# 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

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

## Summary

The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough elections saw the Labour Party gain its first elected Councillor for 12 years. It also saw the Conservative Party make gains on the Council at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost two net Councillors. The Borough elections was first time all wards in the Ribble Valley went up for election since 2011.
Summary of the 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Election results :
| Political party | Political party | Leader | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Leader | Candidates | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Of total (%) | Total | Of total (%) | Change} (%) |
| | Conservative | David Cameron | 37 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 87.5 | 27,161 | 64.2 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Clegg | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10.0 | 4,507 | 10.6 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Ed Miliband | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 10,655 | 25.2 | 10.9 |

## Ward results
### Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley

Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jan Alcock | 593 | 70.6 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Niall MacFarlane | 247 | 29.4 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 41.2 | 13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Alston and Hothershall

Alston and Hothershall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Rogerson | 806 | 42.0 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 750 | 39.1 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Anthony Madden | 364 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 20.1 | 13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billington and Old Langho

Billington and Old Langho (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Alexis Atkinson | 1026 | 45.9 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Xavier Mirfin | 786 | 33.2 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Phil Gedling | 424 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 14.2 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,236 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn

Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosie Elms | 708 | 85.7 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Gill Rose | 118 | 14.3 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 71.4 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Chatburn

Chatburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Kenneth Scott | 588 | 76.5 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Michael John Rose | 181 | 23.5 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 53.0 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 769 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Chipping

Chipping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Hore | 654 | 79.3 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | Alan William Matthews | 171 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 58.6 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 825 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Clayton-Le-Dale with Ramsgreave

Clayton-Le-Dale With Ramsgreave (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Ainsworth | 1047 | 47.9 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Taylor | 748 | 34.2 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | Charles Cathcart | 392 | 17.9 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 16.3 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,187 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Derby and Thornley

Derby and Thornley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Walter Carefoot | 786 | 34.7 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | Jim White | 687 | 30.4 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | Greg Priest | 423 | 18.7 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Nick Stubbs | 366 | 16.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dilworth

Dilworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Harvard Hinds | 823 | 34.1 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | Rupert Keysell Swarbrick | 786 | 32.5 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | Mike Everett | 428 | 17.7 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Kerry Frances Swinburne | 380 | 15.7 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 14.8 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Edisford and Low Moor

Edisford and Low Moor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Hind | 583 | 27.8 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Maureen Anne Fenton | 439 | 20.9 | 7.7 |
| | Labour | Tom Wilkinson | 396 | 18.9 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Fletcher | 360 | 17.2 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Garvey | 318 | 15.2 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Gisburn and Rimington

Gisburn and Rimington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Sherras | 568 | 70.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Anthony Waters | 237 | 29.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 41.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Langho

Langho (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Margaret Dobson | 815 | 35.6 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Alison Mary Brown | 749 | 32.7 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Frank Joseph Harvard | 374 | 16.3 | 2.9 |
| | Labour | Anne Taylor | 352 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 16.4 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Littlemoor

Littlemoor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Knox | 639 | 26.5 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark French | 475 | 19.7 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative | Jean Hayes | 465 | 19.3 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | Sue Riley | 452 | 18.7 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Walters | 381 | 15.8 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,412 | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mellor

Mellor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stella Maria Brunskill | 1095 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Noel Clifford Walsh | 1092 | 42.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Webbe | 385 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 707 | 27.5 | N/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,572 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Primrose

Primrose (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Robinson | 654 | 27.9 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Knox | 629 | 26.8 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative | Naomi Fern Chapelhow | 393 | 16.8 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jonathan Bedford | 363 | 15.5 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Ron Corbin | 304 | 13.0 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 10 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Read and Simonstone

Read and Simonstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bennett | 1099 | 50.2 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Jayne Graves | 679 | 31.0 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | David Greenhough | 411 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 12.2 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ribchester

Ribchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Sayers | 677 | 76.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sarah-Jane Bryant | 213 | 23.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 52.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Sabden

Sabden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ricky Newmark | 432 | 53.1 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Jo Barlow | 382 | 46.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 6.2 | 53.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 36.8% | |

### Salthilll

Salthill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Frank Brown | 745 | 30.8 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Pam Dowson | 491 | 20.3 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon O'Rourke | 400 | 16.5 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna O'Rourke | 332 | 13.7 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | Michaela Campion | 257 | 10.6 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | Freddie Redfern | 192 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Richard Geldard | 644 | 23.8 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Hargreaves | 642 | 23.7 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerry Fletcher | 396 | 14.6 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Jordan Alexander Campion | 376 | 13.9 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | Lily Perrin | 345 | 12.7 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Robinson | 304 | 11.2 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 9.1 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,707 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Waddington and West Bradford

Waddington and West Bradford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Francis Elms | N/A | Uncontested | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bridget Hilton | N/A | Uncontested | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whalley

Whalley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joyce Holgate | 1396 | 42.3 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Terry Hill | 1308 | 39.6 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Nick Furber | 600 | 18.2 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 20.4 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,304 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wilpshire

Wilpshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Alan Hirst | 982 | 43.8 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Sue Bibby | 859 | 38.3 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Clare Kellaway | 400 | 17.8 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 21.5 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,241 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wiswell and Pendleton

Wiswell and Pendleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert James Thompson | 659 | 68.6 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Anthony Atkinson | 302 | 31.4 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 37.2 | 32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 961 | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.4 | |