# 2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The 2015 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Rushmoor Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Two seats were up for election in the West Heath ward due to the resignation of an incumbent.

## Results

Rushmoor Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71.42 | 46.32 | 19,353 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21.42 | 23.08 | 9,644 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 7.14 | 19.81 | 8,278 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 6.35 | 2,655 |
| Liberal Democrats | | | | | | 4.21 | 1,759 |
| Christian | | | | | | 0.20 | 86 |

## Ward results
### Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Newell | 1,153 | 37.70 |
| | Labour | Frances Matthews | 1,065 | 34.82 |
| | UKIP | Peter Courtney | 840 | 27.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 2.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,058 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cherrywood

Cherrywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Jones | 1,050 | 36.25 |
| | Conservative | Mara Makunura | 804 | 27.76 |
| | UKIP | Simon Austridge | 791 | 27.31 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Murphy | 251 | 8.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 8.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,896 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Masterson | 1,992 | 55.07 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Parsons | 813 | 22.47 |
| | Labour | Clive Andrews | 543 | 15.01 |
| | Green | Vincent Warne | 269 | 7.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,179 | 32.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,617 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Empress

Empress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Lyon | 1,904 | 61.57 |
| | Green | Donna Wallace | 518 | 16.75 |
| | Labour | Philip Collins | 405 | 13.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Ohkubo | 265 | 8.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,386 | 44.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,092 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Marsh | 1,686 | 49.09 |
| | UKIP | William Walker | 800 | 23.29 |
| | Labour | Leonard Amos | 498 | 14.50 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Fraser-Fleming | 261 | 7.60 |
| | Green | Martin Coule | 189 | 5.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 25.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,434 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Knellwood

Knellwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roland Dibbs | 2,367 | 58.20 |
| | Labour | William Tootill | 645 | 15.85 |
| | UKIP | Rosemary Bell | 590 | 14.50 |
| | Green | Amy Lewry | 465 | 11.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,722 | 42.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,067 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Crerar | 1,805 | 49.07 |
| | Labour | Dominique Swaddling | 1,129 | 30.69 |
| | UKIP | Edmund Poole | 744 | 20.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 18.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,678 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Town

North Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Dibble | 1,423 | 48.73 |
| | Conservative | Lee Dawson | 911 | 31.19 |
| | UKIP | Adam de Lecq le Gresley | 586 | 20.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 17.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,920 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rowhill

Rowhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Choudhary | 1,443 | 42.00 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Betsworth | 936 | 27.24 |
| | Labour | Jill Clark | 708 | 20.61 |
| | Green | Peta Howell | 348 | 10.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 14.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St John's

St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barba Hurst | 1,870 | 54.40 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Harding | 844 | 24.55 |
| | Labour | Peter Hayward | 507 | 14.75 |
| | Green | David Stephenson | 216 | 6.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 29.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Mark's

St Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Corps | 1,619 | 50.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abul Koher Chowdhury | 663 | 20.57 |
| | Labour | Colin Southon | 536 | 16.63 |
| | Green | Carl Hewitt | 404 | 12.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 29.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,222 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wellington

Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Evans | 645 | 48.45 |
| | Conservative | Attika Choudhary | 600 | 45.07 |
| | Christian | Kelebogile Waynereid | 86 | 6.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 3.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Heath

West Heath (2) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | David Bell | 1,334 | 37.17 | |
| Conservative | Rodney Cooper | 1,199 | 33.41 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Smith | 1,173 | | |
| UKIP | Derek Cornwell | 1,101 | 30.68 | |
| Labour | Janet Gardner | 490 | 13.65 | |
| Labour | Trevor Simpson | 417 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Murphy | 319 | 8.89 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Thompson | 273 | | |
| Green | Paula Marshall | 246 | 6.85 | |
| UKIP win (new seat) | UKIP win (new seat) | UKIP win (new seat) | UKIP win (new seat) | UKIP win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |