2015 Sevenoaks District Council election

The 2015 Sevenoaks District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Sevenoaks District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council, winning 49 of the 54 seats. The Liberal Democrats won two seats and the Labour Party and UKIP won one seat each. One seat was won by an Independent candidate.

Boundary changes triggered by the Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 came into force at this election. The wards which were affected were: Hartley and Hodsoll Street; Ash and New Ash Green; Otford and Shoreham; Enysford; Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village; Hextable; Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway; Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone; Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge; and Westerham and Crockham Hill.[2]

Summary results
2015 Sevenoaks District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Change[n 1] Votes  %
Conservative 54 49 Increase2 70,261 63.8
Liberal Democrats 20 2 Steady0 10,775 9.8
Labour 25 1 Decrease3 12,009 10.9
UKIP 8 1 Increase1 4,351 4.0
Independent[n 2] 3 1 Steady0 1,790 1.6
Green 25 10,039 9.1
Independent Voice - Community Focus[n 3] 2 809 0.7
Libertarian 1 43 0.0
Total 138 54 Steady0 110,077 100.0

Ward results

Ash and New Ash Green
Ash and New Ash Green[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cameron Clark 1,775 25.5
Conservative Alan Pett 1,630 23.4
Conservative Claire Pearsall 1,586 22.8
Labour Mary Bainbridge 715 10.3
Green Mark Skelton 646 9.3
Green Norah Skelton 602 8.7
Total votes 6,954
Majority 871 12.5
Rejected ballots 37 1.1
Turnout 3,315 71.0
Registered electors 4,671
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James London 2,365 24.9
Conservative Anna Firth 2,337 24.6
Conservative Robert Piper 2,166 22.8
Liberal Democrats Elaine Coupe 703 7.4
Green Sarah White 696 7.3
Green Marcus Fry 622 6.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Coupe 611 6.4
Total votes 9,500
Majority 1463 15.4
Rejected ballots 69 1.8
Turnout 3,742 74.3
Registered electors 5,033
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cowden and Hever
Cowden and Hever[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Dickins 919 80.3
UKIP Lorraine Millgate 225 19.7
Total votes 1,144
Majority 694 60.7
Rejected ballots 49 4.1
Turnout 1,193 73.6
Registered electors 1,621
Conservative win (new seat)

Crockenhill and Well Hill
Crockenhill and Well Hill[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Steve Lindsay 398 34.7
Conservative Shanker Gaire 327 28.5
Labour Rachel Waterton 271 23.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Hobson 87 7.6
Green Aliye Batmaz 63 5.5
Total votes 1,146
Majority 71 6.2
Rejected ballots 4 4.1
Turnout 1,150 73.6
Registered electors 1,563
UKIP win (new seat)

Dunton Green and Riverhead
Dunton Green and Riverhead[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kim Bailey 1,410 31.4
Conservative Cameron Brown 1,292 28.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Beard 383 8.5
No description Ian Bayley 376 8.4
Labour Nick Dineen 370 8.2
Green Maya Forth 346 7.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Sheridan 275 6.1
Libertarian Daniel Welstead 43 1.0
Total votes 4,495
Majority 909 20.2
Rejected ballots 20 0.8
Turnout 2,601 71.1
Registered electors 3,657
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Edenbridge North and East
Edenbridge North and East[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart McGregor 1,553 36.5
Conservative John Scholey 1,473 34.6
Labour Kathryn Parish 621 14.6
Green Hill Harris 611 14.3
Total votes 4,258
Majority 852 20.0
Rejected ballots 44 1.7
Turnout 2,569 67.9
Registered electors 3,786
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Edenbridge South and West
Edenbridge South and West[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margot McArthur 1,094 30.5
Conservative Alan Layland 1,053 29.4
Labour Bob Howes 426 11.9
UKIP Stephen Peddie 426 11.9
Green Sue Rule 298 8.3
Labour James Parish 286 8.0
Total votes 3,583
Majority 627 17.5
Rejected ballots 18 0.9
Turnout 2,107 65.7
Registered electors 3,205
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eynsford
Eynsford[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Horwood 780 70.6
Labour Madeleine Marshall 154 13.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Clayton 100 9.0
Green Sarah Perkins 71 6.4
Total votes 1,105
Majority 626 56.7
Rejected ballots 13 1.2
Turnout 1,119 75.6
Registered electors 1,481
Conservative win (new seat)

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip McGarvey 1,408 33.9
Conservative Ingrid Chetram 1,321 31.8
Labour Kevin Flack 568 13.7
Green Hilary Harding 478 11.5
Labour Amy McEnroe 375 9.0
Total votes 4,150
Majority 753 18.1
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 2,672 69.4
Registered electors 3,848
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fawkham and West Kingsdown
Fawkham and West Kingsdown[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Faye Parkin 1,729 24.4
Conservative Ian Bosley 1,664 23.5
Conservative Pat Bosley 1,636 23.1
Green Christopher Russell 527 7.4
Labour James Weekes 514 7.3
Labour John Smifey 508 7.2
Green Mark Lindop 506 7.1
Total votes 7,084
Majority 1109 15.7
Rejected ballots 88 2.6
Turnout 3,368 69.1
Registered electors 4,875
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Grint Unopposed
Conservative Gary Williamson Unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hartley and Hodsoll Street
Hartley and Hodsoll Street[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Gaywood 2,380 30.4
Conservative Larry Abraham 2,272 29.0
Conservative John Kelly 1,921 24.6
UKIP Vince Sewell 1250 16.0
Total votes 7,823
Majority 671 8.6
Rejected ballots 121 3.3
Turnout 3,626 75.1
Registered electors 4,826
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hextable
Hextable[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dee Morris 1,237 32.1
Independent Darren Kitchener 1,089 28.2
Conservative John Pike 835 21.6
Labour Melvyn George 394 10.2
Green Phil Levy 303 7.9
Total votes 3,858
Majority 254 6.6
Rejected ballots 28 1.2
Turnout 2,433 72.5
Registered electors 3,354
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Kemsing
Kemsing[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Reay 1,155 30.1
Conservative Lorraine Stack 1,090 28.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Robarts 706 18.4
UKIP Roger Williams 596 15.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Wassell 289 7.5
Total votes 3,836
Majority 384 10.0
Rejected ballots 24 1.0
Turnout 2,464 73.9
Registered electors 3,333
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lake Unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Otford and Shoreham
Otford and Shoreham[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Lowe 1,416 29.4
Conservative John Edwards-Winser 1,357 28.1
UKIP Chris Heath 500 10.4
Green Philip Otto 322 6.7
Liberal Democrats Alistair Macpherson 304 6.3
Green Philip Dodd 293 6.1
Labour Colin Baker 235 4.9
Labour Nevile Fourie 198 4.1
Liberal Democrats Lise Michaelides 198 4.1
Total votes 4,823
Majority 857 17.8
Rejected ballots 14 0.5
Turnout 2,755 77.0
Registered electors 3,580
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penhurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
Penhurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paddy Cooke 790 53.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Streatfield 501 33.8
Green Joy Rosendale 191 12.9
Total votes 1,482
Majority 289 19.5
Rejected ballots 23 1.5
Turnout 1,506 75.4
Registered electors 1,998
Conservative win (new seat)

Seal and Weald
Seal and Weald[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Thornton 1,363 34.8
Conservative Roddy Hogarth 1,351 34.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Michaelides 443 11.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Hudson 380 9.7
Green Linda Walker 376 9.6
Total votes 3,913
Majority 908 23.2
Rejected ballots 34 1.5
Turnout 2,297 72.1
Registered electors 3,187
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Eastern
Sevenoaks Eastern[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Purves 951 27.2
Conservative Edward Parson 792 22.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Walshe 711 20.3
Conservative Stephen Arnold 636 18.2
Green John Cornwell 408 11.7
Total votes 3,498
Majority 81 2.3
Rejected ballots 43 2.0
Turnout 2,117 69.5
Registered electors 3,044
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Kippington
Sevenoaks Kippington[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Avril Hunter 1,846 39.2
Conservative Andrew Eyre 1,845 39.1
Green Chelsea Hodkinson 322 6.8
Green Steve Plater 263 5.6
Labour Thomas Geldard 248 5.3
Labour Theodore Michael 191 4.1
Total votes 4,715
Majority 1,523 32.3
Rejected ballots 43 1.6
Turnout 2,730 74.5
Registered electors 3,664
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Northern
Sevenoaks Northern[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Krogdahl 954 25.9
Liberal Democrats Merilyn Canet 952 25.9
Conservative Paul Towell 927 25.2
Liberal Democrats Iain Porter 844 23.0
Total votes 3,677
Majority 25 0.7
Rejected ballots 72 3.3
Turnout 2,180 67.6
Registered electors 3,226
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sevenoaks Town and St John's
Sevenoaks Town and St John's[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Fleming 1,726 21.1
Conservative Simon Raikes 1,608 19.7
Conservative Graham Clack 1,537 18.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Camp 840 10.3
Liberal Democrats Fay Margo 808 9.9
Liberal Democrats Doreen Kinsler 689 8.4
Green John Harris 585 7.2
UKIP Brian Shirreff 383 4.7
Total votes 8,176
Majority 697 8.5
Rejected ballots 37 1.1
Turnout 3,389 69.7
Registered electors 4,859
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barnes 1,792 23.6
Conservative Simon Raikes 1,564 20.6
Conservative Graham Clack 1,557 20.5
Labour Gillian Fittock 862 11.4
Labour Ngozi Marsh 704 9.3
Labour Collins Fadare 699 9.2
Green Brian Thomas 400 5.3
Total votes 7,578
Majority 695 9.2
Rejected ballots 51 1.7
Turnout 3,074 69.0
Registered electors 4,457
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Swanley St Mary's
Swanley St Mary's[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Dyball 729 25.5
Labour Michael Hogg 618 21.6
Conservative Ray Morris 614 21.5
Labour Elizabeth Komolafe 595 20.8
Independent Voice - Community Focus John Underwood 300 10.5
Total votes 2,856
Majority 4 0.1
Rejected ballots 51 2.9
Turnout 1,757 55.3
Registered electors 3,176
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Swanley White Oak
Swanley White Oak[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laurence Ball 1,166 17.5
Conservative Nina Rosen 1,098 16.5
Conservative James Halford 1,080 16.2
Labour Mark Fittock 694 10.4
Labour Joanne Frawley 679 10.2
Labour Angela George 670 10.0
Independent Voice - Community Focus Janet Sargeant 509 7.6
Green Robert Woodbridge 282 4.2
Green John Jones 262 3.9
Green Shen Batmaz 229 3.4
Total votes 6,669
Majority 386 5.8
Rejected ballots 54 2.0
Turnout 2,725 57.4
Registered electors 4,746
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Westerham and Crockham Hill
Westerham and Crockham Hill[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Maskell 1,115 29.7
Conservative Diana Esler 990 26.4
UKIP Carol Mackay 573 15.3
Labour Neil Proudfoot 414 11.0
Green Amelie Boleyn 337 9.0
Independent Anthony Holman 325 8.7
Total votes 3,754
Majority 417 11.1
Rejected ballots 25 1.0
Turnout 2,481 72.1
Registered electors 3,443
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Due to boundary changes since the last council election, seat change numbers may be skewed.
  2. Including one candidate without a party description
  3. Independent Voice - Community Focus was a political party formed in time for the 2015 local elections. Its leader was Janet Sargeant, who stood in the Swanley White Oak ward. The party was deregistered in November 2016.[3]

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "The Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2014" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. "Independent Voice-Community Focus [De-registered 12/10/16]". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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  5. "Election results for Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. "Election results for Cowden & Hever District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. "Election results for Crockenhill & Well Hill District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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  13. "Election results for Fawkham and West Kingsdown District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. "Election results for Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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  17. "Election results for Kemsing District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  18. "Election results for Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  19. "Election results for Otford & Shoreham District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  20. "Election results for Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  21. "Election results for Seal & Weald District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  22. "Election results for Sevenoaks Eastern District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  23. "Election results for Sevenoaks Kippington District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  24. "Election results for Sevenoaks Eastern District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  25. "Election results for Sevenoaks Town & St John's District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  26. "Election results for Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  27. "Election results for Swanley St Mary's District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  28. "Election results for Swanley White Oak District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  29. "Election results for Westerham & Crockham Hill District Council Election 2015". Sevenoaks District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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