2015 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
The 2015 Taunton Deane Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all members (councillors) of Taunton Deane Borough Council in Somerset, England. The council changed from being under no overall control to a Conservative majority having won 36 seats, while local Liberal Democrats took by keeping existing seats 14. Labour candidates won two seats, and the UK Independence Party won one, with the three remaining held by Independent candidates.[1]
After the 2011 elections, the council was under no overall control, with the Conservatives having 28 seats, exactly half, while the Liberal Democrats took 23. The remaining five seats were split between Labour and Independents councillors.[2]
Results
[edit]Seats held:
Conservative Party, 36 (64.3%)
Liberal Democrats, 14 (25.0%)
Independents, 3 (5.4%)
Labour Party, 2 (3.6%)
UKIP, 1 (1.8%)
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | /− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64.3 | 43.2 | 49,934 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 25.0 | 34.3 | 39,608 | ||
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5,310 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 9,268 | ||
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1,349 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 9,939 | ||
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 93 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Election results from 7th May 2015". Taunton Deane Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Borough Council Election: 5 May 2011" (PDF). Taunton Deane Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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