2011 Gedling Borough Council election

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2011 Gedling Borough Council election
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All 50 seats to Gedling Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before9289
Seats won31154
Seat change+22-13-5
Map of the results of the 2011 Gedling council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Gedling UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Gedling council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

An election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party. [1]

Contents

Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 28 seats, [2] compared to 9 for Labour, 8 Liberal Democrats and 5 independents. [3]

A big issue in the election was the introduction of car parking charges by the Conservative council. [2] Labour said that local businesses were suffering because of the charges and proposed to end the charges and cut the number of councillors, while the Conservatives said the charges enabled them to preserve services and keep council tax down. [2] [3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats expected that they and the Conservatives would suffer due to the cuts being made by the national coalition government. [2]

Election result

The results saw Labour gain control of the council from the Conservatives, after taking 13 seats from the Conservative Party, 5 from the Liberal Democrats [4] and all 5 independent seats. [3] This left Labour with 32 seats, compared to 15 Conservatives and 3 Liberal Democrats. [3] Overall turnout in the election was 45.3%. [5]

Gedling Local Election Result 2011 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 31220+2264.046.744,416+13.0
  Conservative 15013-1330.037.936,033-7.0
  Liberal Democrats 405-56.011.310,762-3.6
 Calverton First Independents003-30.02.12,017-1.9
  Independent 002-20.01.11,056-0.2
  Green 00000.00.6550+0.4
  UKIP 00000.00.2228-0.7

Ward results

Bestwood Village

Bestwood Village [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Denis Beeston38258.1
Conservative Stuart Coull27541.9
Turnout 65743.3
Labour hold

Bonington

Bonington (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Roy Allan1,04818.3
Labour Roxanne Ellis99517.4
Labour Phil McCauley96116.8
Conservative Gillian Fullwood77813.6
Conservative Sally Mason-Kempster75813.2
Conservative Geoff Walker75013.1
Liberal Democrats Marion Smalley1753.1
Liberal Democrats Minna Patterson1412.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Walkyier1252.2
Turnout 5,73139.8
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph

Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Steve Poole77723.1
Conservative Sarah Tomlinson76422.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Fife46113.7
Liberal Democrats John Flynn43713.0
Labour Jeanette Johnson35910.7
Labour Ferni Ogundipe2918.6
Independent Pat Blandamer1664.9
Independent Colin Blandamer1123.3
Turnout 3,36758.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Calverton

Calverton (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Emily Bailey1,09818.0
Labour Nick Quilty1,01016.6
Labour Mike Hope1,00316.5
Conservative Boyd Elliott97015.9
Calverton First IndependentBill Peet77712.7
Calverton First IndependentTony Barton66410.9
Calverton First IndependentGrant Withers5769.5
Turnout 6,09845.1
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent

Carlton

Carlton (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Nicki Brooks1,36320.0
Labour Steve Ainley1,35719.9
Labour Mark Glover1,29719.0
Conservative Cheryl Clarke79311.6
Conservative Richard Goodwin75511.1
Conservative Wendy Golland74310.9
Liberal Democrats Abigail Rhodes1862.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Whitaker1742.6
Liberal Democrats Michel Flor-Henry1542.3
Turnout 6,82244.7
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Carlton Hill

Carlton Hill (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jim Creamer1,37821.6
Labour Paul Feeney1,33420.9
Labour Darrell Pulk1,33220.9
Conservative Mark Butcher68610.7
Conservative Tom Butcher66310.4
Conservative Luke Warrington5538.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Drewberry1592.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Newman1472.3
Liberal Democrats Spiros Fafoutis1332.1
Turnout 6,38541.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Daybrook

Daybrook (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Barnes91933.8
Labour Sandra Barnes89132.6
Conservative Peter Mason-Kempster38314.1
Conservative Hazel Wilson35112.9
Liberal Democrats Amy Nash913.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Blaylock853.1
Turnout 2,72038.8
Labour hold
Labour hold

Gedling

Gedling (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jenny Hollingsworth85612.0
Labour Krista Blair85512.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Tunnicliffe78811.0
Labour Alexander Scroggie75910.6
Liberal Democrats Marguerite Wright72410.1
Liberal Democrats Maggie Dunkin71110.0
Conservative Bernard Leaper7069.9
Conservative Selim Catkin6779.5
Conservative Helen Greensmith6779.5
Green Jeannie Thompson1432.0
Green Jim Norris1271.8
Green Margret Vince1211.7
Turnout 7,14447.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Killisick

Killisick [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Henry Wheeler55276.9
Independent Harvey Maddock16623.1
Turnout 71840.7
Labour gain from Independent

Kingswell

Kingswell (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sarah Hewson72921.5
Labour Paul Key69920.3
Conservative Natalie Sharpe67219.5
Labour Les Nourse59517.5
Independent Mary Kempster2788.1
Independent Paul Peet2356.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Swift1213.5
Liberal Democrats Jensen Stansfield-Coynw1183.4
Turnout 3,44748.2
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Lambley

Lambley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roland Spencer59973.0
Labour Patricia Osbaldiston22227.0
Turnout 82147.7
Conservative hold

Mapperley Plains

Mapperley Plains (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ged Clarke1,28317.6
Conservative Carol Pepper1,26117.3
Conservative John Parr1,21916.7
Labour John Butterworth99513.7
Labour Joy Knowles98313.5
Labour Marion Welton93612.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Buxton2122.9
Liberal Democrats Neil King2102.9
Liberal Democrats Max Beeken1882.6
Turnout 7,28744.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Netherfield and Colwick

Netherfield and Colwick (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Clarke1,08721.0
Labour Barbara Miller1,07020.6
Labour Meredith Lawrence1,05220.3
Conservative Allen Clarke52710.2
Conservative Geoff Richardson4458.6
Conservative Elliot Taylor4097.9
Liberal Democrats Heather Stammers1653.2
Green Jean Katimertzis1593.1
Liberal Democrats Nora Crosland1372.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Brownlee1362.6
Turnout 5,18734.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Newstead

Newstead [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Patricia Andrews43356.0
Labour John McCauley34044.0
Turnout 77345.7
Conservative hold

Phoenix

Phoenix (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Cheryl Hewlett74227.1
Labour Ian Howarth68425.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ellwood68024.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Berry63623.2
Turnout 2,74241.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Porchester

Porchester (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bob Collis1,37518.0
Labour John Truscott1,33617.4
Labour Muriel Weisz1,27916.7
Conservative John Collin1,04013.6
Conservative John Tanner1,03513.5
Conservative Jenny Spencer98012.8
Liberal Democrats Josephine James2353.1
Liberal Democrats Raymond Poynter1992.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pratt1812.4
Turnout 7,66049.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Ravenshead

Ravenshead (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Barnfather1,72525.4
Conservative Bruce Andrews1,63824.2
Conservative Colin Powell1,52522.5
Labour Carol Wright71110.5
Labour John Kendrick67710.0
Labour Paul Maguire5087.5
Turnout 6,78452.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St James

St James (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kathryn Fox60520.1
Liberal Democrats Tony Gillam53417.7
Labour Steven Syme50416.7
Conservative Julie Catkin46115.3
Liberal Democrats Jason Stansfield45915.2
Conservative James Faulconbridge45215.0
Turnout 3,01547.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

St Mary's

St Mary's (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pauline Allan1,14418.9
Labour Michael Payne1,13618.8
Labour Marje Paling1,07717.8
Conservative Bob Tait83413.8
Conservative Terry Pepper82713.7
Conservative Mike Anthony80513.3
UKIP Mark Brinsley-Day2283.8
Turnout 6,05143.1
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Valley

Valley (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gary Gregory54622.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Hughes46919.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dunkin46318.8
Labour Stewart Ragsdale46118.7
Conservative Trevor Day2349.5
Conservative Tanya Hinds1957.9
Independent Deva Kumarasiri552.2
Independent Robert Dawson441.8
Turnout 2,46739.7
Labour gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold

Woodborough

Woodborough [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Boot65877.9
Labour Anne Hawkins18722.1
Turnout 84556.6
Conservative hold

Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Suzanne Prew-Smith1,38116.6
Conservative Alan Bexon1,31515.8
Conservative Richard Nicholson1,29215.5
Labour Grahame Pope1,24214.9
Labour Michael Towers1,09413.1
Labour Peter Osbaldiston1,08913.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Swift3644.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Patterson2923.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Smalley2723.3
Turnout 8,34153.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-Elections between May 2011 – April 2015

By-elections are called when a representative Councillor resigns or dies, so are unpredictable. A by-election is held to fill a political office that has become vacant between the scheduled elections.

Phoenix – 15 September 2011

Phoenix By-Election 15 September 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ellwood 566 49.2 +1.2
Labour Allan Leadbeater44538.7−13.3
Conservative James Faulconbridge988.5New
UKIP Lee Waters423.7New
Majority 12110.5N/A
Turnout 1,151
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Kingswell – 2 May 2013

Kingswell By-Election 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Ellis54736.3−1.2
Conservative Michael Adams48332.0−8.6
UKIP Lee Waters39726.3New
Liberal Democrats Rhiann Stansfield-Coyne805.3−1.6
Majority 644.3
Turnout 1,50739.5
Labour hold Swing

Gedling – 27 March 2014

Gedling By-Election 27 March 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynda Pearson 482 32.6 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Maggie Dunkin42828.9−2.7
UKIP Claude-Francois Loi33722.8New
Conservative James Faulconbridge23315.7−12.6
Majority 543.7N/A
Turnout 1482
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hess, John (4 May 2011). "The election is about cuts, car parking and cappuccino". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "'Incredible' night as poll ends in surprise landslide". This is Nottingham. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nottingham Lib Dem calls for Clegg's resignation". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 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 "Election Results". Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Election results 2011: English council summary results". The Guardian. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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