2015 Derby City Council election
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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
| 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 | 
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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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.
