2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 21 members to the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 63 members to a four-year term. Labour held control of the council after the election. [1]

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Results summary

2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election [2] [3] [4]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 20Increase2.svg395.2335384.139,82354.2Increase2.svg9.8
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg24.87812.715,79821.5Decrease2.svg1.3
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.010,06513.7Increase2.svg1.3
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg10.0000.03,6044.9Decrease2.svg4.9
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.0223.22,6473.6Decrease2.svg3.6
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,1001.5Decrease2.svg1.7
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02110.3New
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01640.2Decrease2.svg0.1
 John Lilburne Democratic Party0Steady2.svg0.0000.01280.2New

Ward results

Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Dalton 1,562 40.2 Decrease2.svg4.7
Conservative Simon Edmundson96524.8Decrease2.svg9.8
Independent Clive Jepson46211.9New
Independent Stuart Thornton40610.5New
UKIP Denise Hickson3268.4Decrease2.svg12.1
Green Charles Foulstone1644.2New
Majority59715.4Increase2.svg5.1
Total valid votes3,88543.6
Turnout 43.9
Registered electors 8,910
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.6

Boston Castle

Boston Castle [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Wootton* 1,836 44.6 Increase2.svg5.2
Conservative Ashiq Hussain1,15628.1Increase2.svg2.5
UKIP Harry Woffenden60614.7Increase2.svg6.5
Liberal Democrats Eric Shaw3037.4Decrease2.svg10.2
TUSC Chris Bingham2115.1New
Majority68016.5Increase2.svg2.7
Total valid votes4,11244.0
Turnout 44.3
Registered electors 9,347
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.4

Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Roddison 2,147 63.2 Increase2.svg16.9
Conservative Michael Cooke66819.7Increase2.svg1.1
BNP Terry Fieldhouse58117.1Decrease2.svg18.0
Majority1,47943.6Increase2.svg32.4
Total valid votes3,39637.7
Turnout 37.9
Registered electors 9,019
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.9

Dinnington

Dinnington [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Havenhand* 1,725 52.7 Increase2.svg5.5
Conservative Patricia Beighton76123.2Decrease2.svg7.4
Independent David Smith46514.2New
UKIP Martin Hickson3249.9Decrease2.svg12.2
Majority96429.4Increase2.svg12.8
Total valid votes3,27535.2
Turnout 35.6
Registered electors 9,299
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Hellaby

Hellaby [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Andrews 1,638 42.5 Increase2.svg17.3
Conservative Brian Cutts*1,55040.2Decrease2.svg6.5
UKIP Douglas Fairfax66417.2Increase2.svg2.7
Majority882.3N/A
Total valid votes3,85242.1
Turnout 42.7
Registered electors 9,153
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.9

Holderness

Holderness [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyndsay Pitchley 2,450 69.2 Increase2.svg6.9
Conservative Keith Hunter1,08930.8Decrease2.svg6.9
Majority1,36138.5Increase2.svg13.9
Total valid votes3,53937.4
Turnout 38.2
Registered electors 9,453
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.9

Hoober

Hoober [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Hamilton* 1,948 60.4 Decrease2.svg2.1
UKIP Michael Pallant57217.7New
Conservative Brian Taylor54917.0Decrease2.svg20.5
Liberal Democrats Steven Scutt1554.8New
Majority1,37642.7Increase2.svg17.7
Total valid votes3,22436.0
Turnout 36.3
Registered electors 8,962
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.9

Keppel

Keppel [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Kaye* 1,812 49.1 Increase2.svg13.4
UKIP David Cutts86623.5New
Conservative Michael Robinson69918.9Increase2.svg2.8
Liberal Democrats Janice Middleton3148.5Decrease2.svg11.1
Majority94625.6Increase2.svg18.4
Total valid votes3,69139.8
Turnout 40.0
Registered electors 9,275
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

Maltby

Maltby [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Beaumont 1,881 59.2 Increase2.svg30.3
BNP Michael Burke38812.2Decrease2.svg10.1
Independent John Kirk37011.6New
Conservative Derek Johnson32210.1Increase2.svg2.0
Independent Michael Conlon2156.8New
Majority1,49347.0N/A
Total valid votes3,17635.3
Turnout 35.7
Registered electors 8,994
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg20.2

Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Hamilton* 1,911 60.6 Decrease2.svg3.9
UKIP Matthew Nichols47014.9New
Conservative Matthew Nichols44614.1Decrease2.svg21.4
BNP William Baldwin32710.4New
Majority1,44145.7Increase2.svg16.7
Total valid votes3,15433.3
Turnout 33.5
Registered electors 9,461
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.4

Rother Vale

Rother Vale [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Swift* 1,884 61.3 Increase2.svg2.8
Independent David Ridgeway62820.4New
Conservative Doris Hunter56218.3Decrease2.svg3.5
Majority1,25640.9Increase2.svg4.2
Total valid votes3,07434.0
Turnout 34.4
Registered electors 9,039
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.8

Rotherham East

Rotherham East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Dodson* 1,951 64.1 Increase2.svg10.2
BNP Matthew Stevenson36912.1New
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ilyas32810.8Decrease2.svg9.2
Conservative Christian Kramer2698.8Decrease2.svg3.8
John Lilburne Democratic PartyBarry Ross1284.2New
Majority1,58252.0Increase2.svg18.1
Total valid votes3,04533.9
Turnout 34.0
Registered electors 8,988
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.0

Rotherham West

Rotherham West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Foden* 2,130 61.9 Increase2.svg16.6
UKIP Caven Vines94127.4Increase2.svg15.0
Conservative Anne Middleton36810.7Increase2.svg0.9
Majority1,18934.6Increase2.svg21.8
Total valid votes3,43937.4
Turnout 37.7
Registered electors 9,204
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.8

Silverwood

Silverwood [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Stone* 1,700 48.2 Increase2.svg12.4
UKIP John Wilkinson1,07930.6New
Conservative Stephen Jones75021.3Decrease2.svg7.3
Majority62117.6Increase2.svg10.4
Total valid votes3,52937.1
Turnout 37.4
Registered electors 9,502
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.1

Sitwell

Sitwell [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gilding* 1,899 43.3 Decrease2.svg7.8
Labour Tajamal Khan1,54535.3Increase2.svg10.2
UKIP Valerie Wilkinson93821.4New
Majority3548.1Decrease2.svg17.9
Total valid votes4,38246.5
Turnout 46.8
Registered electors 9,427
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.0

Swinton

Swinton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Doyle* 2,135 62.4 Increase2.svg10.3
UKIP Shaun O'Dell82324.1Decrease2.svg1.5
Conservative Beryl Brown46313.5Decrease2.svg8.8
Majority1,31238.4Increase2.svg11.9
Total valid votes3,42138.3
Turnout 38.4
Registered electors 8,939
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.9

Valley

Valley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Lakin* 2,034 64.8 Increase2.svg19.6
Conservative Valerie Todd63920.3Decrease2.svg1.2
BNP Jason Pearson46814.9Decrease2.svg2.6
Majority1,39544.4Increase2.svg20.7
Total valid votes3,14135.0
Turnout 35.2
Registered electors 8,978
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.4

Wales

Wales [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dominic Beck 2,089 54.3 Increase2.svg29.0
Conservative Gillian Shaw1,16030.1Decrease2.svg6.5
UKIP Dennis Flynn60015.6New
Majority92924.1N/A
Total valid votes3,84944.7
Turnout 45.0
Registered electors 8,613
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg17.8

Wath

Wath [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Sangster 2,080 59.1 Decrease2.svg4.9
UKIP Brian Bailey91726.0New
Conservative Linda Higgins52414.9Decrease2.svg21.1
Majority1,16333.0Increase2.svg5.0
Total valid votes3,52138.5
Turnout 38.9
Registered electors 9,135
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.5

Wickersley

Wickersley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Read 1,717 44.8 Increase2.svg4.7
Independent Robert Foulds1,05827.6New
Conservative Donald Ross59615.6Decrease2.svg17.5
UKIP Tina Dowdall45812.0Decrease2.svg3.5
Majority65917.1Increase2.svg10.1
Total valid votes3,82941.6
Turnout 42.0
Registered electors 9,205
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.5

Wingfield

Wingfield [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Sharman* 1,648 54.8 Increase2.svg4.6
BNP Marlene Guest51417.1Decrease2.svg13.7
UKIP Maureen Vines48116.0New
Conservative Basil Hammond36312.1Decrease2.svg6.9
Majority1,13437.7Increase2.svg18.3
Total valid votes3,00633.4
Turnout 33.6
Registered electors 8,993
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.2

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