# 2015 Canterbury City Council election

The 2015 Canterbury City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

Canterbury City Council election result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 31 | 79.5 | 38.8 | 55,105 |
| Labour | 3 | 7.7 | 23.4 | 33,253 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 19,512 |
| UKIP | 2 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 18,427 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 15,004 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 325 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 412 |

## Results by Ward
### Barton

Barton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louise Jones | 1,255 |
| | Conservative | Steven Williams | 1,224 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Fawcett | 1,220 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Vickers | 1,211 |
| | Labour | Andrew Ashenhurst | 1,141 |
| | Labour | David Kyffin | 1,119 |
| | Labour | David McLellan | 1,012 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Atkin | 1,009 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Wood | 863 |
| | Green | Keith Bothwell | 846 |
| | Green | Stephen Peckham | 667 |
| | UKIP | James Cooper | 628 |
| | UKIP | Carol Riley | 549 |
| | UKIP | Richard Riley | 487 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Beltinge

Beltinge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ian Stockley | 1,946 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Stockley | 1,705 |
| | UKIP | Steven Johnson | 1,429 |
| | Labour | Christine Wheeldon | 969 |
| | Labour | Gillian Gower | 866 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Blean Forest

Blean Forest (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Amy Baker | 1,471 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Fitter | 1,253 |
| | Conservative | George Metcalfe | 1,116 |
| | Labour | Oluwaranti Adeyemi | 834 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Clark | 812 |
| | Labour | Gabrielle Holden | 777 |
| | Labour | Christopher Cornell | 736 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Woodbridge | 657 |
| | Green | David Cocozza | 581 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Tilbrook | 581 |
| | Green | Andrew Goatly | 577 |
| | Green | Adam Parsons | 395 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Chartham and Stone Street

Chartham and Stone Street (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Doyle | 1,659 |
| | Conservative | Robert Thomas | 1,421 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Ashton | 697 |
| | UKIP | David Perry | 691 |
| | Labour | Shirley Sankey | 635 |
| | Green | Lucia Moorhead | 574 |
| | Green | Michael Coppin | 561 |
| | Labour | John Whyte | 527 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Sole | 498 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Chestfield

Chestfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Samper | 2,342 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Todd | 2,049 |
| | UKIP | Brian MacDowall | 925 |
| | Labour | Philippa Langton | 648 |
| | Labour | Stephen Furber | 584 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Anderson | 395 |
| | Green | Gregory Lawrence | 391 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Wehner | 289 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Gorrell

Gorrell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Brian Baker | 1,977 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Clark | 1,848 |
| | Labour | Bernadette Fisher | 1,844 |
| | Labour | Peter Halfpenny | 1,658 |
| | Labour | Pamela O'Brien | 1,638 |
| | Conservative | Ian Taylor | 1,427 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Bond | 1,102 |
| | Green | Alexander Stevens | 903 |
| | Green | Thomas Williams | 808 |
| | Green | Michelle Freeman | 801 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Voizey | 531 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dearth | 476 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Curtis | 451 |
| | Independent | John Wratten | 412 |
| | TUSC | Ian Page | 116 |
| | TUSC | Mary Sullivan | 110 |
| | TUSC | Delia Hazrati | 99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Greenhill

Greenhill (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UKIP | David Hirst | 750 |
| | Conservative | Robert Bright | 708 |
| | Labour | Roger Dengate | 568 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing |

### Herne & Broomfield

Herne & Broomfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Jones | 2,017 |
| | Conservative | Sharron Sonnex | 1,739 |
| | UKIP | John Moore | 1,283 |
| | UKIP | Stanley Truelove | 998 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayling | 699 |
| | Labour | Glynis Nerssessian | 557 |
| | Green | Martin Baker | 420 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Heron

Heron (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cook | 2,547 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Howes | 2,065 |
| | Conservative | David Thomas | 1,982 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Dockwray | 1,763 |
| | UKIP | Michael O'Brien | 1,707 |
| | Labour | Lynnda Faux-Bowyer | 1,235 |
| | Labour | Thomas Mellish | 1,030 |
| | Labour | Stanley Wilson | 899 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenwyn Hando | 707 |
| | Green | Jess Hampshire | 690 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Oakes | 574 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sami Mahrouche | 396 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Little Stour & Adisham

Little Stour & Adisham (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stuart Walker | 1,194 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Duplock | 595 |
| | Labour | Helen Vass | 357 |
| | Green | Philippa Nice | 294 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Nailbourne

Nailbourne (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon Cook | 916 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Sole | 841 |
| | UKIP | Keith Walsh | 287 |
| | Labour | Joyce Wilson | 206 |
| | Green | Emily Shirley | 164 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Northgate

Northgate (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Baldock | 1,025 |
| | Labour | Jean Butcher | 940 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Butt | 787 |
| | Conservative | Shabana Raman | 620 |
| | Green | Laura Thomas-Jenkins | 578 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Ainscough | 311 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Benzie | 233 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Reculver

Reculver (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Guy Foster | 1,472 |
| | Labour | Karen Douglas | 601 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Seasalter

Seasalter (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bartley | 1,859 |
| | Conservative | Colin Spooner | 1,564 |
| | UKIP | Michael Bull | 1,203 |
| | UKIP | Babychan Thomas | 959 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth McLachlan | 847 |
| | Labour | Wesley McLachlan | 723 |
| | Green | Kathryn Nalson | 450 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Arter | 357 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Eden-Green | 324 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St Stephen's

St Stephen's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Terence Westgate | 1,215 |
| | Conservative | Sally-Ann Waters | 1,147 |
| | Labour | Michael Bland | 1,095 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Duffield | 1,006 |
| | Green | Rachel Downes | 742 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Coombs | 727 |
| | Green | Natalie Sparkes | 621 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Smith | 540 |
| | UKIP | David Harrild | 464 |
| | UKIP | Henry Simpson | 428 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sturry

Sturry (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Georgina Glover | 1,665 |
| | Conservative | Heather Taylor | 1,462 |
| | Labour | Alan Holden | 921 |
| | Labour | Stephen Howard | 704 |
| | Green | Russell Page | 537 |
| | Green | Andrew Cronshaw | 465 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Brumfit | 463 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Duggan | 398 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Swalecliffe

Swalecliffe (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Thomas | 855 |
| | UKIP | Terence Hudson | 599 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Cornell | 566 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Mummery | 174 |
| | Green | James Kray-Hall | 122 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Tankerton

Tankerton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Neil Baker | 1,069 |
| | Labour | Rachel Goodwin | 528 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mummery | 327 |
| | Green | Tom Sharp | 314 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### West Bay

West Bay (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Wimble | 843 |
| | Conservative | Peter Vickery-Jones | 842 |
| | Labour | Michael Harrison | 438 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing |

### Westgate

Westgate (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Brazier | 1,065 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixey | 934 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Betz | 860 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ida Linfield | 849 |
| | Green | Joanne Kidd | 774 |
| | Labour | Howard Rowles | 772 |
| | Labour | Rhoda Stankovich | 727 |
| | Green | Anna Peckham | 629 |
| | UKIP | David De Boick | 447 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Wincheap

Wincheap (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Eden-Green | 1,223 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte MacCaul | 1,069 |
| | Labour | Patricia Edwards | 1,025 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Perkins | 809 |
| | Labour | David Wilson | 796 |
| | Conservative | Michael Perkins | 733 |
| | Green | Patricia Marsh | 623 |
| | UKIP | Mark Thatcher | 525 |
| | Green | Catherine Peckham | 477 |
| | UKIP | Richard West | 360 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |