2015 East Hampshire District Council election

The 2015 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the East Hampshire District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The election saw the Conservatives maintain their majority, whilst the Liberal Democrats, the only other party to hold representation on the council, lost three seats to the Conservatives[2].

East Hampshire Local Election Result 2011[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 3 0 9 61.0 34,117
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 3 3 17.5 9772 9.2%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 9.1 5096 1.7%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 5.1 2870 5.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 4.6 2554 4.6%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 2.4 1333 1.5%
  Justice & Anti-Corruption 0 0 0 0 0.4 227 0.1%

2015 East Hampshire District Council election
7 May 2015
All 44 council seats
23 seats needed for a majority
  Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 39 seats, 61.0% 5 seats, 26.7%
Seats won 42 2
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 34,117 9772
Percentage 61.0% 17.5%
Map of the results of the 2015 election, by ward.
Previous Largest Party before election


Conservative

 Subsequent Largest Party


Conservative

Ward Results

Alton Amery
Alton Amery
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Saunders 631 48.0
Liberal Democrats Allan Chick 479 36.4
Labour Barbara Burfoot 205 15.6
Majority 152
Turnout 1315
Conservative hold Swing

Alton Ashdell
Alton Ashdell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Joy 930 64.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Cullen 330 23.0
Labour Peter Treacher 177 12.3
Majority 259
Turnout 1437
Conservative hold Swing

Alton Eastbrooke
Alton Eastbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dean Phillips 574 51.3
Liberal Democrats Pam Bradford 315 28.2
Labour Janice Treacher 230 20.6
Majority 259
Turnout 1119
Conservative hold Swing

Alton Westbrooke
Alton Westbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Brandt 522 36.3
UKIP Bill Blake 242 16.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lawrence 186 12.9
Independent Nicky Branch 175 12.2
Green Eleanor Hill 162 11.3
Labour Roget Godber 150 10.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2015 - East Hampshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. (PDF) https://www.easthants.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Declaration%20of%20results%20District.pdf. Retrieved 1 September 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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