2011 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

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The 2011 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sherwood & Newark District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election. [1] At the time of the 2011 Census the Local Authority had a population of, 114,817. [2]

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Overall election results

Sherwood and Newark District Council (summary of overall results)

Shewood and Newark District 2011 election results
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 22
  Labour 15
  Independent 6
  Liberal Democrats 3

Newark and Sherwood District Council - results by ward

Balderton North

Balderton North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Neil Richard Allsopp (E)72726.8
Conservative Jason Louis Osbourne (E)62122.9
Labour Andy Freeman45016.6
IndependentWalter Hurst43015.9
Liberal Democrats Neil Allen2067.6
IndependentDavid Michael Nixon1465.4
Liberal Democrats John Page1314.8

Balderton West

Balderton West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Betty Margaret Brooks (E)73636.2
Conservative Gordon Brooks (E)71935.7
Labour Raymond Arthur Rouse58128.5

Beacon

Beacon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David James Lloyd (E)81816.2
Conservative Peter Courtney Duncan (E)74614.8
Conservative Marika Tribe (E)73614.6
Labour Clive Ian Wetton61712.3
Labour Peter Jones60312.0
IndependentBryan Richardson53610.6
IndependentKevin Thomas Clayton4729.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Adams2855.7
Liberal Democrats Robert John Foulger2254.5

Blidworth

Blidworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Yvonne Woodhead (E)65236.0
IndependentGeoff Merry (E)59532.9
Labour Hayley Warren56231.1

Boughton

Boughton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Linda Ann Shilling (E)66030.7
Labour David Staples (E)61528.6
Conservative Tim Wildgust47622.1
IndependentDean Guy Milo Nixon40018.6

Bridge

Bridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentGill Dawn (E)57329.6
IndependentIrene Brown (E)51926.9
Conservative Stuart Graham31016.0
Conservative Dean John Hyde28014.5
Labour Graeme Lake25113.0

Castle

Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentTom Bickley (E)86242.7
Conservative David Richard Payne (E)59129.3
Conservative Max Cope56528.0

Caunton

Caunton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sylvia Mary Michael (E)71370.4
Labour Dick Empson19619.4
Liberal Democrats John Toy12112.0

Clipstone

Clipstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sheila Soar (E)64336.3
Labour Dave Thompson (E)59133.3
IndependentSteve Parkhouse53930.4

Collingham and Meering

Collingham and Meering (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Kevin Rontree (E)1,09539.6
Conservative Mel Shaw (E)1,09239.5
Liberal Democrats Marylyn Rayner57920.9

Devon

Devon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Dennis Jones (E)47821.3
Labour Trish Gurney (E)45920.4
Conservative Keith Frank Girling40518.0
Conservative Stuart Robert Wallace38517.1
IndependentLaurence Goff27012.0
IndependentJerry McGarrigle25011.1

Edwinstowe

Edwinstowe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Celia Brooks (E)1,02327.9
Labour John Malcolm Peck (E)1,01027.6
Conservative Brian William Jarvis57315.6
IndependentKeith Benison55915.3
IndependentLes Ward49913.6
Turnout

Farndon

Farndon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ivor Walker (E)1,02332.4
IndependentDeclan Patrick Logue (E)86627.5
Conservative Neill Bernard Mison76924.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Gould49717.6
Turnout

Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe

Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Nora Anne Armstrong (E)1,75220.3
Conservative Bruce Laughton (E)1,69819.7
Conservative Robert Bradbury (E)1,61918.8
Labour Kevin Cocker1,23414.3
Labour Glenn Bardill1,18113.7
Labour Arthur Fell1,14213.2
Turnout

Lowdham

Lowdham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roger James Jackson (E)Elected unopposedn/a
Conservative Keith William Sheppard (E)Elected unopposedn/a

Magnus

Magnus (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rita Crowe (E)51322.0
Conservative Tony Roberts (E)47520.4
Labour Jean Moore41817.9
Labour Douglas Michael Hough36515.7
IndependentPaul Baggaley31013.3
IndependentSue Murphy1546.6
Liberal Democrats Anne Holmes954.1
Turnout

Muskham

Muskham (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sue Saddington (E)Elected unopposedn/a

Ollerton

Ollerton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Abbie Ann Truswell (E)1,05622.2
Labour Stan Crawford (E)99720.9
Labour Benjamin Wells (E)90619.0
Conservative Mary Brown56211.8
IndependentBrian Smith4679.8
Conservative Margaret Pettitt4649.7
IndependentMoritz Leslie Dawkins3126.6
Turnout

Rainworth

Rainworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Linda Tift (E)1,08023.7
Labour John Bradbury (E)81917.9
Labour John Middleton (E)80617.7
IndependentMark Jefferies67814.9
IndependentMark Buttery64814.2
Conservative Robert Johnston53611.7
Turnout

Southwell East

Southwell East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Julian Edward Hamilton (E)57748.8
Conservative Michael John Jeffrey42335.8
Labour Jason Ferguson18215.4
Turnout

Southwell North

Southwell North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Paul Handley (E)37431.0
IndependentAndrew Phillip Gregory35429.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith35029.0
Labour Paul Sweeney12910.7
Turnout

Southwell West

Southwell West (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Peter Harris (E)67853.6
Conservative Mary Pay48138.0
Labour Ray Shilling1068.4
Turnout

Sutton-on-Trent

Sutton-on-Trent (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Christine Rose (E)63757.4
Conservative James Fountain37734.0
IndependentJean Clark968.7
Turnout

Trent

Trent (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roger Vaughan Blaney (E)89975.2
Liberal Democrats Lyn Harris29724.8
Turnout

Winthorpe

Winthorpe (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentMaureen Dobson (E)67763.6
Conservative Chris Gangel38736.4
Turnout

By-elections between May 2011 - May 2015

By-elections are called when a representative councillor resigns or dies, so are unpredictable. A by-election is held to fill a political office that has become vacant between the scheduled elections.

Lowdham - 12 April 2012

Lowdham by-election 2nd May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Wendels (E)78751.5+51.5
Liberal Democrats William Davison53434.9+34.9
Labour Daniel Hibberd1177.7+7.7
Independent Tim Cutler916.0+6.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Collingham and Meering - 2 May 2013

Collingham and Meering by-election 2nd May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Evans (E)111274.7-4.4
Labour Daniel Hibberd37025.3+4.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe - 27 June 2013

Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe 27th June 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Taylor (E)117463.3+4.5
Labour Glenn Bardill68236.7-4.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Collingham and Meering - 11 September 2014

Collingham and Meering by-election 11th September 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Shillito56841.2-33.5
Independent David John Clarke47634.5+34.5
UKIP Sara Chadd21815.8+15.8
Labour Kieran Roberts Owen1188.6-16.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Ollerton - 11 September 2014

Ollerton by-election 11th September 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Pringle (E)83758.1-4.0
Conservative Mary Brown32322.4+0.9
UKIP Moritz Dawkins28019.4+19.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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