2011 Chelmsford Borough Council election

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2011 Chelmsford Borough Council election
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  2007 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2015  

All 57 seats to Chelmsford Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election3324
Seats before3324
Seats won4015
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote29,16314,548
Percentage50.325.1
SwingDecrease2.svg2.7Decrease2.svg7.9

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election00
Seats before00
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote9,6841,208
Percentage16.72.1
SwingIncrease2.svg6.3Increase2.svg1.2

Elections to Chelmsford Borough Council were held in 2011 alongside local elections in other parts of the United Kingdom.

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Election results

Chelmsford Borough Council election, 2011 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 40Increase2.svg750.329,163Decrease2.svg2.7
  Liberal Democrats 15Decrease2.svg925.114,548Decrease2.svg8.1
  Labour 1Increase2.svg116.79,684Increase2.svg6.3
  SWFTCA 0Steady2.svg2.91,680New
  Independent 1Increase2.svg12.11,208Increase2.svg1.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg1.91,105Increase2.svg0.7
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg1.1636Decrease2.svg0.1

Ward results

Bicknacre and East & West Hanningfield

Bicknacre and East & West Hanningfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Poulter1,322
Conservative Michael Harris1,279
Labour Frank Harris298
Labour Anthony Lees281
Liberal Democrats Frank Butler225
Liberal Democrats David Whiteing216
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Boreham and The Leighs

Boreham and The Leighs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Galley1,288
Conservative Philip Watson1,040
Labour Kevin Adair355
Labour Raymond Barry337
Liberal Democrats Nathan Lagden245
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Goldfinch236
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broomfield and The Walthams

Broomfield and The Walthams
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Patient1,278
Conservative Sandra Pontin1,145
Independent Delmas Ashford1,065
Conservative James Raven923
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Taylor785
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Cobbold500
Liberal Democrats Janice Farn492
Green Shah Hossain373
Labour Brian Goodwin348
Labour Roy Chad341
Labour James Fourt324
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Alcock2,155
Conservative Neil Gulliver2,047
Conservative Duncan Lumley2,017
Labour Colin Farquhur595
Labour Max Gibson564
Labour Paul Walentowicz504
Liberal Democrats Mary Bastick412
Liberal Democrats Lester Wakeling375
Liberal Democrats Richard Pennicard353
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chelmsford Rural West

Chelmsford Rural West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicolette Chambers940
Liberal Democrats Angela Robertson141
Labour Philip Gaudin115
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Galleywood

Gallywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janette Potter1,230
Conservative David Stevenson1,091
Labour Richard Hyland435
Labour Daniel Ebdon353
Liberal Democrats Andrew Robson279
Liberal Democrats Christine Shaw264
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Goat Hill

Goat Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Freda Mountain963
Liberal Democrats Linda Mascot908
Conservative Katherine Joel850
Conservative Louis Ward777
Labour Susan Leslie222
Labour Mark Player219
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Baddow East

Great Baddow East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Miller1,260
Liberal Democrats Christine Rycroft1,229
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sosin1,215
Conservative Stephanie Scott1,073
Conservative Yvonne Spence1,059
Conservative Ernest von Tromp952
Labour Helen Ephraim425
Labour James Glider395
UKIP Jesse Pryke395
Labour Matthew Russell393
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Baddow West

Great Baddow West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Chandler866
Conservative Robert Villa722
Liberal Democrats Veronica Sadowsky607
Liberal Democrats Jannetta Sosin607
Labour John Devine279
UKIP Jeanette Howes241
Labour William Horslen220
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The Lawns

The Lawns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Burgoyne1,078
Conservative Christine Garrett1,074
Liberal Democrats Robin Stevens950
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Webb888
Labour Susan O'Brian262
Labour Roger Patterson249
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Shepherd2,280
Conservative Ian Wright2,264
Conservative Christopher Kingsley2,263
Liberal Democrats Lawrence O'Brien455
Green Colin Budgey449
Labour Diana Smith374
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bell327
Labour Alan Carpenter303
Liberal Democrats Paul Moore284
Labour Donald Newton266
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Marconi

Marconi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Deakin641
Labour Christopher Fegan610
Liberal Democrats Graham Pooley582
Labour Christopher Vince554
Conservative Michael McCullough526
Conservative Timothy Worrall485
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Moulsham and Central

Moulsham and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Irwin1,496
Conservative Richard Madden1,456
Conservative Sameh Hindi1,411
Liberal Democrats Ben Wright1,000
Liberal Democrats David Balding998
Liberal Democrats Lois Speller964
Labour Prudence Jones702
Labour John Leslie652
Labour Robert Jones648
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Moulsham Lodge

Moulsham Lodge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Jones845
Liberal Democrats Mark Springett806
Conservative Iain Miller754
Conservative Mary Dearden698
Labour Daniel Roberts328
Labour Samuel Bikwa304
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Patching Hall

Patching Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Smith-Hughes1,307
Liberal Democrats Alan Arnot1,230
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson1,116
Conservative Peter Driscoll1,072
Conservative Stephen Fowell1,053
Conservative Graham Seeley1,000
Labour Joan Bliss592
Labour David Howell500
Labour Ernest Webb449
Green Angela Thompson283
Independent Ashley Final143
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rettendon and Runwell

Rettendon and Runwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Ride1,470
Conservative Lance Millane1,444
Labour Glenys Chatterley232
Labour John Duffy231
Liberal Democrats Timothy Rothwell111
Liberal Democrats Ryan Wakeling94
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Cousins1,043
Liberal Democrats John Hunnable1,034
Liberal Democrats Gloria Nichols987
Conservative John Pontin938
Conservative Neil Spooner893
Liberal Democrats Thomas Willis886
Labour Hannah Elgie749
Labour Peter Dixon731
Labour John Knott691
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting

South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Grundy1,734
Conservative Roy Whitehead1,616
Labour Joyce Lees252
Labour Margaret Vanner214
Liberal Democrats John Masek178
Liberal Democrats Ayman Syed122
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Woodham - Chetwood and Collingwood

South Woodham - Chetwood and Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ashley John1,325
Conservative Robert Massey1,300
Conservative Malcolm Sismey1,231
SWFCTA Lawrence Brennan766
Labour Clifford Vanner669
SWFCTA Christine Weir-Ewing609
SWFCTA Richard Weir-Ewing515
Labour Stephanie Troop233
Labour Jeffrey Mushens225
Liberal Democrats Noel Sutcliffe188
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville

South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Denston1,170
Conservative Patricia Hughes1,145
Conservative Maureen Moulds1,110
SWFCTA Jacqueline Birch914
SWFCTA Ian Roberts887
SWFCTA Keith Miles807
Labour Alice Duffy222
Labour Roger Fellows211
Labour Sarah Haigh197
Liberal Democrats David Sykes154
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Springfield North

Springfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Hutchinson1,150
Liberal Democrats Pamela Lane1,094
Liberal Democrats Ian Fuller1,088
Liberal Democrats Michael Mackroy1,082
Conservative Graham McGhie1,028
Conservative John Scott973
Labour Karen Kennedy469
Labour Evelyn Haigh452
Labour Russell Kennedy433
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Maybrick1,041
Conservative Jean Murray981
Liberal Democrats Martin Bracken683
Liberal Democrats Richard Lee614
Labour Jennie Duffy315
Labour Jonathan Legg288
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Waterhouse Farm

Waterhouse Farm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Watson753
Conservative Alan Chambers752
Liberal Democrats Donald Bacon724
Liberal Democrats Eileen Moxon681
Labour Maurice Fegan412
Labour Maria Fegan400
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Writtle

Writtle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Ryder1,269
Conservative Anthony Sach1,237
Labour David Acock424
Labour Peter Illman413
Liberal Democrats Kelvin Leeds267
Liberal Democrats Simon Jones242
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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