2011 Bournemouth Borough Council election

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Elections to Bournemouth Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 54 seats, across 18 wards of this unitary authority, were up for election.

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There were 176 candidates nominated, comprised as follows: 54 Conservatives, 40 Labour, 39 Liberal Democrats, 24 Independents, 14 UK Independence Party, 4 Green Party and 1 Liberal Party. There were 3 more candidates standing than in the 2007 election. [1] [2]

Composition of council seats before election

PartySeats
Conservative 36
Liberal Democrats 8
Independent 5
Labour 3
Non-aligned2

Election result summary

Bournemouth Election Result 2011 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4590+983.350.964,556-1.8
  Labour 31105.617.321,883+8.3
  Liberal Democrats 305-55.617.121,721-9.5
  Independent 302-25.610.513,278+3.8
  UKIP 000003.13,899-0.5
  Green 000000.91,185+0.1
  Liberal 000000.2268+0.2

Less than a week after the elections, Derek Borthwick, elected as an independent in the Throop and Muscliff ward joined the Conservative Party. [4]

Election results by ward

[5]

Boscombe East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Rochester1,128
Conservative Linda Bailey1,059
Conservative John Wilson1,032
Independent Mike Everingham683
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Crouch682
Labour Jilly Grower612
Liberal Democrats Andy Jones586
Liberal Democrats Peter Blinkhorn574
Labour Mike Hicks514
Independent Rob Wotton412
Turnout 38.98
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Boscombe West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Kelly747
Conservative Christopher Wakefield723
Conservative Philip Stanley-Watts686
Liberal Democrats Lisa Northover537
Liberal Democrats Maan Basma420
Labour Mike Goff350
Liberal Democrats Peter Pull336
Labour Bob Milner309
Labour Ian Taylor279
Green Damian Maguire261
Independent Angus Reid187
Independent Michal Figat150
Turnout 26.49
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Chapman1,207
Conservative Mike Greene1,118
Conservative Dave Smith1,036
Liberal Democrats Tony Card557
Labour Austin McCormack516
Labour Stepehn Sinsbury442
Turnout 25.35
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
East Cliff & Springbourne (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Filer1,505
Conservative David Kelsey1,433
Conservative Michael Filer1,416
Labour Louise Bell762
Labour Carol Milner699
Labour David Thompson687
Liberal Democrats Stuart Thomas540
Turnout 29.86
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
East Southborne & Tuckton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Coope2,293
Conservative Malcolm Davies2,197
Conservative Robert Lawton1,944
Labour Catherine Eden779
Liberal Democrats Anne Amboorallee635
Liberal Democrats Robert Saunders547
UKIP Pam McAlester494
UKIP Vicky Millward419
UKIP Sam Whitt319
Turnout 46.48
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kinson North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Battistini914
Conservative Amedeo Angiolini891
Labour Dennis Gritt827
Liberal Democrats Claire Smith804
Conservative Stuart McKeown803
Liberal Democrats Pat Lewis788
Liberal Democrats Richard Smith732
Labour Helen Rosser730
Labour David Stokes693
Independent Julie Darbyshire427
Turnout 37.55
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kinson South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beryl Baxter1,043
Labour Ben Grower992
Conservative Roger Marley922
Labour Mel Semple892
Conservative Jeremy Old787
Conservative Nicholas Rose782
Liberal Democrats Michael Chizlett308
Liberal Democrats Adam Merrifield256
Turnout 31.26
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Littledown & Iford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick King1,865
Conservative Jane Montrose1,755
Conservative Lawrence Williams1,743
Independent Margaret Rose802
Labour Roger Ansell575
Labour Debbie Sharman512
Liberal Democrats Shaun Kirkland397
Liberal Democrats Sibanda Innocent318
Turnout 41.80
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local election candidates announced in Bournemouth". Bournemouth Borough Council. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Statements of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Bournemouth Borough Council. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Local election – 5 May 2011". Bournemouth Borough Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Anger after elected Independent councillor Derek Borthwick joins the Conservatives". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections 5 May 2011". Bournemouth Borough Council. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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