# 2015 Test Valley Borough Council election

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

## Results

Test Valley Borough Council Election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 79.16 | 44.30 | 31,775 | 12.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18.75 | 37.07 | 15,933 | 10.54 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | | | 0 | 15.49 | 11,114 | 12.19 |
| | Labour | 0 | | | | 0 | 8.95 | 6,426 | 3.57 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.08 | 4.62 | 3,317 | 3.23 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 4.40 | 3,161 | 3.6 |
| Total | Total | 48 | | | | | | 34536 | |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Note that in the previous election, Liberal Democrat candidate Sally Lamb stood as an Independent, receiving 27.20% of the vote share.
Abbey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Richards | 1,195 | 39.12 | 2.99 |
| | Conservative | Clive Collier | 1,076 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Lamb | 865 | 28.32 | 12.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Critchley | 716 | | |
| | UKIP | Paul Welch | 335 | 10.96 | 10.96 |
| | Labour | Stuart Bannerman | 334 | 10.93 | 3.62 |
| | Green | Lucy Best | 325 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alamein

Alamein (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil North | 1,960 | 40.96 | 6.33 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Brook | 1,677 | | |
| | Conservative | Tracey Preston | 1,570 | | |
| | UKIP | Connor Docherty | 865 | 19.66 | 19.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Len Gates | 768 | 16.05 | 20.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Hughes | 688 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amy Bower | 686 | | |
| | Labour | Andy Fitchet | 648 | 13.54 | 2.57 |
| | Labour | Ben Kinross | 569 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Mumford | 504 | | |
| | Green | Adam Timby | 468 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| | Green | Joshua Cussen | 418 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ampfield and Braishfield

Ampfield and Braishfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Hatley | 1,052 | 69.94 | 1.45 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Anderson | 314 | 20.87 | 3.34 |
| | Labour | Arthur Stevens | 138 | 9.17 | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Amport

Note that Ben Few Brown had been the Conservative incumbent in the previous election
Amport :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ben Few Brown | 851 | 64.17 | |
| UKIP | Christine Forrester | 475 | 35.82 | 35.82 |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Anna

Anna (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Flood | 1,527 | 71.96 | 8.32 |
| | Conservative | Graham Stallard | 1,256 | | |
| | UKIP | Timothy Rolt | 299 | 14.09 | 3.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Msonthi | 296 | 13.94 | 4.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackwater

Blackwater (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Bailey | 1,865 | 54.54 | 14.89 |
| | Conservative | Nick Adams-King | 1,653 | | |
| | UKIP | Kim Bigwood | 521 | 15.23 | 15.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Green | 486 | 14.21 | 8.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nik Daas | 445 | | |
| | Green | Gill Tunney | 341 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| | Labour | Peter Sowerby | 206 | 6.02 | 1.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bourne Valley

Bourne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Giddings | 905 | 70.75 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Gates | 204 | 15.94 | n/a |
| | UKIP | William McCabe | 170 | 13.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broughton and Stockbridge

Broughton and Stockbridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Boulton | 1,799 | 49.00 | 18.62 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Busk | 1,291 | | |
| | Independent | Harry Paul | 1,031 | 28.08 | 28.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Treadwell | 841 | 22.90 | 13.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Charlton

Charlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Carr | 670 | 57.41 | 1.21 |
| | UKIP | Norman Woods | 293 | 25.10 | 0.53 |
| | Independent | Richard Kidd | 204 | 17.48 | 17.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Bundy | 2,190 | 49.96 | 12.86 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Anderdon | 2,074 | | |
| | Conservative | Alison Finlay | 1,931 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Richards | 895 | 20.41 | 0.22 |
| | UKIP | Iain Bell | 812 | 18.52 | 18.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ward | 517 | | |
| | Labour | Gerald Whitaker | 486 | 11.08 | 5.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Rowles | 462 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cupernham

Cupernham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Baverstock | 1,367 | 46.68 | 0.02 |
| | Conservative | John Ray | 1,183 | 40.40 | 0.16 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Hibberd | 1,148 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Burnage | 1,121 | | |
| | Labour | Stuart Copping | 378 | 12.90 | 0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Dun Valley

Dun Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Jeffrey | 905 | 67.38 | 0.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Treadwell | 438 | 32.61 | 0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harewood

Harewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Drew | 1,086 | 80.20 | 13.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony McCabe | 268 | 19.79 | 13.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harroway

Harroway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Borg-Neal | 1,903 | 42.30 | 6.03 |
| | Conservative | Karen Hamilton | 1,761 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Page | 1,545 | | |
| | UKIP | Simon Hession | 1,066 | 23.69 | 4.18 |
| | Labour | Madeleine Fairweather | 869 | 19.31 | 0.20 |
| | Green | Laura Marriner | 660 | 14.67 | 14.67 |
| | Green | Barbara Mitchell | 513 | | |
| | Green | Lance Mitchell | 377 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kings Somborne and Michelmersh

Kings Somborne and Michelmersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Ward | 1,093 | 65.17 | 6.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Cosier | 384 | 22.89 | 5.86 |
| | UKIP | Richard Scott | 200 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Millway

Millway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zilliah Brooks | 2,080 | 41.68 | 14.05 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hawke | 1,812 | | |
| | Conservative | Jim Neal | 1,545 | | |
| | UKIP | Mo Cleary | 877 | 17.57 | 4.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ecclestone | 638 | 12.78 | 3.94 |
| | Green | Carol Bartholomew | 602 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Davey | 586 | 11.74 | 2.73 |
| | Green | Dean Marriner | 490 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Fifield | 569 | 382 | |
| | Independent | Tony Hooke | 207 | 4.14 | 4.14 |
| | Independent | Alex Gillies | 205 | | |
| | Independent | Steve McKellar | 195 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Baddesley

North Baddesley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Tupper | 1,584 | 37.40 | 17.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cosier | 1,534 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Dowden | 1,522 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Milligan | 1,382 | 32.63 | 2.10 |
| | Conservative | Harmeet Brar | 1,005 | | |
| | Conservative | Phil Williams | 973 | | |
| | UKIP | Paul Cadier | 816 | 19.26 | 19.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Over Wallop

Over Wallop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Hope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Penton Bellinger

Penton Bellinger (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Lashbrook | 1,734 | 58.38 | 17.56 |
| | Conservative | Pam Mutton | 1,254 | | |
| | UKIP | Barry Hodgson | 693 | 23.33 | 23.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Carpenter | 543 | 18.28 | 18.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Romsey Extra

Romsey Extra (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Hibberd | 1,123 | 38.06 | 16.80 |
| | Conservative | Alison Johnston | 1,053 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Dunleavey | 609 | 20.64 | 13.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Parker | 520 | | |
| | UKIP | Alex Briggs | 359 | 12.16 | 12.16 |
| | Green | Ian Callaghan | 330 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| | Independent | Richard Buss | 302 | 10.23 | 10.23 |
| | Labour | Barney Jones | 227 | 7.69 | 3.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iris Andersen | 1,638 | 35.27 | 5.63 |
| | Conservative | John Cockaday | 1,289 | | |
| | Conservative | David Denny | 1,245 | | |
| | UKIP | Daniel Emmerson | 922 | 19.85 | 5.39 |
| | UKIP | Peter Mather | 855 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Bird | 806 | 17.35 | 10.31 |
| | UKIP | Vincent McGarry | 794 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Long | 724 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Cotter | 684 | 14.72 | 3.34 |
| | Labour | Nicole Gentleman | 635 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheryl Scott-Clarke | 536 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Wright | 504 | | |
| | Green | Catherine Hosen | 435 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| | Independent | Russell Tarrant | 159 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Tadburn

Tadburn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cooper | 1,737 | 48.06 | 4.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hurst | 1,371 | | |
| | Conservative | Nick Michell | 1,007 | 27.86 | 8.91 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Southey | 781 | | |
| | UKIP | Roy Bishop | 477 | 13.19 | 13.19 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Nixson | 393 | 10.87 | 0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Valley Park

Valley Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dowden | 2,238 | 53.52 | 7.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Beesley | 1,966 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kath Tilling | 1,803 | | |
| | Conservative | Tim England | 1,483 | 35.46 | 3.38 |
| | Conservative | Anne Winstanley | 1,388 | | |
| | Conservative | Ryan Sutton | 1,116 | | |
| | UKIP | Sarah Morgan | 460 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Winton

Winton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Lynn | 1,995 | 35.42 | 7.74 |
| | Conservative | Jan Lovell | 1,899 | | |
| | Conservative | Jan Budzynski | 1,653 | | |
| | UKIP | Marley Spicer | 1,130 | 20.06 | 0.21 |
| | Labour | Adam Jones | 1,024 | 18.18 | 3.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sid Dajani | 920 | 16.33 | 5.76 |
| | Independent | Nick Thirsk | 563 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |