2011 Harrogate Borough Council election

Results of the 2011 Harrogate Borough Council election

The 2011 Harrogate Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 20 members to Harrogate Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected approximately one-third of council's 54 members to a four-year term. It was preceded by the 2010 election and followed by the 2012 election. The Conservative Party held control of the council after the election. ^[1] Turnout across the wards up for election was 45.0%. ^[2]

Results summary

2011 Harrogate Borough Council [1] [3] [4] [5]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	14	7	70.0	20	34	63.0
	Liberal Democrats	5	5	25.0	12	17	31.5
	Independent	1	2	5.0	2	3	5.6
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0

Ward results

Bilton

Bilton ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Brown	976	45.3	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kempston-Parkes	801	37.2	12.2
	Labour	Andrew Gray	376	17.5	New
Majority			175	8.1	N/A
Total valid votes			2,153	99.8
Rejected ballots			5	0.2
Turnout			2,158	50.0
Registered electors			4,317
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.5

Granby

Granby ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Travena	743	44.7	21.4
	Conservative	Stephen Marshall	564	33.9	12.7
	Labour	Diane Maguire	357	21.5	16.0
Majority			179	10.8	34.1
Total valid votes			1,664	98.8
Rejected ballots			21	1.2
Turnout			1,685	36.9
Registered electors			4,564
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	17.0

Harlow Moor

Harlow Moor ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Theakston*	1,320	64.4	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Cohen	450	22.0	11.3
	Labour	Kevin McNerney	280	13.7	8.9
Majority			870	42.4	13.7
Total valid votes			2,050	99.5
Rejected ballots			10	0.5
Turnout			2,060	49.9
Registered electors			4,126
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

High Harrogate

High Harrogate ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Cooper	1,003	55.6	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Rodgers	519	28.8	5.8
	Labour	Christopher Watt	283	15.7	11.1
Majority			484	26.8	7.4
Total valid votes			1,805	99.0
Rejected ballots			19	1.0
Turnout			1,824	41.2
Registered electors			4,422
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Hookstone

Hookstone ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Reginald Marsh*	1,153	54.4	11.0
	Conservative	Philip Carlyle	708	33.4	8.0
	Labour	Patricia Foxall	257	12.1	9.0
Majority			445	21.0	19.0
Total valid votes			2,118	99.3
Rejected ballots			14	0.7
Turnout			2,132	47.6
Registered electors			4,476
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.5

Knaresborough East

Knaresborough East ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barrington Batt	586	34.6	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Rothwell*	437	25.8	19.3
	Independent	Andrew Wright	382	22.5	2.9
	Labour	Althea Farmer	291	17.2	10.4
Majority			149	8.8	N/A
Total valid votes			1,696	99.4
Rejected ballots			11	0.6
Turnout			1,707	43.1
Registered electors			3,960
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.0

Knaresborough King James

Knaresborough King James ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Ireland	985	51.3	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Hall	612	31.9	23.6
	Labour	Lorraine Ferris	322	16.8	New
Majority			373	19.4	N/A
Total valid votes			1,919	98.7
Rejected ballots			26	1.3
Turnout			1,945	48.3
Registered electors			4,030
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	18.2

Knaresborough Scriven Park

Knaresborough Scriven Park ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivor Fox	1,032	56.2	21.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Archibald	429	23.4	29.1
	Labour	Janet Williams	374	20.4	13.6
Majority			603	32.9	N/A
Total valid votes			1,835	98.9
Rejected ballots			21	1.1
Turnout			1,856	44.5
Registered electors			4,174
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	25.1

Low Harrogate

Low Harrogate ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jean Butterfield*	987	54.8	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Brooks	529	29.4	16.3
	Labour	Robert Darlington	182	10.1	New
	UKIP	Hugh Whiteside	104	5.8	New
Majority			458	25.4	16.8
Total valid votes			1,802	99.3
Rejected ballots			12	0.7
Turnout			1,814	42.4
Registered electors			4,276
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

New Park

New Park ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Chapman*	817	50.8	24.5
	Conservative	Adam Taylor	438	27.2	12.5
	Labour	Anthony Pedel	252	15.7	New
	Independent	Philip Reynolds	101	6.3	New
Majority			379	23.6	37.0
Total valid votes			1,608	98.7
Rejected ballots			21	1.3
Turnout			1,629	39.5
Registered electors			4,124
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.5

Pannal

Pannal ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Hill	1,290	52.1	14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Eglese	487	19.7	14.1
	Independent	Michael Gardner* [a]	450	18.2	New
	Labour	Helen Burke	249	10.1	New
Majority			803	32.4	0.1
Total valid votes			2,476	99.6
Rejected ballots			10	0.4
Turnout			2,486	57.0
Registered electors			4,361
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ripon Minster

Ripon Minster ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Pickles	645	39.0	24.6
	Independent	Sidney Hawke*	641	38.8	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Freeman	236	14.3	3.1
	Labour	Deborah Welford	131	7.9	New
Majority			4	0.2	N/A
Total valid votes			1,653	99.1
Rejected ballots			15	0.9
Turnout			1,668	41.3
Registered electors			4,037
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	16.5

Ripon Moorside

Ripon Moorside ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Powell*	889	58.1	3.3
	Conservative	John Topping	381	24.9	11.2
	Labour	Nicolas Murray	259	16.9	New
Majority			508	33.2	11.1
Total valid votes			1,529	97.6
Rejected ballots			37	2.4
Turnout			1,566	40.3
Registered electors			3,890
	Independent hold		Swing	7.2

Ripon Spa

Ripon Spa ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Chambers	843	45.6	22.5
	Independent	Peter Horton*	473	25.6	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Stockdale	237	12.8	16.3
	Labour	Andrew Murday	152	8.2	New
	Independent	Stanley Mackintosh	144	7.8	New
Majority			370	20.0	N/A
Total valid votes			1,849	99.1
Rejected ballots			17	0.9
Turnout			1,866	43.0
Registered electors			4,338
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	18.4

Rossett

Rossett (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Clark*	1,762
	Conservative	Michelle Woolley	1,412
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Parkes	654
	Liberal Democrats	James P. Clarke	611
	Labour	Alan Sweeney	310
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout			2,636	54.7
Registered electors			4,820
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Saltergate

Saltergate ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Jackson	885	50.4	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Webber*	577	32.9	22.9
	Labour	Janet Morrow	294	16.7	New
Majority			308	17.5	N/A
Total valid votes			1,756	98.9
Rejected ballots			19	1.1
Turnout			1,775	42.4
Registered electors			4,186
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	19.6

Starbeck

Starbeck ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Law	814	47.8	24.3
	Conservative	John Fletcher	389	22.9	9.8
	Labour	Geoffrey Foxall	272	16.0	10.9
	Independent	David Rimington	227	13.3	New
Majority			425	25.0	34.2
Total valid votes			1,702	98.6
Rejected ballots			24	1.4
Turnout			1,726	38.0
Registered electors			4,540
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	17.1

Stray

Stray ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Jones*	1,324	55.6	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Barnes	614	27.7	15.1
	Labour	Stuart Hubbert	280	12.6	New
Majority			710	32.0	20.2
Total valid votes			2,218	99.0
Rejected ballots			22	1.0
Turnout			2,240	53.0
Registered electors			4,230
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Woodfield

Woodfield ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Greta Knight [b]	764	45.4	13.2
	Labour	Daniel Maguire	530	31.5	17.3
	Conservative	Rebecca Burnett	390	23.2	8.3
Majority			234	13.9	29.8
Total valid votes			1,684	99.0
Rejected ballots			17	1.0
Turnout			1,701	41.4
Registered electors			4,109
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.2

Notes

1. Michael Gardner was elected as the candidate for the Conservatives in 2007, but ran for reelection as an independent.
2. Greta Knight was elected in a 7 January 2010 by-election following the death of incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor John Wren. ^[6]

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
2. "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Harrogate Borough Council - Summary of Results" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
3. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Harrogate". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
5. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Harrogate Borough Council Election Results" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
6. Teale, Andrew. "Woodfield Ward - Harrogate". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 17 June 2025.