2011 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

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

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after winning 28 seats at the election in May.^[2] They gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats, more than offsetting losing 1 seat to Labour.^[2] This meant Labour went up by one to five seats, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to four, losing half of the seats they had won in 2007, and there remained one independent.^[2]^[3] Overall turnout at the election was 50.8%.^[2]

The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats in the wards of Darley Dale, Matlock All Saints and Matlock St Giles.^[2] However the Conservatives did lose 1 seat to Labour in Masson, by a 5-vote margin.^[2] In total of the 38 seats elected in May, 15 new councillors were elected.^[2]

The election in Stanton ward was delayed until 23 June after no candidates were nominated for the seat originally.^[4] At the delayed election the Conservatives held the seat and therefore had 29 of the 39 councillors.^[4]

Derbyshire Dales local election result 2011^[5]^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	29	4	1	+3	74.4	48.7	21,330	-0.3%
Labour	5	1	0	+1	12.8	27.8	12,176	+17.9%
Liberal Democrats	4	0	4	-4	10.3	18.1	7,903	-15.9%
Independent	1	0	0	0	2.6	2.9	1,261	-1.5%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	1,016	-0.4%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	86	+0.2%

7 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election.^[5] The above results include the delayed election for Stanton ward.

Ward results

Ashbourne North (2 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Bull	785
	Conservative	Tony Millward	673
	Labour	Rob Whyman	407
Turnout			1,865	41.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashbourne South (2 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Lewer	883
	Conservative	Tom Donnelly	583
	Labour	Che Lear Page	464
Turnout			1,930	40.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bakewell (3 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Judith Twigg	1,378
	Conservative	Carol Walker	1,245
	Conservative	Philippa Tilbrook	1,121
	Labour	Pam Russell	773
Turnout			4,517	52.1	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradwell^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Janet Goodison	430	54.2
	Independent	Christopher Furness	364	45.8
Majority			66	8.4
Turnout			794	52.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brailsford^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angus Jenkins	517	74.1
	Independent	Alan Hodkinson	181	25.9
Majority			336	48.2
Turnout			698	51.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Calver^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cate Hunt	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carsington Water^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lewis Rose	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chatsworth^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Longden	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clifton and Bradley^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Shirley	512	55.4
	Independent	Ian Bates	326	35.3
	UKIP	Charles Swabey	86	9.3
Majority			186	20.1
Turnout			924	61.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Darley Dale (3 seats)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Fearn	731
	Liberal Democrats	David Burton	729
	Conservative	Andrew Statham	720
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Allwood	694
	Conservative	Katherine Staves	688
	Conservative	Neil MacPherson	610
	Labour	Julie Morrison	578
	Labour	Finn Page	554
	Labour	Phil Rogers	512
Turnout			5,816	48.6	+8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Dovedale and Parwich^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Fitzherbert	594	76.6
	Labour	Eric Page	181	23.4
Majority			413	53.2
Turnout			775	55.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Doveridge and Sudbury^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Albert Catt	660	81.7	+12.9
	Labour	Katy Brown	148	18.3	+18.3
Majority			512	63.4	+25.8
Turnout			808	53.4	+5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hartington and Taddington^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Chapman	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hathersage and Eyam (2 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacque Bevan	962
	Conservative	Jean Monks	728
	Labour	Briony Robinson	605
	Labour	Val Robinson	562
	Liberal Democrats	David Hoskin	359
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Tweeddale	352
Turnout			3,568	59.7	+13
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hulland^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bright	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lathkill and Bradford^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Frederickson	390	52.8	−13.4
	Conservative	Mitch Blythe	349	47.2	+13.4
Majority			41	5.5	−27.0
Turnout			739	57.4	+12
	Independent hold		Swing

Litton and Longstone^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Horton	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Masson (2 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry Purdy	593
	Labour	Bob Cartwright	571
	Conservative	Peter Hume	566
	Labour	Nick Whitehead	534
Turnout			2,264	50.3	+10
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Matlock All Saints (3 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Burfoot	931
	Conservative	Geoff Stevens	808
	Conservative	Ann Elliott	796
	Liberal Democrats	David Barker	789
	Conservative	Sam Gregory	730
	Liberal Democrats	David Jones	715
	Labour	Andrew Botham	709
Turnout			5,478	50.6	+5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Matlock St Giles (3 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Flitter	950
	Conservative	Barrie Tipping	716
	Conservative	Jacquie Stevens	691
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Hopkinson	670
	Liberal Democrats	Cate Hopkinson	655
	Labour	Sally Davies	632
	Conservative	Richard Walsh	604
	Labour	Simon Peters	562
Turnout			5,480	48.6	+6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Norbury^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Bull	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tideswell^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jennifer Bower	338	45.7	−18.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Barber	244	33.0	+14.4
	Labour	Lytton Page	157	21.2	+21.2
Majority			94	12.7	−34.0
Turnout			739	49.8	+14
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winster and South Darley^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Swindell	690	78.7	+49.1
	Conservative	Rebecca Swindell	187	21.3	−22.9
Majority			503	57.4
Turnout			877	62.6	+3
	Labour hold		Swing

Wirksworth (3 seats)^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene Ratcliffe	1,293
	Labour	Peter Slack	1,048
	Labour	Mike Ratcliffe	1,023
	Conservative	Philip Cope	626
	Green	Chris Spencer	532
	Conservative	Susan Bull	517
	Green	Josh Stockell	484
	Conservative	John Smith	474
Turnout			5,997	49.8	+9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanton delayed election

The election in Stanton was delayed until 23 June 2011 after no candidates originally stood for the seat at the May election.^[4] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Joanne Wild with a 73-vote majority.^[6]

Stanton^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanne Wild	246	48.9	−10.7
	Labour	Julie Morrison	173	34.4	+34.4
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Allwood	84	16.7	−23.7
Majority			73	14.5	−4.6
Turnout			503	34.1	−5
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

Chris Furness was elected without opposition on 12 January 2012 to hold Bradwell for the Conservative party, after having been the losing independent candidate at the 2011 election.^[7] The vacancy came after the death of Conservative councillor Janet Goodison in October 2011.^[8]

Bradwell by-election 12 January 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Furness	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 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 "Conservatives retain control". Derbyshire Dales District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ "Good night for Tories at polls". Matlock Mercury. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Stanton by-election result". Derbyshire Dales District Council. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 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 "District Council Elections 2011". Derbyshire Dales District Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Tories' majority on council is extended". Derby Telegraph. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b Mead, Chris (13 January 2012). "Ex-independent candidate triumphs for Tories in Bradwell byelection". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ "New councillor for Bradwell ward". Matlock Mercury. Bakewell Today. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

[hold-1] "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

[retain-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Conservatives retain control". Derbyshire Dales District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

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