The 2015 Waveney District Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect all 48 members of Waveney District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Before the election, the Conservatives were one seat short of a majority, with 24 (exactly half) of the seats. Labour had 20 seats, the Green Party had one seat, two seats were held by independents and one seat was vacant.[2]
Following the election, 27 seats were held by the Conservatives, 20 by Labour and one by the Green Party, giving the Conservatives a majority.[2]
Results summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 27 | 4 | 0 |  4
|
56.2 | 40.9 | 48,803 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | 20 | 0 | 3 |  3
|
41.7 | 38.5 | 45,974 | +7.0 | |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
|
2.1 | 11.4 | 13,613 | -2.7 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
0.0 | 6.8 | 8,156 | -1.7 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
|
0.0 | 1.5 | 1,756 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0.8 | 1,010 | -3.6 | |
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Summary of WDC results 2015". Waveney District Council website. Waveney District Council. Retrieved 14 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
