Election Name: | 2015 Central Bedfordshire Council election |
Country: | Bedfordshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2011 Central Bedfordshire Council election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2019 Central Bedfordshire Council election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | All 59 seats to Central Bedfordshire Council |
Majority Seats: | 30 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 49 seats, 53.6% |
Seats1: | 53 |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 138,953 |
Percentage1: | 53.8% |
Swing1: | 0.2% |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Last Election2: | 4 seats, 8.1% |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 26,814 |
Percentage2: | 10.4% |
Swing2: | 2.3% |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 1 seat, 22.2% |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 43,512 |
Percentage4: | 16.8% |
Swing4: | 5.4% |
Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election5: | 5 seats, 14.3% |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 4 |
Popular Vote5: | 13,232 |
Percentage5: | 5.1% |
Swing5: | 9.2% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 7 May 2015, along with the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other local elections. The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2019.
The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 53 of the 59 seats on the council. Of the remaining 6 seats, 3 were won by Independents, 2 by the Labour Party and 1 by the Liberal Democrats.
The overall turnout was 66.37% with a total of 258,389 valid votes cast. A total of 1,085 ballots were rejected in the 25 wards in which the number of rejected votes was reported.
Following the 2011 election, the composition of the council was:
49 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Conservative | LD | I | L |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Conservative | I | L | LD |
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2011, and results are compared to that year's polls on that basis. All results are listed below:
A total of 123 ballots were rejected.
A total of 84 ballots were rejected.
A total of 33 ballots were rejected.
A total of 13 ballots were rejected.
A total of 36 ballots were rejected.
A total of 25 ballots were rejected.
A total of 46 ballots were rejected.
A total of 24 ballots were rejected.
The number of ballots rejected was not reported by the council.
The number of ballots rejected was not reported by the council.
A total of 41 ballots were rejected.
The number of ballots rejected was not reported by the council.
The number of ballots rejected was not reported by the council.
A total of 21 ballots were rejected.
A total of 57 ballots were rejected.
Mark Versallion was re-elected unopposed.
A total of 22 ballots were rejected.
A total of 65 ballots were rejected.
A total of 102 ballots were rejected.
A total of 73 ballots were rejected.
A total of 71 ballots were rejected.
A total of 14 ballots were rejected.
A total of 13 ballots were rejected.
A total of 33 ballots were rejected.
A total of 37 ballots were rejected.
A total of 31 ballots were rejected.
A total of 23 ballots were rejected.
A total of 38 ballots were rejected.
A total of 34 ballots were rejected.
A total of 25 ballots were rejected.
The number of ballots rejected was not reported by the council.