# 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

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

## Results summary

St. Edmundsbury Borough Council election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 37 | 3 | 3 | | | 52.2 | 36,089 | +3.0 |
| UKIP | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 13.0 | 8,983 | +12.2 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 21.4 | 14,797 | -2.6 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 7.4 | 5,081 | -3.9 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 3.7 | 2,548 | -3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,657 | -4.7 |

## Ward results
### Abbeygate

Abbeygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joanna Rayner | 1,169 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Speed | 893 | 21.5 | |
| | Green | Paul Rynsard | 759 | 18.3 | |
| | Labour | Robin Bennett | 691 | 16.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Broadway | 635 | 15.3 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,147 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 3.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 46 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,414 | 66.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,660 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bardwell

Bardwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Wade | 867 | 59.0 | |
| | Labour | Cyrille Bouche | 309 | 21.0 | |
| | UKIP | James Lumley | 293 | 19.9 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,469 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 38.0 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 73.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,025 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Barningham

Barningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carol Bull | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Barrow

Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Houlder | 845 | 61.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zigurds Kronbergs | 345 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Whiting | 195 | 14.1 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,385 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 36.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 75.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,870 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Cavendish

Cavendish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Stevens | 779 | 65.7 | |
| | UKIP | Stuart Letten | 406 | 34.3 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,185 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 31.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 59 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 72.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,702 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Chedburgh

Chedburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Rushen | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Clare

Clare :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alaric Pugh | 808 | 71.4 | |
| | UKIP | David Reynolds | 323 | 28.6 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,131 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 42.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 61 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,192 | 69.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,709 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Eastgate

Eastgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Warby | 612 | 54.2 | |
| | Labour | Nicola Ridgeway | 518 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1130 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 8.3 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 61.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,897 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Fornham

Fornham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Hopfensperger | 894 | 72.7 | |
| | Labour | Shirley Stephenson | 336 | 27.3 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,230 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 45.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | 73.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,708 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Great Barton

Great Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Broughton | 1,054 | 80.0 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Stebbing | 264 | 20.0 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,318 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 790 | 59.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 76.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,759 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Haverhill East

Haverhill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Anthony Brown | 1,135 | 16.7 | |
| | Conservative | Ivor McLatchy | 978 | 14.4 | |
| | UKIP | John Burns | 892 | 13.1 | |
| | Labour | Roger André | 800 | 11.8 | |
| | Conservative | Hui Yang | 764 | 11.2 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Hanlon | 757 | 11.1 | |
| | Conservative | John Exton | 754 | 11.1 | |
| | Labour | Emie Goody | 724 | 10.6 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,804 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 1.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 51 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,144 | 57.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,503 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |

### Haverhill North

Haverhill North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Marks | 1,257 | 16.9 | |
| | UKIP | Barry Robbins | 1,155 | 15.5 | |
| | Conservative | Betty McLatchy | 1,095 | 14.7 | |
| | Conservative | John McManus | 980 | 13.1 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Chivers | 806 | 10.8 | |
| | UKIP | Anthony Williams | 776 | 10.4 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Smith | 728 | 9.8 | |
| | Labour | Alan Pearson | 657 | 8.8 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,454 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 1.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,308 | 58.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,616 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Haverhill South

Haverhill South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Jason Crooks | 689 | 23.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paula Fox | 661 | 22.7 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Byrne | 631 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | David Smith | 412 | 14.1 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Turner | 364 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Rolph | 157 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,914 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.0 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,013 | 51.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,932 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Haverhill West

Haverhill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Marks | 1,150 | 31.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Roach | 978 | 26.4 | |
| | UKIP | Mark Dorey | 852 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour | Mary Dunning | 720 | 19.5 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,700 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 3.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | 62.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,011 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Horringer & Whelnetham

Horringer & Whelnetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence Clements | 905 | 68.8 | |
| | Labour | Robin Davies | 411 | 31.2 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,316 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 37.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 76.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,755 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hundon

Hundon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Farthing | 752 | 63.4 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Stigwood | 435 | 36.6 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,187 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 26.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 64 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | 71.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,740 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ixworth

Ixworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Griffiths | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kedington

Kedington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Richardson | 595 | 53.0 | |
| | UKIP | Bryan Hawes | 305 | 27.2 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Nutt | 223 | 19.9 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,123 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 25.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,133 | 71.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,586 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Minden

Minden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Everitt | 1,069 | 28.0 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Springett | 768 | 20.1 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hartley | 583 | 15.2 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Riley | 543 | 14.2 | |
| | Green | Mark Ereira-Guyer | 530 | 13.9 | |
| | Green | Martin Trnecka | 331 | 8.7 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,824 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 4.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 68.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,482 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Moreton Hall

Moreton Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Warby | 1,862 | 24.9 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Buckle | 1,668 | 22.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Thompson | 1,551 | 20.8 | |
| | Independent | Trevor Beckwith | 1428 | 19.1 | |
| | Labour | Clifford Hind | 961 | 12.9 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,470 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 1.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 42 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,890 | 68.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,665 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Northgate

Northgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Hind | 521 | 50.9 | |
| | Conservative | Carl Poole | 502 | 49.1 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,023 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,049 | 55.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,883 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pakenham

Pakenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Brown | 926 | 74.3 | |
| | Labour | Gillian Malik | 321 | 25.7 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,247 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 48.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 61.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,079 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Risby

Risby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Glossop | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Risbygate

Risbygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Nettleton | 1,067 | 30.7 | |
| | Green | Ida Rynsard | 928 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative | Rodney Barrett | 926 | 26.6 | |
| | Labour | Marilyn Sayer | 558 | 16.0 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,479 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,303 | 62.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,663 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Rougham

Rougham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sara Mildmay-White | 967 | 73.4 | |
| | Labour | Gillian Malik | 351 | 26.6 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,318 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 46.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 72.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,860 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Southgate

Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hung Chow Chung | 1,507 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah-Anne Stamp | 1,179 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour | Janet Lavender | 586 | 13.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lale | 490 | 11.6 | |
| | UKIP | Colin Freeman | 450 | 10.7 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,212 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 14.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,465 | 71.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,447 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Olaves

St Olaves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Hopfensperger | 835 | 31.2 | |
| | Labour | Robert Cockle | 699 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Murray | 677 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour | Quentin Cornish | 462 | 17.3 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,673 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,765 | 51.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,428 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stanton

Stanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Thorndyke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Hailstone | 1,129 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Rout | 964 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Waterson | 573 | 14.4 | |
| | UKIP | Clive Reason | 529 | 13.3 | |
| | Independent | Stefan Oliver | 414 | 10.4 | |
| | Independent | Martin Tilley | 357 | 9.0 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,966 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 9.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,465 | 71.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,447 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wickhambrook

Wickhambrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Pollington | 623 | 50.2 | |
| | Independent | Derek Redhead | 617 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,240 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,254 | 70.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,771 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### Withersfield

Withersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Midwood | 617 | 52.3 | |
| | Independent | Robert Clifton-Brown | 363 | 30.8 | |
| | UKIP | Dudley Haylock | 200 | 16.9 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,180 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 21.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,201 | 73.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,637 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |