The 2011 West Berkshire Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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Background
editAt the last election in 2007 the Conservatives won a majority of 20 seats, with 36 councillors, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats.[2] By the time of the 2011 election 2 seats were vacant after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Lock from Mortimer ward and the resignation of Conservative councillor Ellen Crumly from Thatcham Central ward.[3]
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats stood in all 30 wards, while Labour stood in 17 and the Apolitical Democrats and UK Independence Party stood in 2 wards each.[4] There were also 3 independent candidates to make a total of 142 candidates for the 52 seats on the council.[3]
Election result
editThe Conservatives made a net gain of 3 seats to increase their majority on the council, finishing with 39 councillors, compared to 13 for the Liberal Democrats.[5] The Conservatives picked up seats in Thatcham North and Thatcham South and Crookham from the Liberal Democrats to win the majority of the seats in Thatcham.[5] Meanwhile, Labour failed to win any seats but did increase their share of the vote to just under 10%.[5]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 39 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 75.0 | 57.4 | 55,480 | -2.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 13 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 25.0 | 31.7 | 30,644 | -3.6% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 9,168 | +7.3% | |
Apolitical Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 586 | +0.6% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 458 | -1.0% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 355 | +0.1% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Irene Neill | 884 | 79.6 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Peplow | 227 | 20.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 657 | 59.1 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,111 | 51 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Law | 1,065 | 76.8 | −6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ceinwen Lally | 322 | 23.2 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 743 | 53.6 | −12.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,387 | 58 | +7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mooney | 1,482 | |||
Conservative | Anthony Linden | 1,342 | |||
Conservative | Emma Webster | 1,321 | |||
Labour | Senan Hartney | 623 | |||
Labour | Clive Taylor | 594 | |||
Labour | James Hutchinson | 539 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Fowler | 341 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Brown | 303 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Wood | 279 | |||
Turnout | 6,824 | 43 | +8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Pask | 1,865 | |||
Conservative | Quentin Webb | 1,648 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Morgan | 611 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philippa Harper | 462 | |||
Turnout | 4,586 | 55 | +6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Royce Longton | 1,210 | |||
Conservative | Carol Jackson-Doerge | 1,130 | |||
Conservative | Ian MacFarlane | 971 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Morse | 929 | |||
Turnout | 4,240 | 52 | +7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Bedwell | 1,575 | |||
Conservative | Peter Argyle | 1,462 | |||
Conservative | Manohar Gopal | 1,406 | |||
Labour | Gordon Lewis | 746 | |||
Labour | Charles Croal | 737 | |||
Labour | Bernadette McNally | 568 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Johnson | 200 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gary Johnson | 182 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Taylor | 164 | |||
Turnout | 7,040 | 38 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Cole | 697 | 71.0 | −11.2 | |
Independent | Andrew Fforde-Lutter | 189 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Johnson | 95 | 9.7 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 508 | 51.8 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 981 | 52 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Beck | 1,104 | |||
Conservative | Dave Goff | 928 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Tysoe | 572 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rruwan Uduwerage-Perera | 553 | |||
Labour | Johnathan Roberts | 292 | |||
Labour | Thomas Satterthwaite | 280 | |||
Turnout | 3,729 | 41 | +2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Garth Simpson | 890 | 73.3 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Brooks | 325 | 26.7 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 565 | 46.5 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,215 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Virginia Celsing | 828 | 70.7 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Silvia Boschetto | 343 | 29.3 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 485 | 41.4 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,171 | 52 | −1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Chandler | 900 | 69.9 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Allen | 247 | 19.2 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Paul Johnston | 141 | 10.9 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 653 | 50.7 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,288 | 56 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian Edwards | 1,329 | |||
Conservative | Howard Bairstow | 1,307 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Harper | 884 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sam Dibas | 758 | |||
Labour | Linda Cooper | 213 | |||
UKIP | David Black | 205 | |||
Labour | Leslie Cooper | 204 | |||
UKIP | David McMahon | 150 | |||
Independent | Brian Burgess | 132 | |||
Turnout | 5,182 | 57 | −1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Drummond | 868 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Julian Swift-Hook | 857 | |||
Conservative | Allan Beal | 693 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Austin | 688 | |||
Labour | Hannah Cooper | 204 | |||
Labour | Gary Puffett | 202 | |||
Turnout | 3,512 | 44 | +2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Hewer | 1,315 | |||
Conservative | David Holtby | 1,178 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Denise Gaines | 840 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rhona Sherwood | 711 | |||
Turnout | 4,044 | 50 | +1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Stansfeld | 1,417 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Rowles | 1,393 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Mole | 493 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Hudson | 487 | |||
Turnout | 3,790 | 53 | +6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Jones | 1,489 | |||
Conservative | Arnos Lundie | 1,293 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joyce Easteal | 426 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Greenhalgh | 229 | |||
Labour | Grahame Murphy | 228 | |||
Turnout | 3,665 | 47 | +0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mollie Lock | 1,337 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Mayes | 1,061 | |||
Conservative | Hugh Gunn | 996 | |||
Conservative | Sarah Jones | 942 | |||
Turnout | 4,336 | 55 | +1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Vickers | 844 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Mason | 758 | |||
Conservative | Mauline Akins | 701 | |||
Conservative | Leon Larkings | 669 | |||
Apolitical Democrats | Charlotte Farrow | 195 | |||
Apolitical Democrats | David Yates | 181 | |||
Labour | Gerald Orbell | 166 | |||
Turnout | 3,514 | 46 | +0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Bale | 876 | 75.8 | −7.0 | |
Labour | Ian Stevens | 157 | 13.6 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Shakespeare | 122 | 10.6 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 719 | 62.3 | −14.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,155 | 52 | +11 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Timothy Metcalfe | 1,621 | |||
Conservative | David Betts | 1,536 | |||
Labour | Robert Tutton | 512 | |||
Labour | Riyad Abboushi | 318 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Turner | 282 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Walter | 226 | |||
Turnout | 4,495 | 48 | +10 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bryant | 1,360 | |||
Conservative | Marcus Franks | 1,209 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Farrant | 561 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martha Vickers | 419 | |||
Labour | Richard Garvie | 325 | |||
Turnout | 3,874 | 53 | +9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Johnston | 1,133 | |||
Conservative | Robert Tuck | 1,071 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Diane Smith | 947 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Payton | 938 | |||
Labour | Alan Burgess | 320 | |||
Turnout | 4,409 | 54 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Chopping | 698 | 68.2 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Bird | 326 | 31.8 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 372 | 36.3 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,024 | 47 | −4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 1,075 | |||
Conservative | Richard Crumly | 873 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Antony Ferguson | 774 | |||
Conservative | David Dobson | 734 | |||
Labour | Matthew Beadle | 236 | |||
Turnout | 3,692 | 45 | +6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Horton | 961 | |||
Conservative | Sheila Ellison | 958 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cole | 726 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Emma Spriggs | 607 | |||
Labour | Judith Dear | 211 | |||
Labour | Juno Orbell | 177 | |||
Turnout | 3,640 | 46 | −4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dominic Boeck | 1,101 | |||
Conservative | Roger Croft | 1,082 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Owen Jeffery | 940 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Morgan | 917 | |||
Labour | Theresa McDowell | 239 | |||
Labour | Stephen Schollar | 195 | |||
Turnout | 4,474 | 47 | +8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Brooks | 932 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Woodhams | 891 | |||
Conservative | Robert Denton-Powell | 771 | |||
Conservative | John Burgoyne-Probyn | 698 | |||
Labour | David Hamilton | 207 | |||
Independent | George Rattray | 137 | |||
Turnout | 3,636 | 40 | +3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Macro | 575 | 55.6 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Holden | 326 | 31.5 | −2.8 | |
Labour | Thomas Adams | 134 | 12.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 249 | 24.1 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,035 | 48 | +6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Allen | 685 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hunneman | 639 | |||
Conservative | David Moffat | 499 | |||
Conservative | Pauline Bastien | 491 | |||
Labour | Sean Semple | 157 | |||
Apolitical Democrats | David Reid | 127 | |||
Apolitical Democrats | Iain Wallace | 83 | |||
Turnout | 2,681 | 42 | +7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Laszlo Zverko | 574 | 59.7 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Paul Anderson | 243 | 25.3 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Croker | 144 | 15.0 | −7.8 | |
Majority | 331 | 34.4 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 961 | 44 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2011 and 2015
editHungerford
editA by-election was held in Hungerford ward on 15 August 2013 after the death of Conservative councillor David Holtby.[8] The seat was held for the Conservatives by James Podger with a reduced majority of 59 votes over the Liberal Democrats.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Podger | 810 | 48.4 | −12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Gaines | 751 | 44.8 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Gary Puffett | 86 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
United People's Party | Andrew Stott | 28 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 59 | 3.5 | −18.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,675 | 38.2 | −12 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Purley on Thames
editA by-election was held in Purley on Thames ward on 28 January 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor David Betts.[9] The seat was held for the Conservatives with a majority of 764 votes over the Labour Party.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Jones | 936 | 68.1 | +1.0 | |
Labour | Ian Stevens | 172 | 12.5 | −8.7 | |
UKIP | Catherine Anderson | 163 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bown | 104 | 7.6 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 764 | 55.6 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,375 | 26.6 | −21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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- ^ Fort, Linda (11 April 2011). "Make your mark in the 2011 elections". Reading Post. NewsBank.
- ^ a b c "Leaders react to West Berkshire local election". Newbury Weekly News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ 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 "National Referendum & Local Government Elections - Thursday, 5th May, 2011". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Garvey, John (16 August 2013). "Hungerford: election result". Newbury Weekly News. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Barker, Ellis (18 December 2014). "By-election to be held for vacant Purley seat". Newbury Weekly News. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Conservative Rick Jones wins Purley by-election". Reading Chronicle. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 29 January 2015.