Local election results 2015

Here are Left Unity’s results in local council elections held on 7 May 2015.

Wigan

Wigan West

Dawber Steve, Labour 3500
Janet Markland, UKIP 1203
Jamie Vickery, Conservative 727
Hazel Duffy, Left Unity 207 – 3.7%

Atherleigh

Mark Aldred, Labour 2310
Les Leggett, UKIP 1005
Paul Lambert Fairhurst,  Conservative 859
Stuart Andrew Gerrard, Wigan Independent Network 494
Stephen Hall, Left Unity/TUSC 125 – 2.6%

Aspull, New Springs & Whelley

Chris Ready, Labour 3534
Mark Andrew Bradley, UKIP 1416
Jane Surples, Conservative 1282
John Stuart Bolton, Left Unity 156 – 2.4%

Leigh East

Anita Thorpe, Labour 2949
Gill Gibson, UKIP 1088
Richard Byrom Houlton,  Conservative 888
Graham Gifford, Left Unity 123 – 2.4%

Ince

Janice Sharratt, Labour 2937
Ross Allan Wright, UKIP 1192
Callum Chadwick, Conservative 352
Janet Phillips, Left Unity 100 – 2.2%

Leigh South

John David O’Brien, Labour 3200
Rod Halliwell UKIP 1547
Denise Young, Conservative 1358
Ian Heyes, Left Unity 135 – 2.2%

Douglas

Michael Anthony Dewhurst, Labour 3145
Derek Wilkes, UKIP 1130
Margaret Atherton,  Conservative 525
Adele Andrews, Left Unity 98 – 2%

Atherton

Martin Luke Aldred, Labour 2508
Norman Alec Bradbury, Wigan Independent Network 1989
Quinton John Smith, UKIP 950
Toby Joseph Hewitt, Conservative 788
Craig Wilson, Left Unity 46 – 0.7%

Northampton

Blisworth and Roade, South Northants

Stephen Clarke, Conservative 1313
Hywel Davies, Conservative 1197
Ray Dawkins, UKIP 696
Ron Johnson, Independent 523
Stephen Anthony Miller, Left Unity 217 – 5.5%

Brighton

Moulsecoomb & Bevendean (multi-member)

Mo Marsh, Labour 3210
Anne Meadows, Labour 2966
Dan Yates, Labour 2326
Siriol Hugh-Jones, Green 1779
Robert Knight, Conservative 1377
Martin Kenig, Conservative 1334
Leila Simpson, Green 1315
Amelia Mills, Green 1276
Sam Simson, Conservative 1193
Leigh Farrow, UKIP 1097
Patrick Lowe, UKIP 910
Leila Erin-Jenkins, Left Unity 412 – 2.1%
Nicolas Paul De Conde, Independent 283
Bill North, TUSC 180

Regency (multi-member)

Tom Druitt, Green 2207
Alexandra Phillips, Green 2142
Jonathan Skinner, Labour 1328
Catherine Wilson, Labour 1327
Kevin Neil Jameson, Conservative 935
Jo Jameson, Conservative 854
Trevor Freeman, Lib Dem 326
Beth Johnson-Dawes, Lib Dem 224
Ed Huxley, Left Unity 97 – 1%

Bristol & Somerset

Easton, Bristol

Anna McMullen, Green 3117
Carole Johnson, Labour 2140
Thom Oliver, Lib Dem 590
Bador Uddin, Conservative 471
Jane Westhead, Independents for Bristol 172
Philip Edward Pope, Left Unity 113 – 1.7%

Southdown, Bath (multi-member)

Paul Crossley, Lib Dem 1230
Dine Romero, Lib Dem 1003
Peter Burford Goodhart, Conservative 797
Scarlett Windmill-Last, Conservative 477
Julian Richard Deverell, UKIP 471
Stephen John Bendle, Labour 428
Ross Ashley Baxter, Green 407
Grant Brian Davis, Green 376
Bethany Louise Tavener, Independent 55
Karen Ruth Weston, Left Unity 27 – 0.5%
Stewart Edward Weston, Left Unity 26 – 0.5%  (total 1%)

Milton Keynes

Wolverton

Peter Marland, Labour and Co-op 2474
Shouket Mirza, Conservative 1861
Ronen Ghose,UKIP 1050
Alan Herbert Francis, Green 751
Masood Jehangir, Lib Dem 417
Ann Parker, Left Unity/TUSC 113 – 1.7%

Lambeth

Prince’s (byelection)

Vaila McClure, Labour 3452
Adrian James Hyyryläinen-Trett, Lib Dem 1748
Gareth Robert Wallace, Conservative 1518
Marie Colette James, Green 901
Kingsley Abrams, Left Unity/TUSC 99 1.3%
Danny Lambert, SPGB 42

Leeds

Middleton Park

Judith Blake, Labour 4974
Craig James Sweaton, UKIP 2921
Zena Alice Lopez, Conservative 1199
Fiona Sarah Heather Love, Green 280
Sadie Fisher, Lib Dem 237
Nick Jones, Left Unity/TUSC 103 – 1.1%

Stockport

Brinnington & Central

Chris Murphy, Labour 2860
Graham John Wild, UKIP 991
Rosalind Lloyd, Conservative 520
Colin Gell, Lib Dem 308
Christopher Green, Green 244
Ali Treacher, Left Unity 48 1%
John Heginbotham, Independent 35

Manor

Patrick McAuley, Lib Dem 2757
Walter John Barrett, Labour 2146
John Howard Kelly, UKIP 1276
Todd Robert Hewitt, Green 292
Ria Higham, Left Unity/TUSC 47 0.7%

Norwich

Crome

Alan Henry Waters, Labour 1821
David John Mackie, Conservative 1132
Ann Doris Williams, UKIP 793
Judith Marianne Ford, Green 350
Chris Thomas, Lib Dem 175
Anthony Sweeney, Left Unity 37 – 0.9%

Exeter

Whipton Barton

Rosie Denham, Labour 1751
Ruth Smith, Conservative 1030
Valerie Angus, UKIP 579
Mark Cox, Green 281
Mike Matuszczyk, Lib Dem 160
Ed Potts, Left Unity/TUSC 28 – 0.7%

St Thomas

Hannah Packham, Labour 1253
Adrian Alan Fullam, Lib Dem 1106
Georgia Drinkwater, Conservative 622
Kay Powell, Green 348
Chris Stone, BNP 47
David Parks, Left Unity/TUSC 24 – 0.7%

Priory

Kate Hannan, Labour 1991
Paul Kenny, Conservative 1161
Peter John Rowley Cook, UKIP 608
Alex Taylor, Green 319
Kevin Martin Chun, Lib Dem 200
Matteo Mazzoleni, Left Unity/TUSC 24 – 0.6%

Maidstone

East

David Sandru Naghi, Lib Dem 1511
Joe Mamo, Conservative 1250
Gareth Anthony Kendall, UKIP 865
Richard John Coates, Labour 453
Hannah Margaret Patton, Green  205
Sarah Hodge, Left Unity 17 – 0.4%

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