Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, 2011
The 2011 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 34
- Liberal Democrats 13
- Labour 11
- Independent 2[2]
Election result
The election had 21 seats being contested, with the contest in Popley East being a by-election after Mary Brian resigned from the council.[3] The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 34 seats, while Labour gained 2 seats to have 11 councillors.[4] Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats lost one seat, but remained the second largest group with 13 seats.[4] Independents stayed on 2 seats, while the Basingstoke First Community Party lost its only seat on the council.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 45%.[6]
Labour narrowly gained the seat of Brighton Hill North from the Liberal Democrats and took South Ham from the Conservatives.[7] However the Conservatives won Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, where the previous councillor, Phil Heath from the Basingstoke First Community Party, had stood down at the election.[7] The winner in Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Conservative Rebecca Bean, became the youngest councillor at the age of 24.[7] There were also close results in Baughurst and Tadley North, and Winklebury, with the Conservatives holding both seats over the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties respectively. Meanwhile independent Martin Biermann held his seat in Chineham with 1,335 votes, compared to 1,252 votes for Conservative John Downes.[7]
Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2011[6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 | 54.0 | 23,607 | +7.2% | ||
Labour | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 10,489 | +6.7% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14.3 | 18.1 | 7,937 | -12.4% | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1,335 | +0.5% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 371 | +0.2% | ||
Basingstoke First Community Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9% | ||
Ward results
Basing[6][8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Stephen Marks | 2,325 | 70.5 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Emily Lawrence | 524 | 15.9 | -7.8 | |
Labour | Leslie Clarke | 448 | 13.6 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,801 | 54.6 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,297 | 50 | -25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Baughurst and Tadley North[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Graham Round | 930 | 44.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Warwick Lovegrove | 900 | 43.3 | ||
Labour | David Carr | 249 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 30 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,079 | 51 | +10 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bramley and Sherfield[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ranil Jayawardena | 1,324 | 66.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Janice Spalding | 385 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | Stephen Rothman | 292 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | 939 | 46.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,001 | 48 | +9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brighton Hill North[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Carolyn Wooldridge | 579 | 36.9 | +20.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Thomas Mitchell | 536 | 34.2 | -20.9 | |
Conservative | Marc Wheelhouse | 454 | 28.9 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,569 | 40 | -23 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Izett | 1,563 | 69.9 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Davies | 305 | 13.6 | -11.9 | |
Labour | Romilla Wickremeratne | 228 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
UKIP | Emily Blatchford | 139 | 6.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,258 | 56.3 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,235 | 51 | -23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chineham[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Martin Biermann | 1,335 | 46.6 | +38.0 | |
Conservative | John Downes | 1,252 | 43.7 | -15.6 | |
Labour | Simon Broad | 275 | 9.6 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 83 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,862 | 43 | -28 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Eastrop[6][8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Parker | 791 | 54.1 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Katie Black | 421 | 28.8 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Philip Courtenay | 251 | 17.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 370 | 25.3 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,463 | 38 | -22 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Grove[6][8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ronald Hussey | 1,238 | 58.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Penny Bates | 634 | 30.1 | -3.9 | |
Labour | Nigel Wooldridge | 237 | 11.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 604 | 28.6 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,109 | 46 | -23 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Rebecca Bean | 1,754 | 68.8 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Carl Reader | 403 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ruth Day | 394 | 15.4 | -14.4 | |
Majority | 1,351 | 53.0 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,551 | 39 | -31 | ||
Conservative gain from Basingstoke First Community Party | |||||
Kempshott[6][8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Rita Burgess | 1,855 | 68.0 | +12.6 | |
Labour | Walter McCormick | 584 | 21.4 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Whitechurch | 289 | 10.6 | -8.4 | |
Majority | 1,271 | 46.6 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,728 | 49 | -32 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kingsclere[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Donald Sherlock | 1,366 | 72.6 | ||
Labour | James Gibb | 516 | 27.4 | ||
Majority | 850 | 45.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,882 | 48 | +7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Norden[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | George Hood | 1,328 | 60.9 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Jim Holder | 642 | 29.4 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Whitechurch | 211 | 9.7 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 686 | 31.5 | +18.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,181 | 36 | -24 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oakley and North Waltham[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Rob Golding | 2,017 | 69.3 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Barnaby Wheller | 514 | 17.7 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Cooper | 378 | 13.0 | -13.4 | |
Majority | 1,503 | 51.7 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,909 | 53 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Paula Baker | 852 | 41.2 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Lyn Hardy | 630 | 30.4 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Colin Phillimore | 497 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
UKIP | George Garton | 91 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 222 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,070 | 54 | -19 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Pamber and Silchester[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Marilyn Tucker | 1,507 | 78.7 | ||
Labour | Terry Price | 407 | 21.3 | ||
Majority | 1,100 | 57.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,914 | 53 | +9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Popley East[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Shelley Phelps | 829 | 67.0 | +19.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Watts | 309 | 25.0 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Liam Elvish | 99 | 8.0 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 520 | 42.0 | +25.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,237 | 34 | -22 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
South Ham[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Gary Watts | 1,359 | 54.0 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Sanders | 852 | 33.8 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Madeline Hussey | 307 | 12.2 | -12.1 | |
Majority | 507 | 20.1 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,518 | 39 | -23 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Tadley Central[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Stephen West | 609 | 59.3 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jo Slimin | 321 | 31.3 | -11.2 | |
Labour | Stanley Howes | 97 | 9.4 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 288 | 28.0 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,027 | 49 | +3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Tadley South[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Rob Musson | 1,084 | 59.2 | ||
Labour | Simon Cooper | 306 | 16.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Hankinson | 300 | 16.4 | ||
UKIP | John Bentham | 141 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 778 | 42.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,831 | 42 | +10 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Upton Grey and The Candovers[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Mark Ruffell | 1,077 | 85.1 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Nigel Pierce | 189 | 14.9 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 888 | 70.1 | -13.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,266 | 57 | +10 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Winklebury[6][8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Steven Peach | 1,002 | 49.9 | -0.7 | |
Labour | Lea Jeff | 901 | 44.8 | +14.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 107 | 5.3 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 101 | 5.0 | -14.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,010 | 44 | -21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "Election results 2011: English council summary results". guardian.co.uk. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ Richards, Adam (5 May 2011). "Election day for Basingstoke and Deane". Basingstoke Observer. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- 1 2 "Conservatives keep Basingstoke but Labour gain seats". BBC News Online. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ Meredith, Jane (6 May 2011). "Conservatives retain control of borough council". Newbury Weekly News. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Result of Borough Election of 5 May 2011". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Moss, Simon (10 May 2011). "Still true blue - but Labour makes gains". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election results". Basingstoke Gazette. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
Preceded by Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 2010 |
Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 2012 |