2015 Lewes District Council election

2015 Lewes District Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
All 41 seats to Lewes District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Grn
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 22 seats, 37.8% 18 seats, 33.7% 0 seats, 7.6%
Seats won 24 11 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 7 Increase 3
Popular vote 35,938 24,817 10,955
Percentage 34.5% 23.8% 10.5%
Swing Decrease 3.3% Decrease 9.9% Increase 2.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Ind
UKIP
Party Independent UKIP
Last election 1 seat, 4.8% 0 seats, 3.1%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 6,805 14,137
Percentage 6.5% 13.6%
Swing Increase 1.7% Increase 10.5%
Results of the 2015 Lewes District Council election
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2015 Lewes District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Lewes District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

Lewes District Council election, 2015[2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 39 24 3 1 Increase 2 58.5% 34.5% 35,938 Decrease 3.3%
  Liberal Democrats 36 11 1 8 Decrease 7 26.8% 23.8% 24,817 Decrease 9.9%
  Green 26 3 3 0 Increase 3 7.3% 10.5% 10,955 Increase 2.9%
  Independent 9 2 1 0 Increase 1 4.9% 6.5% 6,805 Increase 1.7%
  UKIP 27 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.4% 13.6% 14,137 Increase 10.5%
  Labour 21 0 0 0 Steady 0% 11.0% 11,479 Decrease 1.9%

Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Barcombe & Hamsey

Barcombe & Hamsey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isabelle Linington 511 41.3 –3.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Joyce Hughes 492 39.8 +2.6
Green Neil del Strother 233 18.9 +0.9
Majority 19 1.5 –6.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Chailey & Wivelsfield

Chailey & Wivelsfield (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sharon Davy * 1,686 48.7 –9.2
Conservative Cyril Sugarman * 1,169 –
Liberal Democrats Lesley Alison Dunford 893 25.8 +6.3
UKIP Pascal Atkins 463 13.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Iantha Kirkup 444 –
Green Holly Atkins 417 12.1 –0.8
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ditchling & Westmeston

Ditchling & Westmeston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Jones * 1,032 67.0 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Don McBeth 259 16.8 +0.8
Green Tom Beament 162 10.5 –14.1
Labour Vincent Tickner 88 5.7 N/A
Majority 773 50.2 +15.5
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs

East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wayne Botting 1,875 43.7 –6.2
Conservative Ron Maskell * 1,825 –
Conservative Andy Smith * 1,654 –
Labour Alan Ford 923 21.5 –2.1
Labour Christine Robinson 875 –
Labour Laurence O'Connor 864 –
UKIP David Michael Burgess 685 16.0 N/A
UKIP Lyn Mills 613 –
UKIP Josh Palmer 520 –
Liberal Democrats Simon Marriott Ackroyd 432 10.1 –16.5
Green Sarah Rosalind Hitchings 378 8.8 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kingston

Kingston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vic Ient 576 44.4 +3.0
Conservative Nick Robinson 423 32.6 –1.7
Green Luci McGovern 297 22.9 +11.0
Majority 153 11.8 +4.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lewes Bridge

Lewes Bridge (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper 905 27.5 –10.9
Green Joanna Katherine Emma Carter 677 20.6 –9.5
Liberal Democrats John Tregea Lamb 641 –
Independent Matt Kent 540 16.4 N/A
Labour Denzil Jones 529 16.1 –0.8
Labour Gill Short 447 –
Green Robert Lewis Heath 410 –
Conservative Brenda Gough 395 12.0 –2.6
Conservative Frances Tufnell 359 –
UKIP Deborah Anna Cooke 240 7.3 N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lewes Castle

Lewes Castle (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Susan Jean Murray 767 28.4 –1.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Chartier * 764 28.3 –11.8
Green Annabella Sarah Ashby 703 –
Liberal Democrats David Michael Gray * 612 –
Labour Linda Drabble 448 16.6 –1.1
Labour Philippa Thompson 439 –
Independent Jacqueline Bishop 384 14.2 N/A
Conservative Marion Fuller 336 12.4 –
Conservative Jane Slater 273 –
Independent Rod Crocker 207 –
Turnout
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lewes Priory

Lewes Priory (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ruth O'Keeffe * 2,702 49.5 +3.0
Green Tony Rowell 1,141 20.9 +7.0
Independent Stephen Alfred Catlin 1,111 –
Green Imogen Makepeace 1,001 –
Independent Graham John Mayhew 999 –
Green Adam Kenneth Barker 909 –
Labour Louis Blair 647 11.8 +1.4
Labour Pam Lewis 564 –
Liberal Democrats John Stockdale 521 9.5 –7.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Richard Burgess 518 –
Labour Gaby Weiner 491 –
Conservative Cynthia Orwell 453 8.3 –0.8
Conservative Roy Burman 406 –
Liberal Democrats Will Elliott 401 –
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newhaven Denton & Meeching

Newhaven Denton & Meeching (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Roger Amy * 1,327 28.1 –17.4
Conservative Bill Giles 1,040 22.0 –3.4
UKIP Simon Barnes 997 21.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Darren Paul Grover 919 –
Liberal Democrats Keith Frederick Corbett 877 –
Conservative Amber Robertson 849 –
UKIP Laurence Alexander Pulling 816 –
UKIP Lawrence Shaun Steer 690 –
Labour Doug Johnson 607 12.9 –2.3
Labour Jan Woodling 576 –
Green John Roderick McGarrie 413 8.8 –5.1
Independent Rod Main * 336 7.1 N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newhaven Valley

Newhaven Valley (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Lynn Carr * 616 36.1 –15.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Saunders * 604 –
Conservative Tony Bradbury 468 27.4 +0.2
UKIP Terence John Kelly 437 25.6 +4.8
UKIP George Robert Cork 397 –
Conservative Melvyn Simmons 322 –
Green Amy Macconnachie 184 10.8 N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newick

Newick[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Sheppard * 1,019 65.2 –
Liberal Democrats Peter Edward Spain 419 26.8 +14.1
Green Anthony Shuster 125 8.0 +1.6
Majority 600 38.4 –11.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Ouse Valley & Ringmer

Ouse Valley & Ringmer (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Frederick Gardiner * 1,535 29.2 –4.1
Conservative Paul Gander * 1,526 29.0 –1.6
Conservative Richard John Turner 1,230 –
Liberal Democrats Charlie Carr 1,186 –
Liberal Democrats Pat Ost 1,048 –
Conservative Alan Lawson Scott 965 –
Green Johnny Denis 864 16.4 +0.4
UKIP Ian Wilson 696 13.2 +4.9
Labour Peter Stephen Hambly 641 12.2 +0.4
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Peacehaven East

Peacehaven East (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Enever 1,116 41.5 –16.1
Conservative Jackie Harrison-Hicks * 1,082 –
Labour Nicky Easton 628 23.4 –8.5
UKIP Phil Howson * 621 23.1 N/A
UKIP Su Bratchie 590 –
Labour Rotney O'Shea 479 –
Green Fraser Colin Addecott 176 6.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Wilma Joyce Shaw 146 5.4 –5.2
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Peacehaven North

Peacehaven North (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Loraine 1,024 40.1 –0.9
Conservative Elayne Merry * 845 –
Labour Ann Harrison 516 20.2 –0.5
UKIP Brian William Griffiths 466 18.2 N/A
UKIP Clive Rowland Hickman 394 –
Independent Sue Griffiths 196 7.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger John Leach 178 7.0 –13.1
Green Tobias Benedict Eoghan Madden 175 6.8 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Peacehaven West

Peacehaven West (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave Neave 1,030 39.5 –18.1
Conservative Robbie Robertson * 845 –
UKIP Ian Verdun Buchanan 590 22.6 N/A
Labour Richard Collings 567 21.8 –7.4
UKIP Kit Griffiths 448 –
Green Antonia Thornhill Madden 215 8.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jane Scott 203 7.8 –5.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John (Without)

Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John (Without)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Jane Osborne * 607 44.2 –7.2
Conservative Nancy Bikson 565 41.1 –0.2
Green Daniel Charles Antony Renton 202 14.7 N/A
Majority 42 3.1 –7.1
Turnout 949
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Seaford Central

Seaford Central (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Bovington 936 30.7 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Gauntlett * 821 26.9 –2.9
Liberal Democrats Rahnuma Hayder 632 –
Conservative Bill Webb 605 –
UKIP Terry Goodman 504 16.5 +7.2
Labour Penny Lower 458 15.0 +5.1
UKIP Eric Charles Woodward 350 –
Green Lesley Barnes Orr 334 10.9 +2.2
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Seaford East

Seaford East (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Nicholson * 1,018 30.9 –12.3
Conservative Julian Peterson 838 –
Liberal Democrats Stefano Diella 789 24.0 –6.0
UKIP Alan Norman Latham 667 20.3 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Milton Gaze 619 –
UKIP Peter Michael Leeming 571 –
Independent Phil Boorman 330 10.0 N/A
Labour Mathew Paul Basford 301 9.1 –2.0
Green Nicola McGilligan 186 5.7 N/A
Green Roger Murray 116 –
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seaford North

Seaford North (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Franklin * 1,012 32.4 –2.8
Liberal Democrats Alex Lambert 941 30.2 +2.5
Conservative David Neech 833 –
Liberal Democrats Adam McLean 809 –
UKIP Gill Hart 505 16.2 +5.3
UKIP Deborah Anne Holt 401 –
Labour Elaine Sammarco 391 12.5 –1.5
Green George Stephen Briley 272 8.7 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Seaford South

Seaford South (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Adeniji * 1,148 41.0 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Olivia Honeyman 856 30.6 –8.2
Conservative Rob Chambers 853 –
Liberal Democrats Ian Martin Cairns 789 –
UKIP Rita Mary Boswell 434 15.5 +4.3
Green Guy McQueen 362 12.9 N/A
UKIP Alyssa Roberts 74 –
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Seaford West

Seaford West (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Blackman 1,252 45.2 +5.2
Conservative Linda Wallraven 1,122 –
Liberal Democrats Richard Neil Honeyman 752 27.1 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Lesley White 686 –
UKIP Linda Christine Lord 531 19.2 +2.9
UKIP Peter Albert Charlton 437 –
Green Michael McCoy 236 8.5 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "District Council Elections – 7 May 2015". lewes.gov.uk. Lewes District Council. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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