# 2015 Poole Borough Council election

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

## Election result summary

Poole Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 32 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 76.19 | 42.85 | 74060 | -2.25 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 14.86 | 19.42 | 33559 | -10.98 |
| Poole People | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 7.14 | 7.68 | 13269 | -1.12 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 775 | -5.05 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | 10855 | +1.68 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.38 | 12.88 | 22255 | +8.48 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.40 | 17975 | +9.7 |
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 87 | n/a |

## Election results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

### Alderney

Alderney (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | UKIP | Mike Fisher | 1,456 |
| | Conservative | Louise Russell | 1,391 |
| | Conservative | Russell Trent | 1,349 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Trent | 1323 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Ross | 1152 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Wilson | 1036 |
| | Labour | Daniel Brooks | 806 |
| | Labour | Sue Mallory | 759 |
| | Labour | Jason Sanderson | 700 |
| | Green | Hannah Chislett | 475 |
| | Green | Simon Riggs | 434 |
| | Green | Henry Stockdale | 333 |
| | Independent | Ian Northover | 139 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Branksome East

Branksome East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Drew Mellor | 1,613 |
| | Conservative | Karen Rampton* | 1,535 |
| | UKIP | Ken Chambers | 565 |
| | UKIP | Robert Pattemore | 513 |
| | Labour | Liz Dixon | 471 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Kent | 411 |
| | Labour | Stephen Sampson | 398 |
| | Green | Laura Cousins | 345 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Li | 306 |
| | Green | J R Ryan | 262 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Branksome West

Branksome West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Eades* | 1,316 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Le Poidevin* | 991 |
| | Conservative | Lucy Cooper | 830 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Peters | 775 |
| | UKIP | Mike Browning | 755 |
| | UKIP | Steve Sheppard | 741 |
| | Green | Julie Dinmore | 484 |
| | Green | Martin Price | 404 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Broadstone

Broadstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Brooke* | 3,534 |
| | Conservative | David Newell | 2,842 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Tomlin | 2,547 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Godfrey* | 2262 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Don Hudswell | 2097 |
| | Conservative | Marc Ujvari | 2027 |
| | UKIP | Alan Gerring | 909 |
| | UKIP | Barry Smith | 808 |
| | Green | Mark Chivers | 519 |
| | Green | Helen Highwater | 417 |
| | Green | Kellie Blake | 371 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Canford Cliffs

Canford Cliffs (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | May Haines* | 3,658 |
| | Conservative | Peter Pawlowski* | 3,546 |
| | Conservative | Mohan Iyengar | 3,134 |
| | UKIP | Jacqueline Bigwood | 880 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Chidley | 876 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 827 |
| | Green | Kate Rose | 539 |
| | Labour | Peter Kenyon | 376 |
| | Green | Martin Davies | 348 |
| | Labour | Kenneth May | 334 |
| | Green | Helen Thomas | 306 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Canford Heath East

Canford Heath East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Moore* | 1,339 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Hodges* | 1,331 |
| | Conservative | Michael Bowman | 1064 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Tomlin | 899 |
| | UKIP | Zac Stanworth | 795 |
| | Green | Hannah Maxwell-Harrison | 267 |
| | Green | Dean Maxwell-Harrison | 215 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Canford Heath West

Canford Heath West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sean Gabriel | 1,321 |
| | Conservative | Ray Tindle | 1,200 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Matthews* | 1122 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Parrish | 927 |
| | UKIP | John Hawkins | 666 |
| | UKIP | Dominic Turner | 497 |
| | Labour | Roger Wyatt | 307 |
| | Green | Alison Challis | 271 |
| | Green | Matthew Burgess | 166 |
| | Money Free Party | Nick Tapping | 87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Creekmoor

Creekmoor (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Judy Butt* | 2,286 |
| | Conservative | Les Burden* | 2,203 |
| | Conservative | John Rampton* | 1,742 |
| | UKIP | Gareth Cook | 1176 |
| | UKIP | Heather Jones | 1041 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Slade | 836 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Blankley | 750 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Millie Earl | 735 |
| | Green | Arron Blake | 518 |
| | Green | Marian Bryant | 487 |
| | Green | Robin Bryant | 418 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Hamworthy East

Hamworthy East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mike White* | 971 |
| | Conservative | Vishal Gupta | 803 |
| | UKIP | James Jones | 698 |
| | Poole People | Charmaine Parkinson* | 697 |
| | Poole People | Lou Knight | 633 |
| | Labour | Shirley Brooks | 306 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Foster | 249 |
| | Labour | John Sullivan | 235 |
| | Green | Ian Hay | 175 |
| | Green | Michael Challis | 150 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Poole People | Conservative gain from Poole People | Swing |

### Hamworthy West

Hamworthy West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mike Wilkins* | 1,197 |
| | Poole People | Julie Bagwell | 1,085 |
| | Conservative | Karen Bozeat | 886 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxine Dunnett | 372 |
| | Labour | Ben Feiner | 368 |
| | Labour | Jo Oldale | 289 |
| | Green | Colin Dilley | 207 |
| | Green | Claire Newton | 205 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Poole People gain from Conservative | Poole People gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Merley and Bearwood

Merley and Bearwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Brown* | 2,579 |
| | Conservative | Jane Newell | 2,389 |
| | Conservative | Marion Pope | 2,332 |
| | Conservative | Roger Gregory | 2284 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Swash | 1910 |
| | Liberal Democrats | May Newman | 1661 |
| | UKIP | John Butler | 1102 |
| | Green | Wayland Goodliffe | 458 |
| | Green | Gigi Sismaet | 454 |
| | Independent | Peter Kazmierczak | 377 |
| | Green | Emmajay Walsh | 312 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Newtown

Newtown (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham Wilson | 1,779 |
| | Conservative | Lindsay Wilson | 1,605 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Farrell | 1,575 |
| | UKIP | Diana Butler | 1396 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Clements | 1162 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Clements | 1082 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Yates | 846 |
| | Labour | Steve Brew | 838 |
| | Labour | Hazel Malcolm-Walker | 733 |
| | Green | Faye Cunningham | 655 |
| | Labour | Ian Malcolm-Walker | 637 |
| | Green | Adrian Oliver | 490 |
| | Green | David Genese | 446 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Oakdale

Oakdale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Adams* | 2,080 |
| | Conservative | Ian Potter* | 2,051 |
| | Conservative | Janet Walton* | 1,725 |
| | UKIP | Janice Long | 1335 |
| | UKIP | Larry Adams | 1325 |
| | Poole People | Hugh Todd | 1124 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tansy Earl | 851 |
| | Labour | Brian Ellis | 830 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ems Simpson | 641 |
| | Green | Ben Skipp | 585 |
| | Green | Richard Turner | 506 |
| | Green | Christopher Welch | 452 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Parkstone

Parkstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anne Stribley | 2,297 |
| | Conservative | Emma Williams | 2,120 |
| | Conservative | John Challinor | 2,059 |
| | Poole People | Steve Baron | 1645 |
| | Poole People | Gareth Jones | 1359 |
| | UKIP | Bob Lister | 952 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Dredge | 951 |
| | Green | Rupert Barrington | 848 |
| | UKIP | Tony Woodcock | 789 |
| | Labour | Maureen Champness | 785 |
| | Green | Pamela Jefferies | 687 |
| | Green | James Rose | 581 |
| | Independent | Marty Caine | 259 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Penn Hill

Penn Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Elaine Atkinson* | 2,498 |
| | Conservative | Ron Parker* | 2,198 |
| | Conservative | Xena Dion* | 2,131 |
| | Poole People | Sally Carpenter | 1362 |
| | Poole People | Nicola Jinks | 1039 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Rennison | 801 |
| | Labour | Martin Holst | 752 |
| | Green | Simon Card | 745 |
| | UKIP | David Darling | 717 |
| | UKIP | Lyn Thomas | 695 |
| | Green | Julie Millar | 651 |
| | Green | Philip Mayer | 437 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Poole Town

Poole Town (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Poole People | Mark Howell* | 1,614 |
| | Conservative | Andy Garner-Watts | 1,418 |
| | Poole People | Andy Hadley | 1,395 |
| | Poole People | Chris Wilson* | 1316 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ross | 1159 |
| | Conservative | Alvin Gunputh | 1157 |
| | Labour | Darren Brown | 931 |
| | UKIP | Colin Johnson | 796 |
| | UKIP | Chris Ramm | 772 |
| | Conservative | Andy Ross | 543 |
| | Green | Jon Knight | 495 |
| | Green | Carolyn Smith | 468 |
| | Green | Ben Pantling | 389 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Poole People hold | Poole People hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Poole People hold | Poole People hold | Swing |

## By-elections 2015-2019
### Broadstone By-Election 2016

The election was called after Joanne Tomlin resigned as a Councillor due to personal issues. It was held on 13 October 2016.
Broadstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vikki Slade | 2,184 | 69.56 |
| | Conservative | Marc Ujvari | 733 | 23.34 |
| | UKIP | Alan Gerring | 121 | 3.85 |
| | Green | Mark Chivers | 57 | 1.82 |
| | Labour | Jason Sanderson | 45 | 1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3138 | 37.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |