2011 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Derbyshire Dales District Council election, including the delayed election in Stanton. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Derbyshire Dales UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Derbyshire Dales District Council election, including the delayed election in Stanton. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2011 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after winning 28 seats at the election in May. [2] They gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats, more than offsetting losing 1 seat to Labour. [2] This meant Labour went up by one to five seats, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to four, losing half of the seats they had won in 2007, and there remained one independent. [2] [3] Overall turnout at the election was 50.8%. [2]

The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats in the wards of Darley Dale, Matlock All Saints and Matlock St Giles. [2] However the Conservatives did lose 1 seat to Labour in Masson, by a 5-vote margin. [2] In total of the 38 seats elected in May, 15 new councillors were elected. [2]

The election in Stanton ward was delayed until 23 June after no candidates were nominated for the seat originally. [4] At the delayed election the Conservatives held the seat and therefore had 29 of the 39 councillors. [4]

Derbyshire Dales local election result 2011 [5] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2941+374.448.721,330-0.3%
  Labour 510+112.827.812,176+17.9%
  Liberal Democrats 404-410.318.17,903-15.9%
  Independent 10002.62.91,261-1.5%
  Green 000002.31,016-0.4%
  UKIP 000000.286+0.2%

7 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election. [5] The above results include the delayed election for Stanton ward.

Ward results

Ashbourne North (2 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bull785
Conservative Tony Millward673
Labour Rob Whyman407
Turnout 1,86541.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ashbourne South (2 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Lewer883
Conservative Tom Donnelly583
Labour Che Lear Page464
Turnout 1,93040.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bakewell (3 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Twigg1,378
Conservative Carol Walker1,245
Conservative Philippa Tilbrook1,121
Labour Pam Russell773
Turnout 4,51752.1+7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bradwell [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Goodison43054.2
Independent Christopher Furness36445.8
Majority668.4
Turnout 79452.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brailsford [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Jenkins51774.1
Independent Alan Hodkinson18125.9
Majority33648.2
Turnout 69851.9
Conservative hold Swing
Calver [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cate Huntunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Carsington Water [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lewis Roseunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Chatsworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Longdenunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton and Bradley [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Shirley51255.4
Independent Ian Bates32635.3
UKIP Charles Swabey869.3
Majority18620.1
Turnout 92461.8
Conservative hold Swing
Darley Dale (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Fearn731
Liberal Democrats David Burton729
Conservative Andrew Statham720
Liberal Democrats Nigel Allwood694
Conservative Katherine Staves688
Conservative Neil MacPherson610
Labour Julie Morrison578
Labour Finn Page554
Labour Phil Rogers512
Turnout 5,81648.6+8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Dovedale and Parwich [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Fitzherbert59476.6
Labour Eric Page18123.4
Majority41353.2
Turnout 77555.3
Conservative hold Swing
Doveridge and Sudbury [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Catt66081.7+12.9
Labour Katy Brown14818.3+18.3
Majority51263.4+25.8
Turnout 80853.4+5
Conservative hold Swing
Hartington and Taddington [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Chapmanunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Hathersage and Eyam (2 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacque Bevan962
Conservative Jean Monks728
Labour Briony Robinson605
Labour Val Robinson562
Liberal Democrats David Hoskin359
Liberal Democrats Jim Tweeddale352
Turnout 3,56859.7+13
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hulland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Brightunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lathkill and Bradford [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Frederickson39052.8−13.4
Conservative Mitch Blythe34947.2+13.4
Majority415.5−27.0
Turnout 73957.4+12
Independent hold Swing
Litton and Longstone [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Hortonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Masson (2 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Garry Purdy593
Labour Bob Cartwright571
Conservative Peter Hume566
Labour Nick Whitehead534
Turnout 2,26450.3+10
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Matlock All Saints (3 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Burfoot931
Conservative Geoff Stevens808
Conservative Ann Elliott796
Liberal Democrats David Barker789
Conservative Sam Gregory730
Liberal Democrats David Jones715
Labour Andrew Botham709
Turnout 5,47850.6+5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Matlock St Giles (3 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Flitter950
Conservative Barrie Tipping716
Conservative Jacquie Stevens691
Liberal Democrats Barry Hopkinson670
Liberal Democrats Cate Hopkinson655
Labour Sally Davies632
Conservative Richard Walsh604
Labour Simon Peters562
Turnout 5,48048.6+6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Norbury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Bullunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Tideswell [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Bower33845.7−18.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Barber24433.0+14.4
Labour Lytton Page15721.2+21.2
Majority9412.7−34.0
Turnout 73949.8+14
Conservative hold Swing
Winster and South Darley [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Swindell69078.7+49.1
Conservative Rebecca Swindell18721.3−22.9
Majority50357.4
Turnout 87762.6+3
Labour hold Swing
Wirksworth (3 seats) [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Ratcliffe1,293
Labour Peter Slack1,048
Labour Mike Ratcliffe1,023
Conservative Philip Cope626
Green Chris Spencer532
Conservative Susan Bull517
Green Josh Stockell484
Conservative John Smith474
Turnout 5,99749.8+9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stanton delayed election

The election in Stanton was delayed until 23 June 2011 after no candidates originally stood for the seat at the May election. [4] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Joanne Wild with a 73-vote majority. [6]

Stanton [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Wild24648.9−10.7
Labour Julie Morrison17334.4+34.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Allwood8416.7−23.7
Majority7314.5−4.6
Turnout 50334.1−5
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

Chris Furness was elected without opposition on 12 January 2012 to hold Bradwell for the Conservative party, after having been the losing independent candidate at the 2011 election. [7] The vacancy came after the death of Conservative councillor Janet Goodison in October 2011. [8]

Bradwell by-election 12 January 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Furnessunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  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 "Conservatives retain control". Derbyshire Dales District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  3. "Good night for Tories at polls". Matlock Mercury . 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "Stanton by-election result". Derbyshire Dales District Council. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  5. 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 26 27 "District Council Elections 2011". Derbyshire Dales District Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Tories' majority on council is extended". Derby Telegraph . 28 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  7. 1 2 Mead, Chris (13 January 2012). "Ex-independent candidate triumphs for Tories in Bradwell byelection". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. "New councillor for Bradwell ward". Matlock Mercury . Bakewell Today. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.