2011 Darlington Borough Council election

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Results of the 2011 Darlington Borough Council election

The 2011 Darlington Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect all 53 members of the Darlington Borough Council to a four-year term. Labour held control of the council after the election [1] . The total turnout across the council was 41% [2] .

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Results summary

2011 Darlington Borough Council election [3] [4] [5]
PartySeatsNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 34Increase2.svg564.2
  Conservative 14Decrease2.svg426.4
  Liberal Democrats 5Decrease2.svg19.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0
  England First 0New0.0

Ward results

Bank Top

Bank Top (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Copeland* 603
Labour Chris Taylor 464
Conservative Simon Nicholson216
Conservative Stanley Johnson207
Liberal Democrats Albert Oates73
Liberal Democrats Myrtle Oates67
Turnout 90233.3
Registered electors 2,712
Labour hold
Labour hold

Central

Central (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Taylor 488
Labour Malcolm Wright 444
Conservative David Davies257
Liberal Democrats Hilary Allen178
Liberal Democrats Paul Bennett149
Turnout 93233.1
Registered electors 2,819
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cockerton East

Cockerton East (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Thistlethwhaite* 879
Labour Sue Richmond 810
Labour Paul Baldwin* 808
Conservative Alice Park620
Conservative Steven Shaw599
Conservative Alexandra Nicholson*596
Independent Gary Aislabie125
Turnout 1,70241.5
Registered electors 4,102
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Cockerton West

Cockerton West (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Cossins* [a] 686
Labour David Regan* 632
Conservative Lauren Costin245
Conservative Andrew Wattsford238
Turnout 99533.9
Registered electors 2,935
Labour hold
Labour hold

College

College (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Galletley* 1,064
Conservative Tony Richmond* 1,024
Labour Elaine Hope613
Labour Martin Wood573
Turnout 1,78154.9
Registered electors 3,246
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eastbourne

Eastbourne (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roddy Francis* 839
Labour Bill Dixon* 714
Labour Lee Vasey* 652
Independent Kevin Nicholson423
Conservative Charles Beckham383
Conservative Doreen Tucker338
Conservative Marjorie Roberts276
Liberal Democrats Gordon Bean107
Liberal Democrats Charles Oliver71
Liberal Democrats Joe Hackett64
Turnout 1,55933.5
Registered electors 4,659
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Faverdale

Faverdale (1 seat) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Grundy 387 53.5 Decrease2.svg21.8
Labour Rosie Dixon33746.5Increase2.svg21.8
Majority 506.9Decrease2.svg43.6
Total valid votes72499.3
Rejected ballots50.7
Turnout 72934.5
Registered electors 2,110
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg21.8

Harrowgate Hill

Harrowgate Hill (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Burton* 1,261
Labour John Vasey 959
Labour Marjory Knowles 910
Conservative Gill Cartwright*863
Conservative Ian Ferguson590
Conservative Paul Howell554
Turnout 2,00543.3
Registered electors 4,635
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Haughton East

Haughton East (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Landers* 742
Labour Chris McEwan 742
Conservative Vicky Lloyd352
Conservative Jennifer Hardy352
Turnout 1,16937.9
Registered electors 3,086
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haughton North

Haughton North (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bev Hutchinson 747
Labour Tom Nutt* 736
Conservative Ian Storey521
Conservative Kimberley Summers440
Turnout 1,30347.5
Registered electors 2,746
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haughton West

Haughton West (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lyonette* 996
Labour Andrew Scott* 963
Labour Nick Wallis* 857
Conservative George Jenkinson462
Conservative Louise Armstrong401
Independent Nick Haithwaite347
Turnout 1,68340.8
Registered electors 4,121
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Heighington and Coniscliffe

Heighington and Coniscliffe (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Lee* 1,118
Conservative Paul Crudass 861
Labour Martin McTague360
Labour Christopher Kelsey287
Turnout 1,52251.7
Registered electors 2,944
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hummersknott

Hummersknott (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Coultas* 1,006
Conservative Charles Johnson* 981
Labour Amanda McEwan384
Labour Rebecca Taylor360
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Hill190
Turnout 1,59154.7
Registered electors 2,907
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hurworth

Hurworth (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Swainston* 886
Liberal Democrats Joe Kelley 568
Conservative Christopher Brownbridge505
Conservative John Howard386
Labour James Garner175
Labour Esther Taylor175
Turnout 1,42949.8
Registered electors 2,870
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Lascelles

Lascelles (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Maddison* 599
Labour Wendy Newall* 544
Conservative Pat Chapman277
Turnout 93732.1
Registered electors 2,919
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lingfield

Lingfield (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Haszeldine* 576
Labour Lynne Haszeldine* 527
Conservative Janet Galletley267
Conservative Olivia McPhee243
Liberal Democrats Harry Longmoor117
Liberal Democrats Jean Curry101
Turnout 99834.6
Registered electors 2,888
Labour hold
Labour hold

Middleton St. George

Middleton St. George (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doris Jones* 923
Conservative Stephen York* 796
Labour Philip Crumbie289
Labour Elizabeth Muggleton251
Liberal Democrats Alex Swainston208
Liberal Democrats Chris Leech195
Turnout 1,45241.6
Registered electors 3,487
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Mowden

Mowden (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Lewis* 1,090
Conservative Bill Stenson 992
Labour Jackie Saint629
Labour Robert Watson494
Turnout 1,68054.3
Registered electors 3,094
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North Road

North Road (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fred Lawton* 717
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Curry 665
Liberal Democrats Alan MacNab 618
Labour Michael Nicholson499
Labour Jonnie Vasey487
Labour Mark Wilkes466
Conservative Catherine Parkinson163
Conservative James Moore159
Conservative Craig Smith152
Turnout 1,49434.0
Registered electors 4,391
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Northgate

Northgate (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Long* 579
Labour Eleanor Lister* 561
Conservative Carol Johnson208
Liberal Democrats Peter Everett179
Liberal Democrats Tom Hodgson119
England First Paul Thompson74
Turnout 1,03035.4
Registered electors 2,911
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park East

Park East (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cyndi Hughes* 699
Labour Joe Lyonette* 681
Labour Paul Harman 669
Conservative Nathalie Carter378
Conservative Francis Elliott360
Conservative Nicholas Bilney342
Liberal Democrats Peter Freitag*214
Independent John Monkhouse176
Liberal Democrats Ian Barnes147
Liberal Democrats Adam Baldwin121
Turnout 1,43533.4
Registered electors 4,296
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Park West

Park West (2 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Scott* 1,082
Conservative Bob Donoghue 1,028
Labour Jack Madden452
Labour James Doran450
Turnout 1,71057.7
Registered electors 2,966
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Pierremont

Pierremont (3 seats) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Harker* 908
Labour Linda Hughes 882
Labour Bob Carson 864
Conservative Tony Brockley616
Conservative Kate Davies*556
Conservative Pauline Culley509
Independent Paul Ripley208
Turnout 1,73342.9
Registered electors 4,041
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Sadberge and Whessoe

Sadberge and Whessoe (1 seat) [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Jones* 602 77.0 Decrease2.svg4.3
Labour Sandy Thorne-Wallis18023.0Increase2.svg4.3
Majority 42254.0Decrease2.svg8.7
Total valid votes78298.6
Rejected ballots111.4
Turnout 79348.4
Registered electors 1,637
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.3

Notes

  1. ↑ Cossins was elected in the 8 July 2010 by-election [6] following the resignation of Jenny Chapman.

References

  1. ↑ Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Local elections 2011" (PDF). Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Darlington". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Darlington Borough Council Election Results 1996-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Cockerton West Ward - Darlington". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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