Election Name: | 2015 North Warwickshire Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2011 North Warwickshire Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2019 North Warwickshire Borough Council election |
Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
Seats For Election: | All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 18 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 17 |
Seats After1: | 22 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 14,025 |
Percentage1: | 40.3% |
Swing1: | 9.7% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 18 |
Seats After2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,373 |
Percentage2: | 32.7% |
Swing2: | 15.0% |
Party4: | UK Independence Party |
Seats Before4: | 0 |
Seats After4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 8,255 |
Percentage4: | 23.7% |
Swing4: | 23.1% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Map2 Image: | North Warwickshire Borough Council 2015.svg |
Map2 Size: | 360px |
Map2 Caption: | Composition of the council after the election. |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
On 7 May 2015, an election took place to elect members of the North Warwickshire Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. It saw the Conservative Party gaining control of the council.
The previous election saw Labour narrowly gaining control of the council. This election saw the Conservatives gaining 5 seats from Labour. UKIP had significant gains in the popular vote increasing their share by over 23%, although they did not win any seats.[2]