Archive for May 9th, 2015
Saturday, May 9th, 2015
Tamworth’s Conservatives celebrate victory in the Borough Council election
The Conservative Party has retained control of Tamworth Borough Council and increased it’s majority to 6 after Thursday’s election.
When the polling stations opened on Thursday morning, the Conservative Party held 16 of the 30 seats on Tamworth Borough Council. When the all of the results were declared on Friday afternoon, the Conservative Party held the 6 wards they were defending (Amington, Castle, Mercian, Spital, Stonydelph and Trinity) and won Belgrave and Wilnecote wards, giving them 18 council seats and increasing their majority to 6.
The Election victory saw 3 Cabinet members retain their seats, Michelle Thurgood (Amington), Steve Claymore (Castle) and Stephen Doyle (Stonydelph) and Tamworth’s Deputy Mayor Maureen Gant also held Spital ward. The Conservative Party also wlecomed 2 new Councillors to it’s expanding group; Simon Goodall (Belgrave) and Roy Rogers (Wilnecote).
Amington – Con hold
Belgrave – Con gain from Lab
Bolehall – Lab hold
Castle – Con hold
Mercian – Con hold
Spital – Con hold
Stonydelph – Con hold
Trinity – Con hold
Wilnecote – Con gain from Lab
Saturday, May 9th, 2015
Christopher Pincher speaking after the General Election result in Tamworth was declared
Christopher Pincher has retained the Tamworth Constituency for the Conservative Party with an increased majority of 11,302.
Speaking in the early hours of Friday morning after the election result had been declared Mr Pincher said, “I would like to thank my agents and all the people who have campaigned for me and with me over the last several months. There are too many to mention individually, but you all know who you are.
“Can I also thank my fellow candidates for the way they have conducted themselves during this campaign, particularly the Labour candidate, Carol Dean. Carol has worked hard as a County Councillor for our town and I’m sure she will continue to do so.
“But most of all can I thank the people of Tamworth for reinvesting their trust in me. Five years ago I made a speech saying it was the honour of my life to serve as Member of Parliament for Tamworth and now, having been re-elected, I will do my utmost to deserve that trust.”
The full results of Thursday’s election in the Tamworth Constituency are below.
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes Received |
| Conservative Party |
Christopher Pincher |
23,606 |
| Labour Party |
Carol Dean |
12,304 |
| UKIP |
Jan Higgins |
8,727 |
| Liberal Democrat |
Jenny Pinkett |
1,427 |
| Green Party |
Nicola Holmes |
1,110 |
