie Kershaw 1127 10.69 −0.79
Green Chris Norman 1091 10.01 −2.84
Green Paul Byron Stubbins 1081 7.76 −3.29
Labour John Raymond Whitehead 993 9.50 −1.66
Conservative Val Outram 912 8.73 +0.41
Conservative Janet Suzanne Walton 794 7.60 −0.7
Conservative Kevan Stuart Walton 776 7.43 +0.29
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Long 229 2.19 −1.15
TUSC Steve Metcalfe 117 1.12 +1.12
Turnout 10450 70
Labour hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Silverdale ward

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Silverdale (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Goodrich 400 29.94 −33.19
Independent Sarah Margaret Debonnaire Fishwick 358 26.8 +26.8
Liberal Democrats June Greenwell 327 24.48 +24.48
Green Rex Andrew Ambler 142 10.63 −9.39
Labour Brenda Daphne Florence Rockall 109 8.16 −8.69
Majority 42 3.14 −39.97
Turnout 1336 79
Conservative hold Swing

Skerton East ward

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Skerton East (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Michael Redfern* 1237 18.97 −4.74
Labour Abbott Clifton Bryning* 1214 18.56 −5.03
Labour Janet Tracy Hall* 1202 18.37 −6.09
Conservative Jennifer George 848 13.00 +1.52
Green David Charles Fleet 550 8.41 +8.41
Green Jean Peggy O'Neill 514 7.86 +7.86
Green Stephen Christopher Riley 455 7.0 +7.0
Independent Steven Andrew Swarbrick 232 3.55
Turnout 6252 52
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Skerton West ward

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Skerton West (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Leytham* 1481 21.34 −6.7
Labour Rob Devey 1331 19.18 −7.88
Labour Roger James Sherlock* 1241 17.88 −1.18
Conservative Graham Charles Agnew 1037 14.94 +0.02
UKIP Niall Semple 816 11.76 +11.76
Green Michael Jonathon Riley 380 5.46 −5.46
Green Harris Kaloudis 360 5.19 +5.19
Independent John Thomas Harrison 295 4.25 +4.25
Turnout 6941 60
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Torrisholme ward

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Torrisholme (2 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillippa Williamson 901 21.51 +9.25
Labour Andrew James Warriner 666 15.90 +5.80
MB Independent Roger Thomas Dennison* 610 14.57 +1.08
Labour John Robert Reynolds 585 14.49 +4.39
MB Independent Geoff Marsland* 554 13.23 +0.75
UKIP Robert Wilson Gillespie 504 12.03 +12.03
Liberal Democrats Thomas Henry Barney 192 4.58 −1.28
Green Daren Christian Chandisingh 176 4.20 +0.37
Turnout 4188 68
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing

University and Scotforth Rural ward

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University and Scotforth Rural (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Elizabeth Beckett Atkinson 605 13.69 −13.74
Green Sam Armstrong 555 12.56 −0.08
Labour Matt Mann 500 11.31 −12.04
Labour Clare Anne Robinson 480 10.84 −12.51
Green Jo Gadsden 440 9.95 −1.35
Green Jack Benjamin Filmore 417 9.43 +9.43
Conservative Dan Astley 405 9.16 +0.76
Conservative Lee Antony Dickson 391 8.85 +1.27
Conservative Ice Bing Dong 339 7.67 +7.67
Liberal Democrats Pippa Jane Hepworth 143 3.24 −1.74
Liberal Democrats Jamie Edward Robert Lawson 79 1.79 −2.52
Liberal Democrats Oliver Hartland Mountjoy 66 1.49 +1.49
Turnout 4420 74
Labour hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upper Lune Valley ward

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Upper Lune Valley (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Thomas Williamson* 1103 73.00 −1.95
Labour Jack Nelson Hoad 221 14.63 +14.63
Green Catriona Stamp 187 12.38 −12.67
Majority 882 58.37 +8.46
Turnout 1511 77
Conservative hold Swing

Warton ward

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Warton (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Gail Sykes 529 43.33 −7.21
Labour Janette Gardner 266 21.79 −14.62
Independent Stuart Langhorn 248 20.31 +20.31
Green Sue Tyldesley 178 14.58 +1.54
Majority 263 21.54 +7.41
Turnout 1121 73
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate ward

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Westgate (3 councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracy Michelle Brown 1279 20.28 +4.42
Labour David Smith 1261 20.00 +4.17
Labour Claire Emily Cozler 1115 17.68 +1.85
Conservative Joseph Peter Wilson 985 15.62 +7.16
UKIP Michelle Ogden 970 15.38 +15.38
MB Independent Barry Vickers 696 11.04 −5.2
Turnout 6306 56
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wards

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Electoral wards in Lancaster, 2015
Ward Number of
councillors
Bare 3
Bolton and Slyne 3
Bulk 3
Carnforth and Millhead 3
Castle 2
Ellel 2
Halton-with-Aughton 1
Harbour 3
Heysham Central 2
Heysham North 2
Heysham South 3
John O'Gaunt 3
Kellet 1
Lower Lune Valley 2
Marsh 2
Overton 1
Poulton 2
Scotforth East 2
Scotforth West 3
Silverdale 1
Skerton East 3
Skerton West 3
Torrisholme 2
University and Scotforth Rural 3
Upper Lune Valley 1
Warton 1
Westgate 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lancaster". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Lancaster Electoral Changes Order". Legislation.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2014.