2015 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

On 7 May 2015, an election took place to elect members of the North Warwickshire Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. It saw the Conservative Party gaining control of the council.

2015 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
7 May 2015

All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 17 18
Seats after 22 13
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 14,025 11,373
Percentage 40.3% 32.7%
Swing 9.7% 15.0%

  Third party
 
Party UKIP
Seats before 0
Seats after 0
Seat change
Popular vote 8,255
Percentage 23.7%
Swing 23.1%

Results of the 2015 North Warwickshire Borough council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Composition of the council after the election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Conservative

The previous election saw Labour narrowly gaining control of the council. This election saw the Conservatives gaining 5 seats from Labour. UKIP had significant gains in the popular vote increasing their share by over 23%, although they did not win any seats.[2]

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. "Local Elections Result 2015 - North Warwickshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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