2015 Ashfield District Council election

The 2015 Ashfield District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect members of Ashfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2015 Ashfield District Council election

7 May 2015

All 35 seats to Ashfield District Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
LD
Con
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 24, 40.4% 6, 23.2% 0, 11.6%
Seats won 22 5 4
Seat change 2 1 4
Popular vote 21,002 11,813 8,178
Percentage 35.1 19.7 13.6
Swing 5.3 3.5 2.0

Overall election results

Ashfield District Council (Summary of Overall Results)

Within Ashfield District Council 2015[2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 34 22 -2 62.9 35.1 21,002
  Liberal Democrats 23 5 -1 14.3 19.7 11,813
  Conservative 19 4 4 0 +4 11.4 13.6 8,178
  Independent 12 2 +1 5.7 7.9 4,720
  UKIP 16 0 0 0 0 0 14.1 8,436
  Selston Parish Independents 4 2 0 0 0 5.7 5.3 3,181
  Hucknall First Community Forum 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 1,660
  Green 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 775
  TUSC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 151

Ashfield District Council - Results by Ward

Abbey Hill

Abbey Hill (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Joanne Donnely 480 35.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Meakin 316 23.2
UKIP Moira Sansom 281 20.7
Conservative Shaun Hartley 184 13.5
Independent Warren Nuttall 99 7.3
Turnout 1,360 57.7

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Rachel Madden 1,569 25.2
Labour Don Davis 1,377 22.1
Labour Donna Gilbert 1,208 19.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Hare 1,098 17.6
UKIP Wendy Harvey 1,022 16.4
Turnout 6,234 66.6

Ashfields

Ashfields (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Tom Hollis 914 49.4
Labour Mike Hollis 487 26.3
Conservative John Baker 267 14.4
Independent Eric Hetherington 184 9.9
Turnout 1,852 65.3

Carsic

Carsic (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Cathy Mason 904 63.3
Liberal Democrats Daniel Williamson 305 21.5
Conservative Rachel Saxelby 221 15.5
Turnout 1,429 50.6

Central & New Cross

Central & New Cross (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Amanda Brown 1,221 27.8
Labour Tim Brown 1,139 26.0
UKIP Ian Stokes 758 17.3
Liberal Democrats Samantha Deakin 701 16.0
Liberal Democrats Barrie Hickman 601 13.7
Turnout 4,387 51.9

Hucknall Central

Hucknall Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lachlan Morrison 1,363 21.5
Labour Nicolle Ndiweni 1,196 18.9
Conservative Alex Cullin 932 14.7
UKIP Thomas Irvine 860 13.6
Conservative Dan Tysoe 652 10.3
UKIP Steven Sadler 652 10.3
Hucknall First Community Forum Jim Blagden 240 3.8
Hucknall First Community Forum Dave Shaw 229 3.6
Liberal Democrats Ken Cotham 205 3.2
Turnout

Hucknall North

Hucknall North (3)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mick Murphy 1,820 13.9
Labour Rachel Bissett 1,797 13.8
Conservative Ben Bradley 1,673 12.8
Labour James Grundy 1,517 11.6
Conservative Rebecca-Anne Cullin 1,513 11.6
Labour Ian Morrison 1,509 11.6
UKIP Michael Ashton 1,067 8.2
Hucknall First Community Forum John Wilmott 741 5.7
Hucknall First Community Forum Rachael Clarke 506 3.9
Hucknall First Community Forum Robert Gow 482 3.7
Green Lisa Brown 435 3.3
Turnout

Hucknall South

Hucknall South (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lauren Mitchell 1,434 23.2
Labour Keir Morrison 1,218 19.7
Conservative Trevor Peat 1,028 16.6
Conservative Tony Arnold 1,023 16.5
UKIP Alison Irvine 879 14.2
Hucknall First Community Forum Trevor Locke 343 5.5
Hucknall First Community Forum John Stout 261 4.2
Turnout

Hucknall West

Hucknall West (3)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kevin Thomas Rostance 1,753 14.0
Conservative Phil Rostance 1,657 13.3
Labour Chris Baron 1,641 13.1
Conservative Anthony Rostance 1,633 13.1
Labour Danielle Chance 1,550 12.4
Labour Kerry Humphreys 1,511 12.1
UKIP Jeffery Mills 1,060 8.5
UKIP Ray Young 725 5.8
Hucknall First Community Forum Jean Toseland 336 2.7
Hucknall First Community Forum Harry Toseland 333 2.7
Hucknall First Community Forum Ian Young 302 2.4
Turnout

Huthwaite & Brierley

Huthwaite & Brierley (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lee Anderson 1,168
Labour Glenys Maxwell 1,147
Liberal Democrats Dave Walters 742
Liberal Democrats Mandy Hernon 728
Conservative Rob Della-Spina 709
Independent Anna-Marie Wilson 442
Independent Mark Mellor 423
Independent Malc Hull 371
Green Roger Morton 236
Turnout

Jacksdale

Jacksdale (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Christian Chapman 562 35.39
Labour Elizabeth Mays 537 33.82
Selston Parish Independents David Martin 489 30.79
Turnout 1588

Kingsway

Kingsway (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Mike Smith 762
Liberal Democrats Adam Braddow 754
Turnout

Kirby Cross & Portland

Kirby Cross & Portland (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Cheryl Butler 769
Liberal Democrats Jamie Bell 586
UKIP Tony Brown 499
Green Mark Harrison 104
Turnout

Larwood

Larwood (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Jason Zadrozny 842
Labour Linford Gibbons 479
Conservative Paul Sheridan 246
UKIP Austin Hernon 224
Turnout

Leamington

Leamington (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Griffiths 986
Liberal Democrats Paul Jones 407
Turnout

Selton

Selton (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Selston Parish Independents Beverley Turner 1,977
Independent Samuel Wilson 1,427
Selston Parish Independents Christine Quinn-Wilcox 738
Labour John Robert Stocks 617
Labour Steve Mays 564
Liberal Democrats Mark Gibson 306
TUSC Tom Hunt 95
Turnout

Skegby

Skegby (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Anthony Brewer 1,121
Labour Paul Roberts 971
Liberal Democrats Olive Parkes 958
UKIP Barbara Harris 948
Labour Christine Kirkham 936
Independent Margaret Patrick 400
Turnout

St Marys

St Marys (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jim Aspinall 653
Liberal Democrats Sara Carswell 487
Independent Ray Buttery 326
Conservative Paul Saxelby 273
TUSC April Holmes 56
Turnout

Stanton Hill & Teversal

Stanton Hill & Teversal (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Helen Smith 637
Labour Kevin Ball 467
Independent Trish Phillips 365
Turnout

Summit

Summit ward (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Knight 1,172
Labour Jackie James 1,152
UKIP Janet Jeanes 838
Independent John Baird 635
Liberal Democrats Richard Zadrozny 359
Independent Russell Wyke 233
Turnout

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood ward (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Steven Carroll 661
Liberal Democrats Dawn Gent 655
Conservative Sarah Heeley 430
Turnout

The Dales

The Dales ward (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Helen Hollis 750
Liberal Democrats Philip Smith 731
Turnout

Underwood

Underwood ward (1)
Party Candidate Votes %
Selston Parish Independents Robert Sears-Piccavey 715
Liberal Democrats Wendy O'Brien 456
Conservative Michelle Sims 315
Labour Ricky-Lee Cooke 306
Turnout

Changes between 2015 and 2019

Christine Quinn-Wilcox (Selston Independents) retained a Selston seat for the Selston Independents in the 26 November 2015 by-election.

In November 2015 Independent Councillor Jason Zadrozny (Larwood), along with Liberal Democrats Councillors Tom Hollis (Ashfields) and Rachel Madden (Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse) formed the Ashfield Independents party.[3] These were joined by former Liberal Democrats Councillors Anthony Brewer (Skegby),[4] Christian Chapman (Jacksdale)[5] and Helen Smith (Stanton Hill & Teversal),[6] Labour Councillors Helen Hollis (The Dales),[7] Glenys Maxwell (Huthwaite and Brierley)[8] and Selston Independents Councillors Christine Quinn-Wilcox (Selston)[9] and Robert Sears-Piccavey (Underwood)[10]

John Wilmott (Ashfield Independents) gained a Hucknall North seat from the Conservatives in the 12 October 2017 by-election.[11]

On 20 March 2018 Labour councillors Lee Anderson (Huthwaite and Brierley) and Chris Baron (Hucknall West) changed affiliation to the Conservatives, and Steve Carroll (Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood) left Labour to sit as an Independent.[12][13]

In April 2018 Labour Councillors Amanda Brown (Central and New Cross), Tim Brown (Central and New Cross) and Joanne Donnelly (Abbey Hill) left the Labour Group to sit as Independents.[13]

As a result of the above changes on the 26 April 2018 The Ashfield Independents and Independents joined by the Conservatives forced a vote of no confidence in the Labour leadership and replaced Labour leader Councillor Cheryl Butler with Jason Zadrozny of the Ashfield Independents.[13]

As of the 1st May 2018 the current make up of the Council is Labour 14 (-8), Ashfield Independents 11 (+11), Conservative Party 5 (+2), Independents 5 (+3) and Liberal Democrats 0 (-5).[14]

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2015/301/
  3. "Ashfield councillors make new political party". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Councillor details - Councillor Tony Brewer". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "Councillor details - Councillor Christian Chapman". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. "Councillor details - Councillor Helen-Ann Smith". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. "Councillor details - Councillor Helen Hollis". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. "Councillor details - Councillor Glenys Maxwell". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. "Councillor details - Councillor Christine Quinn-Wilcox". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  10. "Councillor details - Councillor Robert Sears-Piccavey". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. "Hucknall North Ward By Election - Ashfield District Council". www.ashfield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  12. "Councils Map | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  13. Barlow, Jamie (26 April 2018). "New leader of Ashfield District Council is Jason Zadrozny". nottinghampost. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  14. "Your Councillors". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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