2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election explained

Election Name:2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
Country:East Riding of Yorkshire
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 67 seats to East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Majority Seats:34
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:53, 79.1%
Seats1:51
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:67,241
Percentage1:37.1%
Swing1: 3.1%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:6, 9.0%
Seats2:6
Popular Vote2:39,700
Percentage2:21.9%
Swing2: 0.4%
Party3:Independent politician
Last Election3:3, 4.5%
Seats3:5
Seat Change3: 2
Popular Vote3:15,799
Percentage3:8.7%
Swing3: 3.1%
Party4:UK Independence Party
Last Election4:0, 0.0%
Seats4:3
Seat Change4: 3
Popular Vote4:34,069
Percentage4:18.8%
Swing4: 18.3%
Party5:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election5:3, 4.5%
Seats5:2
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:17,900
Percentage5:9.9%
Swing5: 4.9%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country. All 67 seats were contested. The Conservatives retained control of the council, surpassing the 34-seat majority threshold with 51 seats, down 2 from the last election.

Ward results

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