2015 Swale Borough Council election
2015 UK local government election
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An election was held to Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 7 May 2015.[1] All 47 seats were up for election under new ward boundaries.
The party results were as follows: Conservatives: 32, UKIP: 9, Labour: 4, and Independents: 2.
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anita Walker | 839 | 18 | ||
| Conservative | Bryan Mulhern | 799 | 17 | ||
| Labour | Trevor Raymond Payne | 659 | 14 | ||
| Labour | Frances Rehal | 513 | 11 | ||
| Independent | Sue Akhurst | 448 | 10 | ||
| Green | Tina Jane Hagger | 389 | 8 | ||
| UKIP | Andrea Mckenna | 365 | 8 | ||
| Green | Gary Miller | 331 | 7 | ||
| Independent | Gulliver Immink | 305 | 7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,648 | 63.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Stokes | 1,336 | 32 | ||
| Conservative | Duncan Dewar-Whalley | 1,295 | 31 | ||
| UKIP | Lloyd George Chapman | 881 | 21 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Randell | 656 | 16 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,168 | 73.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Hampshire | 1,403 | 28 | ||
| UKIP | Mike Baldock | 1,344 | 27 | ||
| Conservative | Gareth Randall | 1,024 | 21 | ||
| UKIP | Pat Kazim | 623 | 13 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Cooper | 529 | 11 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,923 | 67.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Bowles | 1,535 | 27 | ||
| Conservative | George Bobbin | 1,434 | 25 | ||
| UKIP | Eve Martin | 676 | 12 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Tutt | 579 | 10 | ||
| Labour | Valerie Janet Collman | 518 | 9 | ||
| Green | Tim Valentine | 479 | 9 | ||
| Labour | Ashok Kumar Rehal | 403 | 7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,624 | 72.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ghlin Whelan | 518 | 44 | ||
| Conservative | Sylvia Bennett | 366 | 31 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Ian Gebbie | 242 | 21 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthea Mary Spurling | 44 | 4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,170 | 59.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Prescott | 1,027 | 64 | ||
| Labour | Barry William Hefferon | 294 | 18 | ||
| Green | Huw Maelor Jones | 274 | 17 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,595 | 75.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerry Lewin | 1,671 | 32 | ||
| Conservative | John Wright | 1,226 | 23 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Palmer | 1,070 | 20 | ||
| UKIP | Helen Walker | 798 | 15 | ||
| Labour | Simon Clark | 534 | 10 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,299 | 73.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Campbell Horton | 1,171 | 22 | ||
| Labour | Roger Truelove | 1,052 | 20 | ||
| Labour | Richard Raycraft | 983 | 19 | ||
| Conservative | Danielle Marie Smith | 960 | 18 | ||
| UKIP | Christine Palmer | 797 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hammond | 295 | 6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,258 | 69.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Ann Gent | 1,118 | 25 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Dendor | 1,031 | 23 | ||
| UKIP | Derek William Carnell | 952 | 22 | ||
| Labour | Andy Cooper | 561 | 13 | ||
| Labour | Libby McCusker | 556 | 13 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Zeng | 194 | 4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,412 | 61.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Gordon Clark | 993 | 27 | ||
| UKIP | Katy Coleman | 849 | 23 | ||
| Labour | Adam Tolhurst | 845 | 23 | ||
| Labour | Tony Winckless | 754 | 20 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Spurling | 252 | 7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,693 | 59.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Adrian Crowther | 1,552 | 23 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Booth | 1,528 | 23 | ||
| Conservative | Ken Pugh | 1,479 | 22 | ||
| Conservative | Heather Thomas-Pugh | 1,217 | 18 | ||
| Labour | Libby Tucker | 864 | 13 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,640 | 65.8 | |||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Koffie-Williams | 892 | 28 | ||
| UKIP | James Hall | 876 | 28 | ||
| Labour | Ken Rowles | 621 | 20 | ||
| Labour | Paul Wilson | 466 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Madgwick | 324 | 10 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,179 | 54.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Michael Scott Henderson | 610 | 50 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Culham | 356 | 29 | ||
| Labour | Janet Elizabeth Miall | 196 | 16 | ||
| Green | Helen Eileen Miller | 61 | 5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,223 | 62.5 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Richard Darby | 1,511 | 25 | ||
| Conservative | Cameron Beart | 1,230 | 20 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Marchington | 1,115 | 18 | ||
| Labour | Mick Cole | 810 | 13 | ||
| Labour | Rikki Cole | 671 | 11 | ||
| Labour | Terry Purvis | 518 | 8 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Johnson | 258 | 4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,113 | 62.9 | |||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Aldridge | 1,211 | 26 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Fleming | 1,008 | 21 | ||
| Labour | Georgie Jessiman | 964 | 20 | ||
| Conservative | Dawn Louise Gale | 784 | 17 | ||
| Labour | Martin McCusker | 740 | 16 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,707 | 61.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Mick Galvin | 1,562 | 22 | ||
| Labour | Angela Harrison | 1,315 | 18 | ||
| Labour | Mark Ellen | 1,149 | 16 | ||
| Labour | Steve Worrall | 1,106 | 15 | ||
| Conservative | John Dewey | 1,054 | 15 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew James Scott | 742 | 10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Kemp | 278 | 4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 7,206 | 52.1 | |||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tina Booth | 1,227 | 16 | ||
| UKIP | June Garrad | 1,203 | 16 | ||
| Conservative | Ken Ingleton | 1,152 | 15 | ||
| UKIP | David Lloyd Jones | 1,108 | 15 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Macdonald | 987 | 13 | ||
| Labour | Alan Henley | 704 | 9 | ||
| Labour | Pat Wiggins | 647 | 9 | ||
| Independent | Elliott Matthew Jayes | 251 | 3 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Mad Mike Young | 230 | 3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 7,509 | 60.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| UKIP hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Padmini Nissanga | 1089 | 32 | ||
| Conservative | Lesley Ingham | 815 | 24 | ||
| Conservative | Pat Sandle | 680 | 20 | ||
| Labour | Mark Tucker | 336 | 10 | ||
| Labour | Matt Wheatcroft | 273 | 8 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Partis | 205 | 6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,398 | 61.3 | |||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Cosgrove | 1096 | 22 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Kay | 879 | 18 | ||
| Labour | Paul Durkin | 663 | 14 | ||
| Labour | Carole Hannah Jackson | 614 | 13 | ||
| UKIP | Shelley Wilson | 451 | 9 | ||
| Green | Gavin Alastair Eugene McGregor | 327 | 7 | ||
| Independent | Mark Hinton | 318 | 7 | ||
| Independent | Paul John Cumberland | 305 | 6 | ||
| Green | Juman Simaan | 223 | 5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,876 | 68.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lloyd Bowen | 1,680 | 40 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Whiting | 990 | 23 | ||
| UKIP | Trevor Howard Fentiman | 878 | 21 | ||
| Labour | Philip Dangerfield | 691 | 16 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,239 | 68.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Christopher Hunt | 722 | 54 | ||
| UKIP | Matthew Palmer | 354 | 26 | ||
| Labour | Karen Watson | 267 | 20 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,343 | 64.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Simmons | 1307 | 23 | ||
| Conservative | Ted Wilcox | 1260 | 22 | ||
| UKIP | Warren George Wilson | 1119 | 20 | ||
| Labour | Catherine Read | 806 | 14 | ||
| Labour | Anna Hefferon | 707 | 12 | ||
| Green | Viv Moore | 486 | 9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,685 | 74.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Monique Bonney | 838 | 51 | ||
| Conservative | Keith Ferrin | 807 | 49 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,645 | 78.7 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Conway | 1604 | 27 | ||
| Conservative | George Samuel | 1238 | 21 | ||
| UKIP | Lee Burgess | 762 | 13 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Davison | 692 | 12 | ||
| Labour | James Beer | 473 | 8 | ||
| Labour | Shelley Cheesman | 458 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann McLean | 332 | 6 | ||
| Independent | Sue Senior | 184 | 3 | ||
| Independent | Allyson Spicer | 152 | 3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,895 | 74.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2015 and 2019
Milton Regis
A by-election was held in Milton Regis on 3 August 2017 after the death of UKIP councillor Katy Coleman.[2] The seat was gained for Labour by former councillor Tony Winckless with a majority of 318 votes over Conservative candidate Kane Roy Blackwell.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Winckless | 573 | 53.7 | ||
| Conservative | Kane Roy Blackwell | 255 | 23.9 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Frank Palmer | 151 | 14.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Clark | 86 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | 318 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,066 | 23.4 | |||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Sheppey East
A by-election was held in Sheppey East on 3 May 2018 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lesley Ingham. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lynd Ernest Taylor with a majority of 184 votes over Labour candidate Gill Smith.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynd Ernest Taylor | 522 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Gillian Barbara Smith | 338 | 30.1 | ||
| UKIP | Sunatha Nissanga | 235 | 20.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marc Justin Wilson | 23 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 184 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,121 | 26.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Changes between 2015 and 2019
UKIP councillor Katy Coleman (Milton Regis) died suddenly on 30 May 2017.[3] At the consequent by-election on 3 August 2017 Labour gained the seat. New councillor Tony Winckless.
Conservative councillor Lesley Ingham (Sheppey East) resigned her seat in March 2018.[4] At the consequent by-election on 3 May 2018 the Conservatives held the seat. New councillor Lynd Taylor.
In April 2018, all 8 remaining UKIP councillors chose to sit as 'The Swale Group'.[5] This was reduced by one on the 7 April 2019 when former UKIP councillor Padmini Nissanga (Sheppey East) was expelled from The Swale Group following accusations of racism and now sits as an Independent [6]