See main article: United Kingdom local elections, 2015.
| Election Name: | 2015 Medway Council election |
| Country: | Medway |
| Flag Image: | CoA of Medway.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Medway Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Medway Council election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to Medway Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Image1: | Con |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 120,319 |
| Percentage1: | 42.9% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Popular Vote2: | 78,195 |
| Percentage2: | 27.9% |
| Image3: | UKIP |
| Party3: | UK Independence Party |
| Leaders Seat3: | None |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 61,272 |
| Percentage3: | 21.8% |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | Rodney Chambers |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council |
| After Election: | Alan Jarrett |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2015 Medway Council election took place on 7 May 2015, alongside the 2015 UK General Election. The elections were to elect all 55 seats across 22 wards. The Conservatives held the council, with 36 seats (a majority of 16). The Labour Party won 15 seats, and UKIP took 4.
Following the announcement of the results, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition called for a re-count in Rainham North ward after their candidate received no votes, despite claiming that he had voted for himself; however, the council's returning officer confirmed that the result was correct and no further action could be taken.[1]
A total of 1,735 ballot papers were rejected.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| 35 | 15 | 3 | 2 | |
| Conservative | Labour | LD | I |
After the election, to composition of the council was:
| 36 | 15 | 4 | |
| Conservative | Labour | UKIP |
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Cllrs Cooper and Stamp both were previously elected as Independent councillors in 2011.
Sands previously stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in 2011.
Hewett was previously elected in 2011 as a Conservative councillor.