2011 Rutland County Council election

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The 2011 Rutland County Council election took place on 5 May 2011. The whole of Rutland County Council was up for election. [1] [2]

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Overall election results

Rutland County Council - summary of overall results

Rutland County Council 2011 Election Results
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1661.5
  Independent 830.8
  Liberal Democrats 27.7

Rutland County Council - results by ward

Braunston and Belton

Braunston and Belton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William Cross (E)Elected unopposedn/a

Cottesmore

Cottesmore (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Cecil Hollis (E)52145.9
Conservative Martyn Dietrich Alexander Pocock (E)35431.2
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Thibault26022.9

Exton

Exton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Terry King (E)42872.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hugh Smith16628.0

Greetham

Greetham (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roger Bilton Begy (E)45681.1
Independent Martin John Brookes10618.9

Ketton

Ketton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christine Emmett (E)Elected unopposedn/a
Conservative Barrie Roper (E)Elected unopposedn/a

Langham

Langham (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Nick Wainwright (E)28751.8
Liberal Democrats Peter William Green26748.2

Lyddington

Lyddington(1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Mark Lammie (E)Elected unopposedn/a

Martinsthorpe

Martinsthorpe (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edward Baines (E)Elected unopposedn/a

Normanton

Normanton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Kenneth Alan Bool (E)69540.8
Liberal Democrats Gale Waller (E)51430.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Golden49629.1

Oakham North East

Oakham North East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alan Stewart Walters (E)44331.0
Independent Jeff Dale (E)38827.2
Conservative Vijay Dighe36125.3
Independent Helen Pender23616.5

Oakham North West

Oakham North West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Richard John Gale (E)55741.9
Independent Mark Woodcock (E)43933.0
Independent Paul Anthony Beech33525.2

Oakham South East

Oakham South East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jonathan Robert Munton (E)60239.1
Conservative Gene Plews (E)48931.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Lawrence Swift44929.2

Oakham South West

Oakham South West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Joanna Katherine Figgis (E)28518.3
Independent David Leslie Richardson (E)27917.9
Conservative Peter William Jones27717.8
Independent Alf Dewis26617.1
Liberal Democrats Joanna Mary Burrows17811.5
Independent Jim Harrison1398.9
Liberal Democrats Cedric Walter Phillips1318.4

Ryhall and Casterton

Ryhall and Casterton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Charlotte Louise Jones (E)59236.4
Conservative Chris Parsons (E)52432.3
Independent Graham Anthony George Faithfull50931.3

Uppingham

Uppingham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lucy Stephenson (E)64519.0
Liberal Democrats Marc Allen Oxley (E)62618.4
Independent Colin Hamish Forsyth (E)60017.7
Conservative Lionel William Cunnington56216.5
Independent Peter David Ind53115.6
Liberal Democrats Trevor Wise43412.8

Whissendine

Whissendine (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Brian Andrew Montgomery (E)33557.6
Conservative Allan Dean24742.4

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.

Ketton - 27 June 2013

Ketton by election 27 June 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Conde (E)33044.4+44.4
Independent Andrew McGilvray26035.0+35.0
UKIP Liam Powell13017.5+17.5
Independent Martin Brookes243.2+3.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Oakham South West - 16 October 2014

Oakham South West 16 October 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard William Clifton (E)24052.2
Independent Benjamin G. F. Callaghan17738.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Lawrence Swift439.3
Majority63
Turnout 24.82%
Conservative hold Swing

Whissendine - 16 October 2014

Whissendine 16 October 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Michael Asplin (E)19251.8
Conservative Jonathan Ralph Baker17948.2
Majority13
Turnout 34.67%
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. "Rutland County Council election result 2011" (PDF). Rutland County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. "Rutland Election results 2011". Leicester Mercury . 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.