2015 UK local government election
The 2015 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Derby City Council in England.[3] It was held on the same day as other local elections . The Labour Party increased its majority on the council by gaining two seats.
Election results 2015 Derby City Council election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 11 2 0 2 64.7 37.2 40,309 10.8 Conservative 5 0 0 29.4 31.2 33,750 2.0 Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 1 5.9 12.0 13,042 5.9 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 16.9 18,293 New Green 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,217 0.7 Independent 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.8 875 0.6 TUSC 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 643 New BNP 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 98 2.2 British Independents 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 60 New English Democrat 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 50 New
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election .
Ward results
Abbey Location of Abbey ward Abbey (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Asaf Afzal 2,688 50.1% Conservative Edward James Packham 1,056 19.7% Liberal Democrats Richard Hudson 875 16.3% UKIP Martin Ashley Bardoe 748 13.9% Majority 1,632 30.4% Turnout 5,367 54.8% Labour hold
Allestree Location of Allestree ward Allestree (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Steve Hassall 4,867 56.7% Labour Simon Peter Parkes 1,835 21.4% UKIP Frank Leeming 1,005 11.7% Liberal Democrats Deena Smith 883 10.3% Majority 3,032 35.3% Turnout 8,590 77.5% Conservative hold
Alvaston Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Paul Bayliss 2,588 40.8% UKIP Arron Marsden 1,826 28.8% Conservative Pete Berry 1,404 22.4% Liberal Democrats Ellen Anthony 385 6.1% TUSC Charles Albert Taylor 74 1.2% British Independents David Andrew Gale 60 0.9% Majority 762 12.0% Turnout 6,337 55.9% Labour hold
Arboretum Location of Arboretum ward Arboretum (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Fareed Hussain 3,549 71.1% Conservative Ross McCristal 505 10.1% Liberal Democrats Margaret Hird 434 8.7% UKIP Usman Khalid-Raja 387 7.8% TUSC Graham Lewis 118 2.4% Majority 3,044 61.0% Turnout 4,993 46.3% Labour hold
Blagreaves Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Amo Raju 2,401 36.8% Liberal Democrats Danielle Lind 1,990 30.5% Conservative Max Craven 1,235 18.9% UKIP Vincent Davis 844 12.9% Majority 411 6.3% Turnout 6,527 66.0% Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Boulton Location of Boulton ward Boulton (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Barbara Sybil Jackson 2,177 37.8% UKIP Steve Fowke 1,562 27.1% Conservative Celia Ingall 1,538 26.7% Green David Leonard Foster 239 4.2% Liberal Democrats Brian Venn 159 2.8% TUSC Shaun Christopher Stuart 80 1.4% Majority 615 10.7% Turnout 5,755 57.8% Labour hold
Chaddesden Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesden (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Linda Mary Winter 2,147 34.4% Conservative Jonathan Charles Smale 2,131 34.2% UKIP Anthony Joseph Crawley 1,558 25.0% Liberal Democrats Ian Colin Care 304 4.9% BNP Paul Hillard 98 1.6% Majority 16 0.3% Turnout 6,238 62.0% Labour hold
Chellaston Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Alan Leslie Grimadell 3,342 43.8% Labour Cecile Yvonne Wright 2,161 28.3% UKIP John Evans 1,506 19.7% Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Katharine Webb 568 7.4% English Democrat David William Black 50 0.7% Majority 1,181 15.5% Turnout 7,627 67.0% Conservative hold
Darley Location of Darley ward Darley (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Martin Jeffrey Repton 2,698 39.1% Conservative Jordan Kemp 2,373 34.4% UKIP Kirk Lewis Kus 632 9.2% Green Alice Sarah Mason-Power 632 9.2% Liberal Democrats John Allman Cameron 565 8.2% Majority 325 4.7% Turnout 6,900 66.4% Labour hold
Derwent Location of Derwent ward Derwent (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Martin Rawson 2,107 42.5% UKIP Sarah Ann Hallam 1,336 27.0% Conservative Steve Willoughby 1,165 23.5% Liberal Democrats Simon Ferrigno 349 7.0% Majority 771 15.5% Turnout 4,957 51.4% Labour hold
Littleover Location of Littleover ward Littleover (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Mike Carr 2,682 35.4% Labour Dom Anderson 2,403 31.7% Conservative Gee Afsar 1,744 23.0% UKIP Vaughan Saxby 606 8.0% Independent (politician) Tony Welch 139 1.8% Majority 279 3.7% Turnout 7,574 71.9% Liberal Democrats hold
Mackworth Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Diane Elizabeth Froggatt 1,811 32.9% Conservative Sean Thomas Rose 1,268 23.0% UKIP Freddie Theobald 1,094 19.9% Independent Lisa Maria Higginbottom* 736 13.4% Green Marten Kats 346 6.3% Liberal Democrats Catrin Sian Rutland 250 4.5% Majority 543 9.9% Turnout 5,505 57.4% Labour gain from Independent
Note: Lisa Higginbottom was elected as a Labour councillor at the previous election in 2011, but resigned to sit as an independent in October 2013.[4]
Mickleover Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Conservative John Keith 3,772 43.9% Liberal Democrats Peter Joseph Barker 2,382 27.7% Labour Lester John Pendrey 1,523 17.7% UKIP Ian Edward Crompton 925 10.8% Majority 1,390 16.2% Turnout 8,602 73.6% Conservative hold
Normanton Location of Normanton ward Normanton (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Jangir Khan 3,763 71.6% Conservative Ashley Anthony Waterhouse 597 11.4% UKIP Jayprakash Joshi 486 9.2% Liberal Democrats Jill Leonard 219 4.2% TUSC Terence Anderson 191 3.6% Majority 3,166 60.2% Turnout 5,256 51.0% Labour hold
Oakwood Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Robin Wood 3,345 51.0% Labour Fay Knight 1,672 25.5% UKIP Gary John Small 1,197 18.3% Liberal Democrats Roger Anthony Jackson 340 5.2% Majority 1,673 25.5% Turnout 6,554 65.1% Conservative hold
Sinfin Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Joanna Terese West 2,993 60.7% UKIP Gaurav Pandey 1,383 28.0% Liberal Democrats Jake Zyla 432 8.8% TUSC Zbigniew Wojcik 123 2.5% Majority 1,610 32.7% Turnout 6,624 66.5% Labour hold
Spondon Location of Spondon ward Spondon (1 Seat) Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Nicola Angela Roulstone 3,384 51.1% Labour Richard Morgan 1,793 27.1% UKIP Garth Munton 1,222 18.4% Liberal Democrats Alf Wall 225 3.4% Majority 1,591 24.0% Turnout 6,624 66.5% Conservative hold
References ^ "Local Election Results 2015". Andrew Teale . ^ "Local Election 2015". Derby City Council . ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015 . ^ Chris Mallett (22 October 2013). "Former Derby Mayor quits Labour in protest at cash cuts". Derby Telegraph . Archived from the original on 27 November 2013.