# 2015 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2015 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

Huntingdonshire District Council election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 1 | 1 | | 53.2 | 29,585 | +14.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 8.4 | 4,689 | -2.3 |
| UKIP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.4 | 10,207 | -13.0 |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 4.8 | 2,689 | -0.6 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.2 | 7,878 | +1.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.8 | 466 | -0.2 |

## Ward results
### Brampton

Brampton 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Morris | 1,031 | 56.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lin Sinclair | 643 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour | Rob Gardiner | 160 | 8.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 21.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | | | |

### Godmanchester

Godmanchester 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Warren Sutkins | 411 | 24 |
| | Labour | Samuel Paul Sweek | 253 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richard Underwood | 1055 | 61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | | | Swing | |

### Huntingdon East

Huntingdon East 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Fletcher | 610 | 25 |
| | Labour | Marion Kadewere | 294 | 12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Frederick Shellens | 1208 | 49 |
| | UKIP | Jane Varghese | 375 | 15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Huntingdon North

Huntingdon North 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richards Valatka | 171 | 17 | −16 |
| | Independent | Alan James Mackender-Lawrence | 115 | 11 | 0 |
| | Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 433 | 43 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lakkana Rajiv Peiris Yalagala | 48 | 5 | −4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Henry Ashcroft | 234 | 23 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 19 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Little Paxton

Little Paxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Swain | 361 | 48.7 | −27.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Bartrick | 231 | 24.7 | +11.5 |
| | Green | Liz Timms | 140 | 16.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Daniel Morris | 121 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Nicholas Janson Kumbula | 81 | 15.0 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ramsey

Ramsey 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ian James Curtis | 300 |
| | Labour | Kevin John Minnette | 303 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Ann Duffy | 1,109 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing |

### Sawtry

Sawtry 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Nikki Elliott | |
| | Independent | Dick Tuplin | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hugh Orchard | |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Vaughan Ashley | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### Somersham

Somersham 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Steve Criswell | |
| | Labour | Iain Michael Ramsbottom | |
| | UKIP | Shirley Joy Reeve | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Ives East

St Ives East 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jason David Ablewhite | |
| | Labour | Angela Louise Richards | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Macrae Saunderson | |
| | UKIP | Paul Bullen | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Ives South

St Ives South 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Winston Davies | |
| | Eccentric Party of Great Britain | Lord Toby Jug | |
| | Labour | John Philip Watson | |
| | UKIP | Lynne Alexandra Bullen | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Ives West

St Ives West 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ryan Fuller | |
| | Labour | Richard John Allen | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Frederick Hodge | |
| | UKIP | Margaret Teresa King | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Neots Eaton Ford

St Neots Eaton Ford 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham John Welton | |
| | Green | Melina Lafirenze | |
| | Independent | Bob Farrer | |
| | Independent | Sandie Giles | |
| | Labour | Anna Elizabeth Hayward | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Neots Eaton Socon

St Neots Eaton Socon 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Keith Ivan Prentice | |
| | Independent | Derek Arthur Giles | |
| | Labour | Patricia Anne Nicholls | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Neots Eynesbury

St Neots Eynesbury 2015 (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Anthony Moores | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Lee Usher | |
| | Independent | Jim Corley | |
| | Independent | Simone Leigh Taylor | |
| | Labour | Doctor Nik Johnson | |
| | Labour | Tony McNeill | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |
| | | | Swing |

### The Hemingfords

The Hemingfords 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alison Donaldson | |
| | Labour | Robert Anthony Leach | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Priestman | |
| | UKIP | Philip Foster | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### Warboys and Bury

Warboys and Bury 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Tavener | 821 | 51% | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | Mick Mean | 402 | 25% | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 237 | 15% | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Roy Goddard | 165 | 10% | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 27% | 6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 38 | |

### Yaxley and Farcet

Yaxley and Farcet 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | UKIP | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

## By-elections between 2015 and 2016
### Huntingdon East by-election

A by-election was held in Huntingdon East on 10 December 2015 after the resignation of UKIP councillor Andrew Hardy. The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Ste Greenall.
Huntingdon East by-election 10 December 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ste Greenall | 844 | 45.0 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | Tom Fletcher | 596 | 31.8 | −3.3 |
| | UKIP | Martin Cohen | 293 | 15.6 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Duncan Williams | 141 | 7.5 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,874 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | | |