2011 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Results of the 2011 Hartlepool Borough Council election

The 2011 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place in May 2011 to fill a third of the Hartlepool Borough Council's seats, though there was no election that year in Elwick. ^[1] No seats were earned unopposed. ^[2] The Labour Party earned 46% of votes cast and won 69% of the available seats. ^[3]

Election result

Hartlepool Borough Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	BNP	0				0%	1.0%	211
	Conservative	1				6.25%	23.8%	4,987
	Labour	11				68.75%	45.6%	9,550
	Liberal Democrats	0				0%	5.65%	664
	UKIP	0				0%	11.1%	2,323
	Independent	4				25%	14.8%	3,102

Ward results

Brus Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Fenwick	727	61.15%
	Conservative	Jean McKenna	213	17.92%
	Independent	Michelle Plant	249	20.95%
Majority			727	61.15%
Turnout			1,189	24.60%

Burn Valley Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Gough	389	32.17%
	Labour	Ged Hall	820	67.83%
Majority			820	67.83%
Turnout			1,209	30.10%

Dyke House Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bret Addison	105	11.91%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Peter Bennison	70	7.94%
	UKIP	Amanda Duran	219	24.83%
	Labour	Linda Shields	488	55.33%
Majority			488	55.33%
Turnout			882	25.30%

Fens Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alison Lilley	460	31.19%
	Labour	Stephen Myers	415	28.14%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Parkinson	188	12.75%
	UKIP	George Springer	341	23.12%
	Conservative	Ray Wells	171	11.60%
Majority			460	31.19%
Turnout			1,475	39.20%

Foggy Furze Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Gillam	144	13.46%
	Conservative	Ray Pocklington	272	25.43%
	Labour	Kaylee Sirs	654	61.13%
Majority			654	61.13%
Turnout			1,070	28.20%

Grange Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Mayson	231	18.02%
	Labour	Chris Simmons	781	60.93%
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Tighe	117	9.13%
	UKIP	Ronnie Whitlock	153	11.94%
Majority			781	60.93%
Turnout			1,282	31.40%

Greatham Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Geoff Lilley	354	48.37%
	Independent	Micheal McKie	224	30.61%
	Labour	Ken Natt	104	14.21%
	Conservative	David Young	50	6.84%
Majority			578	78.97%
Turnout			732	44.50%

Hart Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Addison	554	30.61%
	Independent	Lee Holland	190	10.50%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Price	104	5.75%
	Labour	Jean Robinson	854	47.19%
Majority			854	47.19%
Turnout			1,810	34.90%

Owton Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Peter Joyce	113	13.30%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Rayner	41	4.79%
	Conservative	Helen Wells	77	9%
	Labour	Angie Wilcox	625	73.02%
Majority			625	73.02%
Turnout			856	21.20%

Park Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moss Boddy	401	20.02%
	Conservative	Brenda Loynes	1,123	56%
	UKIP	Eric Wilson	479	23.92%
Majority			1,123	56%
Turnout			2,003	43.60%

Rift House Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ronnie Bage	211	13.54%
	Conservative	Michael Corrigan	300	19.25%
	Labour	Sylvia Tempest	760	48.75%
	Independent	Steve Wright	288	18.48%
Majority			760	48.75%
Turnout			1,559	33.30%

Rossmere Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Marshall	747	53.86%
	UKIP	Dave Pascoe	457	32.95%
	Conservative	Sam Wells	183	13.20%
Majority			747	53.86%
Turnout			1,387	28.80%

Seaton Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alec Gough	506	27.17%
	Independent	Cath Hill	931	49.98%
	Labour	Stuart Shields	426	22.87%
Majority			931	49.98%
Turnout			1,863	35.40%

Stranton Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Coward	150	16.82%
	UKIP	Kath Hill	202	22.65%
	Labour	Jane Shaw	540	60.54%
Majority			540	60.54%
Turnout			892	22.50%

Throston Ward (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Jackson	852	63.26%
	Conservative	D Loynes	495	36.74%
Majority			852	63.26%
Turnout			1,347	29.50%

References

1. "Candidates announced for Hartlepool Council elections". The Northern Echo. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). "Hartlepool Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
3. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 26 September 2021.