The 2015 Maldon District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.
Summary
Election result
The governing group of Conservative councillors retained the same overall level of representation across the district, with the exception of two seats held by councillors from other political parties, as had been the case prior to the election. In the two-member wards of Althorne and Southminster, one non-Conservative councillor was returned in each: Southminster remained represented by an independent councillor, while Althorne saw a gain for UKIP from the Conservatives. In both wards, these councillors will jointly represent their areas alongside a Conservative member. The election concluded with a Conservative gain from an independent in Burnham-on-Crouch North, resulting in 24 of the district’s 26 seats being held by the governing party.
The BNP candidates stood under the description "Fighting unsustainable housing because we care", with no references to their party on the ballot paper. However, they were actively promoted as candidates by the BNP.
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Althorne
Burnham-on-Crouch North
Burnham-on-Crouch South
Great Totham
Heybridge East
Heybridge West
Maldon East
Maldon North
Maldon South
Maldon West
Mayland
Purleigh
Southminster
Tillingham
Tollesbury
Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Wickham Bishops & Woodham
By-elections
References