2015 South Gloucestershire Council election explained

Election Name:2015 South Gloucestershire Council election
Popular Vote4:35,914
Percentage4:24.0%
Swing4: 5.8
Party5:UK Independence Party
Seats5:0
Seat Change5: 0
Popular Vote5:15,245
Percentage5:10.2
Swing5: 9.6
Map Size:320px
Seats4:14
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:NOC
After Election:Conservative
Last Election1:34 seats,
Last Election2:21 seats,
Last Election4:15 seats,
Seat Change4: 1
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011 South Gloucestershire Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 South Gloucestershire Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 70 seats on the South Gloucestershire Council
Majority Seats:36
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:40
Party4:Labour Party (UK)
Seat Change1: 6
Popular Vote1:62,019
Percentage1:41.5%
Swing1: 0.5
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats2:16
Seat Change2: 5
Popular Vote2:32,725
Percentage2:21.9%
Swing2: 3.6
Last Election5:0 seats,
Image1: Con
Image4: Lab
Image5: UKIP

The 2015 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of South Gloucestershire Council in England as part of nationwide local elections.[1]

For the first time since the creation of South Gloucestershire, the Conservatives took an overall majority with 40 of the 70 seats.[2] This was the second one-party majority in the history of South Gloucestershire, after the Lib Dems' 1999-2003 control.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 3 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.
  2. Web site: 2015 district election results. 23 Jan 2017. South Gloucestershire Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20150513045458/http://sites.southglos.gov.uk/elections/results.php?y=2015&ti=district&e=38&t=59 . 13 May 2015 . dead.