2011 Dacorum Borough Council election

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

All 51 seats to Dacorum Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAndrew WilliamsDenise RanceKeith White
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won4362
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote52,92917,63724,969
Percentage53.9%18.0%25.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.8%Decrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 5.3%

Dacorum UK ward map 2011.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2011 Dacorum Borough Council election.

Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2011 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2011 Dacorum Borough Council election [2] [3]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 514312Decrease2.svg 184.353.952,929–0.8
  Liberal Democrats 51610Increase2.svg 111.818.017,637–2.3
  Labour 51211Steady2.svg3.925.424,969+5.3
  Green 8000Steady2.svg0.01.91,911–1.1
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.00.5497–0.8
  English Democrat 1000Steady2.svg0.00.2195N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Lawson* 778 52.7 –4.3
Conservative William Wyatt-Lowe* 744 50.4 –4.2
Labour Gary Cook46731.6+1.8
Labour Anne-Lise Johnsen39526.7–0.1
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Fry1288.7–2.6
Liberal Democrats Diane Wilson1097.4–2.6
Green Stephen Horsfall1037.0N/A
Turnout ~1,48137.2+1.4
Registered electors 3,981
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Wood 619 39.7 –0.1
Labour Keith White* 611 39.2 –1.5
Conservative Martin Crowhurst59438.1+0.3
Labour Susan White59237.9–1.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Rutherford20913.4–2.3
Liberal Democrats Steve Wilson20413.1–0.9
Turnout ~1,54137.5+6.4
Registered electors 4,109
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Aldbury & Wigginton

Aldbury & Wigginton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Hollinghurst 581 52.7 +16.0
Conservative Stan Mills44440.3–16.7
Labour Tony Shaw777.0+0.6
Majority 13712.4N/A
Turnout 1,10258.0+13.2
Registered electors 1,901
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg16.4

Apsley & Corner Hall

Apsley & Corner Hall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Ayling* 1,276 56.1 –7.1
Conservative Michael Clark* 1,071 47.1 –10.1
Conservative Colin Peter* 1,013 44.5 –12.5
Labour Norman Jones66429.2+9.9
Labour James Hood62227.3+9.7
Labour Gillian Redman61126.8+9.9
Liberal Democrats Nicole Daly29012.7–0.9
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall29012.7+0.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart Watkin24610.8–0.4
Turnout ~2,27635.5+4.2
Registered electors 6,411
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ashridge

Ashridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Tiley* 905 76.1 +1.3
Labour James Seddon15012.6+4.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Elley13411.3–6.1
Majority 75563.5+6.1
Turnout 1,18955.8+5.8
Registered electors 2,151
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.8

Bennetts End

Bennetts End (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suqlain Mahmood* 701 39.9 –5.9
Conservative Joann Wixted 639 36.4 –5.3
Labour Michelle Lancaster*59333.8–0.4
Labour Tom Wright51529.3–4.0
Liberal Democrats Lynda Roe21012.0–1.2
Liberal Democrats Clare Adams20411.6+0.5
English Democrat Simon Deacon19511.1N/A
Turnout ~1,75938.7+3.0
Registered electors 4,544
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Collins 1,251 53.0 –3.4
Conservative Fiona Macdonald 1,213 51.4 –0.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Gent79533.7–5.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Symington59525.2–11.9
Labour Helen Leach34414.6+8.4
Labour Alan Olive31213.2+7.6
Turnout ~2,36550.9+10.5
Registered electors 4,648
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Laws* 996 45.5 +3.2
Conservative Stephen Bateman 902 41.2 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Garrick Stevens67831.0–5.8
Liberal Democrats John Lythgoe59727.3–8.0
Labour Ray Jones32614.9+10.6
Independent Norman Cutting32214.7–5.3
Labour Ellen Robson30413.9+9.6
Turnout ~2,18748.1+9.4
Registered electors 4,548
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Green* 1,149 52.1 –0.2
Conservative Ian Reay* 1,138 51.6 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Corry52824.0–13.6
Liberal Democrats Hugo Hardy40718.5–18.2
Labour Peter Norman37917.2+7.9
Labour Sylvia Shaw30013.6+6.2
Green Paul de Hoest27412.4N/A
Turnout ~2,20948.3+9.3
Registered electors 4,573
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield

Bovingdon, Flaunden & Chipperfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gill Chapman* 2,148 69.9 +1.8
Conservative Jack Organ 1,959 63.8 –3.4
Conservative Gbola Adeleke* 1,825 59.4 +2.4
Labour Sharon Greene43814.3+5.3
Labour Beryl Milnes43514.2+5.6
Labour Richard Milnes40313.1+6.3
Green Martin Humphrey36211.8+0.8
Liberal Democrats Laura Carter-Brown2939.5–5.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Rance2478.0–1.9
Liberal Democrats Beth Townsend2307.5–2.0
Turnout ~3,07247.4+7.2
Registered electors 6,482
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boxmoor

Boxmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Harden* 1,659 54.1 –3.6
Conservative Janice Marshall* 1,625 53.0 –3.1
Conservative Andrew Williams* 1,483 48.4 –2.9
Labour Julia Coleman80926.4+6.0
Labour Ian Laidlaw-Dickson73323.9+7.0
Labour Helen Heenan69422.6+6.3
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Appleford49716.2+0.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Waugh2728.9–5.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Irving2658.6–5.1
Green Alan Johnson2658.6–0.4
Green Hazel Johnson2538.3–0.2
Turnout ~3,06348.3+6.6
Registered electors 6,338
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Chaulden & Warners End

Chaulden & Warners End (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Guest* 1,407 45.5 +8.7
Conservative Graeme Elliott 1,342 43.4 +8.3
Conservative John Whitman* 1,332 43.1 +8.2
Labour Margaret Coxage1,16637.7+3.4
Labour Michael Bromberg1,06034.3+3.4
Labour Ron Coxage1,06034.3+5.0
Green Jane Cousins37212.0–0.2
Liberal Democrats Jenny Simmons2879.3–1.2
Liberal Democrats Colin Roe2217.2–2.4
Liberal Democrats Rachael Rance1936.2–3.4
Turnout ~3,09045.2+5.7
Registered electors 6,834
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gadebridge

Gadebridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Flint 828 44.6 +6.0
Conservative Roger Taylor* 705 38.0 –7.6
Labour Lara Parker67136.2+4.5
Conservative Jai Restall*60032.4–8.2
Independent Mick Young1759.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Jean Blackman1246.7–5.1
Green Paul Harris1075.8–3.3
Liberal Democrats Geoff Lawrence914.9–4.2
Turnout ~1,85644.7+10.4
Registered electors 4,153
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Grovehill

Grovehill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Bhinder* 1,042 50.0 –0.6
Conservative Terence Douris* 939 45.1 –2.6
Conservative Ann Ryan 928 44.6 –2.5
Labour Anne Fisher74735.9+3.7
Labour Rose Harrison62029.8+2.6
Labour Rosa Gilbert58928.3+2.0
Green Paul Sandford1758.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Ogundipe1577.5–4.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Bell1467.0–1.2
Liberal Democrats Tom Potter1446.9–0.9
Turnout ~2,08236.5+3.9
Registered electors 5,703
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Adshead 573 40.3 +4.2
Conservative Anthony McKay 550 38.7 +6.0
Labour Stefan Fisher53437.6+0.7
Labour Michael Moore*52036.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Angell24217.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats William Allen21415.1–1.4
Turnout ~1,42134.9+5.5
Registered electors 4,071
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Link* 711 41.9 –6.1
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Harris* 589 34.7 –4.5
Labour Antony Briers56233.1–0.8
Labour Linda Rolph46427.4–4.4
Conservative Barry Newton40623.9+4.9
Conservative Goverdhan Silwal30918.2+2.8
Turnout ~1,69840.4+2.1
Registered electors 4,202
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Anderson* 1,213 62.7 +2.3
Conservative Bob McLean* 1,089 56.3 +1.1
Labour Gerry Angiolini48925.3+3.6
Labour Derek Collins37119.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Senior27914.4+3.6
Liberal Democrats Angela Tindall19410.0±0.0
Turnout ~1,93648.7+4.7
Registered electors 3,975
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Bassadone* 1,790 61.3 –3.7
Conservative Graham Sutton* 1,596 54.7 –6.3
Conservative Margaret Griffiths* 1,568 53.7 –6.6
Labour Jean Langdon74325.5+7.0
Labour Pia Larsen65922.6+4.7
Labour Lee Whitehill64822.2+4.9
Liberal Democrats Sheila Daly38713.3+1.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Waugh2207.5–3.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Colquhoun2147.3–2.1
Turnout ~2,91842.7+5.7
Registered electors 6,834
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Nash Mills

Nash Mills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Doole 609 65.6 +0.8
Labour Bernard Gronert22023.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats Barry Batchelor9910.7–1.4
Majority 38941.9+0.2
Turnout 92843.7+5.9
Registered electors 2,147
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.1

Northchurch

Northchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Fantham* 731 68.6 –1.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Rogers19017.8–4.9
Labour Barbara Gronert14413.5+6.1
Majority 54150.8+3.5
Turnout 1,06548.7+7.5
Registered electors 2,215
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.8

Tring Central

Tring Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Hollinghurst* 966 51.5 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Denise Rance* 898 47.9 +0.6
Conservative Stephen Hearn76440.7+1.4
Conservative Kerr Hill58131.0–7.8
Labour Dominic Hook1869.9+5.4
Labour Mary Khamis1598.5+4.2
Turnout ~1,87746.8+5.3
Registered electors 4,012
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Tring East

Tring East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Hearn* 685 52.5 –10.8
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Ransley52540.2+6.7
Labour Lorraine Winslade967.4+4.2
Majority 16012.3–17.5
Turnout 1,30659.7+12.0
Registered electors 2,200
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.8

Tring West & Rural

Tring West & Rural (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsend* 1,017 46.2 +0.4
Conservative Olive Conway 940 42.7 –4.3
Liberal Democrats Stewart Tolley89040.4–4.7
Conservative Paul Richardson85138.7–5.6
Labour Emma Reed21910.0+5.2
Labour Frank Burgess2119.6+5.1
Turnout ~2,20053.2+5.4
Registered electors 4,134
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Watling

Watling (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Chapman* 1,217 65.1 –8.1
Conservative David Lloyd* 1,158 62.0 –9.6
Labour Gillian Edwards31216.7+5.5
Liberal Democrats John Vaites26214.0+3.8
Labour Tim Lyle23012.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats Bhadri Podichetty1126.0–3.4
Turnout ~1,87044.5+8.3
Registered electors 4,203
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodhall Farm

Woodhall Farm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Holmes* 961 62.2 –3.7
Conservative Colette Wyatt-Lowe* 912 59.0 –1.6
Labour Alan Dickson36523.6+6.1
Labour Mick Maloney32220.8+4.2
Liberal Democrats Nitesh Dave1459.4±0.0
Liberal Democrats Gloria Crellin1117.2–1.2
Turnout ~1,54636.8+7.6
Registered electors 4,202
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References

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  3. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 5 January 2026.