# 2015 Maldon District Council election

The 2015 Maldon District Council election took place on 7 May to elect all members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England, on the same day as the other 2015 United Kingdom local elections and held simultaneously at the same polling places or via the optional combined return of two postal vote envelopes with the 2015 United Kingdom General Election.

## Result

The governing group of Conservative councillors continued to have the same number of representatives across all areas of the district - except for two councillors, who are members of different political parties, as was the case before the election. The Althorne and Southminster two-seat wards returned one other affiliated member each, with the latter being a hold by an independent councillor and the former a gain by a member of UKIP (from a Conservative) both thus to co-represent the area in council meetings alongside a Conservative member. A Conservative gain of an independent affiliated seat in the district, one of those for Burnham on Crouch North, completed the election, in which 24 of 26 seats were held by members of the same governing party.
Maldon District Council election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90.3 | 56.5 | 24,257 | +1.9 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 16.4 | 7,055 | -2.3 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 3,477 | +7.0 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 4,393 | -4.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 2,775 | -0.2 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 642 | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 331 | 0.0 |
NB: The British National Party candidates stood under the description "Fighting Unsustainable Housing because we care" but were promoted as BNP candidates.

## Ward results
### Althorne

Althorne (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Boyce | 1,123 |
| | UKIP | Beverly Acenedo | 856 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Cassen | 754 |
| | Independent | Linda Haywood | 677 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Pratt | 1,090 | 34.3 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Elliott | 1,007 | 31.7 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Janet Dine | 569 | 17.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Leslie McDonald | 512 | 16.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Pudney | 918 | 27.4 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Helen Elliott | 750 | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Wendy Stamp | 564 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Una Norman | 491 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Michael Wood | 415 | 12.4 | −21.9 |
| | Green | Fiona Hearn | 213 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Keyes | 1,226 | 35.4 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | David Sismey | 932 | 26.9 | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | Andrew North | 553 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Stephen Cobb | 431 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Robert Graves | 322 | 9.3 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heybridge East

Heybridge East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Beale | 1,116 | 31.1 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Harker | 938 | 26.2 | −14.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Outlaw | 663 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard Wathen | 397 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stephen Jennings | 235 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | Mark Burmby | 235 | 6.6 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Maldon East

Maldon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Savage | 534 | 59.0 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Kidman | 371 | 41.0 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Maldon North

Maldon North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Shrimpton | 1,058 | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Pearlman | 976 | 28.6 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | John Sweeney | 504 | 14.8 | −7.4 |
| | Green | Robert King | 463 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Walker | 407 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cain | 1,017 | 34.9 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Branda Harker | 1,013 | 34.7 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | Martyn Dickinson | 887 | 30.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Maldon West

Maldon West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Heard | 1,303 | 40.0 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles Mackenzie | 767 | 23.5 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Miller | 692 | 21.2 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Janet Carden | 498 | 15.3 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mayland

Mayland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penelope Channer | 1,365 | 40.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Michael Helm | 1,080 | 32.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jason Stammers | 896 | 26.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Purleigh

Purleigh (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Archer | uncontested | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sue White | uncontested | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Southminster

Southminster (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Fluker | 956 | 33.1 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Brian Beale | 896 | 31.0 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | Auriel Owers | 450 | 15.6 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Avril Howe | 306 | 10.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Madeline Diamond | 279 | 9.7 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Tillingham

Tillingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dewick | 683 | 57.4 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Drain | 343 | 28.9 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Norman Hunt | 163 | 13.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tollesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew St. Joseph | 523 | 48.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Stevan Slodzik | 491 | 43.9 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Watson | 104 | 9.3 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Bamford | 925 | 22.7 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | Madeline Thompson | 876 | 21.5 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Long | 729 | 17.9 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Gerald Munson | 631 | 15.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Fairhurst | 331 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Jonathan King | 300 | 7.4 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Jones | 282 | 6.9 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickham Bishops & Woodham

Wickham Bishops & Woodham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Bamford | 1,461 | 43.9 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Madeline Thompson | 1,275 | 38.3 | +0.9 |
| | Green | John Denis Le Seve | 595 | 17.9 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |