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Council Election results for the 25th June 2015

Collated by MiddleEnglander

South Kesteven, Market & West Deeping - Independents retain 2 seats, Conservative retains 1 seat 

Party  2015 votes     2015 share   since 2011 averagesince 2007 average
Independent Broughton           612       23.2%           -1.0%           +0.6%
Independent Baxter         609       23.1%   from nowhere   from nowhere
Conservative *         605       22.9%           -1.7%           -0.3%
Independent Shelton         426       16.2%   from nowhere   from nowhere
Liberal Democrat         229         8.7%   from nowhere   from nowhere
UKIP *          155         5.9%   from nowhere   from nowhere
Independent Howard

         -24.1%         -25.3%
Independent Fraylich

         -15.2%
Green *

         -11.9%         -18.7%
Labour


         -10.1%
Total votes      2,636
             68%            83%

UKIP had 3 candidates in 2015, Green had 3 candidates in 2011 but 1 in 2007, Conservatives had 2 candidates in 2011 with one being elected
- the shares and change in shares are based on the average number of votes  for these parties 
- although the total vote changs since 2007 and 2011 are based on the total number of votes cast for all candidates

Swing is not particularly meaningful although small

Council political composition is now Conservative 45, Independent 6, Labour 3, UKIP 1, Unaligned 1


Cambridgeshire, Romsey - Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share     since 2015 DC     since 2014 DC     since 2013 CC     since 2009 CC     since 2005 CC   
Labour         829        37.3%         -0.4%         -4.3%         +5.6%       +16.8%          +4.0%
Liberal Democrat           782        35.2%         +4.9%         -2.6%       -12.7%          +0.8%          -9.8%
Green         467        21.0%         -0.9%         +7.4%       +15.1%          +8.7%        +10.2%
Conservative         100          4.5%         -5.6%         -2.6%         +0.1%          -6.7%          -5.2%
UKIP           46           2.1%  from nowhere  from nowhere         -3.0%          -1.9%          +0.9%
Socialist



         -5.1%

Independent




        -17.6%
Total votes      
          51%          77%          95%           92%            60%

2014 & 2015 District Council elections on same boundaries as 205, 2009 and 2013 County Council elections

Swing Labour to Liberal Democrat ~2.6% since May and ~0.8% since 2014 but Liberal Democrat to Labour ~9% since 2013, ~8% since 2009 and ~7% since 2005

Council now 33 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat, 11 UKIP, 8 Labour, 4 Independent  

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Thank you to Maxque & David Boothroyd for collating the information below

A list of council elections due & vacant seats

Countermanded

Market & West Deeping - South Kesteven DC - countermanded following the death of Reg Howard (Independent), chairman of the council, district councillor for 24, town councillor for 31 years and 13-term mayor of Market Deeping


2011: Con 959/766, Ind 847/844/533, Grn 622/330/302 
2007: Ind 903/806, Con 827, Grn 667, Lab 360
2006by: Con replacing Lab unopposed
2003: Lab, Con, Ind elected unopposed

Ashley Baxter (Independent)
Adam Brookes (Liberal Democrats)
Bob Broughton (Independent)
William Learoyd (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Nick Neilson (Conservative Party Candidate)
Robert O‘Farrell (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
David Shelton (Independent)
Roger Woodbridge (UK Independence Party (UKIP))


By-election

Romsey - Cambridgeshire CC - due to the resignation of Kilian Bourke (Liberal Democrat). He got a new job in London.


2013: LD 1118, Lab 741, Grn 138, Cambridge Socialists 118, UKIP 118, Con 103
2009: LD 829, Lab 493, Ind 425, Grn 297, Con 270, UKIP 96
2008by: LD 781, Lab 597, Con 289, Grn 237, Left List 207
2006by: LD 955, Lab 656, Grn 265, Con 258, Respect 240
2005: LD 1668, Lab 1235, Grn 402, Con 359, UKIP 45 

Debbie Aitchison (Green Party)
Richard Jeffs (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Nichola Martin (Liberal Democrat)
Zoe Moghadas (Labour Party)
Rahatul Raja (The Conservative Party Candidate)

In the case of Romsey, the county electoral division has the same boundaries as the city ward of the same name.

2015: Lab 1,636, L Dem 1,314, GP 951, C 436.
2014: Lab 1,205, L Dem 1,093, GP 394, C 206.
2012: L Dem 1,020, Lab 813, Cambridge Socialists 457, C 175.
2011: Lab 996, L Dem 870, GP 411, C 360, Cambridge Socialists 356.
2010: L Dem 1,615, Lab* 928, GP 697, C 600, Cambridge Socialists 404.
2008: L Dem 791, Lab 535, Left List 328, C 285, GP 189.
2007: L Dem 774, Lab 496, Respect 358, GP 271, C 238.
2006 (two vacancies): L Dem 1,065, 815; Lab 623, 491; GP 358, 216; Respect 294, 268; C 235, 216.
2004 (three vacancies): L Dem 1,192, 1,184, 1,125; Lab 746, 658, 577; GP 394, 360; C 206, 186, 172; UKIP 119.