The 2015 Herefordshire Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all members of the Herefordshire Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 29 | 41.3 | 37,873 | ||||||
It's Our County | 12 | 26.6 | 24,324 | ||||||
Independent | 8 | 28.7 | 17,108 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 7.2 | 6,582 | ||||||
Green | 2 | 4.4 | 4,062 | ||||||
UKIP | 0 | 1.5 | 1,383 | ||||||
Labour | 0 | 0.3 | 278 |
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