2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election explained

See main article: Ribble Valley Borough Council elections.

Election Name:Ribble Valley Borough Council Elections, 2015
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:40 of 40 seats to Ribble Valley Borough Council
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Image1:

Con

Seats1:35
Seat Change1:2
Popular Vote1:27,161
Percentage1:64.2%
Swing1: 5.2%
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:2
Popular Vote2:4,507
Percentage2:10.6%
Swing2: 5.6%
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
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LAB

Seats3:1
Seat Change3:1
Popular Vote3:10,655
Percentage3:25.2%
Swing3: 10.9%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough elections saw the Labour Party gain its first elected Councillor for 12 years. It also saw the Conservative Party make gains on the Council at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost two net Councillors. The Borough elections was first time all wards in the Ribble Valley went up for election since 2011.

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Ward results

Wiswell and Pendleton

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 14 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.