2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
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All 65 seats to Bath and North East Somerset Council
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Lab
Leader Tim Warren Paul Crossley John Bull
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seat Mendip Southdown Paulton
Last election 29 seats, 36.9% 29 seats, 34.8% 5 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 37 15 6
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 14 Increase 1
Popular vote 63,614 42,472 24,819
Percentage 37.5% 25.0% 14.6%
Swing Increase 0.6% Decrease 9.8% Decrease 3.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Ind
Grn
VV
Leader Nathan Hartley None None
Party Independent Green Village Voice
Leader's seat Did not stand None None
Last election 2 seats, 3.6% 0 seats, 6.7% Did not contest
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 9,519 22,506 2,001
Percentage 5.6% 13.3% 1.2%
Swing Increase 2.0% Increase 6.6% Increase 1.2%
Map showing the composition of Bath and North East Somerset Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour, Yellow showing Liberal Democrats, Grey showing Independents, Green showing Greens and Pale Green showing Village Voice. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Council control before election

No overall control (Lib Dem minority)

 Council control after election

Conservative

St John the Evangelist church being used as a polling station for Kingsmead ward

The 2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bath and North East Somerset Council in England.[1][2] This coincided with other local elections and the 2015 general election.

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Returning Officer. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.