The 2011 Medway Council unitary authority election took place on 5 May 2011. The Conservative Party won a majority on the council with 35 Councillors, The Labour Party came second with 15 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats third with 3 councillors. There were 2 independent councillors. There were a total of 55 seats on the council. [1]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 35 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 63.64 | 46.05 | 80,017 | ||
Labour | 15 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 27.27 | 34.46 | 59,870 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5.45 | 8.81 | 15,312 | ||
Independent | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3.64 | 4.43 | 7,692 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2.04 | 3,540 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1.80 | 3,121 | ||
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1.55 | 2,690 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.51 | 888 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.09 | 150 |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
33 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
Conservative | Labour | LD | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
35 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
Conservative | Labour | LD | I |
I – Independent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Shaw | 1,949 | 21.6 | ||
Labour | Paul Godwin | 1,896 | 21.0 | ||
Labour | Vince Maple | 1,857 | 20.6 | ||
Conservative | Denis Wildey | 804 | 8.9 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Major | 775 | 8.6 | ||
Conservative | Eric Williams | 744 | 8.2 | ||
UKIP | Robin Johnson | 314 | 3.5 | ||
English Democrat | Karen Streatfield | 242 | 2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Burrows | 223 | 2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Biggs | 220 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 1,053 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,024 | 30.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ray Maisey | 1,188 | 63.4 | ||
Labour | Tina Lancley | 686 | 36.6 | ||
Majority | 502 | 26.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,874 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andy Stamp | 1,379 | 13.3 | ||
Independent | Pat Cooper | 1,184 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | Adam Price | 1,156 | 11.2 | ||
Labour | Naushabah Khan | 1,108 | 10.7 | ||
Labour | Ian Darbyshire | 1,104 | 10.7 | ||
Independent | Dan McDonald | 1,038 | 10.0 | ||
Conservative | Rifat Chishti | 746 | 7.2 | ||
Conservative | Jonpaul Kelly | 635 | 6.1 | ||
Conservative | Kamran Safdar | 519 | 5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cathy Sutton | 317 | 3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sidney Kingman | 311 | 3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Garry Harrison | 272 | 2.6 | ||
Independent | Alan Austen | 251 | 2.4 | ||
Green | Doug Goodyer | 239 | 2.3 | ||
TUSC | James Feist | 96 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 48 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 10,355 | 34.3 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Geoff Juby | 1,097 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | David Colman | 1,080 | 11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Kearney | 1,028 | 10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney | 1,002 | 10.4 | ||
Labour | Sucha Gill | 1,001 | 10.4 | ||
Labour | James Smith | 928 | 9.6 | ||
Conservative | Shirley Griffiths | 769 | 8.0 | ||
Conservative | Jim Hattersley | 668 | 6.9 | ||
Conservative | Atma Sandhu | 516 | 5.3 | ||
Green | Simon Marchant | 277 | 2.9 | ||
UKIP | Stephen Newton | 275 | 2.8 | ||
UKIP | Keith Rudd | 227 | 2.3 | ||
TUSC | Jacqui Berry | 206 | 2.1 | ||
Independent | Gillian Stamp | 164 | 1.7 | ||
BNP | Brian Ravenscroft | 150 | 1.6 | ||
Independent | Dan Hilder | 136 | 1.4 | ||
Independent | Stuart Stamp | 130 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 26 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,654 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diane Chambers | 1,805 | 28.6 | ||
Conservative | Rodney Chambers | 1,779 | 28.1 | ||
Independent | Noel McAllister | 603 | 9.5 | ||
Independent | Rupert Brennan | 574 | 9.1 | ||
Labour | David Crowhurst | 486 | 7.7 | ||
Labour | Matthew Hidson | 409 | 6.5 | ||
UKIP | Gregory Knopp | 206 | 3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ronnie Williams | 156 | 2.5 | ||
UKIP | John Rose | 153 | 2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Gates | 147 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 1,176 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,318 | 51.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Jarrett | 1,618 | 32.4 | ||
Conservative | David Wildey | 1,446 | 28.9 | ||
Labour | Stuart Bourne | 790 | 15.8 | ||
Labour | Brian Ashman | 712 | 14.2 | ||
UKIP | Alan Harding | 256 | 5.1 | ||
English Democrat | Phoebe Troy | 179 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 656 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,001 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sam Craven | 1,487 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Christine Godwin | 1,467 | 17.1 | ||
Labour | Tris Osborne | 1,326 | 15.5 | ||
Conservative | Tashi Bhutia | 1,268 | 14.8 | ||
Conservative | Mike Franklin | 1,108 | 13.0 | ||
Conservative | Gloria Opara | 992 | 11.6 | ||
Green | Dave Arthur | 299 | 3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Hooper | 168 | 2.0 | ||
TUSC | Heather Downs | 160 | 1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eddie Hooper | 141 | 1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Sams | 136 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 59 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,552 | 34.5 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Phil Filmer | 2,557 | 21.9 | ||
Conservative | Tony Watson | 2,307 | 19.7 | ||
Conservative | Chris Irvine | 2,125 | 18.2 | ||
Labour | John Griffin | 975 | 8.3 | ||
Labour | Debbie Fernandez | 898 | 7.7 | ||
Labour | Simon Wady | 879 | 7.5 | ||
English Democrat | Ron Sands | 535 | 4.6 | ||
English Democrat | Dean Lacey | 476 | 4.1 | ||
Green | Richard Patey | 351 | 3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tamsyn Green | 298 | 2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shirley Boosey | 282 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 1,150 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 11,683 | 43.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matt Bright | 1,488 | 29.1 | ||
Conservative | Pat Gulvin | 1,317 | 25.8 | ||
Labour | Matthew Butt | 1,014 | 19.9 | ||
Labour | David Albiston | 968 | 19.0 | ||
English Democrat | Daniel Logan | 200 | 3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Qureshi | 119 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 303 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,106 | 38.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rehman Chishti | 2,931 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | Mike O'Brien | 2,538 | 20.6 | ||
Conservative | Barry Kemp | 2,514 | 20.4 | ||
Labour | Christine Murphy | 938 | 7.6 | ||
Labour | Carl Pinnock | 917 | 7.5 | ||
Labour | Roger Bragg | 912 | 7.4 | ||
UKIP | Patricia Medford | 412 | 3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Yale | 308 | 2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chrystalla Peck | 298 | 2.4 | ||
Green | Andy Rogers | 286 | 2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dereck Peck | 251 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 1,576 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,305 | 48.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Carr | 1,553 | 27.7 | ||
Conservative | Vaughan Hewett | 1,475 | 26.3 | ||
Labour | Harry Keane | 620 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | Mary Keane | 593 | 10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Guichard | 534 | 9.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Terry Lucy | 439 | 7.8 | ||
UKIP | Bob Oakley | 221 | 3.9 | ||
UKIP | Danny Dancy | 179 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 855 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,614 | 44.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard Doe | 1,959 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | David Royle | 1,901 | 19.0 | ||
Conservative | Leslie Wicks | 1,659 | 16.6 | ||
Labour | Linda Miller | 1,021 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | Gillian Pearson | 997 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Jill Fennel | 922 | 9.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nina Chance | 443 | 4.4 | ||
UKIP | Jill Collin | 389 | 3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Terence Harrison | 378 | 3.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Sellen | 338 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 638 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 10007 | 38.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Craig Mackinlay | 1,037 | 26.8 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Mackness | 970 | 25.0 | ||
Labour | John Jones | 846 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | Adetomi Yemi | 612 | 15.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ernest Gray | 119 | 3.1 | ||
Green | Steven Keevil | 115 | 3.0 | ||
Green | Chris Price | 89 | 2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nem Juby | 85 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 124 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,873 | 36.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Teresa Murray | 1,570 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Nick Bowler | 1,531 | 29.9 | ||
Conservative | Brian Griffin | 833 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | Jim Nugent | 649 | 12.7 | ||
Green | Dave Heritage | 255 | 5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Kemsley | 180 | 3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Guri Singh Rai | 98 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 698 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,116 | 38.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Trevor Clarke | 2,278 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Sylvia Griffin | 2,042 | 18.6 | ||
Conservative | Rupert Turpin | 1.760 | 16.0 | ||
Labour | Hugh Hawkins | 1.186 | 10.8 | ||
Labour | Joe Murray | 1,115 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | Alex Paterson | 1,099 | 10.0 | ||
UKIP | Keith Fletcher | 489 | 4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Viv Parker | 459 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Tony Major | 342 | 3.1 | ||
TUSC | Laura Rumley | 214 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 282 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 10,984 | 43.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ted Baker | 1,658 | 28.1 | ||
Conservative | Kelly Tolhurst | 1,336 | 22.7 | ||
Labour | Sarah Hehir | 1,029 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Derek Munton | 851 | 14.4 | ||
Green | Trish Marchant | 280 | 4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ken Juby | 246 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Mary Smith | 208 | 3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Qamar Khan Lodhi | 195 | 3.3 | ||
English Democrat | Agita Sudraba | 88 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 307 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,891 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jane Chitty | 2,016 | 17.4 | ||
Conservative | Jane Etheridge | 1,988 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | Stephen Hubbard | 1,764 | 15.3 | ||
Conservative | Paul Rai | 1,699 | 14.7 | ||
Labour | Linda Robson | 1,480 | 12.8 | ||
Labour | Liam Curran | 1,390 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Millsom | 318 | 2.7 | ||
English Democrat | Phil Varnham | 282 | 2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Phillips | 228 | 2.0 | ||
TUSC | Chas Berry | 212 | 1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Price | 198 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 65 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 11,575 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Mason | 2,106 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | Peter Hicks | 2,093 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Rodberg | 1,795 | 16.7 | ||
Labour | Kim Murphy | 1,036 | 9.6 | ||
Labour | Eleanor Dhiman | 866 | 8.0 | ||
Labour | Raj Heer | 796 | 7.4 | ||
Independent | Christopher Fribbins | 683 | 6.4 | ||
Green | David Davison | 395 | 3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Elliot | 346 | 3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Green | 334 | 3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Boosey | 311 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 759 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 10,761 | 38.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Avey | 1,576 | 16.4 | ||
Labour | Isaac Igwe | 1,459 | 15.2 | ||
Conservative | Josie Iles | 1,412 | 14.7 | ||
Labour | Robert Heathfield | 1,395 | 14.5 | ||
Labour | Mark Jones | 1,388 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative | Ken Bamber | 1,332 | 13.8 | ||
English Democrat | Michael Walters | 513 | 5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Ball | 207 | 2.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Moore | 175 | 1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hunt | 170 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 17 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,627 | 33.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Harriott | 1,882 | 18.1 | ||
Labour | Dorte Gilry | 1,807 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Glyn Griffiths | 1,744 | 16.8 | ||
Conservative | Diana Lawrence | 1,402 | 13.5 | ||
Conservative | Tony Rocco | 1,286 | 12.4 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Wenham | 1,202 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Gittings | 303 | 2.9 | ||
Green | Tina Lawlor Mottram | 275 | 2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Jefferies | 249 | 2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mavis Yale | 246 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 342 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 10,396 | 38.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Brake | 1,280 | 23.6 | ||
Conservative | Adrian Gulvin | 1,019 | 18.8 | ||
Independent | Ian Burt | 964 | 17.8 | ||
Independent | Kieran Magee | 694 | 12.8 | ||
Labour | John Lloyd | 490 | 9.0 | ||
Labour | James Wyper | 441 | 8.1 | ||
English Democrat | Sean Varnham | 175 | 3.2 | ||
Green | Edith East | 129 | 2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jasmin Ademovic | 121 | 2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Drake Brockman | 117 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 55 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,430 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Diana Smith | 950 | 21.7 | ||
Conservative | Wendy Purdy | 780 | 17.8 | ||
Conservative | Phillip Manning | 764 | 17.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Jeacock | 751 | 17.1 | ||
Labour | Ian Cuthbert | 560 | 12.8 | ||
Labour | David Walker | 437 | 10.0 | ||
Independent | Barry Archer | 143 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 342 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,385 | 44.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
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