2011 Aylesbury Vale District Council election

The 2011 Aylesbury Vale District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Aylesbury Vale District Council in Buckinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 37 of the 59 seats.^[2] Conservative cabinet member Huw Lewis lost in Buckingham North, but the party gained a seat in Aylesbury Central by 1 vote over Liberal Democrat mayor Graham Webster.^[2] The Liberal Democrats lost seats, dropping to 17 councillors, with the Liberal Democrat group leader Alan Sherwell being defeated in Bedgrove.^[2]

Both the UK Independence Party and the Labour party won 2 seats, while independent Peter Cooper retained his seat in Wingrave.^[2] For the UK Independence Party the 2 seats they won in Quarrendon were the first seats the party had ever won on the council, while Labour returned to the council for the first time in over 10 years after winning seats in Buckingham South and Southcourt.^[2]

Aylesbury Vale local election result 2011^[3]^[4]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	37	4	4	0	62.7	49.0	52,956	-3.5%
Liberal Democrats	17	3	7	-4	28.8	25.3	27,351	-9.8%
UKIP	2	2	0	+2	3.4	14.7	15,891	+9.6%
Labour	2	2	0	+2	3.4	7.3	7,886	+2.3%
Independent	1	0	0	0	1.7	3.1	3,396	+0.8%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	459	+0.4%
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	183	+0.2%

Ward results

Aston Clinton (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carole Paternoster	2,375
	Conservative	Phil Yerby	2,223
	Conservative	David Thompson	1,990
	Independent	Nigel Hayward	843
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Hodge	796
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Houston	524
	UKIP	John Day	446
	UKIP	Pauline Day	432
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Stuart	425
	UKIP	William Hamilton	401
Turnout			10,455	51.0	+9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aylesbury Central^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Russel	307	31.8	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Webster	306	31.7	−20.8
	Labour	Michael Padmore	253	26.2	+26.2
	UKIP	Stephen Barrow	99	10.3	−0.9
Majority			1	0.1	N/A
Turnout			965	34.7	−1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bedgrove (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jenny Bloom	1,624
	Conservative	Tom Hunter-Watts	1,359
	Conservative	Mark Winn	1,353
	Liberal Democrats	Penni Thorne	1,297
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Sherwell	1,157
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Willis	1,105
	Labour	Ruth McGoldrick	408
	UKIP	Charly Smith	408
	UKIP	Jamie Boyce	398
	UKIP	Daniel Lewis	378
	Labour	Martin Abel	365
Turnout			9,852	51.7	+4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bierton^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Ward	461	57.6	+2.9
	Conservative	Bill Chapple	206	25.7	−13.1
	Labour	Steve Perry	75	9.4	+9.4
	UKIP	Nicola Adams	59	7.4	+0.9
Majority			255	31.8	+15.9
Turnout			801	57.0	+5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brill^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Rand	693	59.4	−3.2
	Labour	Joanna Dodsworth	230	19.7	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bette Melling	173	14.8	−2.6
	UKIP	Deborah Sharman	70	6.0	+6.0
Majority			463	39.7	−2.9
Turnout			1,166	56.8	+10
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckingham North (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derrick Isham	855
	Conservative	Tim Mills	788
	Labour	Rob Lehmann	609
	Labour	Mike Smith	499
	Independent	Andy Mahi	351
	UKIP	John Russell	177
	UKIP	Mark Hazle	119
Turnout			3,398	36.9	+8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckingham South (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Mordue	875
	Labour	Robin Stuchbury	843
	Conservative	Huw Lewis	778
	Labour	Jon Harvey	446
	UKIP	Paul Hazle	98
	UKIP	Nicola Paine	95
Turnout			3,135	40.9	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheddington^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Corry Cashman	800	59.5	+10.9
	Conservative	Lawrence Renshell	436	32.4	−10.6
	UKIP	Nicholas Griffin	108	8.0	−0.5
Majority			364	27.1	+21.5
Turnout			1,344	56.0	+5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Coldharbour (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Lambert	1,239
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hughes	1,059
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Smith	1,043
	Conservative	Andrew Cole	977
	Conservative	Sam Davidson	739
	Conservative	Talib Hussain	679
	UKIP	Bruce Bolton	373
	UKIP	Gavin Richardson	371
	UKIP	Stefanie Falle	314
Turnout			6,794	38.8	+5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Edlesborough^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Poll	560	46.2	−13.7
	Independent	Kevin Cubbage	489	40.3	+40.3
	Labour	Bob Kempster	102	8.4	+8.4
	UKIP	Emma Griffin	62	5.1	−10.1
Majority			71	5.9	−29.4
Turnout			1,213	52.7	+3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmhurst & Watermead (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raj Khan	945
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Smith	880
	Conservative	Alan Ward	794
	Conservative	Gillian Neale-Sheppard	714
	Liberal Democrats	Ansar Mahmood	707
	Conservative	Mike Arrowsmith	690
	UKIP	Brian Adams	474
	UKIP	Ann Day	443
	Labour	Michael Rowlinson	418
	UKIP	Pat Norris	406
Turnout			6,471	38.0	+3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Gatehouse (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tuffail Hussain	622
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Jarvis	580
	Conservative	Paul Milham	342
	Conservative	Dvora Kader	288
	Labour	Shirley Raw	279
	UKIP	Barbara Adams	256
	UKIP	Alex Furness	233
Turnout			2,600	33.0	+4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Great Brickhill^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Blake	856	71.7	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Parish	196	16.4	−8.6
	UKIP	Amber Pinnock	142	11.9	+5.1
Majority			660	55.3	+12.1
Turnout			1,194	48.7	+8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Horwood^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beville Stanier	818	65.0	−22.1
	Labour	Christine Strain-Clark	162	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Barry	146	11.6	+11.6
	UKIP	Sasha Bates	133	10.6	−2.3
Majority			656	52.1	−22.1
Turnout			1,259	52.5	+12
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grendon Underwood^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cartwright	575	55.1	−20.8
	UKIP	Paul Irwin	314	30.1	+30.1
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Mahon	155	14.8	−9.3
Majority			261	25.0	−26.8
Turnout			1,044	51.2	+8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haddenham (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Judy Brandis	2,393
	Conservative	Brian Foster	2,145
	Conservative	Andrew Douglas-Bate	1,912
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Hammond	1,058
	UKIP	Lisa Natale	429
	UKIP	Amethyst Sharman	332
	UKIP	Brett Steptowe	317
Turnout			8,586	51.7	+4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Crendon (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Edmonds	1,185
	Conservative	Mike Hawkett	1,043
	Independent	Ann Hooton	625
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Dunbar	369
	Labour	Elizabeth Liggett	358
	UKIP	Colin Evered	156
	UKIP	Jonathan Evered	132
Turnout			3,510	53.4	+5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Luffield Abbey^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pearl Lewis	639	63.5	−16.9
	Labour	Tony Chan	127	12.6	−7.0
	Green	Nicola Smith	102	10.1	+10.1
	UKIP	Stephen Boyce	81	8.1	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Burns	57	5.7	+5.7
Majority			512	50.9	−9.9
Turnout			1,006	49.0	+8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mandeville & Elm Farm (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Chapple	1,473
	Conservative	Brian Roberts	1,411
	Conservative	Brian Tyndall	1,203
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Lloyd	532
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence Hughes	490
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Vernon	476
	UKIP	Heather Adams	457
	UKIP	Gerard McCormack	360
	Green	Nigel Foster	357
	UKIP	Aimee Gibson	354
Turnout			7,113	41.5	+2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Marsh Gibbon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackie Phipps	817	61.6	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Metherell	349	26.3	−12.5
	UKIP	Sam Clinton	160	12.1	+12.1
Majority			468	35.3	+12.9
Turnout			1,326	52.0	+3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton Longville^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Pearce	785	75.6	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Ginn	130	12.5	−24.0
	UKIP	Roy Black	123	11.8	+11.8
Majority			655	63.1	+36.1
Turnout			1,038	52.2	−1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oakfield (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Patrick	475
	Liberal Democrats	Glenda Reynolds	437
	Conservative	Denise Summers	431
	Conservative	Tim Weston	419
	Labour	Roy McNickle	336
	Independent	Patrick Martin	288
	Labour	Phil McGoldrick	246
	UKIP	Robyn Adams	205
	UKIP	Nikita Filbey	164
Turnout			3,001	39.6	+7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pitstone^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Avril Davies	805	64.3	−5.3
	Conservative	Angela Macpherson	335	26.8	−3.6
	UKIP	Paula Boyce	111	8.9	+8.9
Majority			470	37.6	−1.6
Turnout			1,251	46.0	+3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Quainton^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Polhill	637	52.2	−17.2
	UKIP	Jim Styles	397	32.5	+32.5
	Liberal Democrats	Patrina Law	187	15.3	+0.4
Majority			240	19.7	−34.0
Turnout			1,221	61.1	+13
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quarrendon (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Chris Adams	399
	UKIP	Andy Huxley	362
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Ghent	335
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Butler	286
	Conservative	Noreen O'Sullivan	282
	Labour	David Caldwell	210
	Conservative	Wajid Kiani	208
	Labour	Zard Khan	166
Turnout			2,248	32.2	−7
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Southcourt (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Freda Roberts	539
	Labour	Michael Beall	442
	Liberal Democrats	David Ralph	412
	Labour	Andrew Cowburn	399
	Conservative	Anis Gabbur	307
	Conservative	Henry Hall	234
	UKIP	Sheila Hamilton	211
	UKIP	Petra Johns	180
Turnout			2,724	32.0	+0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Steeple Claydon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Chilver	533	55.9	+9.6
	UKIP	Guy Lachlan	154	16.1	+16.1
	Labour	David Seabrook	148	15.5	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Davies	119	12.5	+12.5
Majority			379	39.7	+21.8
Turnout			954	42.8	+6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stewkley^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Janet Blake	795	63.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Monger	340	27.0
	UKIP	Josh Richardson	123	9.8
Majority			455	36.2
Turnout			1,258	53.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tingewick^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Fealey	885	69.4	+0.5
	Labour	Jack Stuchbury	269	21.1	+0.8
	UKIP	Sheila Sewell	121	9.5	+9.5
Majority			616	48.3	−0.3
Turnout			1,275	49.0	+2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddesdon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Vick	413	37.5	+26.6
	UKIP	Dave Fowler	328	29.8	−10.8
	Conservative	David Wilkes	274	24.9	−23.7
	Labour	Sue Roberts	86	7.8	+7.8
Majority			85	7.7
Turnout			1,101	56.2	+7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Walton Court & Hawkslade (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Kennell	572
	Liberal Democrats	Ranjula Takodra	534
	Conservative	Sarah Sproat	374
	Conservative	Mark Wilkins	306
	UKIP	Jessica Black	298
	UKIP	John Wiseman	261
	TUSC	Roger Priest	183
Turnout			2,528	33.0	+2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Weedon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ashley Bond	522	53.2	−17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Baldwin	174	17.7	+6.9
	Labour	Maggie Ewan	159	16.2	+4.4
	UKIP	Tony Ward	127	12.9	+6.0
Majority			348	35.4	−23.4
Turnout			982	45.0	−5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wendover (3)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Richards	1,679
	Conservative	Peter Strachan	1,574
	Conservative	Steve Bowles	1,521
	UKIP	Derek Coles	744
	UKIP	John Lesingham	716
	UKIP	Clinton Ruddock	641
	Liberal Democrats	Katie Willis	609
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Smith	553
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Weaver	493
Turnout			8,530	49.3	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wing^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Netta Glover	700	67.2	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Watson	236	22.6	+3.9
	UKIP	Martin Norris	106	10.2	+0.8
Majority			464	44.5	−8.7
Turnout			1,042	48.2	+9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wingrave^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter Cooper	800	70.2	+12.3
	Conservative	Kevin Hewson	290	25.4	−5.1
	UKIP	Natasha Mitchell	50	4.4	+4.4
Majority			510	44.7	+17.3
Turnout			1,140	54.6	+10
	Independent hold		Swing

Winslow (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Llew Monger	982
	Conservative	Susan Renshell	918
	Conservative	Duncan Wigley	832
	Liberal Democrats	Trish Cawte	773
	Labour	Peter Strain-Clark	251
	UKIP	Jonathan Bates	245
	UKIP	Phil Gomm	238
Turnout			4,239	49.4	+6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

Oakfield

A by-election was held in Oakfield on 3 October 2013 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Patrick.^[6] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Alison Harrison with a majority of 81 votes over UK Independence Party candidate Philip Gomm.^[7]

Oakfield by-election 3 October 2013^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Harrison	406	34.8	+7.4
	UKIP	Philip Gomm	325	27.8	+16.0
	Conservative	Edward Sims	173	14.8	−10.0
	Labour	Robert McNickle	145	12.4	−6.9
	Independent	Patrick Martin	118	10.1	−6.5
Majority			81	7.0
Turnout			1,167	28.7	−10.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gatehouse

A by-election was held in Gatehouse on 11 December 2014 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Stuart Jarvis.^[8] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Anders Christensen with a majority of 28 votes over UK Independence Party candidate Graham Cadle.^[8]^[9]

Gatehouse by-election 11 December 2014^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anders Christensen	295	35.6	−5.9
	UKIP	Graham Cadle	267	32.2	+15.2
	Conservative	Samantha North	113	13.6	−9.2
	Labour	Lucio Tangi	113	13.6	−5.0
	Green	Mary Hunt	28	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	George Entecott	12	1.4	+1.4
Majority			28	3.4
Turnout			828	17.7	−15.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Southcourt

A by-election was held in Southcourt on 11 December 2014 after the resignation of Labour councillor Michael Beall.^[8] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Peter Agoro with a majority of 163 votes over UK Independence Party candidate Brian Adams.^[8]^[10]

Southcourt by-election 11 December 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Agoro	429	42.3	+6.3
	UKIP	Brian Adams	266	26.2	+12.1
	Labour	Mark Bateman	175	17.2	−12.2
	Conservative	Sarah Sproat	112	11.0	−9.4
	Green	Jedrze Kulig	33	3.3	+3.3
Majority			163	16.1	N/A
Turnout			1,015	21.0	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lib Dems suffer as Labour and UKIP win seats". Bucks Herald. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ "Council Elections: Share of vote". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ "Council Elections: Council control". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Council Elections: Results". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^ "Polls open in Oakfield by-election". Bucks Herald. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Election results for Oakfield". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lib Dems win council by-elections". Bucks Herald. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Election results for Gatehouse". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Election results for Southcourt". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[hold-1] "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[suffer-2] "Lib Dems suffer as Labour and UKIP win seats". Bucks Herald. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[share-3] "Council Elections: Share of vote". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[control-4] "Council Elections: Council control". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[results-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Council Elections: Results". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[open-6] "Polls open in Oakfield by-election". Bucks Herald. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[oakfield-7] "Election results for Oakfield". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[libdems-8] "Lib Dems win council by-elections". Bucks Herald. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[gatehouse-9] "Election results for Gatehouse". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[southcourt-10] "Election results for Southcourt". Aylesbury Vale District Council. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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