2011 Fenland District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Fenland council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Fenland UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Fenland council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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

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2011 Fenland District Council election
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All 40 seats to Fenland District Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderN/A
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader sinceN/A
Leader's seatN/A
Last election39 seats, 97.5%0 seats, 0%0 seats, %
Seats before3810
Seats won3420
Seat change-4+10
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Party Independent UKIP Green
Last election10 seats, %0 seats, %
Seats before00
Seats won400
Seat change+30
Percentage % %
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Background

In the 2007 election, the Conservatives won 39 of the 40 seats, with the only other seat being won by an independent. [2] However, in April 2010 Liberal Democrat Dave Patrick gained a seat at a by-election from the Conservatives in Kirkgate ward. [3]

A total of 96 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats on the council. [4] 2 Conservatives candidates were unopposed at the election, Martin Curtis in Kingsmoor and Pop Jolley in Wimblington, a substantial drop from the number at the 2007 election. [4] For the other 38 seats the candidates were 38 Conservatives, 20 Labour, 19 Liberal Democrats, 10 independents, 4 United Kingdom Independence Party and 3 Green Party. [5] The most candidates were in Waterlees ward in Wisbech, where 9 candidates stood for 2 seats on the council. [5]

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council, but their majority was reduced slightly. [6] They won 34 of the 40 seats on the council, after losing 4 seats, 3 to independents and 1 to the Liberal Democrats. [6] [7] The wins for the Conservatives included Will Sutton in Elm and Christchurch, where he defeated the former Conservative member of the cabinet Phil Webb, who been deselected before the election and stood as an independent. [7] Conservative leader of the council Alan Melton, who comfortably held his own seat in Birch ward in Chatteris, said he was "ecstatic" at the results, which he said showed support for his party's policies. [7]

The Conservatives losses came in Waterlees, where independents Michael and Virginia Bucknor gained both seats from the Conservatives, and in March West where independent Rob Skoulding took one of the three seats. [7] Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat Gavin Booth gained one of the two seats in Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary from the Conservatives. [7] After independent Mark Archer and Liberal Democrat Dave Patrick held their seats, this meant the opposition on the council was 4 independent and 2 Liberal Democrat councillors. [7]

Fenland Local Election Result 2011 [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3404Decrease2.svg 485.059.924,602-7.7
  Independent 430Increase2.svg 310.011.34,647+5.7
  Liberal Democrats 210Increase2.svg 15.010.94,463-8.4
  Labour 0000015.46,321+7.8
  Green 000001.3541+1.3
  UKIP 000001.2497+1.2

Ward results

Bassenhally (Whittlesey)

Bassenhally [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Mayor 392 79.0
Liberal Democrats Tracey Wilkes10421.0
Majority28858.0
Turnout 49639.8
Conservative hold Swing

Benwick, Coates and Eastrea

Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Butcher 880
Conservative Alex Miscandlon 530
Independent Bob Wicks414
Labour Aidan Hervey248
Green Shane Alexander194
Turnout 2,26641.5+2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Birch (Chatteris

Birch [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Melton 424 55.4 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Colbert23430.6-9.8
UKIP Sandra Rylance10714.0+14.0
Majority19024.8+14.5
Turnout 76540.6+8
Conservative hold Swing

Clarkson (Wisbech)

Clarkson [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Cox 258 56.7
Labour Ann Purt12727.9
Liberal Democrats Robert McLaren7015.4
Majority13128.8
Turnout 45526.2
Conservative hold Swing

Delph

Delph [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Mayor 434 72.2
Labour David Lewis16727.8
Majority26744.4
Turnout 60139.3
Conservative hold Swing

Doddington

Doddington [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Connor 554 76.6
Liberal Democrats Janet Feekins16923.4
Majority38553.2
Turnout 72342.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elm and Christchurch

Elm and Christchurch (2) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mac Cotterell 711
Conservative Will Sutton 489
Independent Phil Webb268
Labour Nicholas Poole221
Independent Robert Pinnock198
Liberal Democrats Verity Roscoe118
Turnout 2,00534.3+6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hill (Wisbech)

Hill (2) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon King 797
Conservative Bruce Wegg 677
Labour Dean Reeves366
Liberal Democrats Luke Roscoe202
Turnout 2,04230.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmoor (Whittlesey))

Kingsmoor [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Curtis unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkgate (Wisbech)

Kirkgate [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Patrick 311 48.6
Conservative Robert Lawrence23336.4
Labour John White9615.0
Majority7812.2
Turnout 64035.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lattersey (Whittlesey)

Lattersey [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Garratt 453 67.9
Labour Jes Hibbert16224.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Adams527.8
Majority29143.6
Turnout 66735.7
Conservative hold Swing

Manea

Manea [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Archer 568 73.9 +12.5
Conservative James Carney20126.1-12.5
Majority36747.7+24.9
Turnout 76947.7-6
Independent hold Swing

March East

March East (3) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Clark 1,154
Conservative Bernard Keane 1,002
Conservative Fred Yeulett 914
Labour Martin Field727
Labour Louis Sugden617
Labour John Williams613
Independent Reg Kemp537
Turnout 5,56438.4+4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

March North

March North (3) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Cornwell 1,064
Conservative Trevor Quince 923
Conservative Peter Tunley 827
Labour Matthew Routledge627
Liberal Democrats William McAdam468
Turnout 3,90934.8+6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

March West

March West (3) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kit Owen 1,117
Independent Rob Skoulding 1,082
Conservative Jan French 1,019
Conservative Adam Triggs813
Independent Matt Broadfield483
Labour Christopher Carter472
Liberal Democrats Stephen Court460
Turnout 5,44643.3+11
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Medworth (Wisbech)

Medworth [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Farmer 364 59.1 -5.6
Labour Mark Plum19431.5-3.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Randall589.4+9.4
Majority17027.6-1.9
Turnout 61630.5-2
Conservative hold Swing

Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Scrimshaw 849
Liberal Democrats Gavin Booth 652
Conservative Steve Tierney602
Liberal Democrats Mary Lane405
Labour David Goode303
Turnout 2,81142.9
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Peckover (Wisbech)

Peckover [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Oliver 446 69.8
Labour Simon Massen13120.5
Liberal Democrats Heather Kinnear629.7
Majority31549.3
Turnout 63934.5
Conservative hold Swing

Roman Bank

Roman Bank (3) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Humphrey 1,256
Conservative Philip Hatton 1,092
Conservative Chris Seaton 1,007
Labour Kay Scott590
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Smith361
Turnout 4,30640.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Slade Lode

Slade Lode [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Florrie Newell 301 46.5 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Howes20631.8-8.7
Labour Grant Osbourn14021.6+9.4
Majority9514.7+8.0
Turnout 64733.3+2
Conservative hold Swing

Staithe (Wisbech)

Staithe [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Green 301 55.1
Labour Reg Mee15728.8
UKIP Will Schooling8816.1
Majority14426.3
Turnout 54629.9
Conservative hold Swing


St Andrews [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Stebbing 542 69.0
Green David Chivall24331.0
Majority29938.0
Turnout 78538.3
Conservative hold Swing
St Marys [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Peachey 364 46.0
Independent Roy Gerstner32440.9
Green Hilary Chivall10413.1
Majority405.1
Turnout 79239.3
Conservative hold Swing

The Mills

The Mills [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Chambers 422 57.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Baldry31442.7-0.2
Majority10814.7+0.6
Turnout 73636.1+1
Conservative hold Swing
Waterlees (2) [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Virginia Bucknor 392
Independent Michael Bucknor 381
Conservative Ray Griffin298
Conservative David Wheeler285
Labour Barry Diggle186
Labour Avis Gilliatt177
UKIP Paul Clapp165
UKIP Christopher Schooling137
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hancox31
Turnout 2,05227.0-17
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Wenneye [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Murphy 607 76.5 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe18623.5-8.2
Majority42153.1+16.4
Turnout 79339.8+4
Conservative hold Swing
Wimblington [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pop Jolley unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

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