# 2015 Vale of White Horse District Council election

The 2015 Vale of White Horse District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Vale of White Horse District Council in England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. In 2015, the council seats were contested against redrawn ward boundaries. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives retained control, with an increased majority of seats.

## Election results

Composition of the council following the 2015 election:
* Conservative 29
* Liberal Democrat 9
Vale of White Horse Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 29 | N/A | N/A | - | 76.3 | 45.6 | 48,057 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | N/A | N/A | - | 23.7 | 32.1 | 33,829 |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 8.7 | 9,183 |
| UKIP | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 4.7 | 4,998 |
| Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 4.3 | 4,572 |
| Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 2.1 | 2,181 |
| Labour Co-op | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 1.7 | 1,802 |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 0.5 | 520 |
| NHA | 0 | N/A | N/A | - | 0 | 0.2 | 240 |

## Ward Results

Abingdon Abbey Northcourt (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Katie Finch | 1,302 | 22.28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Pighills | 1,125 | 19.25 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony De Vere | 1,086 | 18.58 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Garrett | 1,012 | 17.31 | |
| | Green | Tobias Fett | 685 | 11.72 | |
| | Labour | Mike Gould | 635 | 10.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Abingdon Caldecott (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alice Badcock | 1,285 | 20.89 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Badcock | 1,204 | 19.58 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Bowring | 1,073 | 17.45 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Fawcett | 929 | 15.11 | |
| | Labour | George Ryall | 556 | 9.04 | |
| | UKIP | Jake Smith | 500 | 8.13 | |
| | Green | Halima Brewer | 458 | 7.45 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Katherine Imogen Burton | 94 | 1.53 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | James Alexander Sweeten | 51 | 0.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Abingdon Dunmore (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandy Lovatt | 1,455 | 22.96 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Louise Crick | 1,298 | 20.49 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Todd | 1,285 | 20.28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Lonergan | 1,093 | 17.25 | |
| | Green | Richard Bullock | 503 | 7.94 | |
| | Labour | Bobbie Nichols | 473 | 7.47 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Jonathan Charles Bowden | 146 | 2.30 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Anthony Bryant Patrick Mockler | 83 | 1.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Abingdon Fitzharris (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Monica Lovatt | 1,372 | 22.53 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Palmer | 1,297 | 21.30 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Anita Halliday | 1,160 | 19.05 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Halliday | 1,052 | 17.27 | |
| | Labour | David Thomas Bartlett | 689 | 11.31 | |
| | Independent | Marilyn Diana Badcock | 520 | 8.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Abingdon Peachcroft (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Hall | 1,545 | 20.64 | |
| | Conservative | Vicky Jenkins | 1,514 | 20.22 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Rosemary Rooke | 1,407 | 18.79 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Skinner | 1,126 | 15.04 | |
| | UKIP | Jim Abram | 561 | 7.49 | |
| | Labour | Denise Marie Watt | 444 | 5.93 | |
| | Green | Michael Wallace Ellwood | 358 | 4.78 | |
| | Green | Paul Timothy Norton | 292 | 3.90 | |
| | NHA | Tim Oates | 240 | 3.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Blewbury & Harwell (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reg Waite | 1,490 | 25.74 | |
| | Conservative | Janet Shelley | 1,457 | 25.17 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Piran Fletcher | 833 | 14.39 | |
| | Labour | Sonny Leong | 737 | 12.73 | |
| | UKIP | Jake Smith | 572 | 9.88 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Tanya Louise Nunn | 399 | 6.89 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Andrew Charles Toombs | 301 | 5.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Botley & Sunningwell (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debby Hallett | 1,521 | 25.55 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Smith | 1,387 | 23.30 | |
| | Conservative | Jackie Gibb | 1,106 | 18.58 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Hardiman | 893 | 15.00 | |
| | Labour | Peter Joseph McGunnigle | 643 | 10.80 | |
| | UKIP | Colin Albert Weyer | 403 | 6.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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Cumnor (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Roberts | 1,778 | 25.60 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dudley Hoddinott | 1,679 | 24.17 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Wheatland | 1,276 | 18.37 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Hardiman | 1,134 | 16.33 | |
| | Labour | Bella Bond | 383 | 5.51 | |
| | UKIP | Roy Allan Alderson | 364 | 5.24 | |
| | Labour | James Stefan Hutton | 332 | 4.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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Drayton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Davenport | 654 | 37.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard John Webber | 614 | 35.51 | |
| | UKIP | John Richard Ayres | 210 | 12.15 | |
| | Labour | Chris Lynch | 172 | 9.95 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Gerald Day | 79 | 4.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Faringdon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Cox | 1,619 | 25.29 | |
| | Conservative | Mohinder Kainth | 1,429 | 22.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Meredith | 1,105 | 17.26 | |
| | Labour | Sonny Leong | 870 | 13.59 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Foggitt Harrison | 797 | 12.45 | |
| | Green | Steven James Curd | 582 | 9.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Grove North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris McCarthy | 982 | 21.54 | |
| | Conservative | Ben Mabbett | 960 | 21.06 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Marchant | 890 | 19.52 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Stock | 696 | 15.27 | |
| | UKIP | Jason Kent | 548 | 12.02 | |
| | Labour | Leon Mark Foster-Hill | 483 | 10.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Hendreds (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Murray | 830 | 52.14 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Edwin Dominic Webb | 401 | 25.19 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Susan Linda Jennings | 183 | 11.49 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Carrigan | 178 | 11.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Kennington & Radley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Johnston | 1,751 | 25.98 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Blagrove | 1,508 | 22.37 | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Jennings | 1,254 | 18.60 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Wayne Patterson | 1,060 | 15.72 | |
| | Green | Christopher Roy Henderson | 484 | 7.18 | |
| | Labour | Phil Bloomer | 394 | 5.84 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Catherine Mayne | 290 | 4.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Kingston Bagpuize (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Batts | 1,251 | 65.60 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Farrell | 656 | 34.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Marcham (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Margaret Webber | 723 | 48.59 | |
| | Conservative | Shaun Ward | 597 | 40.12 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Murray MacLean | 168 | 11.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Ridgeway (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Constance | 1,182 | 65.41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian George Sadler | 356 | 19.70 | |
| | Labour | Rowan Thomas Trevarthan Pearce | 269 | 14.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Stanford (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Sharp | 1,190 | 59.09 | |
| | Labour | Peter Gill | 568 | 28.20 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Margaret Moger Farrell | 256 | 12.71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Steventon & the Hanneys (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Barber | 891 | 46.80 | |
| | UKIP | Glynn Allen Davies | 275 | 14.44 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Gwendoline Mary Marsh | 270 | 14.18 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Barbara Young | 252 | 13.24 | |
| | Labour | Mark George William Sandels | 269 | 11.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Sutton Courtenay (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gervase Duffield | 745 | 47.76 | |
| | Labour | Coral Ann Avril Florey | 281 | 18.01 | |
| | UKIP | Chris Parkes | 229 | 14.68 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hudson | 202 | 12.95 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Olive Helen Lovelady | 103 | 6.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Thames (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hayward | 1,232 | 60.16 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stanley Woodford | 586 | 28.61 | |
| | UKIP | John Frederick Curtis | 230 | 11.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Wantage Charlton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Dickson | 1,602 | 25.86 | |
| | Conservative | St John Dickson | 1,275 | 20.58 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick O'Leary | 955 | 15.41 | |
| | Labour | Terry Jean Cornford | 617 | 9.96 | |
| | Green | Kevin Harris | 609 | 9.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Sibbald | 576 | 9.30 | |
| | UKIP | Frances Baxter | 562 | 9.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Wantage & Grove Brook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Hannaby | 1,411 | 22.05 | |
| | Conservative | Julia Reynolds | 1,385 | 21.64 | |
| | Conservative | Bill Jones | 1,292 | 20.19 | |
| | Labour | Jean Elizabeth Nunn-Price | 780 | 12.19 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Weeden | 684 | 10.69 | |
| | UKIP | Doug Tofte | 544 | 8.50 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Trevor Cook | 158 | 2.47 | |
| | Rural Oxfordshire Action Rally - ROAR | Christine Margaret Woodward | 146 | 2.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Watchfield & Shrivenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Ware | 2,319 | 35.93 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Howell | 2,213 | 34.28 | |
| | Green | Mary Ellen Wiltshire | 601 | 9.31 | |
| | Labour | Evelyne Godfrey | 539 | 8.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul William Mayhew Archer | 393 | 6.09 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Catherine Webber | 390 | 6.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Wootton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Spencer | 1,020 | 51.41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Nicholas Fysh | 751 | 37.85 | |
| | Labour | Joe Ottaway | 213 | 10.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |