2015 UK local government election
Elections to South Hams District Council took place on 7 May, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections and the General Election. 19 of the 20 wards were up for election, each with either 1, 2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The number of seats up for election in each ward is indicated by the number in the brackets following the ward name. This was the first election with new boundary changes taking effect after the number of wards was reduced by ten and councillors by 9. The ward of Salcombe & Thurlestone was uncontested, with Conservative Party candidates Judy Pearce and Simon Wright elected. The Conservative Party increased their share of seats in the council, despite a slight decrease in votes. Meanwhile, the Green Party overtook the Liberal Democrats to become the largest opposition party.
Results summary
South Hams District Council election, 2015 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 25 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 80.6% | 53.2% | 37,500 | -2.8 |
| Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7% | 19.3% | 13,634 | +8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6.5% | 10.0% | 7,044 | -10.5 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2% | 12.4% | 8,755 | +8.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 1,952 | -4.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1312 | +0.6 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 349 | +0.5 |
Ward elections
Allington & Strete
South Hams District Council elections: Allington & Strete Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard John Foss | 1,280 | 71.2% | |
| Green | Suzanne Ellis | 519 | 28.8% | |
Rejected ballots | 32 | 1.7% | |
Turnout | 1831 | 75.4% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bickleigh & Cornwood
South Hams District Council elections: Bickleigh & Cornwood Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Steer | 1106 | 68.1% | |
| Green | Paul Sampson | 328 | 20.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Talbot-Rosevear | 190 | 11.7% | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 1.2% | |
Turnout | 1644 | 71.4% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming Ward
South Hams District Council elections: Blackawton & Stoke Fleming Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Hicks | 910 | 63.6% | |
| Green | Patrick Hadow | 521 | 36.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 1.4% | |
Turnout | 1452 | 75.9% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Charterlands
South Hams District Council elections: Charterlands Ward (Modbury), 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lindsay Ward | 1092 | 64.4% | |
| Green | Jan Chapman | 330 | 19.5% | |
| Independent | William Rosevear | 274 | 16.2% | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.1% | |
Turnout | 1715 | 73.4% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Dartington & Staverton
South Hams District Council elections: Dartington & Staverton Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 912 | 55.8% | |
| Conservative | Dave Roddy | 500 | 30.6% | |
| Labour | Joanne Tisdall | 221 | 13.5% | |
Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.0% | |
Turnout | 1649 | 76.8% | |
| Green win (new seat) |
Dartmouth & East Dart (3)
South Hams District Council elections: Dartmouth & East Dart Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Hawkins | 2,204 | 50.3% | |
| Conservative | Hilary Bastone | 2,108 | 48.1% | |
| Conservative | Rose Rowe | 1,791 | 40.9% | |
| Labour | Benjamin Cooper | 1,028 | 23.5% | |
| Independent | Paul Allen | 889 | 20.3% | |
| Labour | Colin Chapman | 799 | 18.2% | |
| Labour | David Jones | 671 | 15.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 107 | 2.4% | |
Turnout | 4,489 | 67.7% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ermington & Ugborough
South Hams District Council elections: Ermington & Ugborough Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Holway | 998 | 60.3% | |
| Green | Julie Deacon | 384 | 23.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Blake | 274 | 16.5% | |
Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.3% | |
Turnout | 1,677 | 72.4% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ivybridge East (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Ivybridge East Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathy Cuthbert | 1,337 | 45.0% | |
| Conservative | Ann Pringle | 1,247 | 42.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 991 | 33.4% | |
| Green | Kate Smallwood | 686 | 23.1% | |
| UKIP | Eric Robbins | 619 | 20.8% | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.8% | |
Turnout | 2,994 | 66.8% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ivybridge West (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Ivybridge West Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David May | 1,827 | 57.9% | |
| Conservative | Michael Saltern | 1,583 | 50.2% | |
| Green | Katie Reville | 1,296 | 41.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 42 | 1.3% | |
Turnout | 3,197 | 65.6% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Kingsbridge
South Hams District Council elections: Kingsbridge Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Wingate | 1,514 | 50.2% | |
| Conservative | Rufus Gilbert | 1,513 | 50.1% | |
| Green | Joss Webber | 768 | 25.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laurel Lawford | 711 | 23.6% | |
Rejected ballots | 31 | 1.0% | |
Turnout | 3,048 | 64.1% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford
South Hams District Council elections: Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Bramble | 1,072 | 66.9% | |
| Green | Christopher Noakes | 531 | 33.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 23 | 1.4% | |
Turnout | 1,626 | 76.3% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Marldon & Littlehempston
South Hams District Council elections: Marldon & Littlehempston Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Trevor Pennington | 1,098 | 64.3% | |
| Green | Christine Adams | 359 | 21.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 251 | 14.7% | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | 1.4% | |
Turnout | 1,732 | 72.9% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Newton & Yealmpton
South Hams District Council elections: Newton & Yealmpton Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Baldry | 1,762 | 47.8% | |
| Conservative | Ian Blackler | 1,537 | 41.7% | |
| Conservative | Suzie Cooper | 1,417 | 38.4% | |
| Green | John Green | 1,083 | 29.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.7% | |
Turnout | 3,715 | 74.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
South Brent
South Hams District Council elections: South Brent Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Steer | 1,644 | 51.4% | |
| Conservative | Peter Smerdon | 1,584 | 49.5% | |
| Green | Tony Kuhl | 1,159 | 36.2% | |
| Labour | Kim Gray | 627 | 19.6% | |
| Labour | Rosie Adams | 599 | 18.7% | |
Rejected ballots | 30 | 0.9% | |
Turnout | 3228 | 75.7% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Stokenham
South Hams District Council elections: Stokenham Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil | 909 | 53.5% | |
| Conservative | Josh Gardner | 643 | 37.9% | |
| Green | Tom Hoeksma | 146 | 8.6% | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.8% | |
Turnout | 1,711 | 76.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Totnes (3)
South Hams District Council elections: Totnes Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Robert Vint | 2,215 | 45.6% | |
| Green | Barrie Wood | 1,839 | 37.9% | |
| Labour | David Horsburgh | 1,265 | 26.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Birch | 1,150 | 23.7% | |
| Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 1,137 | 23.4% | |
| Labour | Tony Whitty | 1,111 | 22.9% | |
| Conservative | Ralph Clark | 928 | 19.1% | |
| Conservative | Angela Shropshall-Clark | 815 | 16.8% | |
| Conservative | Michael Footitt | 754 | 15.5% | |
| UKIP | Alan Langmaid | 693 | 14.3% | |
| TUSC | Alex Moore | 349 | 7.2% | |
Rejected ballots | 53 | 1.1% | |
Turnout | 4,906 | 70.8% | |
| Green win (new seat) |
| Green win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Wembury and Brixton (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Wembury and Brixton Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Daniel Brown | 1,530 | 55.7% | -13.0 |
| Conservative | Basil Fernley Cane | 1,380 | 50.2% | -13.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 571 | 20.8% | +20.8 |
| Green | Katy Ward-Edwards | 558 | 20.3% | +20.3 |
| Labour | Anna Malone | 526 | 19.1% | +19.1 |
Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.9% | |
Turnout | 2,774 | 73.8% | +23.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Dart
South Hams District Council elections: West Dart Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Tucker | 831 | 52.4% | |
| Green | Ian Donaldson | 520 | 32.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Heseltine | 235 | 14.8% | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 1.1% | -4.5 |
Turnout | 1,604 | 74.6% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Woolwell
South Hams District Council elections: Woolwell Ward, 2015 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicky Hopwood | 1,068 | 69.8% | |
| Green | Christopher Lindsay | 460 | 30.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 33 | 2.1% | |
Turnout | 1,562 | 65.0% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- "Notice of Uncontested Election". South Hams District Council. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- "Declaration of Result of Poll". South Hams District Council. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2015.