The 2015 Torridge District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Torridge District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election, hence turnout was much higher than usual in Local Elections.
Results summary
Results by ward Appledore +Appledore (2 Seats)PartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeAndrew Eastman791UKIPKenneth Davis548GreenPeter Hames426IndependentBarry Edwards382ConservativeJames Jackson314Turnout70.5Conservative holdUKIP gain from Independent
Bideford East +Bideford East (3 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeMervyn Langmead1378UKIPSam Robinson935UKIPGaston Dezart845LabourRuth Craigie709IndependentPauline Davies569GreenStephen Pagett561Turnout61.11Conservative holdUKIP gain from ConservativeUKIP gain from Independent
Bideford North +Bideford North (3 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%GreenPeter Christie1313ConservativeDermot McGeough928Liberal DemocratsTrevor Johns843ConservativePhilip Pester763IndependentDouglas Bushby634LabourAnne Brenton616LabourMichael James536Turnout65.33Green holdConservative holdLiberal Democrats hold
Bideford South +Bideford South (3 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeSimon Inch947ConservativeAnthony Inch932LabourDavid Brenton801Liberal DemocratsRobert Wootton798LabourJoseph Day636LabourJames Craigie594Turnout57.75Conservative holdConservative holdLabour hold Broadheath +BroadheathPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativePeter WatsonUncontestedConservative hold Clinton +ClintonPartyCandidateVotes%IndependentRichard Wiseman618GreenWilliam Douglas-Mann333Turnout77.15Independent hold
Clovelly Bay +Clovelly BayPartyCandidateVotes%UKIPRobin JulianUncontestedTurnoutUKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Coham Bridge +Coham BridgePartyCandidateVotes%ConservativePhilip Hackett703IndependentGloria Tabor368Turnout82.17Conservative hold Forest +ForestPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeZygmunt Gregorek694GreenJonathan Middleton333Turnout74.98Conservative hold Hartland and Bradworthy +Hartland and Bradworthy (2 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%IndependentAnna Dart1114UKIPAlan Whittle598GreenJill Maynard567Turnout71.9Independent gain from Liberal DemocratsUKIP gain from Liberal Democrats
Holsworthy +Holsworthy (2 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeIan Parker1194ConservativeKenith Carroll816UKIPBrian Alchorn629Liberal DemocratsHoward Ratledge464GreenJohn Sanders371Turnout69.44Conservative holdConservative gain from Liberal Democrats Kenwith +KenwithPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeAlison Boyle656UKIPDerek Sargent299Turnout74.29Conservative hold Monkleigh and Littleham +Monkleigh and LittlehamPartyCandidateVotes%IndependentPhil Pennington410ConservativeBenjamin Parry346GreenRuth Funnell192Turnout77.38Independent hold
Northam +Northam (3 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeJane Whittaker1,285ConservativeJohn Himan1,162UKIPRichard Hancock1,062IndependentRichard Miller945LabourIrene Rowe764Turnout69.86Conservative holdConservative holdUKIP gain from Conservative Orchard Hill +Orchard HillPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeJohn Langton-Lockton515UKIPChristopher Leather505Turnout74.14Conservative gain from Independent Shebbear and Langtree +Shebbear and LangtreePartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeDavid Hurley900GreenGillian Douglas-Mann290Turnout76.42Conservative hold Tamarside +TamarsidePartyCandidateVotes%IndependentKenneth JamesUncontestedIndependent hold Three Moors +Three MoorsPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeRosemary Lock705GreenColin Jones335Turnout76.52Conservative hold Torrington +Torrington (3 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%IndependentMargaret Brown986GreenCathrine Simmons901UKIPRoger Darch841ConservativeSharon Claydon786ConservativeHarold Martin736UKIPJohn Pitts659GreenKeith Funnell627LabourPenelope Hewitt496Turnout64.65Independent holdGreen gain from ConservativeUKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Two Rivers +Two RiversPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeJames MorrishUncontestedConservative hold Waldon +WaldonPartyCandidateVotes%IndependentRobert Hicks572IndependentJames Lowe427Turnout75.82Independent hold
Westward Ho! +Westward Ho!PartyCandidateVotes%ConservativePeter le Maistre528IndependentRoger Tisdale473GreenChristopher Jordan311Turnout71.20Conservative gain from Independent
Winkleigh +WinkleighPartyCandidateVotes%ConservativeBetty Boundy664IndependentGail Flockhart356Liberal DemocratsJohn Kane182GreenJacob Glanville152Turnout77.97Conservative gain from Independent
By-elections Hartland and Bradworthy (8 June 2017)
Torrington (30 November 2017)
Westward Ho! (14 December 2017)
Bideford East (3 May 2018)
Hartland and Bradworthy (26 July 2018)
Holsworthy (8 November 2018)
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