The 2015 Vale of White Horse District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Vale of White Horse District Council in England.[1] This was held on the same day as other local elections. In 2015, the council seats were contested against redrawn ward boundaries. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives retained control, with an increased majority of seats.
Election results
editComposition of the council following the 2015 election:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 29 | N/A | N/A | - | 76.3 | 45.6 | 48,057 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | N/A | N/A | - | 23.7 | 32.1 | 33,829 | ||
| Labour | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 8.7 | 9,183 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 4.7 | 4,998 | ||
| Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 4.3 | 4,572 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 2.1 | 2,181 | ||
| Labour Co-op | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 1.7 | 1,802 | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 0.5 | 520 | ||
| NHA | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 0.2 | 240 | ||
Ward Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Katie Finch | 1,302 | 22.28 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Pighills | 1,125 | 19.25 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony De Vere | 1,086 | 18.58 | ||
| Conservative | Dennis Garrett | 1,012 | 17.31 | ||
| Green | Tobias Fett | 685 | 11.72 | ||
| Labour | Mike Gould | 635 | 10.86 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alice Badcock | 1,285 | 20.89 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Badcock | 1,204 | 19.58 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Samantha Bowring | 1,073 | 17.45 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Fawcett | 929 | 15.11 | ||
| Labour | George Ryall | 556 | 9.04 | ||
| UKIP | Jake Smith | 500 | 8.13 | ||
| Green | Halima Brewer | 458 | 7.45 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Katherine Imogen Burton | 94 | 1.53 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | James Alexander Sweeten | 51 | 0.83 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sandy Lovatt | 1,455 | 22.96 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Louise Crick | 1,298 | 20.49 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Todd | 1,285 | 20.28 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Lonergan | 1,093 | 17.25 | ||
| Green | Richard Bullock | 503 | 7.94 | ||
| Labour | Bobbie Nichols | 473 | 7.47 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Jonathan Charles Bowden | 146 | 2.30 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Anthony Bryant Patrick Mockler | 83 | 1.31 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Monica Lovatt | 1,372 | 22.53 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Palmer | 1,297 | 21.30 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Anita Halliday | 1,160 | 19.05 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Halliday | 1,052 | 17.27 | ||
| Labour | David Thomas Bartlett | 689 | 11.31 | ||
| Independent | Marilyn Diana Badcock | 520 | 8.54 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Hall | 1,545 | 20.64 | ||
| Conservative | Vicky Jenkins | 1,514 | 20.22 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Rosemary Rooke | 1,407 | 18.79 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Skinner | 1,126 | 15.04 | ||
| UKIP | Jim Abram | 561 | 7.49 | ||
| Labour | Denise Marie Watt | 444 | 5.93 | ||
| Green | Michael Wallace Ellwood | 358 | 4.78 | ||
| Green | Paul Timothy Norton | 292 | 3.90 | ||
| NHA | Tim Oates | 240 | 3.21 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reg Waite | 1,490 | 25.74 | ||
| Conservative | Janet Shelley | 1,457 | 25.17 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Piran Fletcher | 833 | 14.39 | ||
| Labour | Sonny Leong | 737 | 12.73 | ||
| UKIP | Jake Smith | 572 | 9.88 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Tanya Louise Nunn | 399 | 6.89 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Andrew Charles Toombs | 301 | 5.20 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Debby Hallett | 1,521 | 25.55 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Smith | 1,387 | 23.30 | ||
| Conservative | Jackie Gibb | 1,106 | 18.58 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Hardiman | 893 | 15.00 | ||
| Labour | Peter Joseph McGunnigle | 643 | 10.80 | ||
| UKIP | Colin Albert Weyer | 403 | 6.77 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Roberts | 1,778 | 25.60 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dudley Hoddinott | 1,679 | 24.17 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Wheatland | 1,276 | 18.37 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Hardiman | 1,134 | 16.33 | ||
| Labour | Bella Bond | 383 | 5.51 | ||
| UKIP | Roy Allan Alderson | 364 | 5.24 | ||
| Labour | James Stefan Hutton | 332 | 4.78 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Davenport | 654 | 37.83 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard John Webber | 614 | 35.51 | ||
| UKIP | John Richard Ayres | 210 | 12.15 | ||
| Labour | Chris Lynch | 172 | 9.95 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Gerald Day | 79 | 4.57 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Cox | 1,619 | 25.29 | ||
| Conservative | Mohinder Kainth | 1,429 | 22.32 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Meredith | 1,105 | 17.26 | ||
| Labour | Sonny Leong | 870 | 13.59 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Foggitt Harrison | 797 | 12.45 | ||
| Green | Steven James Curd | 582 | 9.09 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris McCarthy | 982 | 21.54 | ||
| Conservative | Ben Mabbett | 960 | 21.06 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Marchant | 890 | 19.52 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Stock | 696 | 15.27 | ||
| UKIP | Jason Kent | 548 | 12.02 | ||
| Labour | Leon Mark Foster-Hill | 483 | 10.59 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Murray | 830 | 52.14 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Edwin Dominic Webb | 401 | 25.19 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Susan Linda Jennings | 183 | 11.49 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Carrigan | 178 | 11.18 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Johnston | 1,751 | 25.98 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Blagrove | 1,508 | 22.37 | ||
| Conservative | Gareth Jennings | 1,254 | 18.60 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jerry Wayne Patterson | 1,060 | 15.72 | ||
| Green | Christopher Roy Henderson | 484 | 7.18 | ||
| Labour | Phil Bloomer | 394 | 5.84 | ||
| Labour | Ruth Catherine Mayne | 290 | 4.30 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Batts | 1,251 | 65.60 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Farrell | 656 | 34.40 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Margaret Webber | 723 | 48.59 | ||
| Conservative | Shaun Ward | 597 | 40.12 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Murray MacLean | 168 | 11.29 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yvonne Constance | 1,182 | 65.41 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian George Sadler | 356 | 19.70 | ||
| Labour | Rowan Thomas Trevarthan Pearce | 269 | 14.89 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Sharp | 1,190 | 59.09 | ||
| Labour | Peter Gill | 568 | 28.20 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Margaret Moger Farrell | 256 | 12.71 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Barber | 891 | 46.80 | ||
| UKIP | Glynn Allen Davies | 275 | 14.44 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Gwendoline Mary Marsh | 270 | 14.18 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Barbara Young | 252 | 13.24 | ||
| Labour | Mark George William Sandels | 269 | 11.34 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gervase Duffield | 745 | 47.76 | ||
| Labour | Coral Ann Avril Florey | 281 | 18.01 | ||
| UKIP | Chris Parkes | 229 | 14.68 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Hudson | 202 | 12.95 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Olive Helen Lovelady | 103 | 6.60 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Anthony Hayward | 1,232 | 60.16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Stanley Woodford | 586 | 28.61 | ||
| UKIP | John Frederick Curtis | 230 | 11.23 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charlotte Dickson | 1,602 | 25.86 | ||
| Conservative | St John Dickson | 1,275 | 20.58 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick O'Leary | 955 | 15.41 | ||
| Labour | Terry Jean Cornford | 617 | 9.96 | ||
| Green | Kevin Harris | 609 | 9.83 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Sibbald | 576 | 9.30 | ||
| UKIP | Frances Baxter | 562 | 9.07 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Hannaby | 1,411 | 22.05 | ||
| Conservative | Julia Reynolds | 1,385 | 21.64 | ||
| Conservative | Bill Jones | 1,292 | 20.19 | ||
| Labour | Jean Elizabeth Nunn-Price | 780 | 12.19 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Weeden | 684 | 10.69 | ||
| UKIP | Doug Tofte | 544 | 8.50 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Trevor Cook | 158 | 2.47 | ||
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Christine Margaret Woodward | 146 | 2.28 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elaine Ware | 2,319 | 35.93 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Howell | 2,213 | 34.28 | ||
| Green | Mary Ellen Wiltshire | 601 | 9.31 | ||
| Labour | Evelyne Godfrey | 539 | 8.35 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul William Mayhew Archer | 393 | 6.09 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Catherine Webber | 390 | 6.04 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Henry Spencer | 1,020 | 51.41 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Nicholas Fysh | 751 | 37.85 | ||
| Labour | Joe Ottaway | 213 | 10.74 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.