2015 Ashfield District Council election
The 2015 Ashfield District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect members of Ashfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Ashfield District Council - Results by Ward
Hucknall South
Selston
Changes between 2015 and 2019
Christine Quinn-Wilcox retained a Selston seat for the Selston Independents in the 26 November 2015 by-election.In November 2015 Independent Councillor Jason Zadrozny, along with Liberal Democrats Councillors Tom Hollis, Rachel Madden, Anthony Brewer, Christian Chapman and Helen Smith, formed the Ashfield Independents party.
These were joined by Beverly Gail Turner and Robert Sears-Piccavey to form the Ashfield Independents Group at Ashfield District Council. On the resignation of Beverly Gail Turner and election of Christine Quinn-Wilcox
Further additions to the group, in April 2018 by former Labour Councillors Helen Hollis, Glenys Maxwell, both sitting as independents, after a vote of no confidence in the then Labour Leader of the council, Cheryl Butler
John Wilmott gained a Hucknall North seat from the Conservatives in the 12 October 2017 by-election.
On 20 March 2018 Labour councillors Lee Anderson and Chris Baron changed affiliation to the Conservatives, and Steve Carroll left Labour to sit as an Independent.
In April 2018 Labour Councillors Amanda Brown, Tim Brown and Joanne Donnelly left the Labour Group to sit as Independents.
As a result of the above changes on 26 April 2018 The Ashfield Independents along with the rest of the Independents Group, joined by the Conservatives, forced a vote of no confidence in the Labour leadership and replaced Labour leader Councillor Cheryl Butler with Jason Zadrozny of the Ashfield Independents.
As of 1 May 2018 the current make up of the council is Labour 14, Ashfield Independents 11, Conservative Party 5, Independents 5 and Liberal Democrats 0.