# 2015 Daventry District Council election

The 2015 Daventry District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Two seats changed hands with the Conservatives taking both from Labour leading to the council being made up as follows; 31 Conservative councillors, 2 Labour councillors, 2 UKIP councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

## Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 19,777 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 7,889 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 4,530 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,445 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,244 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 450 |

## Ward results
### Abbey North

Abbey North 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Thomas James | 1299 | 44.1 |
| | Labour | Maureen Luke | 871 | 29.6 |
| | UKIP | Peter John Scriven | 757 | 25.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2943 | 55.35 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Abbey South

Abbey South 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark David Andrew Wesley | 1505 | 50.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Williams | 762 | 25.3 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Mary Leighton | 722 | 24.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3007 | 60.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barby & Kilsby

Barby & Kilsby 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Bradley Robertson | 1440 | 52.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Martin Lomax | 845 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Anne Ritchie | 450 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2769 | 75.61 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brixworth

Brixworth 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas John Bunting | 2601 | 67.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Peter McNally | 726 | 18.8 |
| | Green | Stephen John Whiffen | 517 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1875 | 48.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3870 | 72.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Drayton

Drayton 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Amy Howard | 1018 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Ken Ritchie | 885 | 31.7 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Pointer | 609 | 21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Inge Nina Freudenreich | 96 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Timothy Eric Wilson | 175 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2793 | 61.12 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hill

Hill 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wayne Howard | 1233 | 49.7 |
| | Labour | Michael John Arnold | 644 | 26.0 |
| | UKIP | Eric Macanndrais | 589 | 23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2479 | 58.61 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Long Buckby

Long Buckby 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diana Osborne | 2075 | 54.1 |
| | Labour | Chris Myers | 962 | 25.1 |
| | UKIP | Ian Robert James Dexter | 774 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1113 | 29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3838 | 73.41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Moulton

Moulton 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Cribbin | 1623 | 64.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Anthony Gunther Maryan | 497 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Pamela Booker | 367 | 14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1126 | 44.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2514 | 70.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walgrave

Walgrave 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Carter | 731 | 59.1 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Luke | 145 | 11.7 | −18.1 |
| | Green | Stuart Tite | 75 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Kevin Simons | 275 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 36.3 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1236 | 76.58 | +41.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Weedon

Weedon 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Amos | 2181 | 57.4 |
| | Labour | Raymond Ogden | 619 | 16.3 |
| | UKIP | John Gale | 684 | 18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Salaman | 303 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1497 | 41.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3800 | 74.54 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Welford

Welford 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Auger | 1672 | 64.3 |
| | Labour | Sue Myers | 520 | 20.0 |
| | UKIP | Pamela Booker | 395 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1152 | 44.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2600 | 78.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Woodford

Woodford 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joanne Gilford | 2399 | 64.4 |
| | Labour | Emma Marsh | 808 | 21.7 |
| | Green | Nikita Webb | 486 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1591 | 42.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3727 | 69.12 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |