2011 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

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2011 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
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  2010 5 May 2011 2012  

20 of 60 seats to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won3411
Seat changeSteady2.svg2
Popular vote23,60710,489
Percentage54.024.0

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won132
Seat change-2Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,9371,335
Percentage18.13.1

Basingstoke and Deane UK local election 2011 map.svg

Council control before election

Conservative Party (UK)

Council control after election

Conservative Party (UK)

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

The 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:

Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2011 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1311061.954.023,607+7.2%
  Labour 420+219.024.010,489+6.7%
  Liberal Democrats 301-114.318.17,937-12.4%
  Independent 10004.83.11,335+0.5%
  UKIP 000000.8371+0.2%
 Basingstoke First Community Party001-1000-1.9%

Ward results

Basing [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Marks2,32570.5+4.8
Liberal Democrats Emily Lawrence52415.9−7.8
Labour Leslie Clarke44813.6+3.0
Majority1,80154.6+12.6
Turnout 3,29750−25
Conservative hold Swing
Baughurst and Tadley North [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Round93044.7
Liberal Democrats Warwick Lovegrove90043.3
Labour David Carr24912.0
Majority301.4
Turnout 2,07951+10
Conservative hold Swing
Bramley and Sherfield [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena1,32466.2
Liberal Democrats Janice Spalding38519.2
Labour Stephen Rothman29214.6
Majority93947.0
Turnout 2,00148+9
Conservative hold Swing
Brighton Hill North [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carolyn Wooldridge57936.9+20.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Mitchell53634.2−20.9
Conservative Marc Wheelhouse45428.9+0.1
Majority432.7
Turnout 1,56940−23
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Izett1,56369.9+4.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davies30513.6−11.9
Labour Romilla Wickremeratne22810.2+10.2
UKIP Emily Blatchford1396.2+0.3
Majority1,25856.3+19.2
Turnout 2,23551−23
Conservative hold Swing
Chineham [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Biermann1,33546.6+38.0
Conservative John Downes1,25243.7−15.6
Labour Simon Broad2759.6−4.8
Majority832.9
Turnout 2,86243−28
Independent hold Swing
Eastrop [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Parker79154.1+3.3
Conservative Katie Black42128.8−3.4
Labour Philip Courtenay25117.2+0.3
Majority37025.3+6.7
Turnout 1,46338−22
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grove [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Hussey1,23858.7+3.2
Conservative Penny Bates63430.1−3.9
Labour Nigel Wooldridge23711.2+0.7
Majority60428.6+7.1
Turnout 2,10946−23
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Bean1,75468.8+10.7
Labour Carl Reader40315.8+15.8
Liberal Democrats Ruth Day39415.4−14.4
Majority1,35153.0+24.7
Turnout 2,55139−31
Conservative gain from Basingstoke First Community Party
Kempshott [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rita Burgess1,85568.0+12.6
Labour Walter McCormick58421.4+7.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Whitechurch28910.6−8.4
Majority1,27146.6+10.2
Turnout 2,72849−32
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsclere [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Sherlock1,36672.6
Labour James Gibb51627.4
Majority85045.2
Turnout 1,88248+7
Conservative hold Swing
Norden [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Hood1,32860.9+14.8
Conservative Jim Holder64229.4−3.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitechurch2119.7−11.3
Majority68631.5+18.2
Turnout 2,18136−24
Labour hold Swing
Oakley and North Waltham [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Golding2,01769.3+7.9
Labour Barnaby Wheller51417.7+5.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Cooper37813.0−13.4
Majority1,50351.7+16.8
Turnout 2,90953−22
Conservative hold Swing
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Baker85241.2+17.1
Conservative Lyn Hardy63030.4+1.6
Labour Colin Phillimore49724.0+24.0
UKIP George Garton914.4+4.4
Majority22210.8
Turnout 2,07054−19
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pamber and Silchester [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marilyn Tucker1,50778.7
Labour Terry Price40721.3
Majority1,10057.4
Turnout 1,91453+9
Conservative hold Swing
Popley East [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shelley Phelps82967.0+19.1
Conservative Paul Watts30925.0−6.0
Liberal Democrats Liam Elvish998.0−13.1
Majority52042.0+25.0
Turnout 1,23734−22
Labour hold Swing
South Ham [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Watts1,35954.0+14.8
Conservative Rebecca Sanders85233.8−2.7
Liberal Democrats Madeline Hussey30712.2−12.1
Majority50720.1+17.4
Turnout 2,51839−23
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Tadley Central [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen West60959.3+5.0
Liberal Democrats Jo Slimin32131.3−11.2
Labour Stanley Howes979.4+6.2
Majority28828.0+16.2
Turnout 1,02749+3
Conservative hold Swing
Tadley South [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Musson1,08459.2
Labour Simon Cooper30616.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Hankinson30016.4
UKIP John Bentham1417.7
Majority77842.5
Turnout 1,83142+10
Conservative hold Swing
Upton Grey and The Candovers [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Ruffell1,07785.1−6.4
Labour Nigel Pierce18914.9+6.4
Majority88870.1−13.0
Turnout 1,26657+10
Conservative hold Swing
Winklebury [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Peach1,00249.9−0.7
Labour Lea Jeff90144.8+14.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding1075.3−10.2
Majority1015.0−14.8
Turnout 2,01044−21
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 "Conservatives keep Basingstoke but Labour gain seats". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. Meredith, Jane (6 May 2011). "Conservatives retain control of borough council". Newbury Weekly News . Retrieved 20 July 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "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.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Moss, Simon (10 May 2011). "Still true blue – but Labour makes gains". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "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