2011 East Hampshire District Council election

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2011 East Hampshire District Council election
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All 44 council seats
23 seats needed for a majority
 Second partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election30 seats, 60.6%14 seats, 35.1%
Seats won395
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote30,57813,405
Percentage61.0%26.7%
East Hampshire UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 election, by ward.
Previous Largest Party before election


Conservative

Subsequent Largest Party


Conservative

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

Contents

Background

The previous election in 2007 saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after winning 30 seats, compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats. [2] In 2008 the councillor for Whitehill Pinewood, Ian Dowdle, defected from the Liberal Democrats to join the Conservatives. [3] However, in 2010 Dowdle would resign from the Conservatives over the party's handling of the local eco-town [4] and he then resigned from the council in January 2011. [5] A further 2 defections took place in March 2011 with Conservatives Maureen Comber and Eve Hope, representing Selborne, and Bramshott and Liphook respectively, joining the Liberal Democrats. [6]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats compared to the 2007 election. [7] This took the Conservatives to 39 councillors, compared to 5 Liberal Democrats, the largest majority since the founding of the council. [8] Overall turnout in the election was 48%. [9]

Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Alton, including defeating the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Jerry James, in Alton Wooteys. [8] Other Conservative gains came in Clanfield and Finchdean, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray and Petersfield Causeway. [8] This left the Liberal Democrats with just 5 councillors, all in the Whitehill and Bordon area. [8]

The Conservatives leader of the council Patrick Burridge described the results as "beyond my wildest dreams". [9] Meanwhile, the new Liberal Democrat leader on the council Adam Carew put their defeats down to high Conservative turnout in the Alternative Vote referendum which was held at the same time as the council election and that the "low popularity rating" of the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg "had a negative effect". [7]

East Hampshire Local Election Result 2011 [10] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3990+988.661.030,578+0.4%
  Liberal Democrats 509-911.426.713,405-8.4%
  Labour 0000010.85,418+7.1%
  Independent 000000.9452+0.3%
  JAC 000000.5275+0.5%

5 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election. [10] Seat changes are compared to the 2007 election and do not take into account defections. [7]

Ward results

Alton Amery

Alton Amery [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Saunders40946.8+15.9
Liberal Democrats Jeff Smith31836.4−21.0
Labour Barbara Burfoot14616.7+5.0
Majority9110.4
Turnout 87345.7+12.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Ashdell

Alton Ashdell [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Joy65163.6+2.5
Liberal Democrats Chris McCallum37236.4+3.5
Majority27927.3−1.0
Turnout 1,02353.8+10.5
Conservative hold Swing

Alton Eastbrooke

Alton Eastbrooke [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dean Phillips35847.4+11.9
Liberal Democrats Pam Bradford26935.6−18.1
Labour Jan Treacher12817.0+6.3
Majority8911.8
Turnout 75538.4+13.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Westbrooke

Alton Westbrooke [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Branch46745.9+6.8
Liberal Democrats Atu Patel40840.1−20.8
Labour Peter Treacher14314.0+14.0
Majority595.8
Turnout 1,01846.0+12.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Whitedown

Alton Whitedown [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maynard Melissa57848.7+8.3
Liberal Democrats Allan Chick46839.4−14.7
Labour Roger Godber14111.9+6.5
Majority1109.3
Turnout 1,18752.6+9.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Wooteys

Alton Wooteys [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Orme34445.4
Liberal Democrats Jerry James27336.0
Labour Don Hammond14118.6
Majority719.4
Turnout 75842.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Binstead and Bentley

Binsted and Bentley [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Carter89874.7−5.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Davison30425.3+5.5
Majority59449.4−11.1
Turnout 1,20252.7+7.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bramshott and Liphook

Bramshott and Liphook (3) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anna James1,485
Conservative Sam James1,456
Conservative Angela Glass1,436
Liberal Democrats Michael Croucher947
Liberal Democrats Eve Hope918
Liberal Democrats Rob Evans841
Labour John Tough503
Labour Catriona Mackenzie304
Labour Ann Saunders249
Turnout 8,13946.0+11.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clanfield and Finchdean

Clanfield and Finchdean (2) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Moon1,164
Conservative David Newberry1,019
Liberal Democrats Richard Judd497
Liberal Democrats Bill Phipps417
Labour Michael Burgess252
Labour Margaret Broome251
Turnout 3,60049.7+8.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Downland

Downland [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Burridge88376.4+5.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Ludlow27323.6−5.8
Majority61052.8+11.6
Turnout 1,15659.1+9.3
Conservative hold Swing

East Meon

East Meon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Parkinsonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Four Marks and Medstead

Four Marks and Medstead [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Seward1,729
Conservative Maurice Johnson1,703
Liberal Democrats Terry Taggart682
Labour Carole Parsons227
Labour Frances Thompson184
Turnout 4,52552.0+4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Froxfield and Steep

Froxfield and Steep [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Drewunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Grayshott

Grayshott [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ferris Cowper81082.7−2.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Gray16717.3+2.4
Majority63465.5−4.7
Turnout 96851.1+8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Headley

Headley (2) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Williams1,475
Conservative Richard Millard1,436
Liberal Democrats Richard Clifford576
Liberal Democrats Gary Hopwood469
Turnout 3,95638.8+1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holybourne and Froyle

Holybourne and Froyle [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynis Watts81068.6+0.3
Liberal Democrats Judith Janes37031.4+7.6
Majority44037.3−7.2
Turnout 1,18057.0+13.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean

Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sara Schillemore58969.5+3.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Humphreys25830.5−3.7
Majority33139.1+7.5
Turnout 84743.8+10.7
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Downs

Horndean Downs [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Marshall63064.5+13.8
Liberal Democrats Terry Port23624.2−25.1
Labour Margaret Pain11111.4+11.4
Majority39440.3+39.0
Turnout 97748.7+13.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth

Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dorothy Denston69376.1+0.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Port21823.9−0.5
Majority47552.1+0.9
Turnout 91146.2+9.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Kings

Horndean Kings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Evans62652.3+14.5
Liberal Democrats Samantha Darragh42035.1−27.1
Labour Derek Thompson15212.7+12.7
Majority20617.2
Turnout 1,19847.9+14.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Horndean Murray

Horndean Murray [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Evans50157.7+10.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Maiden22425.8−26.5
Labour Katie Green14316.5+16.5
Majority27731.9
Turnout 86845.1+11.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lindford

Lindford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Parker-Smith54565.0−9.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Desmond16019.1−6.3
Independent Neville Taylor13416.0+16.0
Majority38545.9−3.4
Turnout 83939.5+6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Liss

Liss (2) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gina Logan1,173
Conservative Jennifer Gray1,085
Labour Keith Budden441
Labour Howard Linsley439
Liberal Democrats Roger Mullenger419
Turnout 3,55749.0+10.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield Bell Hill

Petersfield Bell Hill [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John West57257.2+4.0
Liberal Democrats Grant Budden23523.5−18.3
Labour Beth Vaughan19319.3+14.3
Majority33733.7+22.3
Turnout 1,00052.0+12.2
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield Causeway

Petersfield Causeway [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Aiston51152.8+8.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Mills27528.4−18.3
Labour James Bridge18218.8+9.9
Majority23624.4
Turnout 96848.1+5.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Petersfield Heath

Petersfield Heath [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Butlerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield Rother

Petersfield Rother [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Ayer84471.0
Labour Bill Organ34429.0
Majority50042.0
Turnout 1,18862.3
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield St Mary's

Petersfield St Mary's [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Guy Stacpoole71767.8+5.7
Labour Julie Dickinson34032.2+18.6
Majority37735.7−2.1
Turnout 1,05751.3+7.2
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield St Peter

Petersfield St Peters [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilary Ayerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Ropley and Tisted

Ropley and Tisted [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Grahamunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Rowlands Castle

Rowlands Castle [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marge Harvey75859.0−7.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Protheroe42733.2−0.8
Labour Greg Beckett-Leonard1007.8+7.8
Majority33125.8−6.2
Turnout 1,28560.5+11.1
Conservative hold Swing

Selborne

Selborne [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ashcroft73472.4+22.3
Liberal Democrats Maureen Comber15114.9−35.0
Labour Sarah Hall12912.7+12.7
Majority58357.5+57.4
Turnout 1,01457.4+11.0
Conservative hold Swing

The Hangers and Forest

The Hangers and Forest [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judy Onslow72672.5−6.8
JAC Don Jerrard27527.5+6.8
Majority45145.1−13.5
Turnout 1,00152.5+7.5
Conservative hold Swing

Whitehill Chase

Whitehill Chase [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Zoya Faddy33050.9
Conservative Dave Williamson31849.1
Majority121.8
Turnout 64837.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Deadwater

Whitehill Deadwater [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Muldoon42778.8+15.4
Labour Francis MacNamara11521.2+21.2
Majority31257.6+30.8
Turnout 54230.0+11.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Hogmoor

Whitehill Hogmoor [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Drury27241.7−29.4
Conservative John Haine19329.6+0.7
Independent Roger Russell12819.6+19.6
Labour Timothy King609.2+9.2
Majority7912.1−30.1
Turnout 65333.0+9.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Pinewood

Whitehill Pinewood [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Wherrell26057.8+0.5
Independent Bill Wain19042.2+42.2
Majority7015.6+0.9
Turnout 45022.0+2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Walldown

Whitehill Walldown [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Carew52467.5
Conservative Keith Cooper25232.5
Majority27235.0
Turnout 77644.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "East Hampshire". BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cllr Dowdle switches parties". Petersfield Post . 7 April 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dowdle resigns in protest at Tory group". Petersfield Post . 6 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Eco-town critic quits country". Bordon Herald. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Duo defect from Conservative to Lib Dems on East Hampshire District Council". The News . 30 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Lib Dem-olition job in elections". Petersfield Post . 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Tories romp to record victory at district council elections". Petersfield Post . 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Clean sweep for East Hants Tories". Post Gazette. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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