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All 34 seats toCotswold District Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 2015 election, with Cirencester shown inset. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2015 Cotswold District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all members ofCotswold District Council in England.[1] The whole council was up for election. Turnout was substantially up across the district due to the election being held on the same day as thegeneral election and otherlocal elections in England.
Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 44 to 34, making exact comparisons with 2011 difficult. The election produced a slightly reduced majority for the ruling Conservative Group, with each political party making a gain on the percentage of total votes at the cost of a near wipeout of votes for independent candidates. However other than a single gain by the Liberal Democrats to produce this result no other ward changed hands.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 24 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 71 | 54.8 | 26442 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 29 | 33.4 | 16105 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 2,219 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1612 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1,283 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 622 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris | 730 | 53.2 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Curry | 509 | 37.1 | ||
| Green | Bob Irving | 133 | 9.7 | ||
| Majority | 253 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 70.57 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Jepson* | 949 | 62.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bella McMillan-Scott | 580 | 37.9 | ||
| Majority | 369 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 70.21 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Keeling | 1,171 | 72.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Lilley | 444 | 27.5 | ||
| Majority | 727 | 45 | |||
| Turnout | 71.45 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Len Wilkins* | 675 | 50.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Briars | 653 | 49.2 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 63.54 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Annett* | 1,850 | 57.7 | ||
| Conservative | Lynden Stowe* | 1,740 | 54.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Loveridge | 689 | 21.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Sipthorpe | 626 | 19.5 | ||
| UKIP | Rob McNeil-Wilson | 552 | 17.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,051 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.44 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Forde | 810 | 50.1 | ||
| Conservative | David Broad* | 808 | 49.9 | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 78.24 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roly Hughes | 602 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | Phil Kerton | 414 | 31.6 | ||
| UKIP | Robert Stephens | 169 | 12.9 | ||
| Green | Sabrina Poole | 127 | 9.7 | ||
| Majority | 195 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 68.16 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Raymond Theodoulou* | 1,027 | 68.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Skinner | 281 | 18.8 | ||
| Green | Xanthe Messenger | 184 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | 746 | 50 | |||
| Turnout | 74.22 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Parsons* | 921 | 58.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Edwards | 519 | 32.8 | ||
| UKIP | Adrian Blake | 144 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 25.3 | |||
| Turnout | 75.64 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Abagail Beccle | 644 | 51.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Rickell | 351 | 27.8 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Brown | 266 | 21.1 | ||
| Majority | 293 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 70.27 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julian Beale* | 1,152 | 71.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Ellis | 230 | 14.3 | ||
| Green | Ailsa Spindler | 227 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 922 | 57.3 | |||
| Turnout | 74.34 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Brassington | 549 | 52.5 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Dinkel | 360 | 34.4 | ||
| Green | Frances Mary Johnson | 136 | 13 | ||
| Majority | 189 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 69.56 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jim Parsons* | 1,108 | 71.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Felicity Hornby | 442 | 28.5 | ||
| Majority | 666 | 43 | |||
| Turnout | 75.42 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Berry | 969 | 62.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Baber | 430 | 27.6 | ||
| UKIP | John Fleming | 158 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 539 | 34.6 | |||
| Turnout | 75.85 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Coakley* | 1,798 | 57.0 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Andrews | 1,572 | 49.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Glendon | 633 | 20.1 | ||
| Labour | Trevor Smith | 423 | 13.4 | ||
| UKIP | Carol Smith | 384 | 12.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shane Poole | 323 | 10.2 | ||
| UKIP | Geoff Willis | 283 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | 939 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.05 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Dutton* | 866 | 67.3 | ||
| Labour | Jude Walker | 234 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Harris | 186 | 14.5 | ||
| Majority | 632 | 49.1 | |||
| Turnout | 67.25 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alison Coggins | 986 | 76.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tori Walker | 296 | 23.1 | ||
| Majority | 690 | 53.8 | |||
| Turnout | 66.92 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tatyan Cheung | 647 | 55.6 | ||
| Conservative | Lynn Hilditch | 516 | 44.4 | ||
| Majority | 131 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 59.66 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Hancock* | 908 | 57.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Watts | 553 | 35.1 | ||
| Labour | Merilyn Hill | 114 | 7.2 | ||
| Majority | 355 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 71.81 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Hughes* | 1,145 | 70.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roberta Crawley | 477 | 29.4 | ||
| Majority | 668 | 41.2 | |||
| Turnout | 75.60 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shaun Parsons | 702 | 51.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jordan McKenna | 662 | 48.5 | ||
| Majority | 40 | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 69.28 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Juliet Layton* | 707 | 48.6 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Darlington | 433 | 29.8 | ||
| Independent | Alan Dickinson | 314 | 21.6 | ||
| Majority | 274 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 73.96 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Harris* | 665 | 50.1 | ||
| Conservative | David Henson | 422 | 31.8 | ||
| UKIP | Ken Parsons | 118 | 8.9 | ||
| Green | Robert Elliott | 90 | 6.8 | ||
| Independent | Matt Helm | 33 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 243 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 68.50 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Dare* | 783 | 56.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Curtis | 613 | 43.9 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 66.53 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Coleman* | 810 | 51.9 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Gilmore | 595 | 38.1 | ||
| Green | Joy Irving | 156 | 10 | ||
| Majority | 215 | 13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 76.74 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maggie Heaven | 733 | 61.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Cooper | 246 | 20.5 | ||
| Labour | Jon Easterbrook | 222 | 18.5 | ||
| Majority | 487 | 40.5 | |||
| Turnout | 75.54 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hirst* | 517 | 47.1 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Painter | 271 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | Jason Stevens | 219 | 20 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Selwyn* | 91 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 246 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 67.21 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tina Stevenson | 768 | 61.5 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Giles | 248 | 19.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Goldblatt | 233 | 18.6 | ||
| Majority | 520 | 41.6 | |||
| Turnout | 71.20 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Fowles* | 1,055 | 62.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Twells | 621 | 37.1 | ||
| Majority | 434 | 26 | |||
| Turnout | 75.85 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Robbins OBE | 543 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Tarr | 488 | 35.5 | ||
| UKIP | Claire Eddleston | 190 | 13.8 | ||
| Labour | Terry Pomroy | 154 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 4 | |||
| Turnout | 64.69 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Mackenzie-Charrington | 738 | 66.4 | ||
| Green | Andrew Maclean | 230 | 20.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Walker | 143 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | 508 | 45.7 | |||
| Turnout | 73.33 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Hincks* | 637 | 48.7 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Adams | 432 | 33.0 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Elliot | 238 | 18.2 | ||
| Majority | 205 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 61.55 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held on Thursday 29 September 2016 for the Stow ward due to the death of Conservative councillor Barry Dare. The subsequent election was won by the Liberal Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dilys Neill | 555 | 64.9 | +21.0 | |
| Conservative | David Penman | 300 | 35.1 | −21.0 | |
| Majority | 255 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 855 | 40.5 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | 21% | |||
A by-election was held on Thursday 9 February 2017 for the Fairford North ward due to the resignation of Conservative councillor Abigail Beccle. The subsequent election was won by the Liberal Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Doherty | 610 | 68.1 | +40.2 | |
| Conservative | Dominic Morris | 270 | 30.1 | −20.9 | |
| Green | Xanthe Messenger | 15 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 270 | 38.0 | |||
| Turnout | 897 | 46.57 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | 30.6% | |||
A by-election was held on Thursday 23 November 2017 for the Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward due to the death of Conservative councillor Jim Parsons. The subsequent election was won by the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Morgan | 420 | 64.7 | −6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Baber | 136 | 21.0 | −7.5 | |
| Labour | Edward Shelton | 93 | 14.3 | +14.3 | |
| Majority | 284 | 43.7 | |||
| Turnout | 654 | 31.52 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||