2015 UK local government election
Results by ward An election was held to Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 7 May 2015.[1] All 47 seats were up for election under new ward boundaries.
The party results were as follows: Conservatives: 32, UKIP: 9, Labour: 4, and Independents: 2.
Ward Results Abbey (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Anita Walker 839 18 Conservative Bryan Mulhern 799 17 Labour Trevor Raymond Payne 659 14 Labour Frances Rehal 513 11 Independent Sue Akhurst 448 10 Green Tina Jane Hagger 389 8 UKIP Andrea Mckenna 365 8 Green Gary Miller 331 7 Independent Gulliver Immink 305 7 Majority Turnout 4,648 63.0 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ben Stokes 1,336 32 Conservative Duncan Dewar-Whalley 1,295 31 UKIP Lloyd George Chapman 881 21 Labour Nigel Randell 656 16 Majority Turnout 4,168 73.1 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Borden and Grove Park (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nicholas Hampshire 1,403 28 UKIP Mike Baldock 1,344 27 Conservative Gareth Randall 1,024 21 UKIP Pat Kazim 623 13 Labour Margaret Cooper 529 11 Majority Turnout 4,923 67.9 Conservative hold Swing UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Boughton and Courtenay (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Bowles 1,535 27 Conservative George Bobbin 1,434 25 UKIP Eve Martin 676 12 Independent Jeff Tutt 579 10 Labour Valerie Janet Collman 518 9 Green Tim Valentine 479 9 Labour Ashok Kumar Rehal 403 7 Majority Turnout 5,624 72.8 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Chalkwell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ghlin Whelan 518 44 Conservative Sylvia Bennett 366 31 UKIP Paul Ian Gebbie 242 21 Liberal Democrats Anthea Mary Spurling 44 4 Majority Turnout 1,170 59.8 Labour hold Swing
East Downs Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Colin Prescott 1,027 64 Labour Barry William Hefferon 294 18 Green Huw Maelor Jones 274 17 Majority Turnout 1,595 75.2 Conservative hold Swing
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gerry Lewin 1,671 32 Conservative John Wright 1,226 23 UKIP Richard Palmer 1,070 20 UKIP Helen Walker 798 15 Labour Simon Clark 534 10 Majority Turnout 5,299 73.4 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Homewood (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Campbell Horton 1,171 22 Labour Roger Truelove 1,052 20 Labour Richard Raycraft 983 19 Conservative Danielle Marie Smith 960 18 UKIP Christine Palmer 797 15 Liberal Democrats Brenda Hammond 295 6 Majority Turnout 5,258 69.2 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour hold Swing
Kemsley (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Susan Ann Gent 1,118 25 Conservative Mike Dendor 1,031 23 UKIP Derek William Carnell 952 22 Labour Andy Cooper 561 13 Labour Libby McCusker 556 13 Liberal Democrats Mary Zeng 194 4 Majority Turnout 4,412 61.9 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Milton Regis (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roger Gordon Clark 993 27 UKIP Katy Coleman 849 23 Labour Adam Tolhurst 845 23 Labour Tony Winckless 754 20 Liberal Democrats David Spurling 252 7 Majority Turnout 3,693 59.6 Conservative gain from Labour Swing UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Minster Cliffs (3 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% UKIP Adrian Crowther 1,552 23 Conservative Andy Booth 1,528 23 Conservative Ken Pugh 1,479 22 Conservative Heather Thomas-Pugh 1,217 18 Labour Libby Tucker 864 13 Majority Turnout 6,640 65.8 UKIP gain from Conservative Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Murston (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Samuel Koffie-Williams 892 28 UKIP James Hall 876 28 Labour Ken Rowles 621 20 Labour Paul Wilson 466 15 Liberal Democrats Rosemary Madgwick 324 10 Majority Turnout 3,179 54.5 Conservative hold Swing UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Priory Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Michael Scott Henderson 610 50 Conservative Andrew Culham 356 29 Labour Janet Elizabeth Miall 196 16 Green Helen Eileen Miller 61 5 Majority Turnout 1,223 62.5 Independent hold Swing
Queenborough and Halfway (3 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% UKIP Richard Darby 1,511 25 Conservative Cameron Beart 1,230 20 Conservative Peter Marchington 1,115 18 Labour Mick Cole 810 13 Labour Rikki Cole 671 11 Labour Terry Purvis 518 8 Independent Eddie Johnson 258 4 Majority Turnout 6,113 62.9 UKIP gain from Labour Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing Conservative hold Swing
Roman (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sarah Aldridge 1,211 26 UKIP Paul Fleming 1,008 21 Labour Georgie Jessiman 964 20 Conservative Dawn Louise Gale 784 17 Labour Martin McCusker 740 16 Majority Turnout 4,707 61.4 Conservative gain from Labour Swing UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Sheerness (3 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% UKIP Mick Galvin 1,562 22 Labour Angela Harrison 1,315 18 Labour Mark Ellen 1,149 16 Labour Steve Worrall 1,106 15 Conservative John Dewey 1,054 15 Conservative Andrew James Scott 742 10 Liberal Democrats David Kemp 278 4 Majority Turnout 7,206 52.1 UKIP gain from Labour Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Sheppey Central (3 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tina Booth 1,227 16 UKIP June Garrad 1,203 16 Conservative Ken Ingleton 1,152 15 UKIP David Lloyd Jones 1,108 15 Conservative Peter Macdonald 987 13 Labour Alan Henley 704 9 Labour Pat Wiggins 647 9 Independent Elliott Matthew Jayes 251 3 Monster Raving Loony Mad Mike Young 230 3 Majority Turnout 7,509 60.8 Conservative hold Swing UKIP hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Sheppey East (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% UKIP Padmini Nissanga 1089 32 Conservative Lesley Ingham 815 24 Conservative Pat Sandle 680 20 Labour Mark Tucker 336 10 Labour Matt Wheatcroft 273 8 Independent Geoff Partis 205 6 Majority Turnout 3,398 61.3 UKIP gain from Conservative Swing Conservative hold Swing
St Ann's (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mike Cosgrove 1096 22 Conservative Nigel Kay 879 18 Labour Paul Durkin 663 14 Labour Carole Hannah Jackson 614 13 UKIP Shelley Wilson 451 9 Green Gavin Alastair Eugene McGregor 327 7 Independent Mark Hinton 318 7 Independent Paul John Cumberland 305 6 Green Juman Simaan 223 5 Majority Turnout 4,876 68.7 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Teynham and Lynsted (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lloyd Bowen 1,680 40 Conservative Mike Whiting 990 23 UKIP Trevor Howard Fentiman 878 21 Labour Philip Dangerfield 691 16 Majority Turnout 4,239 68.5 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
The Meads Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Christopher Hunt 722 54 UKIP Matthew Palmer 354 26 Labour Karen Watson 267 20 Majority Turnout 1,343 64.3 Conservative hold Swing
Watling Ward (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Simmons 1307 23 Conservative Ted Wilcox 1260 22 UKIP Warren George Wilson 1119 20 Labour Catherine Read 806 14 Labour Anna Hefferon 707 12 Green Viv Moore 486 9 Majority Turnout 5,685 74.2 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
West Downs Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Monique Bonney 838 51 Conservative Keith Ferrin 807 49 Majority Turnout 1,645 78.7 Independent hold Swing
Woodstock Ward (2 Seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Derek Conway 1604 27 Conservative George Samuel 1238 21 UKIP Lee Burgess 762 13 UKIP Ian Davison 692 12 Labour James Beer 473 8 Labour Shelley Cheesman 458 8 Liberal Democrats Ann McLean 332 6 Independent Sue Senior 184 3 Independent Allyson Spicer 152 3 Majority Turnout 5,895 74.7 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
By-elections between 2015 and 2019 Milton Regis A by-election was held in Milton Regis on 3 August 2017 after the death of UKIP councillor Katy Coleman.[2] The seat was gained for Labour by former councillor Tony Winckless with a majority of 318 votes over Conservative candidate Kane Roy Blackwell.
Milton Regis by-election 3 August 2017 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tony Winckless 573 53.7 Conservative Kane Roy Blackwell 255 23.9 UKIP Richard Frank Palmer 151 14.1 Liberal Democrats Tony Clark 86 8.0 Majority 318 29.8 Turnout 1,066 23.4 Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Sheppey East A by-election was held in Sheppey East on 3 May 2018 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lesley Ingham. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lynd Ernest Taylor with a majority of 184 votes over Labour candidate Gill Smith.
Sheppey East by-election 3 May 2018 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lynd Ernest Taylor 522 46.5 Labour Gillian Barbara Smith 338 30.1 UKIP Sunatha Nissanga 235 20.9 Liberal Democrats Marc Justin Wilson 23 2.0 Majority 184 16.4 Turnout 1,121 26.5 Conservative hold Swing
Changes between 2015 and 2019 UKIP councillor Katy Coleman (Milton Regis) died suddenly on 30 May 2017.[3] At the consequent by-election on 3 August 2017 Labour gained the seat. New councillor Tony Winckless.
Conservative councillor Lesley Ingham (Sheppey East) resigned her seat in March 2018.[4] At the consequent by-election on 3 May 2018 the Conservatives held the seat. New councillor Lynd Taylor.
In April 2018, all 8 remaining UKIP councillors chose to sit as 'The Swale Group'.[5] This was reduced by one on the 7 April 2019 when former UKIP councillor Padmini Nissanga (Sheppey East) was expelled from The Swale Group following accusations of racism and now sits as an Independent [6]
See also References ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015 . ^ Jeffery, Poppy (4 August 2017). "Labour gains seat on council". Kent Online . Retrieved 20 May 2018 . ^ " 'Positive and caring' councillor dies aged 45". Kent Online . Retrieved 1 April 2018 . ^ "They break ties in Ockendon | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk . Retrieved 1 April 2018 . ^ "Your Councillors". 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019 . ^ "UKIP councillor's post on remainers 'repugnant' says council leader". BBC News . Retrieved 5 April 2019 .