CON GAIN from LD: Mease Valley, Lichfield — 2015 Local Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Conservative gained Mease Valley ward from Liberal Democrats in Lichfield on 7 May 2015. The Conservative majority was 0 votes. The swing was 6.3% from LD to CON.
Conservative gained Mease Valley ward at the 7 May 2015 Local Election, taking the seat from Liberal Democrats. Conservative won with a majority of 0 votes.
What was the swing in Mease Valley at the 2015 election?
The swing in Mease Valley was 6.3% from LD to CON — a significant shift towards CON. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.
Which council does Mease Valley ward elect to?
Mease Valley is a ward within Lichfield. Councillors elected here sit on Lichfield Council, responsible for local services including planning, housing, social care, and waste collection.
What does swing mean in UK elections?
Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for Mease Valley in 2015 is shown in the statistics above.
