2015 Canterbury City Council election

The 2015 Canterbury City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.[3] The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

2015 Canterbury City Council election[1]

7 May 2015

All 39 seats in the Canterbury City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election Conservative
Seats won 31 3
Popular vote 29,670 16,954
Percentage 37.4% 21.4%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Seats won 3 2
Popular vote 10,305 12,939
Percentage 13.0% 16.3%

Map of the results of the 2015 Canterbury council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

References

  1. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2015". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. "The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2014". legislation.gov.uk.


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