2015 UK local government election
2015 Telford and Wrekin Council election
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The 2015 Telford and Wrekin Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Telford and Wrekin Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections and the UK General Election 2015.
Election result
Labour Party lost overall control, but remained the largest party on the council.
Telford and Wrekin Election Result 2015 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 27 | 0 | -6 | -6 | 50.0 | 32.1 | 26,603 | |
| Conservative | 23 | 7 | -1 | +6 | 43.0 | 37.1 | 30,730 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2,667 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 4,815 | |
Ward results
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Adamston & Bratton
Adamston & Bratton[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Terry Kiernan * | 822 | 50.3 | |
| Labour | Cindy Mason-Morris | 310 | 19.0 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Williams | 305 | 18.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Tomlinson | 198 | 12.1 | |
Majority | 512 | 31.3 | |
Turnout | 1,642 | 73.07 | |
Registered electors | 2,247 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Apley Castle
Apley Castle[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Tracy Blundell * | 714 | 40.2 | –12.1 |
| Conservative | Tony Bentley | 494 | 27.8 | –2.6 |
| Labour | Faith Margaret Sloan | 353 | 19.9 | +2.5 |
| UKIP | Andrew Benion | 315 | 17.7 | N/A |
Majority | 220 | 12.4 | |
Turnout | 1,795 | 73.11 | +21.70 |
Registered electors | 2,455 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Arleston
Arleston[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Angela Diane McClements * | 729 | 55.1 | –13.2 |
| Conservative | Dorothy Roberts | 324 | 24.5 | –7.2 |
| UKIP | Barry Olliver | 271 | 20.5 | N/A |
Majority | 405 | 30.6 | –6.1 |
Turnout | 1,334 | 57.70 | +16.44 |
Registered electors | 2,312 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brookside
Brookside (2 seats)[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arnold Richard Hugh England * | 931 | 39.1 | –7.4 |
| Labour | Jackie Loveridge * | 869 | – | |
| Conservative | Mike Wilson | 660 | 27.7 | –7.5 |
| Conservative | Ishbel Anne Lapper | 631 | – | |
| UKIP | Lynda Hogger | 591 | 24.8 | +6.5 |
| UKIP | Stuart Parr | 453 | – | |
| Green | Jacob Jerry Long | 164 | 6.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,410 | 55.71 | +21.96 |
Registered electors | 4,326 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church Aston & Lilleshall
Church Aston & Lilleshall[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew John Eade * | 1,306 | 73.2 | –5.7 |
| Green | Peter Robert Hawkins | 250 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Derek Gorse | 230 | 12.9 | –8.2 |
Majority | 1,056 | 59.2 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1,806 | 76.11 | +22.23 |
Registered electors | 2,373 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College
College[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lee Daniel Carter | 665 | 43.2 | +6.0 |
| Conservative | Sherrel Fikeis | 474 | 30.8 | +1.0 |
| Independent | Pat McCarthy | 396 | 25.7 | –7.3 |
Majority | 191 | 12.4 | +8.2 |
Turnout | 1,569 | 66.54 | +17.22 |
Registered electors | 2,358 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dawley & Aqueduct
Dawley & Aqueduct (3 seats)[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jane Ann Pinter | 1,820 | 43.1 | |
| Labour | Andrew John Burford | 1,630 | – | |
| Conservative | Steve Barnes | 1,609 | 38.1 | |
| Labour | Charlie Tranter | 1,492 | – | |
| Conservative | Stefan Heighway | 1,232 | – | |
| UKIP | Adam Edwards | 1,168 | 27.7 | |
| Conservative | Greg Sinclair | 1,099 | – | |
Turnout | 4,269 | 60.43 | |
Registered electors | 7,064 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Donnington
Donnington (2 seats)[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elizabeth Ann Clare * | 951 | 37.3 | –24.2 |
| Labour | Clive Neil Mason * | 868 | – | |
| UKIP | Callam Delaney | 834 | 32.7 | N/A |
| Conservative | Martyn Benjamin Edwards | 797 | 31.3 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | Andy Chaplin | 679 | – | |
| Green | Joanna Summers | 245 | 9.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,561 | 52.99 | +18.36 |
Registered electors | 4,833 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dothill
Dothill[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Lesley Tomlinson * | 453 | 29.4 | –12.0 |
| Conservative | Emma Thomas | 427 | 27.7 | –4.2 |
| UKIP | Denis Allen | 363 | 23.6 | N/A |
| Labour | Simon Malpass | 296 | 19.2 | –7.5 |
Majority | 26 | 1.7 | –7.8 |
Turnout | 1,557 | 70.58 | +20.53 |
Registered electors | 2,206 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Edgmond & Ercall Magna
Edgmond & Ercall Magna (2 seats)[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Peter Burrell * | 1,882 | 53.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Bentley * | 1,774 | – | |
| UKIP | Jill Seymour | 830 | 23.8 | |
| Labour | Christine Gillian Lord | 695 | 19.9 | |
| Green | Ian Christopher Turner | 472 | 13.5 | |
Turnout | 3,519 | 76.10 | |
Registered electors | 4,624 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ercall
Ercall[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Miles Bewick Hosken * | 936 | 54.5 | –7.6 |
| Labour | Ralph Edward Perkins | 493 | 28.7 | –9.2 |
| UKIP | Tim Wills | 316 | 18.4 | N/A |
Majority | 443 | 25.8 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1,763 | 75.02 | +19.21 |
Registered electors | 2,350 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hadley & Leegomery
Hadley & Leegomery (3 seats)[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leon Albert Murray * | 1,971 | 50.6 | +1.6 |
| Labour | Malcolm John Smith * | 1,872 | – | |
| Labour | Rob Sloan * | 1,695 | – | |
| Conservative | Phil Morris-Jones | 1,266 | 32.5 | –1.3 |
| Conservative | Sylvia Hall | 1,194 | – | |
| Conservative | Edward Charles Hugh Thomas | 1,010 | – | |
| Green | Susan Taylor | 611 | 15.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,963 | 56.27 | +20.05 |
Registered electors | 7,043 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haygate
Haygate[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Graham Henry Cook | 572 | 39.8 | –16.4 |
| Conservative | John Robert Alvey | 562 | 39.1 | –4.7 |
| UKIP | Patrick Smith | 226 | 15.7 | N/A |
| Independent | Kevin John Tanner | 76 | 5.3 | N/A |
Majority | 10 | 0.7 | –11.7 |
Turnout | 1,452 | 60.47 | +17.18 |
Registered electors | 2,401 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Horsehay & Lightmoor
Horsehay & Lightmoor (2 seats)[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Jayne Greenaway * | 1,280 | 46.2 | +2.2 |
| Conservative | Clive Paul Richard Mollett * | 950 | – | |
| Labour | Mike Phillips | 722 | 26.0 | –15.3 |
| Labour | Cathy Salter | 661 | – | |
| UKIP | Angela Roberts | 534 | 19.3 | N/A |
| UKIP | Peter Roberts | 498 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martyn John Jobe | 221 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Green | Lee Jonathan Proudfoot | 193 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Libertarian | Simon John Walmsley | 45 | 1.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,787 | 67.30 | +25.72 |
Registered electors | 4,141 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ironbridge
Ketley & Oakengates
Ketley & Oakengates (3 seats)[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joy Annice Francis | 1,463 | 35.9 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | Mark Boylan | 1,321 | – | |
| Conservative | John Ashford | 1,306 | – | |
| Labour | Amrik Singh Jhawar * | 1,202 | 29.5 | –21.8 |
| Labour | Ranbir Kaur Sahota | 1,149 | – | |
| Labour | Derek Robert William White * | 1,103 | – | |
| UKIP | Bill Gilmour | 959 | 23.5 | N/A |
| UKIP | Andy Morris | 824 | – | |
| Green | Nathan John Parton | 448 | 11.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 4,137 | 58.71 | +17.85 |
Registered electors | 7,047 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Madeley & Sutton Hill
Madeley & Sutton Hill (3 seats)[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dave Wright | 1,667 | 36.2 | |
| Labour | Paul Robert Watling * | 1,638 | 35.5 | |
| Labour | Janice Jones | 1,551 | – | |
| Labour | Alan Arthur Mackenzie * | 1,504 | – | |
| Conservative | Graham Hossell | 1,408 | – | |
| UKIP | Avon Horden | 1,240 | 26.9 | |
| Conservative | Rodney Stephen Pitt | 969 | – | |
| Independent | Gillian Mary Green * | 891 | 19.3 | |
| Green | Thomas David Keane | 516 | 11.2 | |
Turnout | 4,629 | 61.14 | |
Registered electors | 7,571 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Malinslee & Dawley Bank
Malinslee & Dawley Bank (2 seats)[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Shaun Davies * | 1,231 | 35.5 | |
| Labour | Kuldip Singh Sahota * | 1,152 | – | |
| UKIP | Richard Choudhary | 569 | 24.0 | |
| UKIP | Jodie Walton | 540 | – | |
| Conservative | Ron Wood | 442 | 18.6 | |
| Conservative | Pauline Hossell | 419 | – | |
Turnout | 2,394 | 54.77 | |
Registered electors | 4,371 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Muxton
Muxton (2 seats)[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Arthur Dumore * | 2,096 | 62.2 | +9.6 |
| Conservative | Adrian Lawrence * | 2,047 | – | |
| Labour | James Edward Lavery | 1,056 | 31.3 | – |
| Labour | Raj Mehta | 928 | – | |
Turnout | 3,442 | 67.45 | +25.47 |
Registered electors | 5,103 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newport North & West
Newport North & West (2 seats)[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Peter John Scott | 1,268 | 39.8 | |
| Conservative | Tim Nelson | 1,236 | 38.8 | |
| Conservative | Roy Geoffrey Charles Scammell * | 1,080 | – | |
| Labour | Phil Norton | 613 | 19.3 | |
| UKIP | Warwick McKenzie | 600 | 18.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sallyann Wiggin | 477 | 15.0 | |
Turnout | 3,199 | 72.31 | |
Registered electors | 4,424 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Newport South & East
Newport South & East (2 seats)[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric James Carter * | 1,498 | 53.0 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Alma Meredith * | 1,142 | – | |
| Labour | Dylan Harrison | 609 | 21.5 | |
| Independent | Lyn Christine Fowler | 556 | 19.7 | |
| UKIP | Christina McKenzie | 528 | 18.7 | |
| Independent | Tim Pryce | 469 | 16.6 | |
Turnout | 2,859 | 71.42 | |
Registered electors | 4,003 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Oakengates & Ketley Bank
Oakengates & Ketley Bank (3 seats)[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hilda Rhodes * | 1,455 | 39.6 | |
| Labour | Gilly Reynolds * | 1,264 | – | |
| Labour | Stephen Reynolds | 1,196 | – | |
| Conservative | Kevin Stephens | 1,087 | 29.6 | |
| UKIP | Matthew James Kingston | 1,084 | 29.5 | |
| Conservative | Sally Noelle Jackson | 1,037 | – | |
| Conservative | Alan Scott | 944 | – | |
| Independent | Steve Reece | 513 | 14.0 | |
| Green | Katherine Mary McGlashan Caddick | 382 | 10.4 | |
Turnout | 3,702 | 58.96 | |
Registered electors | 6,279 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Park
Park[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Barry David Tillotson | 588 | 39.0 | +8.2 |
| Labour | John Thompson * | 506 | 33.6 | +1.4 |
| UKIP | Mickey Baker | 307 | 20.4 | –0.2 |
| Independent | Jason Lewis | 104 | 6.9 | N/A |
Majority | 82 | 5.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,528 | 69.20 | +15.12 |
Registered electors | 2,208 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Priorslee
Priorslee (2 seats)[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Fletcher * | 1,919 | 58.7 | +8.1 |
| Conservative | Veronica Fletcher * | 1,758 | – | |
| Labour | Robert Hywel Smith | 781 | 23.9 | –1.3 |
| Independent | Roy Williams | 670 | 20.5 | –3.7 |
| Labour | Malcolm Randle | 542 | – | |
| Green | Amber Josephine Malekin Goneni | 254 | 7.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,311 | 72.83 | +24.59 |
Registered electors | 4,546 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shawbirch
Shawbirch[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Tomlinson * | 604 | 36.0 | –15.3 |
| Conservative | Anthony Lowe | 514 | 30.6 | +5.8 |
| Labour | Stuart James Williams | 299 | 17.8 | –6.1 |
| UKIP | Chris Woolley | 263 | 15.7 | N/A |
Majority | 90 | 5.4 | –21.1 |
Turnout | 1,689 | 72.37 | +24.20 |
Registered electors | 2,334 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Georges
St Georges (2 seats)[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Andrew Overton * | 1,187 | 42.2 | –20.7 |
| Labour | John Charles Minor * | 1,119 | – | |
| UKIP | Thomas Hoof | 958 | 34.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Phoebe Catherine Nancy Phillips | 745 | 26.5 | –10.6 |
| Conservative | Malcolm Peter Round | 579 | – | |
Turnout | 2,853 | 61.33 | +18.71 |
Registered electors | 4,652 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Nedge
The Nedge (3 seats)[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nathan England * | 1,582 | 39.2 | –10.3 |
| Labour | Chris Turley * | 1,474 | – | |
| Conservative | Connor Ashlea Furnival | 1,230 [a] | 30.5 | –3.3 |
| Conservative | Harvey James Unwin | 1,230 [a] | – | |
| Labour | Bill McClements * | 1,226 | – | |
| UKIP | Ray Knight | 1,004 | 24.9 | +8.2 |
| Conservative | Marcus Maclean | 992 | – | |
| Green | Graham Statham | 403 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Independent | Adrian Paul Watkin | 341 | 8.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 4,058 | 58.68 | +19.68 |
Registered electors | 6,916 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
- ^ a b Following a tie for the third seat in The Nedge ward, Connor Furnival was elected by the drawing of lots.
Woodside
Woodside (2 seats)[29] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rae Evans * | 1,198 | 61.8 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Kevin Ronald Guy * | 1,026 | – | |
| Conservative | Arianne Plumbly | 625 | 32.2 | –0.4 |
| Conservative | Katie Woodland | 614 | – | |
Turnout | 2,016 | 46.65 | +19.45 |
Registered electors | 4,322 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wrockwardine
Wrockwardine[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jacqui Seymour * | 980 | 57.2 | |
| Labour | Joan Eva Gorse | 393 | 22.9 | |
| UKIP | Tony Fyfield | 339 | 19.8 | |
Majority | 587 | 34.3 | |
Turnout | 1,738 | 72.72 | |
Registered electors | 2,390 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench (2 seats)[31] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Shirley Ann Withers Reynolds * | 1,505 | 52.3 | +11.1 |
| Labour | Charles Frederick Smith * | 1,438 | – | |
| Conservative | John Millington | 1,126 | 39.2 | +14.5 |
| Conservative | Susan Wright | 806 | – | |
Turnout | 2,958 | 64.10 | +19.17 |
Registered electors | 4,615 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Changes since 2015 Election
Since the 2015 election the overall control has adjusted due a number of events, resulting in Labour Party taking overall control.
- Cllr Clive Mollet died triggering 2016 by-election. Resulting in the seat changing to Labour Party.
- Cllr Connor Furnival switched from Conservative to Independent.
- Cllr Kevin Guy switched Labour Party to Liberal Democrats.
- Cllr Mark Boylan switched from Conservative to Labour Party.
By February 2019, the parties were in control of the following number of seats:
Party | Seats |
Labour | 28 |
Conservative | 20 |
Liberal Democrats | 4 |
Independent | 2 |
References
- General
- "Telford and Wrekin Council 2015 election results". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Specific
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Admaston and Bratton" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Apley Castle" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Arleston" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Brookside" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Church Aston and Lilleshall" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "College" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Dawley and Aqueduct" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Donnington" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Dothill" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Edgmond and Ercall Magna" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Ercall" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Hadley and Leegomery" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Haygate" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Horsehay and Lightmoor" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Ironbridge" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Ketley and Oakengates" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Madeley and Sutton Hill" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Malinslee and Dawley Bank" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Muxton" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Newport North and West" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Newport South and East" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Oakengates and Ketley Bank" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Park" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Priorslee" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Shawbirch" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "St Georges" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "The Nedge" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Woodside" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Wrockwardine" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Wrockwardine Wood & Trench" (PDF). Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 20 April 2020.