2015 Chesterfield Borough Council election

Elections to Chesterfield Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 7 May 2015, at the same time as the 2015 UK General Election. All of the council falls up for election every four years and the Labour group increased their majority on the council.

Election result

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 38
• Liberal Democrat 9
• UKIP 1

Ward by ward

Chesterfield Local Election Result 2015^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	38	3	0	+3	79.2	44.3	20472
	Liberal Democrats	9	0	4	-4	18.8	23.6	12826
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	18.1	9817
	UKIP	1	1	0	+1	2.1	8.8	4809
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	3.9	2103
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	576
	Peace	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	140

Ward results

Barrow Hill and New Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Bingham	975	32.7
	Labour	Lisa-Marie Derbyshire	853	28.6
	UKIP	Richard Bexton	795	26.7
	Labour	Joanne Barnett	708
	Labour	Marion Thorpe	700
	UKIP	Paul Stone	660
	UKIP	Christopher Heels	634
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Collins	517
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Jakins	499
	Conservative	Lewis Preston	266	8.9
	Conservative	Linda Rowley	245
	Conservative	Susan Gibbons	243
	Independent	Phillip Bailey	48	1.6
	TUSC	Matt Whale	43	1.4
	Independent	Shelton Mann	15
	Independent	Sissy McMahon	11
Majority			69	7.42	−6.65
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Brimington North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burrows	1166	69.6
	Labour	Terry Gilby	1045
	Conservative		275	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Holloway	234	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jolyon Favreau	208
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Brimington South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Callan	1763	52.6
	Labour	Tricia Gilby	1699
	Labour	Andy Bellamy	1697
	Conservative	Paul Gibbons	849	25.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Favreau	740	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Shutler	649
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Brockwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Davenport	1382	34.6
	Labour	Steve Brunt	1380	34.6
	Labour	John Dickinson	1317
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Russell	1291
	Labour	Jill Mannion-Brunt	1273
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Slack	1047
	UKIP	Stuart Yeowart	664	16.6
	Conservative	Simon Temperton	566	14.2
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Dunston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Simmons	1412	46.4
	Labour	Sarah Hollingworth	1404
	Labour	Mark Rayner	1401
	UKIP	Lee Cooper	653	21.5
	UKIP	Alexander Millward	633
	Conservative	Irene Wilkinson	499	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Christopher	476	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Proctor	475
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hasland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Brady	1649	47.7
	Labour	Amanda Serjeant	1568
	Labour	Andy Slack	1502
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hallyer	1114	32.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lorna Hall	859
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Cadywould	839
	Conservative	Anne Sterland	693
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hollingwood and Inkersall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Elliott	1803	46.6
	Labour	Barry Dyke	1685
	Labour	Anthony Hill	1507
	Independent	Mick Bagshaw	971	25.1
	Independent	Paul Mann	875
	Independent	Ruth Perry	792
	Conservative	Andrew Jervis	661	17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Gratton	437	11.3
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Holmebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steohen Hitchin	997	51.1
	Labour	Suzie Perkins	973
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Falconer	555	28.5
	Liberal Democrats	Glenys Falconer	515
	Conservative	Annetta Woodhead	258	13.2
	Peace	Tommy Holgate	140	7.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Linacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeannie Barr	773	33.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Barr	765
	Labour	Andrew Oakley	719	31.4
	Labour	Diane Oakley	670
	UKIP	Ian Jerram	441	19.3
	UKIP	Sharon Buxton	390
	Conservative	Gordon Partington	354	15.5
Turnout			2095	65.2	+26.65
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Loundsley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Avis Murphy	984	51.1
	Labour	Mick Wall	902
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Bierne	365	19.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Maher	337
	Independent	Terry McMahon	307	15.9
	Conservative	Richard Woodhead	270	14.0
	Independent	Luigi Postiglione	227
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Lowgates and Woodthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dean Collins	1143	67.0
	Labour	Lisa Collins	1078
	Conservative	Christopher Austin	378	22.1
	Conservative	Malcolm Rowley	357
	Independent	Joe Mann	186	10.9
	Independent	Michelle Mann	146
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Middlecroft and Poolsbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Ludlow	1302	64.9
	Labour	Donald Parsons	1289
	Conservative	Margaret Moss	359	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alice Blyth	344	17.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katie Caulfield	943	49.3
	Labour	Keith Brown	927
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Rogers	669	35.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sonia Allen	551
	Conservative	Lisa Gingell	301	15.7
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Innes	880	42.2
	Labour	Peter Innes	833
	UKIP	Joan Bentley	498	23.9
	UKIP	Laura Bentley	550
	Conservative	Norman Andrews	324	15.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Rimington	317	15.2
	TUSC	Sean Vickers	65	3.1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Rother

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Flood	1496	41.9
	Labour	Stuart Brittain	1433
	Labour	Keith Miles	1374
	UKIP	Carl Walters	735	20.6
	Conservative	Stella Hunt	528	14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Archer	497	13.9
	TUSC	Lisa Pritchard	313	8.8
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Helen’s

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Bagley	1206	57.2
	Labour	Tom Murphy	1148
	UKIP	Keith Lomas	464	22.0
	UKIP	Fran Lomas	398
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Marshall	223	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Stevenson-Briggs	221
	Conservative	Jonathan Wilkinson	215	10.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Leonard’s

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Blank	2071	44.6
	Labour	Ken Huckle	1832
	Labour	Kate Sarvent	1715
	Conservative	Shelley Dale	1020	21.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maggie Cannon	966	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Yvette Marsden	665
	Independent	Adrian Mather	591	12.7
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alexis Diouf	1467	40.9
	Liberal Democrats	Vickey Diouf	1318
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Redihough	1165
	Labour	Helen Blair	1131	31.5
	Labour	Graham Barnett	1025
	Labour	Gordon McLaren	1013
	Conservative	Paul Dale	990	27.6
	Conservative	James Hunt	762
	Conservative	Bentley Strafford-Stephenson	739
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Borrell	1292	30.8
	Labour	Ray Catt	1174	28.0
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Niblock	1115
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Niblock	1051
	Conservative	John Boult	1011	24.11
	Labour	Sharon Wall	1008
	Labour	Rachel Rush	985
	Conservative	Marcus Linsey	865
	Conservative	Nigel Sterland	836
	UKIP	Rod Harrison	559	13.3
	UKIP	Robert Warwick	469
	TUSC	Paul Packham	155	3.7
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Chesterfield Borough Elections 2015". chesterfield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.