2011 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 local election results in Dudley

The 2011 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England, as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections. 24 seats were up for election, and the results saw the Conservatives hold on to a slightly reduced majority of 15.

Election results

Dudley Local Election Result 2011 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12				50.0	40.4	37,395
	Conservative	12				50.0	40.1	37,173
	UKIP	0				0.0	8.5	7,879
	Liberal Democrats	0				0.0	5.9	5,481
	Green	0				0.0	4.1	3,837
	BNP	0				0.0	0.4	364
	National Front	0				0.0	0.3	308
	Independent	0				0.0	0.2	205

Results by ward

Amblecote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Martin	1,681	45.0
	Labour	John Martin	1,364	36.5
	UKIP	Pete Lee	446	11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Johnson	227	6.1
Majority			338	12.8
Turnout			3,734	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belle Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob James	1,931	47.7
	Labour	Donella Russell	1,688	41.7
	Green	Dennis Neville	403	9.96
Majority			243
Turnout			4,048	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brierley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rachel Harris	1,503	50.0
	Conservative	Dan Horrocks	742	24.7
	UKIP	Annmarie May	273	9.1
	BNP	Simon Foxall	185	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Beasley	160	5.3
	Green	Gordon Elcock	131	4.4
Majority			338	12.8
Turnout			3,734	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Brockmoor & Pensnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Jordan	1,474	54.8
	Conservative	Sue Ridley	708	26.3
	UKIP	Andy May	312	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Lavender	108	4.0
	Green	Vicky Duckworth	80	3.0
Majority			766
Turnout			2,690	27.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle & Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Finch	2,099	59.7
	Conservative	Hasan Afzal	731	20.8
	UKIP	Sue Rowe	661	18.8
Majority			1,368
Turnout			3,514	32.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Coseley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Melvyn Mottram	1,705	52.0
	Conservative	Martin Duffield	742	29.1
	UKIP	Peter Hillman	592	18.1
Majority			751
Turnout			3,277	34.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Cradley & Wollescote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Body	2,106	57.5
	Conservative	Louis Redding	865	23.6
	UKIP	Glen Wilson	289	7.9
	BNP	Robert Weale	179	4.9
	Green	John Payne	109	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Hanson	106	2.9
Majority			1,241
Turnout			3,663	37.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Gornal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart Turner	1,620	37.9
	Conservative	Anne Millward	1,618	37.8
	UKIP	Phil Rowe	701	16.4
	National Front	Ken Griffiths	171	4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Jones	100	2.34
	Green	Daniel Archer	53	1.24
Majority			2
Turnout			4,280	40.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Halesowen North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Shakespeare	2,078	51.6
	Labour	Hilary Bills	1,906	47.3
Majority			172
Turnout			3,216	42.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Halesowen South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Taylor	2,538	55.3
	Labour	Ian Copper	1,372	29.9
	UKIP	Ray Franklin	394	8.6
	Green	Tim Weller	264	5.8
Majority			1,166
Turnout			4,590	46.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hayley Green & Cradley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Turner	2,128	53.0
	Labour	Mike Kelly	1,258	31.3
	UKIP	Bob Heeley	414	10.3
	Green	Christopher Lees	204	5.1
Majority			870
Turnout			4,014	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cheryl Billingham	1,895	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Tyler	1,599	34.1
	Labour	Christine Perks	814	17.4
	UKIP	Dave Timmins	272	5.8
	Green	Liz Jednorog	93	2.0
Majority			296
Turnout			4,685	46.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kingswinford South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Miller	2,303	53.4
	Labour	Stephen Haycock	1,238	28.7
	UKIP	Janet Wimlett	446	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lois Bramall	304	7.0
Majority			1,065
Turnout			4,317	41.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lye & Stourbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hanif Mohammed	1,747	49.0
	Conservative	Sharon Tinsley	1,250	35.0
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Lucas	317	8.9
	Independent	Abdul Qadus	205	5.8
Majority			497
Turnout			3,567	37.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Qadar Zada	1,551	40.6
	Green	Will Duckworth	1,068	28.0
	Conservative	Steve Ridley	716	18.8
	UKIP	Phil Wimlett	387	10.1
	Liberal Democrats	John White	76	2.0
Majority			483
Turnout			3,816	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heather Rogers	2,550	55.0
	Labour	Su Lowe	1,048	22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Bramall	688	14.8
	Green	Benjamin Sweeney	336	7.2
Majority			1,502
Turnout			4,640	48.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pedmore & Stourbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Kettle	2,833	58.2
	Labour	Ada Tomkinson	1,330	27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Hanson	367	7.6
	Green	Lawrence Rowlett	316	6.5
Majority			1,503
Turnout			4,864	48.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jackie Cowell	1,621	48.7
	Conservative	Mike Wood	1,059	31.8
	UKIP	Helen Wimlett	412	12.4
	Green	Pam Archer	121	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Sheppard	101	3.04
Majority			562
Turnout			3,327	32.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Sedgley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Caunt	1,998	49.2
	Labour Co-op	Barbara Sykes	1,029	25.3
	UKIP	Bill Etheridge	711	17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Serena Craigie	171	4.2
	National Front	Keven Inman	1317	3.4
Majority			969
Turnout			4,062	41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Roberts	1,755	52.8
	Conservative	Ian Jones	794	23.9
	UKIP	Tim Byrne	554	16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mandy Adams	204	6.1
Majority			961
Turnout			3,326	33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Thomas's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arshad Safeena	2,360	63.3
	UKIP	Mick Forsyth	621	16.7
	Conservative	Daryl Millward	599	16.1
	Green	Christian Green	125	3.4
Majority			1,739
Turnout			3,727	36.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam Aston	1,811	51.1
	Conservative	David Simms	1,681	47.4
Majority			130
Turnout			3,545	34.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Cowell	1,772	38.5
	Labour	Chris Hale	1,500	32.6
	Liberal Democrats	June Collins	656	14.3
	UKIP	Barbara Deeley	394	8.6
	Green	Catherine Maguire	264	5.7
Majority			272
Turnout			4,601	45.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wordsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Glenis Simms	1,749	45.7
	Labour	Lynda Coulter	1,496	39.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Boleyn	297	7.76
	Green	Maurice Archer	270	7.1
Majority			253
Turnout			3,827	37.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
2. "Local Election Results 2011 - Dudley". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 February 2024.