Salisbury City Council election, 2009

The first elections to the newly created Salisbury City Council were held on 4 June 2009.[1]

The whole council was up for election and the election was contested by 54 candidates, representing the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour, Green Party, British National Party, and also by two Independents.[2] The Liberal Democrats took control.[3]

All wards were new, coinciding with eight new divisions of the newly created Wiltshire Council.[3]

Election result

Salisbury City Council Election Result 2009
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrat 12 52.2 50.4 13461
  Conservative 8 34.8 27.3 7295
  Labour 2 8.7 19.8 5298
  Independent 1 4.3 2.8 757
  Green 0 0 2.0 525
  BNP 0 0 0.3 89

Results by ward

Bemerton

Bemerton (3 members)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Iris Evans 578
Liberal Democrat John Patrick Abbott 552
Liberal Democrat Frank Pennycook 486
Labour Stanley George Spreadbury 447
Labour Michael James Osment 446
Liberal Democrat Ashley Craig Day 427
Majority 39
Turnout 30.5

Fisherton and Bemerton Village

Fisherton & Bemerton Village (3 members)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Vanessa Jo Broom 682
Liberal Democrat Timothy Anthony Payne 677
Liberal Democrat Ian Broom 576
Labour John Michael Perings Walsh 399
Labour Anne Trevett 379
Majority 177
Turnout 35.8

Harnham

Harnham (3 members)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Brian Edward Dalton 855
Conservative John Collier 736
Liberal Democrat Cheryl Rosalie Hill 698
Conservative Josa Snow 682
Conservative Ayesha Nickol 643
Liberal Democrat Andy Thomson 624
Labour Phil Potter 126
Majority 16
Turnout 44.3

St Edmund and Milford

St Edmund & Milford (3 members)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul Sample 917
Liberal Democrat John English 762
Liberal Democrat Susan Margaret Thorpe 690
Green Sue Wright 525
Conservative Tom Griffiths 478
Labour Clare Miranda Moody 643
Labour Dave Roberts 124
Majority 237
Turnout 41.2

St Francis and Stratford

St Francis & Stratford (3 members)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Nettle 944
Conservative Patrick Vernon Hugh Paisey 884
Conservative Derek William Brown 836
Liberal Democrat Ian C Curr 830
Liberal Democrat Tony Thorpe 823
Liberal Democrat Charlotte Jane Grimaldi Phillips 767
Labour Mark Riches 128
Labour Michael Harvey Thompson 125
Majority 6
Turnout 47.9

St Mark's and Bishopdown

St Mark's & Bishopdown (2 members)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Chalke 440
Conservative Penny Brown 380
Liberal Democrat James Campbell Robertson 371
Liberal Democrat David Bennet Crockett 335
Independent Deborah Kathleen Roberts 290
Labour Clive Robert Vincent 84
Majority 9
Turnout 42.7

St Martin's and Cathedral

St Martin's & Cathedral (3 members)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Bobbie Chettleburgh 993
Conservative Gloria Cecillia Tudhope 786
Labour Ian Tomes 777
Liberal Democrat Brian Richard McLoughlin 662
Liberal Democrat Annette Mansfield 594
Labour Patricia Ann Fagan 475
Majority 115
Turnout 44.9

St Paul's

St Paul's (3 members) [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Charles Righton Roberts 467
Conservative John Lindley 426
Liberal Democrat Joe Rooney 408
Labour Steven Fear 398
Liberal Democrat Robert William Steel 397
Labour Paul Michael Clegg 375
Liberal Democrat Dana Lauren Charlotte Broom 335
Labour Patricia Mary Abraham-Nunns 265
BNP Dave Evett 89
Majority 10
Turnout 37.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ About your council at salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  2. ↑ Keith Robinson, Returning Officer, Statement of Persons Nominated at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  3. 1 2 "City Council elections" in Salisbury Journal dated 11 June 2009, p. 3
  4. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, Salisbury Bemerton dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2014
  5. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2014
  6. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, Salisbury Harnham dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2014
  7. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Edmund and Milford ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  8. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Francis and Stratford ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  9. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Marks and Bishopdown ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  10. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Martin's and Cathedral ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  11. ↑ Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Paul's ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015

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