2015 Gloucester City Council election

The 2015 Gloucester City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.[1] Eleven of the 36 seats on the council were up for election, being a nominal third of the council. This was the last year of Gloucester electing its council by thirds, with elections from 2016 onwards being whole council elections every four years instead.[2] The 2015 election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives gained two seats, giving them control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control. Paul James, the Conservative leader, continued to serve as leader of the council, but with his party having a majority.[3]

2015 Gloucester City Council election

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11 seats of 36 on council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Paul James Kate Haigh Jeremy Hilton
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 18 8 10
Seats after 20 8 8
Seat change Increase2 Steady Decrease2

Results

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The overall results were as follows:[4]

Gloucester City Council election, 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 2 +2 73% 42% 19,843 +4.4
  Labour 2 18% 26% 12,083 -0.1
  Liberal Democrats 1 2 -2 9% 15% 6,819 -4.0
  UKIP 0 13% 6,107 -1.5
  Green 0 4% 2,035 +1.3
  TUSC 0 0% 140 -0.1

Ward results

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The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[4]

Abbey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Suzanne Pearsall 2,745 62%
Labour Bernard James Mundy 1154 26%
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman 276 6%
Green Dominic Marsh 225 5%
Turnout 4400 59%
Conservative hold Swing
Barnwood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tarren Anne Randle* 1,960 40%
Liberal Democrats Joanne Marie Brown 1089 22%
Labour Tom Coole 989 20%
UKIP Bob Mace 693 14%
Green Brendan Baker 190 4%
Turnout 4921 63%
Conservative hold Swing
Barton and Tredworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sajid Patel* 1,653 42%
Labour Ismail Ali 1342 34%
UKIP Phillip Nash 497 13%
Green Eva Langrock-Bircher 231 6%
Liberal Democrats Paul Harries 148 4%
TUSC John Henry Ewers 71 2%
Turnout 3942 52%
Conservative hold Swing
Hucclecote ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Etheridge 1,867 36%
Liberal Democrats Declan Wilson* 1766 34%
Labour Roger John Martin 747 14%
UKIP Stephen Pottage 628 12%
Green Simon Michael Robinson 166 3%
Turnout 5174 73%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kingsholm and Wotton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Richard Seymour Field* 1,082 35%
Conservative Matthew Mark Stevens 777 25%
Labour Jonathan Richard Hoad 758 24%
UKIP Mike Smith 283 9%
Green Jonathan Cecil Ingleby 225 7%
Turnout 3125 57%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Longlevens ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathy Williams* 2,870 53%
Labour Terry Haines 955 18%
UKIP Susannah Collier 815 15%
Liberal Democrats Diana Docksey 548 10%
Green Christopher David Britton 262 5%
Turnout 5450 72%
Conservative hold Swing
Matson and Robinswood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kate Haigh* 1,527 38%
Conservative Andrew Gilbert Miller 1252 31%
UKIP Gary Frederick Cleaver 874 22%
Green Roslyn Margaret Durrant 207 5%
Liberal Democrats Paul Harris 163 4%
TUSC Sue Powell 40 1%
Turnout 4063 53%
Labour hold Swing
Moreland ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Hampson 1,577 37%
Conservative Lyn Ackroyd 1480 34%
UKIP Tony Hubble 700 16%
Green Matthew Sidford 338 8%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Margaret Bromby 192 4%
TUSC Caty Bailey 29 1%
Turnout 4316 58%
Labour hold Swing
Quedgeley Fieldcourt ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deb Llewellyn* 2,408 47%
Labour Dave Talbot 1473 29%
UKIP Alex McKee 784 15%
Liberal Democrats Kira Barnes-Moffatt 429 8%
Turnout 5094 60%
Conservative hold Swing
Quedgeley Severn Vale ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hannah Norman 1,460 42%
Labour Sian Lonia Krotiuk 786 22%
Liberal Democrats Anna Mozol* 778 22%
UKIP Dave Rowe 481 14%
Turnout 3505 64%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Westgate ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Geoffrey Toleman* 1,371 45%
Labour Emma Jane Clifford 775 26%
UKIP Scott William Adair 352 12%
Liberal Democrats Isabel Mellonie Brazil 348 11%
Green Craig Higley 191 6%
Turnout 3037 54%
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "The Gloucester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 2026)". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Council minutes, 21 May 2015". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Election results by wards: Gloucester City Council - Thursday, 7th May 2015". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2022.