2015 Torridge District Council election

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[edit]

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

Results by ward[edit]

Appledore[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Clinton[edit]

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

Clovelly Bay[edit]

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

Coham Bridge[edit]

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

Forest[edit]

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

Hartland and Bradworthy[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Monkleigh and Littleham[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Tamarside[edit]

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

Three Moors[edit]

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

Torrington[edit]

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[edit]

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

Waldon[edit]

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

Westward Ho![edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Hartland and Bradworthy (8 June 2017)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Appledore" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Bideford East" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Bideford North" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Bideford South" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Broadheath" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Clinton" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Clovelly Bay" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Coham Bridge" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Forest" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Hartland and Bradworthy" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Holsworthy" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Kenwith" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Monkleigh and Littleham" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Northam" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Orchard Hill" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Shebbear and Langtree" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Tamarside" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Three Moors" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Torrington" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Torrington" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Waldon" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Westward Ho!" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Election of District Councillors for Winkleigh" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hartland and Bradworthy Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Torrington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Torrington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bideford East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hartland and Bradworthy Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holsworthy Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[TEC-1] "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[2] "Election of District Councillors for Appledore" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[3] "Election of District Councillors for Bideford East" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[4] "Election of District Councillors for Bideford North" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[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.

[7] "Election of District Councillors for Clinton" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[8] "Election of District Councillors for Clovelly Bay" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[9] "Election of District Councillors for Coham Bridge" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[10] "Election of District Councillors for Forest" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[11] "Election of District Councillors for Hartland and Bradworthy" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[12] "Election of District Councillors for Holsworthy" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[13] "Election of District Councillors for Kenwith" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[14] "Election of District Councillors for Monkleigh and Littleham" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[15] "Election of District Councillors for Northam" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[16] "Election of District Councillors for Orchard Hill" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[17] "Election of District Councillors for Shebbear and Langtree" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[18] "Election of District Councillors for Tamarside" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[19] "Election of District Councillors for Three Moors" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[20] "Election of District Councillors for Torrington" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[21] "Election of District Councillors for Torrington" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[22] "Election of District Councillors for Waldon" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[23] "Election of District Councillors for Westward Ho!" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[24] "Election of District Councillors for Winkleigh" (PDF). Torridge District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[25] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hartland and Bradworthy Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[26] "Local Elections Archive Project — Torrington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[27] "Local Elections Archive Project — Torrington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[28] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bideford East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[29] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hartland and Bradworthy Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[30] "Local Elections Archive Project — Holsworthy Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

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