2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
2015 UK local government election
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The 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |||||
| Conservative | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ||||
Despite the Labour Party winning the most seats at the 2015 election and not gauging an overall majority, a by-election in 2017 saw the Conservative Party gaining the seat from Labour.
This means the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the previous Labour minority administration.
