2011 Lancaster City Council election

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Elections to Lancaster City Council were held on 5 May 2011. Lancaster City Council is a secondary-level district council in Lancashire. The whole council was up for election and, following the result, remains in No Overall Control.

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The Local Government Boundary Commission for England reviewed the electoral wards of Lancaster City Council in 2014 with the new electoral map to be elected for the first time at the 2015 Lancaster City Council election.

Following the election in 2011 the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 24+11
Conservative 16+5
Green 8-4
Morecambe Bay Independents 8-3
Independent 4-4
Liberal Democrat 0-5

Election results

Lancaster City Council Election, 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 24110+1141.3832.9228,711+7.01
  Conservative 1650+525.8626.2822,920-3.68
  Green 804-413.7915.9813,932-2.49
  MB Independent 816-413.7913.6811,927+0.89
  Independent 411±06.905.694,965+1.71
  Liberal Democrats 005-50.005.454,752-2.53

Ward results

Bare Ward

Bare (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
MB Independent June Irene Ashworth*84731.85+13.32
MB Independent Tony Anderson*75228.28+13.39
Conservative Susan Elisabeth Bray62123.35+2.87
Conservative Alison Bernadette Tyson43916.51-0.44
Turnout
MB Independent hold Swing +6.93
MB Independent gain from Conservative Swing +10.52

Bolton-Le-Sands ward

Bolton-Le-Sands (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Budden*95848.60+20.70
Conservative Val Histed*71336.17+9.73
Green Sue Holden30015.22+6.06
Turnout
Independent hold Swing +22.87
Conservative hold Swing +5.63

Bulk ward

Bulk (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tim Hamilton-Cox90016.24-3.28
Green Ceri Mumford88115.89-1.20
Green Andrew Kay*87515.79-1.18
Labour Bob Clark80414.50+0.52
Labour Sue Clark78914.23+1.06
Labour Aidan Williams65411.80+0.59
Conservative Claire Paula Dunn2193.95-0.18
Conservative Howard Byers2183.93-0.01
Conservative James Jenkins-Yates2033.66+3.66
Turnout
Green hold Swing -3.80
Green hold Swing -2.36
Green hold Swing -1.77

Carnforth ward

Carnforth (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Johnson*54323.03-4.82
Labour Paul Malcolm Gardener51521.84+3.86
Conservative Chris Leadbetter44819.00+19.00
Labour Fran Hanna41817.73-1.19
Independent Bob Roe*36015.27-7.26
Independent Amanda Louise Davies743.14+3.14
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing -3.63
Labour gain from Independent Swing +7.39

Castle ward

Castle (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jon Barry*1,49223.31-0.03
Green Melanie Forrest*1,20418.81-1.05
Green Tracey Kennedy1,14217.84-0.77
Labour James Groves5899.20+2.65
Labour Peter Rivet5859.14+2.98
Labour Joe Wright5128.00+2.11
Conservative Kyle Patterson3665.72+0.13
Conservative Natalia Karolina Anastacia Weglarz2473.86-1.17
Liberal Democrats Paul Hardingham Bramhall1171.83-1.31
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Joan Parris1081.69+1.69
Conservative Aaron Spence380.60-3.80
Turnout
Green hold Swing -2.68
Green hold Swing -4.13
Green hold Swing -2.88

Dukes ward

Dukes (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Dave Brookes38545.51-21.51
Labour Michael John Gibson28333.45+13.59
Conservative Richard Sykes12514.78-3.66
Liberal Democrats Stephen Maxwell536.26+6.26
Majority10212.06-29.78
Turnout 846
Green hold Swing -35.10

Ellel ward

Ellel (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Helme*1,11028.54-4.49
Conservative Susie Charles*1,00925.94-4.36
Labour Jane Binnion60915.66+6.23
Labour David Hill56214.45+6.25
Green Rebecca Marsden2616.71-2.69
Liberal Democrats Paul Hindley1744.47-5.16
Liberal Democrats Anabelle Lyons1644.22-5.18
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing -10.52
Conservative hold Swing -9.38

Halton-with-Aughton ward

Halton-with-Aughton (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Woodruff*79585.67+30.74
Green Cat Gilles13314.33+8.55
Majority66271.34+55.71
Turnout 928
Independent hold Swing +55.70

Harbour ward

Harbour (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Hanson*68820.21+6.08
Labour David Whittaker59917.59+5.03
Labour Ian Pattison57917.00+3.91
MB Independent Geoff Walker*43412.75-0.68
MB Independent Terry Ingle36510.72-1.60
MB Independent Rita Margaret Walker34810.22-1.19
Conservative Elliot Layfield2958.66+0.79
Green Christopher John Hart972.85+0.48
Turnout
Labour hold Swing +5.65
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing +7.74
Labour hold Swing +5.10

Heysham Central ward

Heysham Central (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joyce Taylor*63331.68-4.06
MB Independent Geoff Knight*59929.98+6.27
Labour Dilys Greenhalgh43821.92+5.73
Independent Pat Hibbins22611.31-7.45
Green Rosemary Susan Jennifer Betterton1025.11-0.49
Independent hold Swing -7.22
MB Independent hold Swing +11.15
Turnout

Heysham North ward

Heysham North (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Pattison50427.13+7.65
Labour Ron Sands*46424.97+4.72
MB Independent Nicholas Baxter35218.95+1.68
MB Independent Geoffrey Wilson26614.32-2.90
Independent Peter Robinson20210.87+10.87
Green Matthew James Wilson703.77-1.69
Turnout
Labour hold Swing +5.92
Labour hold Swing +7.67

Heysham South ward

Heysham South (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Louise Smith74016.74-5.77
MB Independent Mike Greenall*'71516.18-2.35
Conservative Richard William Rollins62614.16+14.16
MB Independent Kyra Physick60613.71+0.55
Labour Charlotte Louise Pattison53011.99-0.24
Labour Stephen Charles Wheeler52511.88+0.35
MB Independent Keran Farrow*51411.63-2.06
Green Charalampos Kaloudis1543.48+3.48
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing -6.32
MB Independent hold Swing -2.21
Conservative gain from MB Independent Swing +15.86

John O'Gaunt ward

John O'Gaunt (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Blamire*1,13117.60+3.73
Labour Elizabeth Scott1,08516.88+2.09
Labour Richard Newman-Thompson93114.49+2.90
Green Caroline Jackson73111.38-2.38
Green Nicky Sharkey5228.12-4.17
Conservative Wes Cosgriff4677.27-1.08
Green Dan Tierney4196.52-3.71
Conservative Mary Elizabeth Holloway4076.33-1.62
Conservative Ally Whittam3034.72-2.46
Liberal Democrats Gareth Allan Baker2023.14+3.14
Liberal Democrats Lyndz Pitchford1302.02+2.02
Liberal Democrats Ashley Samson981.53+1.53
Turnout
Labour hold Swing +2.58
Labour hold Swing +6.26
Labour gain from Green Swing +9.39

Kellet ward

Kellet (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Roger Mace*70876.79-2.29
Labour Lawrence James Bradwell14816.05+6.15
Green Dave Horton667.16-3.86
Majority56060.74-7.31
Turnout 922
Conservative hold Swing -7.32

Lower Lune Valley ward

Lower Lune Valley (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Parkinson Jackson92924.99+3.43
Conservative Jane Parkinson80021.52+2.19
Liberal Democrats Stuart Langhorn*67218.08-4.98
Liberal Democrats Joyce Pritchard*65017.49-4.72
Labour Charlotte Hill2637.08+3.74
Labour Becky Hodgson2426.51+3.88
Green Mark Miles Wescombe1614.33+0.57
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.56
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.76

Overton ward

Overton (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Sowden*48567.17+29.85
Labour Alan Biddulph23732.82+9.02
Majority24834.35+30.27
Turnout 722
Independent hold Swing +30.27

Poulton ward

Poulton (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
MB Independent Shirley Burns*56213.40-2.23
Labour Mark Bevan53812.83+0.93
Labour Terrie Metcalfe51412.26+2.59
Labour Darren Keith Clifford50612.07+3.28
Independent Evelyn Archer*49011.69+3.94
MB Independent Tricia Heath44610.64-4.99
MB Independent Linda Page3959.42-1.69
Independent David Lord2736.51+6.51
Conservative David Tyson2716.46-2.30
Conservative Paul Kutschmarski1984.72-4.00
Turnout
MB Independent hold Swing -4.63
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing +7.10
Labour hold Swing +0.83

Scotforth East ward

Scotforth East (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pam Pickles64719.49+9.24
Conservative Billy Hill57117.20+1.27
Labour Jean Taylor57017.17+8.13
Conservative Janet Walton50615.25+0.21
Liberal Democrats Janie Kirkham*40212.11-10.65
Liberal Democrats Phil Dunster2898.71-12.33
Green Emily Heath1855.57+5.57
Green Abi Mills1494.49-1.44
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +16.75
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +5.14

Scotforth West ward

Scotforth West (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Denwood*1,15716.85+2.91
Green Chris Coates79411.56-5.03
Labour Josh Bancroft78811.48+3.07
Labour Colin Hartley76611.16+3.26
Green Zoe Jones68710.01-2.84
Conservative Becca Rollinson5718.32-1.92
Conservative James Calder5708.30-1.29
Green Andy Yuille5337.76-3.29
Conservative Matthew Sinclair4907.14-1.27
Liberal Democrats John William Allen2293.34+3.34
Independent Robert Alan Chard1422.07+2.07
Liberal Democrats Arthur Henry Livesley1392.02+2.02
Turnout
Labour hold Swing +3.95
Green hold Swing -5.95
Labour gain from Green Swing +7.60

Silverdale ward

Silverdale (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Valerie Graham67863.13-9.88
Green Amanda Faith Bingley21520.02+3.10
Labour Ruth Warren18116.85+6.79
Majority46343.11-12.97
Turnout 1074
Conservative hold Swing -12.98

Skerton East ward

Skerton East (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Tracy Hall81624.46+7.58
Labour Robert Michael Redfern*79123.71+8.89
Labour Abbott Bryning*78723.59+8.47
Conservative Stuart James Alexander Bateson38311.48+3.07
Independent Mick Varey3279.80+3.05
Liberal Democrats Richard Giles Gonard2326.95+6.95
Turnout
Labour hold Swing +4.51
Labour hold Swing +6.96
Labour hold Swing +9.76

Skerton West ward

Skerton West (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Leytham*85928.04+3.69
Labour John Harrison82927.06+4.94
Labour Roger Sherlock*58419.06-3.06
Conservative Graham Charles Agnew45714.92+3.10
Green Keri Melinda Alston33510.93+1.71
Turnout
Labour hold Swing +0.59
Labour hold Swing +4.65
Labour hold Swing -2.17

Slyne-with-Hest ward

Slyne-with-Hest (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvia Rogerson*1,12135.86-3.74
Conservative Malcolm Thomas*1,06534.07-5.12
Labour Suzi Dunning42913.72+3.53
Labour Cari Wood32110.27+10.27
Green Barry Gwyn Hankin1906.08-4.93
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing -6.45
Conservative hold Swing -5.20

Torrisholme ward

Torrisholme (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
MB Independent Roger Dennison*81113.49+2.30
MB Independent Geoff Marsland*75012.48+2.11
Conservative Susan Gail Sykes73712.26+2.87
Conservative Dorothy Mingins68011.31+1.74
MB Independent Brian Binfield67111.16+0.98
Labour Jon-Paul Blundell60710.10+4.59
Conservative John Wild5579.27+0.24
Liberal Democrats Ian Clift3525.86-3.53
Liberal Democrats Michael Gradwell3425.69+8.42
Liberal Democrats Bill Jackson2744.56-3.13
Green Catriona Stamp2303.83+0.28
Turnout
MB Independent hold Swing +0.38
MB Independent hold Swing +1.40
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.33

University ward

University (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Aitchison36927.43+16.72
Labour Jonathan Dixon31423.35+14.39
Green Ian McCulloch*17012.64-6.27
Green Rick Seymour15211.30-5.20
Conservative Jordan Thomas Shandley1138.40-2.20
Conservative Samuel Vince Thurgood1027.58-1.82
Liberal Democrats Myles Anthony Clapham674.98-7.15
Liberal Democrats Leo Mead584.31-7.27
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing +22.99
Labour gain from Green Swing +19.59

Upper Lune Valley ward

Upper Lune Valley (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Thomas Williamson*82974.95-3.75
Green Gisela Christine Renolds27725.05+3.75
Majority55249.91-7.49
Turnout 1106
Conservative hold Swing -7.50

Warton ward

Warton (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alycia James46550.54+10.06
Labour Janette Gardner33536.41+36.41
Green Mike Wright12013.04+13.04
Majority13014.13+33.22
Turnout 920
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +33.21

Westgate ward

Westgate (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
MB Independent David Kerr*67616.24+1.16
Labour Vikki Price66015.86+6.46
Labour David Smith65915.83+6.77
MB Independent Roger Henry Plumb*60914.63+0.56
MB Independent Anthony Michael Bernard Wade*57613.84-0.60
Conservative Leo Croombs3528.46+1.75
Conservative John Geoff Marsden3207.69+1.44
Conservative Michael Donald Huet3107.45+1.40
Turnout
MB Independent hold Swing +2.10
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing +6.27
Labour gain from MB Independent Swing +13.15

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