2011 Hartlepool Borough Council election

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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]

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Election result

Hartlepool Borough Election, 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  BNP 00%1.0%211
  Conservative 16.25%23.8%4,987
  Labour 1168.75%45.6%9,550
  Liberal Democrats 00%5.65%664
  UKIP 00%11.1%2,323
  Independent 425%14.8%3,102

Ward results

Brus Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Fenwick72761.15%
Conservative Jean McKenna21317.92%
Independent Michelle Plant24920.95%
Majority72761.15%
Turnout 1,18924.60%
Burn Valley Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gough38932.17%
Labour Ged Hall82067.83%
Majority82067.83%
Turnout 1,20930.10%
Dyke House Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bret Addison10511.91%
Liberal Democrats Mark Peter Bennison707.94%
UKIP Amanda Duran21924.83%
Labour Linda Shields48855.33%
Majority48855.33%
Turnout 88225.30%
Fens Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alison Lilley46031.19%
Labour Stephen Myers41528.14%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parkinson18812.75%
UKIP George Springer34123.12%
Conservative Ray Wells17111.60%
Majority46031.19%
Turnout 1,47539.20%
Foggy Furze Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Gillam14413.46%
Conservative Ray Pocklington27225.43%
Labour Kaylee Sirs65461.13%
Majority65461.13%
Turnout 1,07028.20%
Grange Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Mayson23118.02%
Labour Chris Simmons78160.93%
Liberal Democrats Jim Tighe1179.13%
UKIP Ronnie Whitlock15311.94%
Majority78160.93%
Turnout 1,28231.40%
Greatham Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Geoff Lilley35448.37%
Independent Micheal McKie22430.61%
Labour Ken Natt10414.21%
Conservative David Young506.84%
Majority57878.97%
Turnout 73244.50%
Hart Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Addison55430.61%
Independent Lee Holland19010.50%
Liberal Democrats Robert Price1045.75%
Labour Jean Robinson85447.19%
Majority85447.19%
Turnout 1,81034.90%
Owton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Peter Joyce11313.30%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Rayner414.79%
Conservative Helen Wells779%
Labour Angie Wilcox62573.02%
Majority62573.02%
Turnout 85621.20%
Park Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moss Boddy40120.02%
Conservative Brenda Loynes1,12356%
UKIP Eric Wilson47923.92%
Majority1,12356%
Turnout 2,00343.60%
Rift House Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ronnie Bage21113.54%
Conservative Michael Corrigan30019.25%
Labour Sylvia Tempest76048.75%
Independent Steve Wright28818.48%
Majority76048.75%
Turnout 1,55933.30%


Rossmere Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Marshall74753.86%
UKIP Dave Pascoe45732.95%
Conservative Sam Wells18313.20%
Majority74753.86%
Turnout 1,38728.80%
Seaton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alec Gough50627.17%
Independent Cath Hill93149.98%
Labour Stuart Shields42622.87%
Majority93149.98%
Turnout 1,86335.40%
Stranton Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Coward15016.82%
UKIP Kath Hill20222.65%
Labour Jane Shaw54060.54%
Majority54060.54%
Turnout 89222.50%
Throston Ward (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Jackson85263.26%
Conservative D Loynes49536.74%
Majority85263.26%
Turnout 1,34729.50%

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