2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The 2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Rushmoor Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.[2]

2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election
7 May 2015
14 seats of 39 to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Seats before 24 12 3
Seats won 10 3 1
Seats after 25 11 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 19,353 9,644 8,278
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Two seats were up for election in the West Heath ward due to the resignation of an incumbent.

Results
Rushmoor Local Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 1 0 1 71.42 46.32 19,353
  Labour 3 0 1 1 21.42 23.08 9,644
  UKIP 1 0 0 7.14 19.81 8,278
  Green 0 0 0 6.35 2,655
  Liberal Democrats 4.21 1,759
  Christian 0.20 86

Ward results

Aldershot Park
Aldershot Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Newell 1,153 37.70
Labour Frances Matthews 1,065 34.82
UKIP Peter Courtney 840 27.46
Majority 88 2.87
Turnout 3,058
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cherrywood
Cherrywood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Jones 1,050 36.25
Conservative Mara Makunura 804 27.76
UKIP Simon Austridge 791 27.31
Liberal Democrats Shaun Murphy 251 8.66
Majority 246 8.49
Turnout 2,896
Labour hold Swing

Cove and Southwood
Cove and Southwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Masterson 1,992 55.07
UKIP Jennifer Parsons 813 22.47
Labour Clive Andrews 543 15.01
Green Vincent Warne 269 7.43
Majority 1,179 32.59
Turnout 3,617
Conservative hold Swing

Empress
Empress
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Lyon 1,904 61.57
Green Donna Wallace 518 16.75
Labour Philip Collins 405 13.09
Liberal Democrats Julia Ohkubo 265 8.57
Majority 1,386 44.82
Turnout 3,092
Conservative hold Swing

Fernhill
Fernhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Marsh 1,686 49.09
UKIP William Walker 800 23.29
Labour Leonard Amos 498 14.50
Liberal Democrats Charles Fraser-Fleming 261 7.60
Green Martin Coule 189 5.50
Majority 886 25.80
Turnout 3,434
Conservative hold Swing

Knellwood
Knellwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Dibbs 2,367 58.20
Labour William Tootill 645 15.85
UKIP Rosemary Bell 590 14.50
Green Amy Lewry 465 11.43
Majority 1,722 42.34
Turnout 4,067
Conservative hold Swing

Manor Park
Manor Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Crerar 1,805 49.07
Labour Dominique Swaddling 1,129 30.69
UKIP Edmund Poole 744 20.22
Majority 676 18.37
Turnout 3,678
Conservative hold Swing

North Town
North Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Dibble 1,423 48.73
Conservative Lee Dawson 911 31.19
UKIP Adam de Lecq le Gresley 586 20.06
Majority 512 17.53
Turnout 2,920
Conservative hold Swing

Rowhill
Rowhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mohammad Choudhary 1,443 42.00
UKIP Kevin Betsworth 936 27.24
Labour Jill Clark 708 20.61
Green Peta Howell 348 10.13
Majority 507 14.75
Turnout 3,435
Conservative hold Swing

St John's
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barba Hurst 1,870 54.40
UKIP Christopher Harding 844 24.55
Labour Peter Hayward 507 14.75
Green David Stephenson 216 6.28
Majority 1,026 29.85
Turnout 3,437
Conservative hold Swing

St Mark's
St Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Corps 1,619 50.24
Liberal Democrats Abul Koher Chowdhury 663 20.57
Labour Colin Southon 536 16.63
Green Carl Hewitt 404 12.53
Majority 956 29.67
Turnout 3,222
Conservative hold Swing

Wellington
Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Evans 645 48.45
Conservative Attika Choudhary 600 45.07
Christian Kelebogile Waynereid 86 6.46
Majority 45 3.38
Turnout 1,331
Labour hold Swing

West Heath
West Heath (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP David Bell 1,334 37.17
Conservative Rodney Cooper 1,199 33.41
Conservative Stephen Smith 1,173
UKIP Derek Cornwell 1,101 30.68
Labour Janet Gardner 490 13.65
Labour Trevor Simpson 417
Liberal Democrats Josephine Murphy 319 8.89
Liberal Democrats Philip Thompson 273
Green Paula Marshall 246 6.85
UKIP win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2015 - Rushmoor". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.


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