Ward by-elections

Grove Ward by-election (7 May 2015)

Rebekah Moll (Lib Dem) was elected as councillor for Grove Ward following the by-election held on Thursday 7 May 2015.

• Eligible Electorate – 7752
• Turnout – 65.79 per cent

Votes cast for each candidate

Name: MOLL, Rebekah Jane
Description: Liberal Democrats
Number of votes: 1634

Name: HUGHES, Jason Robert
Description: The Conservative Party Candidate
Number of votes: 1616

Name: SOUTH, Laurie
Description: Labour Party Candidate
Number of votes: 853

Name: COBBETT, Tim
Description: Green Party
Number of votes: 458

Name: ANDERSON, John Gilbert
Description: UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Number of votes: 241

Name: TOLLEY, John
Description: Independent
Number of votes: 238

Name: THORPE, Gabrielle
Description: Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Number of votes: 44

Rejected ballot papers 

• Want of official mark - 0
• Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled - 2
• Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified - 0
• Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty - 14
• Total - 16