2015 Medway Council election

Main article: United Kingdom local elections, 2015

2015 Medway Council election

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| <- 2011 | 7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) | 2019 ->

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All 55 seats to Medway Council
28 seats needed for a majority
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Con

Lab

UKIP

Leader  | Rodney Chambers | Vince Maple | None
Party  | Conservative | Labour | UKIP
Leader's seat  | Hempstead
and Wigmore | Chatham
Central | None
Last election  | 35 seats,
46.05% | 15 seats,
34.46% | 0 seats,
1.80%
Seats won  | 36 | 15  | 4
Seat change  | 1 |  | 4
Popular vote  | 120,319 | 78,195  | 61,272
Percentage  | 42.9% | 27.9%  | 21.8%
Swing  | 3.2 | 6.6 | 20.0

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Map of results of 2015 election

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| Leader of the Council before election

Rodney Chambers
Conservative

| Leader of the Council

Alan Jarrett
Conservative

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The 2015 Medway Council election took place on 7 May 2015, alongside the 2015 UK General Election. The elections were to elect all 55 seats across 22 wards. The Conservatives held the council, with 36 seats (a majority of 16). The Labour Party won 15 seats, and UKIP took 4.

Following the announcement of the results, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition called for a re-count in Rainham North ward after their candidate received no votes, despite claiming that he had voted for himself; however, the council's returning officer confirmed that the result was correct and no further action could be taken.[1]

## Results[edit]

Medway Council Local Election 2015  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 36  |  |  | +1  | 65.5  | 42.9  | 120,319  | +3.2
| Labour | 15  |  |  | 0  | 27.3  | 27.9  | 78,195  | -6.6
| UKIP | 4  |  |  | +4  | 7.2  | 21.8  | 61,272  | +20.0
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  | -3  | 0  | 3.2  | 8,998  | -5.6
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2.3  | 6,551  | 0.3
| TUSC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.2  | 3,402  | +0.7
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  | -2  | 0  | 0.6  | 1,759  | -3.8
| English Democrat | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 120  | -1.5

A total of 1,735 ballot papers were rejected.

## Council Composition[edit]

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

↓  35 | 15 | 3 | 2

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Conservative | Labour | LD | I

After the election, to composition of the council was:

↓  36 | 15 | 4

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Conservative | Labour | UKIP

I - Independent

## Ward Results[edit]

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### Chatham Central[edit]

Chatham Central Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Paul Goodwin* | 2,258  | 17.3  | -3.7
| Labour | Vince Maple* | 2,238  | 17.1  | -3.5
| Labour | Julie Nora Shaw* | 1,987  | 15.2  | -6.4
| UKIP | Robin Charles Johnson  | 1,535  | 11.7  | +8.2
| Conservative | Patricia Anne Gulvin  | 1,394  | 10.6  | +1.7
| Conservative | David Peter Jarrett  | 1,258  | 9.6  | +1.0
| Conservative | Andrew Kennedy  | 1,208  | 9.2  | +1.0
| Green | Luke Ashley Balnave  | 727  | 5.6  | N/A
| Green | John Lesley Gibson  | 263  | 2.0  | N/A
| TUSC | Steven Hancock  | 219  | 1.7  | N/A
Majority  | 452  | 3.5  |
Turnout | 13,087  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cuxton and Halling[edit]

Cuxton and Halling  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Matt Fearn | 1,761  | 53.8  | -9.6
| UKIP | Paul Monck  | 958  | 29.3  | N/A
| Labour | Michael Gerald Evans  | 518  | 15.8  | -20.8
| TUSC | Allan Yates  | 37  | 1.1  | N/A
Majority  | 803  | 24.5  |
Turnout | 3,274  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Gillingham North[edit]

Gillingham North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Pat Cooper* | 2,449  | 16.5  | +5.8
| Labour | Andy Stamp* | 2,258  | 15.2  | +4.5
| Labour | Adam Robert William Price* | 2,026  | 13.7  | +2.5
| UKIP | Mark Mencattelli  | 1,846  | 12.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Nusrat Bibi Ahmed  | 1,475  | 9.9  | +2.7
| Conservative | Bob Russell  | 1,396  | 9.4  | +3.3
| Conservative | Kwashie Amartei Anang  | 1,368  | 9.2  | +4.2
| Green | Trich Marchant  | 646  | 4.4  | +2.1
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Kearney  | 436  | 2.9  | -0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Sid Kingman  | 334  | 2.3  | -0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Sheila Webber  | 327  | 2.2  | -0.4
| TUSC | Andrew Paul Travers  | 278  | 1.9  | +0.9
Majority  | 180  | 1.3  |
Turnout | 14,839  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Cllrs Cooper and Stamp both were previously elected as Independent councillors in 2011.

### Gillingham South[edit]

Gillingham South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Clive Stanley William Johnson | 1,995  | 11.2  | 0
| Labour | Naushabah Parveen Khan | 1,909  | 10.7  | +0.3
| Labour | Dan McDonald | 1,877  | 10.6  | +1.0
| UKIP | Terry Allen  | 1,777  | 10.0  | +7.2
| Conservative | Saboor Ahmed  | 1,537  | 8.6  | +1.7
| UKIP | John Farrell  | 1,469  | 8.3  | +6.0
| UKIP | Rob McCulloch Martin  | 1,413  | 8.0  | N/A
| Conservative | Shirley Margaret Pamela Griffiths  | 1,405  | 7.9  | -0.1
| Conservative | John Richard Amey  | 1,343  | 7.5  | +2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Juby*  | 871  | 4.9  | -6.5
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Jeacock  | 697  | 3.9  | -6.7
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Sams  | 629  | 3.5  | -6.9
| Green | Simon Philip Marchant  | 552  | 3.1  | +0.2
| TUSC | Jacqui Berry  | 316  | 1.8  | -0.3
Majority  | 100  | 0.6  |
Turnout | 17,790  |  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Hempstead and Wigmore[edit]

Hempstead and Wigmore  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Diane Margaret Chambers* | 3,666  | 40.5  | +11.9
| Conservative | Rodney Brian Chambers* | 3,555  | 39.3  | +11.2
| Labour | Ahmed Mutahir Khan  | 828  | 9.2  | +1.5
| Labour | Nabilah Khan  | 749  | 8.3  | +1.8
| TUSC | Stephen John Wilkins  | 245  | 2.7  | N/A
Majority  | 2,727  | 30.1  |
Turnout | 9,043  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Lordswood and Capstone[edit]

Lordswood and Capstone  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alan Leslie Jarrett* | 2,711  | 36.1  | +4.3
| Conservative | David Robert Wildey* | 2,341  | 31.7  | +2.8
| Labour | Nick Alderson-Rice  | 1,110  | 15.0  | -0.8
| Labour | Ambrose Nwodoh  | 987  | 13.4  | -0.8
| TUSC | Tony Baker  | 233  | 3.2  | N/A
Majority  | 1,231  | 16.7  |
Turnout | 7,382  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Luton and Wayfield[edit]

Luton and Wayfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tristan John Osborne* | 1,774  | 12.5  | -3.0
| Labour | Sam Craven* | 1,748  | 12.3  | -5.1
| Conservative | Michael Franklin | 1,745  | 12.3  | -0.7
| Labour | Christine Janice Godwin*  | 1,685  | 11.9  | -5.2
| UKIP | Stephen Harper  | 1,508  | 10.6  | N/A
| Conservative | Stephen John Peachell  | 1,496  | 10.6  | -4.2
| Conservative | Simon John Wray  | 1,411  | 10.0  | -1.6
| UKIP | Claire Rachel Sparham  | 1,353  | 9.6  | N/A
| UKIP | Maurice Granville Sparham  | 1,171  | 8.3  | N/A
| TUSC | Alison Burns  | 154  | 1.1  | -0.8
| English Democrat | Mike Russell  | 120  | 0.8  | N/A
Majority  | 60  | 0.4  |
Turnout | 14,165  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Peninsula[edit]

Peninsula  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Roy Freshwater | 2,866  | 14.7  | N/A
| Conservative | Phil Filmer* | 2,722  | 14.0  | -7.9
| UKIP | Mick Pendergast | 2,610  | 13.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Michael Dale  | 2,461  | 12.6  | -7.2
| Conservative | Jim Nugent  | 2,440  | 12.5  | -5.7
| UKIP | Mike Yates  | 2,310  | 11.9  | N/A
| Labour | Julia Cherry  | 1,200  | 6.2  | -2.1
| Labour | Peter John Tungate  | 1,091  | 5.6  | -2.1
| Labour | Patrick Minhard  | 931  | 4.8  | -2.7
| Independent | Ron Sands  | 691  | 3.5  | N/A
| TUSC | Chas Berry  | 147  | 0.8  | N/A
Majority  | 149  | 0.8  |
Turnout | 19,469  |  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

Sands previously stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in 2011.

### Princes Park[edit]

Princes Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tashi Bhutia | 1,811  | 24.5  | -4.6
| Conservative | Gloria Blessing Chukwuka Opara | 1,633  | 22.1  | -3.7
| UKIP | Adam Crombie  | 1,144  | 15.4  | N/A
| Labour | Alan Higgins  | 1,029  | 13.9  | -4.5
| UKIP | Richard John Wozencroft  | 907  | 12.2  | N/A
| Labour | Simon Wady  | 821  | 11.1  | -7.9
| TUSC | Janet Sylvia Baker  | 60  | 0.8  | N/A
Majority  | 489  | 6.7  |
Turnout | 7,405  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Rainham Central[edit]

Rainham Central  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Rehman Chishti | 4,386  | 25.6  | +1.8
| Conservative | Barry Joseph Kemp | 3,473  | 20.3  | -0.1
| Conservative | Mike O'Brien | 3,115  | 18.2  | +2.4
| UKIP | Rebecca Mencattelli  | 1,854  | 10.8  | +7.4
| Labour | Mark Anthony Last  | 1,405  | 8.2  | +0.6
| Labour | Tarek James Maddison  | 1,018  | 6.0  | +1.5
| Labour | James Richard Smith  | 946  | 5.5  | +1.9
| Green | Mary Winifred Smtih  | 665  | 3.9  | +1.6
| TUSC | Carole Diane Sammon  | 165  | 1.0  | N/A
| Independent | Karen Dawn Streatfield  | 92  | 0.5  | N/A
Majority  | 1,261  | 7.4  |
Turnout | 17,119  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Rainham North[edit]

Rainham North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David John Carr* | 2,247  | 26.5  | -1.2
| Conservative | Martin Potter | 1,910  | 22.6  | -3.7
| UKIP | Vaughan Baden Hewett*  | 1,245  | 14.7  | +10.8
| UKIP | Emily Catherine Knowles  | 850  | 10.0  | +6.8
| Labour | John William Lloyd  | 837  | 9.9  | -1.1
| Labour | Chiron Peter Mottram  | 598  | 7.1  | -3.5
| Liberal Democrats | John Edward Castle  | 272  | 3.2  | -6.3
| Green | Neil Peter Williams  | 254  | 3.0  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Lucy  | 251  | 3.0  | -4.8
| TUSC | Paul Andrew Dennis  | 0  | 0.0  | N/A
Majority  | 665  | 7.9  |
Turnout | 8,464  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

Hewett was previously elected in 2011 as a Conservative councillor.

### Rainham South[edit]

Rainham South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Howard Francis Doe* | 3,606  | 22.1  | +2.5
| Conservative | David Royle* | 2,892  | 17.7  | -1.3
| Conservative | Leslie Alan Wicks* | 2,257  | 13.8  | -2.8
| UKIP | Jean Katherine Shirly Appleton  | 1,817  | 11.1  | +7.2
| Labour | Gillian Valerie Pearson  | 1,485  | 9.1  | -0.8
| UKIP | Susan Mary Marsh  | 1,468  | 9.0  | N/A
| Labour | Josh Henry Gray  | 1,342  | 8.2  | -1.2
| Labour | Louwella Margaret Prenter  | 1,037  | 6.4  | -1.0
| Independent | Mike Walters  | 249  | 1.5  | N/A
| TUSC | Susan Mason-Saunders  | 177  | 1.1  | N/A
Majority  | 440  | 2.7  |
Turnout | 16,330  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### River[edit]

River  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Andrew Mackness* | 1,698  | 24.3  | -0.7
| Conservative | Habib Odunlamin Sulaiman Tejan | 1,354  | 19.3  | -7.5
| Labour | John Alun Charles Jones  | 1,033  | 14.8  | -7.0
| Labour | Mark William Edwin Jones  | 1,001  | 14.3  | -1.5
| UKIP | Chris Spalding  | 863  | 12.3  | N/A
| UKIP | June Winton  | 626  | 8.9  | N/A
| Green | Michael Edward Phillips  | 365  | 5.2  | +2.2
| TUSC | Naomi Catherine Sayers  | 62  | 0.9  | N/A
Majority  | 321  | 4.5  |
Turnout | 7,002  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Rochester East[edit]

Rochester East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Teresa Margaret Murray* | 1,861  | 20.7  | -10.0
| Labour | Nick Bowler* | 1,721  | 19.2  | -10.7
| Conservative | Sean Michael Varnham  | 1,406  | 15.6  | -0.7
| UKIP | Chris Irvine  | 1,209  | 13.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Mohamed Rizvi Rawoof  | 1,095  | 12.2  | -0.5
| UKIP | Trevor James Shields  | 1,039  | 11.6  | N/A
| Green | William James Davies  | 560  | 6.2  | +1.2
| TUSC | Daniel Burn  | 98  | 1.1  | N/A
Majority  | 315  | 3.6  |
Turnout | 8,989  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Rochester South and Horsted[edit]

Rochester South and Horsted  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Trevor Anthony Clarke* | 2,984  | 15.6  | -5.1
| Conservative | Sylvia Mary Griffin* | 2,679  | 14.0  | -4.6
| Conservative | Rupert David Fearon Turpin* | 2,604  | 13.6  | -2.4
| UKIP | Keith Fletcher  | 1,885  | 9.9  | +5.4
| UKIP | Alan William Collins  | 1,666  | 8.7  | N/A
| UKIP | Frank Moreton  | 1,662  | 8.7  | N/A
| Labour | Del Munton  | 1,617  | 8.5  | -2.3
| Labour | Elaine Thomas  | 1,431  | 7.5  | -2.5
| Labour | Joe Murray  | 1,405  | 7.3  | -2.9
| Green | Bernard Edward Hyde  | 576  | 3.0  | -0.1
| Liberal Democrats | Viv Parker  | 502  | 2.6  | -1.6
| TUSC | Emma Sarah White  | 116  | 0.6  | -1.3
Majority  | 719  | 3.7  |
Turnout | 19,127  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Rochester West[edit]

Rochester West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kelly Tolhurst* | 2,418  | 23.9  | -4.2
| Conservative | Stuart Albert Tranter | 1,884  | 18.6  | -9.5
| Labour | Rachel Catherine Garrick  | 1,169  | 11.6  | -5.9
| UKIP | Helen Knight  | 1,131  | 11.2  | N/A
| UKIP | Stephen Knight  | 1,066  | 10.5  | N/A
| Labour | Tony John Scudder  | 1,054  | 10.4  | -4.0
| Green | Clive Byrn Malcolm Gregory  | 575  | 5.7  | -0.9
| Green | David Fredrick John Heritage  | 405  | 4.0  | -0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Juby  | 206  | 2.0  | -2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Nem Juby  | 142  | 1.4  | -1.9
| TUSC | Riven Gray  | 65  | 0.7  | N/A
Majority  | 715  | 7.0  |
Turnout | 10,115  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Strood North[edit]

Strood North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Elizabeth Jane Chitty* | 2,673  | 15.1  | -2.3
| Conservative | Stephen Ian Richard Iles | 2,230  | 12.6  | -4.6
| Conservative | Phil Hall | 2,138  | 12.1  | -2.6
| Labour | Stephen Alan Hubbard*  | 1,841  | 10.4  | -4.9
| UKIP | Ray Banks  | 1,791  | 10.1  | N/A
| Labour | Gareth Wilf Batts  | 1,636  | 9.3  | -2.7
| UKIP | Paul O'Rouke  | 1,630  | 9.2  | N/A
| Labour | Linda Beatrice Robson  | 1,500  | 8.5  | -4.3
| UKIP | Paul Rai  | 1,413  | 8.0  | N/A
| Green | Stephen William Dyke  | 630  | 3.6  | N/A
| TUSC | Sue Berry  | 195  | 1.1  | -0.7
Majority  | 297  | 1.7  |
Turnout | 17,677  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Strood Rural[edit]

Strood Rural  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Williams | 3,015  | 14.9  | -4.7
| Conservative | Peter Martin Hicks* | 2,828  | 14.0  | -5.4
| Conservative | Gary David James Etheridge | 2,737  | 13.5  | -3.2
| UKIP | Ben Cook  | 2,582  | 12.8  | N/A
| UKIP | Tom Mason*  | 2,475  | 12.2  | N/A
| UKIP | Peter Rodberg*  | 2,294  | 11.4  | N/A
| Labour | Julia Hawkins  | 1,278  | 6.3  | -3.3
| Labour | Avril Margaret Sime  | 1,144  | 5.7  | -2.3
| Labour | Jim Wyper  | 934  | 4.6  | -2.8
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Ann Roach  | 421  | 2.1  | -1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lawrence Millsom  | 349  | 1.7  | -1.4
| TUSC | Rosilla Jane Ellwood  | 165  | 0.8  | N/A
Majority  | 155  | 0.7  |
Turnout | 20,222  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Strood South[edit]

Strood South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Catriona Brown-Reckless | 2,527  | 14.5  | N/A
| Conservative | John Fernley Nicholas Avey* | 2,289  | 13.1  | -3.3
| UKIP | Mark Paul Joy | 2,203  | 12.6  | N/A
| Conservative | Josie Iles*  | 2,085  | 12.0  | -2.7
| UKIP | Richard Thorne  | 1,898  | 10.9  | N/A
| Conservative | Harold Ogunfemi  | 1,734  | 9.9  | -3.9
| Labour | Rob Heathfield  | 1,583  | 9.1  | -5.4
| Labour | Ikechukwu Isaac Igwe  | 1,576  | 9.0  | -6.2
| Labour | Harinder Singh Mahil  | 1,411  | 8.1  | -6.3
| TUSC | Alec David Price  | 141  | 0.8  | N/A
Majority  | 118  | 0.6  |
Turnout | 17,447  |  |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Twydall[edit]

Twydall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dorte Marianne Gilry* | 2,547  | 16.9  | -0.5
| Labour | Glyn David Griffiths* | 2,353  | 15.6  | -1.2
| Conservative | Anne-Claire Marie Andree Howard | 2,287  | 15.2  | +3.7
| Conservative | Diana Marion Lawrence  | 2,214  | 14.7  | +1.2
| Labour | Mark Prenter  | 1,960  | 13.0  | -5.1
| Conservative | Tony Rocco  | 1,700  | 11.2  | -1.2
| Green | Rebecca Jane Lehmann  | 623  | 4.1  | +1.5
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Anne Lewis  | 434  | 2.9  | 0
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Veronica Rose Kearney  | 432  | 2.9  | +0.5
| Liberal Democrats | David Alfred McDonnell  | 268  | 1.8  | -0.6
| TUSC | Ivor Andrew Lindsey Riddell  | 257  | 1.7  | N/A
Majority  | 73  | 0.5  |
Turnout | 15,075  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Walderslade[edit]

Walderslade  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Frederick Brake* | 2,445  | 30.0  | +6.4
| Conservative | Adrian Victor Henry Gulvin* | 2,097  | 25.7  | +6.9
| UKIP | Linda Veronica Russell  | 1,211  | 14.8  | N/A
| Labour | Eddie Peake  | 1,024  | 12.6  | +3.6
| Labour | Robert Lee Pitt  | 897  | 11.0  | +2.9
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Percy  | 370  | 4.5  | +2.3
| TUSC | Liz Robinson  | 111  | 1.4  | N/A
Majority  | 886  | 10.9  |
Turnout | 8,155  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Watling[edit]

Watling  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Wendy Purdy | 2,070  | 24.6  | +6.8
| Conservative | Asha Rani Rita Saroy | 1,632  | 19.4  | +2.0
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Mary Smith*  | 1,180  | 14.1  | -7.6
| Labour | Benjamin Pranczke  | 1,030  | 12.3  | -0.5
| Labour | Raja Miah  | 1,017  | 12.1  | -2.1
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Chaplin  | 877  | 10.4  | -6.7
| Green | Richard James Lehmann  | 437  | 5.2  | N/A
| TUSC | Avril Eleene Roberts  | 161  | 1.9  | N/A
Majority  | 452  | 5.3  |
Turnout | 8,404  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "'I know I voted for me': Angry socialist who got NO votes at General Election demands recount". The Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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