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]
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Election result
editThe election had 21 seats being contested, with the contest in Popley East being a by-election after Mary Brian resigned from the council.[2] The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 34 seats, while Labour gained 2 seats to have 11 councillors.[3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost one seat, but remained the second largest group with 13 seats.[3] Independents stayed on 2 seats, while the Basingstoke First Community Party lost its only seat on the council.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 45%.[5]
Labour narrowly gained the seat of Brighton Hill North from the Liberal Democrats and took South Ham from the Conservatives.[6] 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.[6] The winner in Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Conservative Rebecca Bean, became the youngest councillor at the age of 24.[6] 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.[6]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 34
- Liberal Democrats 13
- Labour 11
- Independent 2
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 Democrats | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Marks | 2,325 | 70.5 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Round | 930 | 44.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Warwick Lovegrove | 900 | 43.3 | ||
Labour | David Carr | 249 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 30 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,079 | 51 | +10 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ranil Jayawardena | 1,324 | 66.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 385 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | Stephen Rothman | 292 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | 939 | 47.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,001 | 48 | +9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carolyn Wooldridge | 579 | 36.9 | +20.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Izett | 1,563 | 69.9 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rebecca Bean | 1,754 | 68.8 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Carl Reader | 403 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rita Burgess | 1,855 | 68.0 | +12.6 | |
Labour | Walter McCormick | 584 | 21.4 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Whitechurch | 289 | 10.6 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 1,271 | 46.6 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,728 | 49 | −32 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Hood | 1,328 | 60.9 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Jim Holder | 642 | 29.4 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 211 | 9.7 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 686 | 31.5 | +18.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,181 | 36 | −24 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rob Golding | 2,017 | 69.3 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Barnaby Wheller | 514 | 17.7 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Cooper | 378 | 13.0 | −13.4 | |
Majority | 1,503 | 51.7 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,909 | 53 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,070 | 54 | −19 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marilyn Tucker | 1,507 | 78.7 | ||
Labour | Terry Price | 407 | 21.3 | ||
Majority | 1,100 | 57.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,914 | 53 | +9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shelley Phelps | 829 | 67.0 | +19.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Watts | 309 | 25.0 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam Elvish | 99 | 8.0 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 520 | 42.0 | +25.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,237 | 34 | −22 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gary Watts | 1,359 | 54.0 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Sanders | 852 | 33.8 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Madeline Hussey | 307 | 12.2 | −12.1 | |
Majority | 507 | 20.1 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,518 | 39 | −23 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen West | 609 | 59.3 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rob Musson | 1,084 | 59.2 | ||
Labour | Simon Cooper | 306 | 16.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Hankinson | 300 | 16.4 | ||
UKIP | John Bentham | 141 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 778 | 42.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,831 | 42 | +10 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Peach | 1,002 | 49.9 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Lea Jeff | 901 | 44.8 | +14.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 107 | 5.3 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 101 | 5.0 | −14.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,010 | 44 | −21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Richards, Adam (5 May 2011). "Election day for Basingstoke and Deane". Basingstoke Observer. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "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.
- ^ a b c d Moss, Simon (10 May 2011). "Still true blue - but Labour makes gains". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election results". Basingstoke Gazette. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
Preceded by 2010 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |
Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by 2012 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |