2015 Arun District Council election

The Arun District Council elections, 2015 took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, electing all 54 members of the council, and taking place alongside a general election and other local elections in England and Northern Ireland.

2015 Arun District Council election
7 May 2015
All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats UKIP
Last election 48 seats, 50.9% 4 seats, 18.7% 0 seats, 8.5%
Seats won 42 5 4
Seat change 4 1 4
Popular vote 38,322 12,627 20,695
Percentage 41.6% 13.7% 22.5%
Swing 9.3% 5.0% 14.0%
Previous Largest Party before election


Conservative

 Subsequent Largest Party


Conservative

From the previous election, the council had undergone boundary changes which had reduced their number by 2. One councillor in Bersted had defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party, bringing in the first Green councillor on Arun since the authority was formed in 1973.

Following the elections, the Conservatives held control of the council for their 12th term of office, with Cllr Gill Brown continuing as leader.

Election result
Arun District Council Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 1 5 -4 77.8% 41.6% 38,322 -9.3%
  Liberal Democrats 5 2 1 +1 9.3% 13.7% 12,627 -5.0%
  UKIP 4 4 0 +4 7.4% 22.5% 20,695 +14.0%
  Independent 2 1 0 +1 3.7% 7.7% 7,081 +3.4%
  Labour 1 0 2 -2 1.9% 10.9% 9,999 -4.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0% 3.6% 3,341 +3.6%

Ward results

Aldwick East
Aldwick East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Bence* 1,619
Conservative Gillian Brown* 1,536
UKIP Michael Warden 919
Independent Malcolm Daniells 705
Liberal Democrats Peter Wells 688
Turnout 73.57
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Aldwick West
Aldwick West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Hitchens* 1,962
Conservative Jacqui Maconachie* 1,397
UKIP John Wedderburn 1122
Liberal Democrats Kenton Batley 698
Liberal Democrats Alan Gale 635
Turnout 69.05
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Angmering & Findon
Angmering & Findon(3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bicknell* 2,963
Conservative Dudley Wensley* 2,325
Conservative Andrew Cooper* 2,212
UKIP Mark Dyson 1418
Liberal Democrats David Bliss 998
Labour Alison Baker 887
Green Lionel Smith 796
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Taylor 706
Turnout 72.78
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Arundel & Walberton
Arundel & Walberton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Dendle* 2,691
Conservative Norman Dingemans* 2,448
Conservative Robert Wheal 1,994
Independent Jeremy Johnstone 1166
UKIP Tricia Wales 1151
Labour Christopher Wood 938
Turnout 72.94
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barnham
Barnham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Ballard 1,994
Conservative Christopher Hughes 1,644
Conservative John Charles* 1,491
UKIP Tony Dixon 1187
Independent Ian Truin 1115
UKIP Graham Draper 1041
Green Isabel Thurston 1033
Labour Alwyn Dow 710
Turnout 68.70
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Beach
Beach (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Walsh* 1,671
Liberal Democrats Dan Purchese 1,434
Conservative Jill Long 786
Labour Steve McConnell 260
Labour Ron Felpts 245
Turnout 67.73
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bersted
Bersted (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Bence 1,625
UKIP Ann Rapnik 1,497
Conservative Jacqueline Pendleton 1,156
Liberal Democrats Phil Woodall 798
Liberal Democrats Darren Dawes 795
Liberal Democrats James Young 667
Green Simon McDougall* 647
Green Susan Livett 577
Green Martin Lury 525
Turnout 58.36
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Brookfield
Brookfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Gammon* 1,363
Conservative Mick Warren 1,029
UKIP Geoff Holloway 825
Labour Bill Mears 521
Liberal Democrats Anchorette Parvin-Blackstone 509
Labour Mary Mears 444
Turnout 62.69
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Courtwick with Toddington
Courtwick with Toddington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marian Ayers 1,415
UKIP Victoria Rhodes 991
Labour Mike Northeast* 876
Labour Anthony Squires 866
Labour George O'Neill 709
Liberal Democrats Mark Foster 694
Liberal Democrats Paul Graydon 469
Liberal Democrats David Leggatt 375
Independent David Jones 368
Turnout 56.30
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Preston
East Preston (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Bower* 2,921
Conservative Terence Chapman* 2,909
Conservative Mike Clayden 2,326
UKIP Teresa Bullock 1439
Labour Tony Dines 1081
Turnout 72.90
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Felpham East
Felpham East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Edwards 1,586
Conservative Paul English* 1,283
UKIP Richard Eldred 961
Liberal Democrats Michelle Hibbert 599
Liberal Democrats William Blanchard-Cooper 457
Turnout 69.84
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Felpham West
Felpham West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Madeley* 1,505
Conservative Elaine Stainton* 1,186
UKIP Graham Jones 960
Liberal Democrats Michael Chapman 498
Liberal Democrats Adrian Thorpe 429
Turnout 69.67
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ferring
Ferring (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Elkins* 1,950
Conservative Colin Oliver-Redgate* 1,699
UKIP Helen O'Connor-Dixon 762
Labour Steve O'Donnell 523
Labour Michael Brown 476
Turnout 76.67
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hotham
Hotham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Reynolds 849
Liberal Democrats Paul Wells 770
Liberal Democrats Janina Cooper 593
Labour Pauline Nash 340
Labour Simon Mouatt 326
Green David Meagher 289
Green Conrad Meagher 262
Turnout 51.79
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marine
Marine (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Brooks* 994
Conservative Dougal Maconachie 857
UKIP Martin Lineham 774
Labour Richard Dawson 631
Turnout 50.80
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Middleton-on-Sea
Middleton-on-Sea (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Oakley 1,651
Conservative Paul Wotherspoon 1,354
UKIP Joan Phillips 1063
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hearn 524
Liberal Democrats Sandra Toovey 498
Turnout 72.80
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Orchard
Orchard (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Oppler* 963
Conservative Leonard Brown* 884
Liberal Democrats Bill Toovey 693
Labour Jan Cosgrove 596
Labour Michelle White 430
Pawel Kozuchowski 93
Turnout 54.56
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pagham
Pagham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anita Dawn Hall* 1,894
Conservative Ashvinkumar Patel* 1,374
UKIP Tony Sutcliffe 1365
Liberal Democrats Catherine Morrish 749
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Warr 505
Turnout 70.70
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pevensey
Pevensey (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Dillon 802
Independent Sandra Daniells 778
Independent Adam Cunard 691
Labour Roger Nash* 578
Labour Gilbert Cockburn 464
Turnout 54.60
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

River
River (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Buckland 1,239
Conservative George Blampied 1,172
UKIP Colin Cates 1,009
Independent Malcolm Belchamber 1002
Labour Alan Butcher 844
Liberal Democrats Joan Rickeard 751
Liberal Democrats Emily Tester 608
Labour Bernie May 600
Green David Austin 576
Labour Maralyn May 570
Turnout 57.03
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Rustington East
Rustington East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Neno 1,509 30.7%
Conservative Graham Tyler* 1,394 28.4%
UKIP Stewart England 802 16.3%
Liberal Democrats Jamie Bennett 421 8.6%
Labour Adrian Midgley 413 8.4%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Richards 378 7.7%
Turnout 4,917 68.13
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rustington West
Rustington West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillipa Bower 2,362
Conservative Pauline Harrison-Horn 2,284
Conservative Stella Porter 1,847
UKIP Paul Davis 1267
Independent Alison Cooper 860
Liberal Democrats Anne Purchese 808
Labour Nigel Stapley 801
Liberal Democrats Joanne Calvert 675
Joby Akira 203
Turnout 70.29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Yapton
Yapton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Haymes* 1,962
UKIP Derek Ambler 1,183
Conservative Gary Markwell 1125
Turnout 65.50
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. "Elections 2015". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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