2015 Braintree District Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Braintree District Council election
Country:United Kingdom
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2011 Braintree District Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:Braintree District Council election, 2019
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 49 seats to Braintree District Council
Majority Seats:25
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:47
Seats Before1:47
Seats1:44
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:37,922
Percentage1:47.2
Swing1:2.7
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:9
Seats Before2:9
Seats2:2
Seat Change2: 7
Popular Vote2:15,974
Percentage2:19.9
Swing2:7.5
Party3:Halstead Residents Association
Last Election3:1
Seats Before3:1
Seats3:2
Seat Change3: 1
Popular Vote3:2,458
Percentage3:3.1
Swing3:0.5
Party4:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election4:2
Seats Before4:2
Seats4:1
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:9,082
Percentage4:11.3
Swing4:0.2
Party5:UK Independence Party
Last Election5:0
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:0
Popular Vote5:12,470
Percentage5:15.5
Swing5:12.6
Party6:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election6:0
Seats Before6:0
Seats6:0
Popular Vote6:2,125
Percentage6:2.6
Swing6:0.9
Map Size:300px
Leader
Posttitle:Leader after election
Before Election:Graham Butland
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:Graham Butland
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 2015 Braintree District Council election was scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following a boundary change, the number of wards was reduced from 30 to 26 and the number of councillors from 60 to 49.

Summary

Results

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Ward results

Braintree South

Labour gained one of these seats at a 2012 by-election.

Yeldham

By-elections

Hatfield Peverel and Terling

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 6 April 2015 . The Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums . 15 March 2015 . live.