2015 Torridge District Council election

Map of the results of the 2015 Torridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, UKIP in purple, and Green party in green.

The 2015 Torridge District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Torridge District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election hence turnout was much higher than usual Local Elections.

Results

2019 Torridge District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 24 19 4 3 Increase 1 52.8 34.2 13,020 –3.6
  Independent 15 6 1 5 Decrease 4 16.7 20.6 7,854 +1.5
  Green 14 2 1 0 Increase 1 5.6 16.0 6,085 +9.7
  UKIP 11 7 7 0 Increase 7 19.4 14.2 5,417 +10.0
  Labour 8 1 0 0 Steady 2.8 8.9 3,386 -0.1
  Liberal Democrats 4 1 0 5 Decrease 5 2.8 6.0 2,287 -17.6

Results by ward

Appledore

Appledore (2 Seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Andrew Eastman 791
  UKIP Kenneth Davis 548
  Green Peter Hames 426
  Independent Barry Edwards 382
  Conservative James Jackson 314
Turnout 70.5
  Conservative hold
  UKIP gain from Independent

Bideford East

Bideford East (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Mervyn Langmead 1378
  UKIP Sam Robinson 935
  UKIP Gaston Dezart 845
  Labour Ruth Craigie 709
  Independent Pauline Davies 569
  Green Stephen Pagett 561
Turnout 61.11
  Conservative hold
  UKIP gain from Conservative
  UKIP gain from Independent

Bideford North

Bideford North (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Green Peter Christie 1313
  Conservative Dermot McGeough 928
  Liberal Democrats Trevor Johns 843
  Conservative Philip Pester 763
  Independent Douglas Bushby 634
  Labour Anne Brenton 616
  Labour Michael James 536
Turnout 65.33
  Green hold
  Conservative hold
  Liberal Democrats hold

Bideford South

Bideford South (3 seats)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Simon Inch 947
  Conservative Anthony Inch 932
  Labour David Brenton 801
  Liberal Democrats Robert Wootton 798
  Labour Joseph Day 636
  Labour James Craigie 594
Turnout 57.75
  Conservative hold
  Conservative hold
  Labour hold

Broadheath

Broadheath[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Peter Watson Uncontested
  Conservative hold

Clinton

Clinton[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Independent Richard Wiseman 618
  Green William Douglas-Mann 333
Turnout 77.15
  Independent hold

Clovelly Bay

Clovelly Bay[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
  UKIP Robin Julian Uncontested
Turnout
  UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats

Coham Bridge

Coham Bridge[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Philip Hackett 703
  Independent Gloria Tabor 368
Turnout 82.17
  Conservative hold

Forest

Forest[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Zygmunt Gregorek 694
  Green Jonathan Middleton 333
Turnout 74.98
  Conservative hold

Hartland and Bradworthy

Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Independent Anna Dart 1114
  UKIP Alan Whittle 598
  Green Jill Maynard 567
Turnout 71.9
  Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
  UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats

Holsworthy

Holsworthy (2 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Ian Parker 1194
  Conservative Kenith Carroll 816
  UKIP Brian Alchorn 629
  Liberal Democrats Howard Ratledge 464
  Green John Sanders 371
Turnout 69.44
  Conservative hold
  Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Kenwith

Kenwith[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Alison Boyle 656
  UKIP Derek Sargent 299
Turnout 74.29
  Conservative hold

Monkleigh and Littleham

Monkleigh and Littleham[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Independent Phil Pennington 410
  Conservative Benjamin Parry 346
  Green Ruth Funnell 192
Turnout 77.38
  Independent hold

Northam

Northam (3 seats)[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Jane Whittaker 1,285
  Conservative John Himan 1,162
  UKIP Richard Hancock 1,062
  Independent Richard Miller 945
  Labour Irene Rowe 764
Turnout 69.86
  Conservative hold
  Conservative hold
  UKIP gain from Conservative

Orchard Hill

Orchard Hill[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative John Langton-Lockton 515
  UKIP Christopher Leather 505
Turnout 74.14
  Conservative gain from Independent

Shebbear and Langtree

Shebbear and Langtree[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative David Hurley 900
  Green Gillian Douglas-Mann 290
Turnout 76.42
  Conservative hold

Tamarside

Tamarside[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Independent Kenneth James Uncontested
  Independent hold

Three Moors

Three Moors[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Rosemary Lock 705
  Green Colin Jones 335
Turnout 76.52
  Conservative hold

Torrington

Torrington (3 seats)[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Independent Margaret Brown 986
  Green Cathrine Simmons 901
  UKIP Roger Darch 841
  Conservative Sharon Claydon 786
  Conservative Harold Martin 736
  UKIP John Pitts 659
  Green Keith Funnell 627
  Labour Penelope Hewitt 496
Turnout 64.65
  Independent hold
  Green gain from Conservative
  UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats

Two Rivers

Two Rivers[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative James Morrish Uncontested
  Conservative hold

Waldon

Waldon[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Independent Robert Hicks 572
  Independent James Lowe 427
Turnout 75.82
  Independent hold

Westward Ho!

Westward Ho![23]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Peter le Maistre 528
  Independent Roger Tisdale 473
  Green Christopher Jordan 311
Turnout 71.20
  Conservative gain from Independent

Winkleigh

Winkleigh[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
  Conservative Betty Boundy 664
  Independent Gail Flockhart 356
  Liberal Democrats John Kane 182
  Green Jacob Glanville 152
Turnout 77.97
  Conservative gain from Independent

By-elections

Hartland and Bradworthy (8 June 2017)

Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 8 June 2017[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Leaper 973 57.5 +57.5
Green John Sanders 720 42.5 +17.6
Majority 253 14.9
Turnout 1,693
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Torrington (30 November 2017)

Torrington by-election 30 November 2017[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin 701 60.2 +60.2
Independent Di Davey 180 15.5 +15.5
Conservative Harold Martin 159 13.6 −6.0
Green Sue Clarke 76 6.5 −16.0
UKIP John Pitts 49 4.2 −16.8
Majority 521 44.7
Turnout 1,165
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Westward Ho! (14 December 2017)

Westward Ho! by-election 30 November 2017[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nick Laws 321 46.9 +46.9
Conservative Roger Levick 128 18.7 −21.5
UKIP Derek Sargent 90 13.2 +13.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Potts 63 9.2 +9.2
Independent Barry Mason 47 6.9 +6.9
Labour Stan Coats 35 5.1 +5.1
Majority 193 28.2
Turnout 684
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Bideford East (3 May 2018)

Bideford East by-election 3 May 2018[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hellyer 383 30.9 −2.3
Labour Anne Brenton 273 22.0 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Jamie McKenzie 236 19.0 +19.0
Independent Jude Gubb 231 18.6 +18.6
Green Gregory de Freyne-Martin 62 5.0 −8.5
Independent Pauline Davies 56 4.5 −9.2
Majority 110 8.9
Turnout 1,241
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Hartland and Bradworthy (26 July 2018)

Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 26 July 2018[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Boughton 408 58.5 +58.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Hill 204 29.3 −28.2
Green John Sanders 85 12.2 −30.3
Majority 204 29.3
Turnout 697
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Holsworthy (8 November 2018)

Holsworthy by-election 8 November 2018[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jon Hutchings 698 56.4 +11.5
Independent John Allen 314 25.4 +25.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Styles-Power 151 12.2 −5.3
Labour Tom Hammett 75 6.1 +6.1
Majority 384 31.0
Turnout 1,238
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  5. ^ "Election of District Councillors for Bideford South" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Election of District Councillors for Broadheath" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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  12. ^ "Election of District Councillors for Holsworthy" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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  15. ^ "Election of District Councillors for Northam" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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  19. ^ "Election of District Councillors for Three Moors" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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