# 2015 Eastleigh Borough Council election

The 2015 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect 14, approximately one third of the members of Eastleigh Borough Council in England as one of the English local elections coinciding with the 2015 General Election. The local authority holds its elections in three years out of four ('by thirds').

## Results

Liberal Democrats maintained their majority group, slightly reduced by two councillors to hold 38 of the 44 councillors across its 14 wards. The gains were of two seats to Conservatives and no other seats changed hands.
Eastleigh Borough Council Election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 37 | 19381 |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 14 | 30 | 15901 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9555 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6178 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1440 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 127 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 42 |

### Ward by ward

Bishopstoke East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | ROLING, Angela | 1215 |
| | Conservative | YATES, Tom | 760 |
| | UKIP | EDWARDS, John Peter | 747 |
| | Labour | SHEPHARD, Mary | 325 |
| | Green | WATERMAN, Ania | 118 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bishopstoke West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | PARKINSON-MACLACHLAN, Vickieye | 1027 |
| | UKIP | WELLER, Jan | 629 |
| | Conservative | JENKS, Georgina Alice | 588 |
| | Labour | TOHER, Sue | 538 |
| | Green | PEARSON, Sarah | 223 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bursledon & Old Netley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | CRAIG, Tonia | 1443 |
| | Conservative | BURGESS, Frair Louise | 1403 |
| | UKIP | EVANS, Denise Janet | 645 |
| | Labour | ROGERS, Chris | 370 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Eastleigh Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | TRENCHARD, Keith Stanley | 1743 |
| | UKIP | MOORE, Andrew Roy | 1103 |
| | Conservative | GOODE, Michael | 1034 |
| | Labour | BARTER, Louise | 929 |
| | Green | HARDIMAN, James | 292 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Eastleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | BAIN, Sarah Louise | 1578 |
| | Conservative | ARNOLD, Nick | 1066 |
| | UKIP | DAVIES-DEAR, Glynn William | 901 |
| | Labour | GOODALL, Stephen | 513 |
| | Green | HARRIS, Imogen Susan | 222 |
| | TUSC | BABEY, Jack James | 26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sarah Bain later left the Liberal Democrats to sit as an independent councillor in August 2017.
Eastleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | BICKNELL, Paul | 1378 |
| | UKIP | SAUNDERS, Jim | 1047 |
| | Conservative | BRAIN, Dan | 902 |
| | Labour | PHILLIPS, Steve | 787 |
| | Green | COURTNEY, Susan | 186 |
| | TUSC | JUDD, Tanya Louise | 16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fair Oak and Horton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | SMITH, Roger Michael | 1728 |
| | Conservative | ATTERBURY, Colin George | 1671 |
| | Green | BARTON, Kylie | 237 |
| | UKIP | McGUINNESS, Hugh | 1014 |
| | Labour | MCKEONE, Christine | 447 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hamble-Le-Rice and Butlocks Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | LEAR, Elizabeth Kathleen | 1306 |
| | Liberal Democrats | CROSS, Malcom Robert | 1275 |
| | UKIP | NORTH, Richard Edward | 394 |
| | Labour | HUBERT, Gwyneth | 247 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Hedge End Grange Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | PRETTY, Derek Roy | 1649 |
| | Conservative | GREENWOOD, Benjamin John | 1512 |
| | Labour | BUDD, Geoff | 452 |
| | UKIP | MARTIN, John Charles | 408 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hedge End St Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | HALL, Jerry | 1932 |
| | Liberal Democrats | WHEATLEY, Mick | 1532 |
| | UKIP | O'DONOGHUE, Michale | 680 |
| | Labour | ADDISON, Beryl | 273 |
| | Green | RUSHBY, Thomas William | 162 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Hedge End Wildern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | NORMAN, Emma Jayne | 1183 |
| | Conservative | REDDING, Paul Andrew | 779 |
| | UKIP | HOUSE, Pete | 391 |
| | Labour | HELPS, Andrew | 336 |
| | Independent | DAY, Keith Philip | 127 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Netley Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | VAN NIEKERK, Lizette | 1219 |
| | Conservative | QUEEN, Maureen Beryl | 786 |
| | UKIP | MARTIN, Chris | 668 |
| | Labour | MARKS, Eileen | 291 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
West End North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | NOYCE, Tony | 1156 |
| | Conservative | SYKES, Christine Edwina | 1020 |
| | UKIP | AGNEW, Tony | 446 |
| | Labour | WILLIAMSON, Kevin | 280 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
West End South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | BOULTON, Carol Ann | 1255 |
| | Conservative | DAVIES, Dai | 1142 |
| | UKIP | WEBBER, Paul | 482 |
| | Labour | SMITH, Nancy | 390 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |