# 2015 Ashford Borough Council election

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

## Results

Ashford Borough Council Election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 34 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 79 | 52 | 38739 |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 9 | 20 | 14835 |
| Ashford Ind. | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7 | 6 | 4149 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10 | 7506 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2318 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2175 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4875 |

### Ward by ward

Aylesford Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Hooker | 725 | 55 | +18.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hardisty | 592 | 44.9 | +17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 10 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 664 | 53.5 | +19.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Beaver 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Britcher | 817 | 21.1 | |
| | UKIP | Beverly Joan Murphy | 812 | 20.9 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Harry Bunting | 715 | 18.4 | |
| | Labour | Dylan Alexander Jones | 452 | 16.6 | |
| | Green | Maria Ann Pizzey | 195 | 5 | |
| | Independent | Selina Kathleen Remedios | 126 | 3.2 | |
| | Conservative | Janet Elizabeth Rymer-Jones | 423 | 10.9 | |
| | Green | Aniko Szocs | 135 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3868 | 55.94 | +22.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Biddenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Bell | 1057 | 72.9 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Guy Pullen | 391 | 27 | +27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 45 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1448 | 71.4 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bockhanger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kaprasad Chhantyal | 392 | 33.5 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Luke Powell | 778 | 66.4 | +15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 32.9 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1170 | 61.1 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boughton Aluph & Eastwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Len Bunn | 465 | 29.3 | +3.9 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Winston Russel Michael | 895 | 56.5 | +17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Len Micklewright | 64 | 4 | −31.6 |
| | Labour | Ryan Bulley | 158 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 27.1 | +23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1582 | 65.5 | +21.6 |
| | Ashford Ind. hold | Ashford Ind. hold | Swing | | |
Bybrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew John Buchanan | 693 | 55.7 | +18.9 |
| | Labour | Alexander Ward | 549 | 44.2 | +44.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 11.5 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1242 | 65.2 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Charing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Peter Allen | 380 | 27.2 | +27.2 |
| | Conservative | Gerry Clarkson | 714 | 51.1 | −17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Anne Davis | 303 | 21.6 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 23.9 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1397 | 68.7 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Downs North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Dehnel | 932 | 61.5 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Cleo Lines | 291 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | Green | Marilyn Sansom | 290 | 19.1 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 29.5 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1513 | 75.5 | +23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Downs West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Larry William Krause | 893 | 67.4 | +18.4 |
| | Green | Tom Medhurst | 431 | 32.5 | +20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 34.8 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1324 | 67.7 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Godinton 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Dave Botting | 653 | 11.1 | |
| | UKIP | Jenny Botting | 612 | 10.4 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Feacey | 1436 | 24.5 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Kenneth George Edward Frohnsdorff | 155 | 2.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian John Gee-Turner | 312 | 5.3 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 1292 | 22 | |
| | Labour | Alexander Oluwole Jaiyesimi | 570 | 9.7 | |
| | Green | Jake Adam Pentland | 334 | 5.7 | |
| | Labour | Chandrawati Rai | 490 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5854 | 65.6 | +26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Chart and Singleton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jessamy Edmee Blanford | 782 | 43.6 | +1.4 |
| | Ashford Ind. | John Hugh Durrant | 336 | 18.7 | −21.2 |
| | UKIP | Matt Peach | 358 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Waheed Qureshi | 315 | 17.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 23.6 | +21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1791 | 66.5 | +28.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Highfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ashford Ind. | Jane Davey | 391 | 29.1 | −15.3 |
| | Green | Charmaine Elizabeth Perrin | 135 | 10 | +10 |
| | | Dawa Wangdi Sherpa | 221 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Gerald White | 593 | 44.2 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 15 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1340 | 71.4 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing | | |
Isle of Oxney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mick Burgess | 983 | 62 | +62 |
| | Green | David Ledger | 213 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| | UKIP | Kate Manning | 389 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1585 | 72.3 | +72.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Blanshard | 133 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | UKIP | Pat Purnell | 212 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip John Frederick Sims | 684 | 48.2 | +5.1 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Derek William Standing | 213 | 15 | −30.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Stevenson | 177 | 12.5 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 33.1 | +30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1419 | 76 | 22 |
| | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing | | |
Little Burton Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Bev Gregory | 321 | 21 | +21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Hardwick | 128 | 8.3 | −11 |
| | Conservative | Marion Martin | 747 | 48.9 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Grace Emily O'Driscoll | 331 | 21.6 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 27.2 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1419 | 69 | +22.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Norman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Miller | 506 | 44 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Webb | 643 | 55.9 | +28.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 11.9 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1149 | 57.7 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
North Willesborough 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Paul Adby | 1019 | 22.5 | |
| | Green | Steve Robert Campkin | 406 | 8.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Koowaree | 1147 | 25.4 | |
| | Labour | Dhan Ragu | 565 | 12.5 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Martin William Mortimer | 436 | 9.6 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Mylonogianni | 623 | 13.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Andrew Price | 317 | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4513 | 68.6 | +21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing | | |
Park Farm North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Davidson | 328 | 19.5 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Tina Heyes | 821 | 48.8 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | John Holland | 193 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| | UKIP | Jim Lucy | 337 | 20 | +20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 28.8 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1679 | 67 | +26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park Farm South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amy Mitchell | 436 | 34.1 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Jim Wedgbury | 839 | 65.8 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 31.6 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1275 | 61.7 | +29.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rolvenden and Tenterden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Bennett | Uncontested | N/A | 0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Saxon Shore 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Giri Arulampalam | 453 | 8.3 | |
| | Ashford Ind. | Sue Davison | 645 | 11.9 | |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Howard | 2000 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Martin | 1832 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Rutter | 479 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5418 | 75.79 | 23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Singleton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Barrett | 646 | 42.9 | −3.8 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Sarah Angela Heaton Dacre | 226 | 15 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Sally Ann Gathern | 331 | 22 | +22 |
| | UKIP | Mike Withycombe | 300 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 20.9 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1503 | 63.2 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Willesborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Joanna Baker | 96 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Chandler | 303 | 20.5 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Sara-Jane Martin | 297 | 20.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | David Owen Smith | 520 | 35.2 | −28.6 |
| | UKIP | Mike Sykes | 248 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 14.7 | −30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1474 | 57.2 | +11.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Link | 893 | 75.5 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Matthew Stanley | 291 | 24.6 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 50.7 | +1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1182 | 63.8 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stanhope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Eddy Barrows | 245 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labour | Brendan Chilton | 482 | 49.6 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | James Charles King | 185 | 19 | +19 |
| | Green | Thom Pizzey | 59 | 6 | +6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 34.7 | +22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 45.6 | +17.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stour 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Euan Fergus Anckorn | 739 | 18.6 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Galpin | 1298 | 32.6 | |
| | Green | Peter David Morgan | 478 | 12 | |
| | Labour | Charles Suddards | 594 | 14.9 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Waters | 863 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3972 | 63.7 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tenterden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bowen | 160 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Clokie | 827 | 58.1 | +8 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Roy Anthony Isworth | 248 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | David Joh Ward | 186 | 13 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 40.7 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1421 | 77.4 | +65.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tenterden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Lynn Brodlie | 270 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Labour | Demi Chilton | 179 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Callum Knowles | 946 | 67.8 | +9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 48.4 | +31.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1359 | 70.9 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Victoria 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Apps | 674 | 16.7 | |
| | UKIP | Neil Burgess | 640 | 15.8 | |
| | UKIP | Elaine Evans | 479 | 11.8 | |
| | Labour | Dara Farrell | 721 | 17.8 | |
| | Labour | Caroline Jean Harris | 636 | 15.7 | |
| | Conservative | Shafi Khan | 549 | 13.6 | |
| | Green | Claire Madeleine | 332 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4031 | 57.1 | +20.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Washford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ashford Ind. | Tony Francis | 389 | 25.2 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Sue Riley-Nevers | 379 | 24.6 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil James Shorter | 772 | 50.1 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 40.7 | +32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1540 | 62.1 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weald Central 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clair Louise Bell | 1660 | 33 |
| | Independent | Keith William Brannan | 679 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Dion Chilton | 288 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | June Graham | 264 | 5.2 |
| | UKIP | Martin Oldaker | 791 | 15.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Michael Pickering | 1347 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5029 | 72.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Weald East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul William Bartlett | 1140 | 74.6 |
| | Green | Geoff Meaden | 388 | 25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 49.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1528 | 70.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Weald North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geraldine Averil Dyer | 968 | 65.7 |
| | UKIP | Mark H D Hudson | 333 | 22.2 |
| | Green | Hilary Jones | 194 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1162 | 77.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1495 | 76.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Weald South 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brad Bradford | 1969 | 36 |
| | Conservative | Aline Kathleen Hicks | 2053 | 37.5 |
| | Labour | Viven Wheatley | 587 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Liz Wright | 507 | 9.2 |
| | Labour | Arthur Young | 347 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5463 | 73.47 |
| | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jayne Chilton | 142 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart James Dove | 71 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative | Alex Howard | 402 | 28.8 |
| | UKIP | Alan William Edward Newill | 126 | 9 |
| | Ashford Ind. | Noel Ovenden | 651 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1392 | 74.9 |
| | Ashford Ind. hold | Ashford Ind. hold | Swing | |