# 2015 Ashfield District Council election

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

## Overall election results
### Ashfield District Council (Summary of Overall Results)

Within Ashfield District Council 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 34 | 22 | | | -2 | 62.9 | 35.1 | 21,002 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 23 | 5 | | | -1 | 14.3 | 19.7 | 11,813 | |
| | Conservative | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 8,178 | |
| | Independent | 12 | 2 | | | +1 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 4,720 | |
| | UKIP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 8,436 | |
| | Selston Parish Independents | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 3,181 | |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,660 | |
| | Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 775 | |
| | TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 151 | |

## Ashfield District Council - Results by Ward
### Abbey Hill

Abbey Hill (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joanne Donnely | 480 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Meakin | 316 | 23.2 |
| | UKIP | Moira Sansom | 281 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Hartley | 184 | 13.5 |
| | Independent | Warren Nuttall | 99 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | 57.7 |

### Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Madden | 1,569 | 41.5 |
| | Labour | Don Davis | 1,377 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Donna Gilbert | 1,208 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hare | 1,098 | 29.1 |
| | UKIP | Wendy Harvey | 1,022 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,234 | 66.6 |

### Ashfields

Ashfields (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Hollis | 914 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Mike Hollis | 487 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | John Baker | 267 | 14.4 |
| | Independent | Eric Hetherington | 184 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,852 | 65.3 |

### Carsic

Carsic (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cathy Mason | 904 | 63.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Williamson | 305 | 21.5 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Saxelby | 221 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | 50.6 |

### Central & New Cross

Central & New Cross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amanda Brown | 1,221 | 45.7 |
| | Labour | Tim Brown | 1,139 | 42.6 |
| | UKIP | Ian Stokes | 758 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Deakin | 701 | 26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Hickman | 601 | 22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,387 | 51.9 |

### Hucknall Central

Hucknall Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lachlan Morrison | 1,363 | 40.6 |
| | Labour | Nicolle Ndiweni | 1,196 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | Alex Cullin | 932 | 27.7 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Irvine | 860 | 25.6 |
| | Conservative | Dan Tysoe | 652 | 19.4 |
| | UKIP | Steven Sadler | 652 | 19.4 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Jim Blagden | 240 | 7.1 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Dave Shaw | 229 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Cotham | 205 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Hucknall North

Hucknall North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mick Murphy | 1,820 | 35.5 |
| | Labour | Rachel Bissett | 1,797 | 35.0 |
| | Conservative | Ben Bradley | 1,673 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | James Grundy | 1,517 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca-Anne Cullin | 1,513 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Morrison | 1,509 | 29.4 |
| | UKIP | Michael Ashton | 1,067 | 20.8 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | John Wilmott | 741 | 14.5 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Rachael Clarke | 506 | 9.9 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Robert Gow | 482 | 9.4 |
| | Green | Lisa Brown | 435 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Hucknall South

Hucknall South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lauren Mitchell | 1,434 | 41.8 |
| | Labour | Keir Morrison | 1,218 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Peat | 1,028 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative | Tony Arnold | 1,023 | 29.8 |
| | UKIP | Alison Irvine | 879 | 25.6 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Trevor Locke | 343 | 10.0 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | John Stout | 261 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Hucknall West

Hucknall West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Thomas Rostance | 1,753 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Phil Rostance | 1,657 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Baron | 1,641 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Rostance | 1,633 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | Danielle Chance | 1,550 | 33.5 |
| | Labour | Kerry Humphreys | 1,511 | 32.6 |
| | UKIP | Jeffery Mills | 1,060 | 22.9 |
| | UKIP | Ray Young | 725 | 15.7 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Jean Toseland | 336 | 7.3 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Harry Toseland | 333 | 7.2 |
| | Hucknall First Community Forum | Ian Young | 302 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Huthwaite & Brierley

Huthwaite & Brierley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lee Anderson | 1,168 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | Glenys Maxwell | 1,147 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Walters | 742 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mandy Hernon | 728 | 21.8 |
| | Conservative | Rob Della-Spina | 709 | 21.2 |
| | Independent | Anna-Marie Wilson | 442 | 13.2 |
| | Independent | Mark Mellor | 423 | 12.6 |
| | Independent | Malc Hull | 371 | 11.1 |
| | Green | Roger Morton | 236 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Jacksdale

Jacksdale (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Chapman | 562 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Mays | 537 | 33.8 |
| | Selston Parish Independents | David Martin | 489 | 30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1588 | |

### Kingsway

Kingsway (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Smith | 762 | 50.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Braddow | 754 | 49.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Kirby Cross & Portland

Kirby Cross & Portland (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cheryl Butler | 769 | 39.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bell | 586 | 29.9 |
| | UKIP | Tony Brown | 499 | 25.5 |
| | Green | Mark Harrison | 104 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Larwood

Larwood (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jason Zadrozny | 842 | 47.0 |
| | Labour | Linford Gibbons | 479 | 26.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sheridan | 246 | 13.7 |
| | UKIP | Austin Hernon | 224 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Leamington

Leamington (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Griffiths | 986 | 70.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jones | 407 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Selston

Selston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Selston Parish Independents | Beverley Turner | 1,977 | 61.9 |
| | Independent | Samuel Wilson | 1,427 | 44.7 |
| | Selston Parish Independents | Christine Quinn-Wilcox | 738 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | John Robert Stocks | 617 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | Steve Mays | 564 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Gibson | 306 | 9.6 |
| | TUSC | Tom Hunt | 95 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Skegby

Skegby (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Brewer | 1,121 | 33.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Roberts | 971 | 29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Parkes | 958 | 28.9 |
| | UKIP | Barbara Harris | 948 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | Christine Kirkham | 936 | 28.3 |
| | Independent | Margaret Patrick | 400 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### St Marys

St Marys (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Aspinall | 653 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Carswell | 487 | 27.1 |
| | Independent | Ray Buttery | 326 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Saxelby | 273 | 15.2 |
| | TUSC | April Holmes | 56 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Stanton Hill & Teversal

Stanton Hill & Teversal (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Smith | 637 | 43.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin Ball | 467 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | Trish Phillips | 365 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Summit

Summit ward (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Knight | 1,172 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | Jackie James | 1,152 | 41.7 |
| | UKIP | Janet Jeanes | 838 | 30.3 |
| | Independent | John Baird | 635 | 23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Zadrozny | 359 | 13.0 |
| | Independent | Russell Wyke | 233 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood ward (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Carroll | 661 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Gent | 655 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Heeley | 430 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### The Dales

The Dales ward (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helen Hollis | 750 | 50.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Smith | 731 | 49.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Underwood

Underwood ward (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Selston Parish Independents | Robert Sears-Piccavey | 715 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy O'Brien | 456 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Sims | 315 | 17.6 |
| | Labour | Ricky-Lee Cooke | 306 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

## Changes between 2015 and 2019

Christine Quinn-Wilcox (Selston Independents) retained a Selston seat for the Selston Independents in the 26 November 2015 by-election.
In November 2015 Independent Councillor Jason Zadrozny (Larwood), along with Liberal Democrats Councillors Tom Hollis (Ashfields), Rachel Madden (Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse), Anthony Brewer (Skegby), Christian Chapman (Jacksdale) and Helen Smith (Stanton Hill & Teversal), formed the Ashfield Independents party.
These were joined by Beverly Gail Turner and Robert Sears-Piccavey (Underwood) to form the Ashfield Independents Group at Ashfield District Council. On the resignation of Beverly Gail Turner and election of Christine Quinn-Wilcox (Selston)
Further additions to the group, in April 2018 by former Labour Councillors Helen Hollis (The Dales), Glenys Maxwell (Huthwaite and Brierley), both sitting as independents, after a vote of no confidence in the then Labour Leader of the council, Cheryl Butler
John Wilmott (Ashfield Independents) gained a Hucknall North seat from the Conservatives in the 12 October 2017 by-election.
On 20 March 2018 Labour councillors Lee Anderson (Huthwaite and Brierley) and Chris Baron (Hucknall West) changed affiliation to the Conservatives, and Steve Carroll (Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood) left Labour to sit as an Independent.
In April 2018 Labour Councillors Amanda Brown (Central and New Cross), Tim Brown (Central and New Cross) and Joanne Donnelly (Abbey Hill) left the Labour Group to sit as Independents.
As a result of the above changes on 26 April 2018 The Ashfield Independents along with the rest of the Independents Group, joined by the Conservatives, forced a vote of no confidence in the Labour leadership and replaced Labour leader Councillor Cheryl Butler with Jason Zadrozny of the Ashfield Independents.
As of 1 May 2018 the current make up of the council is Labour 14 (-8), Ashfield Independents 11 (+11), Conservative Party 5 (+2), Independents 5 (+3) and Liberal Democrats 0 (-5).