2011 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Results of the 2011 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 22 members to Sefton Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 66 members to a four-year term. The council remained under no overall control. ^[1]

Results summary

2011 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election [2] [3] [4]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	5	54.5	16	28	42.4	36,876	45.3
	Conservative	5	1	22.7	10	15	22.7	20,397	25.0
	Liberal Democrats	5	4	22.7	18	23	34.8	16,051	19.7
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,203	5.2
	Southport Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,373	2.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,031	1.3
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	324	0.4
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	181	0.2
	English Democrat	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	55	0.1

Ward results

Ainsdale

Ainsdale ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Jones*	2,030	44.4	20.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Thompson	1,194	26.1	1.9
	Labour	Stephen Jowett	799	17.5	9.9
	UKIP	Bryan Leech	318	7.0	New
	Green	Lisa Clague	167	3.7	New
	BNP	John Bankes	67	1.5	New
Majority			836	18.3	18.2
Total valid votes			4,575	47.9
Turnout				48.2
Registered electors			9,558
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Birkdale

Birkdale ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Shaw*	1,361	33.8	14.8
	Conservative	Alastair McNair	934	23.2	7.7
	Labour	Frank Robinson	830	20.6	12.4
	UKIP	Terry Durrance	520	12.9	0.6
	Southport Party	Denise Roney	324	8.0	New
	BNP	Robert Smith	56	1.4	New
Majority			427	10.6	7.1
Total valid votes			4,025	40.8
Turnout				41.0
Registered electors			9,870
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.6

Blundellsands

Blundellsands ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Papworth*	1,823	43.5	14.4
	Labour	Ben Winstanley	1,802	43.0	20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Tonkiss	281	6.7	13.3
	Green	Laurence Rankin	280	6.7	New
Majority			21	0.5	35.8
Total valid votes			4,186	47.2
Turnout				47.4
Registered electors			8,877
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.7

Cambridge

Cambridge ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Crabtree	1,339	32.3	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lauren Keith	1,323	31.9	15.1
	Labour	Andy Dams	737	17.8	13.0
	Southport Party	Stuart Taylor	475	11.4	0.6
	UKIP	Allen Ferguson	277	6.7	New
Majority			16	0.4	N/A
Total valid votes			4,151
Turnout				43.0
Registered electors			9,464
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	5.0

Church

Church ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Veronica Webster*	2,413	72.9	25.0
	Conservative	Paul Barber	506	15.3	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Gill	259	7.8	13.0
	BNP	Andrew Leary	130	3.9	3.3
Majority			1,907	57.6	30.5
Total valid votes			3,308	37.4
Turnout				37.9
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing	11.6

Derby

Derby ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Robinson	2,071	75.8	19.0
	UKIP	John Rice	404	14.8	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Robertson	107	3.9	6.6
	Conservative	Kenneth Parry	95	3.5	1.3
	English Democrat	Dean McGrane	55	2.0	New
Majority			1,667	61.0	32.1
Total valid votes			2,732	30.2
Turnout				30.6
Registered electors			9,053
	Labour hold		Swing	16.1

Duke's

Duke's ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Ball	1,475	38.0	13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Dawson	1,152	29.7	4.8
	Labour	Catherine Cookson	581	15.0	5.4
	Southport Party	Harry Forster	376	9.7	4.5
	UKIP	John Lyon-Taylor	296	7.6	New
Majority			323	8.3	18.1
Total valid votes			3,880	39.1
Turnout				39.6
Registered electors			9,913
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Ford

Ford ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Cluskey*	2,281	80.4	17.6
	UKIP	Philip Wordley	205	7.2	1.9
	Conservative	Jessaine Hounslea	196	6.9	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Smith	84	3.0	9.0
	BNP	Jane Leary	71	2.5	7.8
Majority			2,076	73.2	22.4
Total valid votes			2,837	32.0
Turnout				32.1
Registered electors			8,876
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

Harington

Harington ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Cuthbertson*	2,646	56.7	9.4
	Labour	Ben Bentley	1,519	32.5	16.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dru Haydon	504	10.8	7.1
Majority			1,127	24.1	24.1
Total valid votes			4,669	48.1
Turnout				48.7
Registered electors			9,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.0

Kew

Kew ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Booth*	1,132	34.8	16.3
	Labour	Richard Owens	867	26.6	19.3
	Conservative	Cath Regan	777	23.9	0.7
	UKIP	Mike Lewtas	481	14.8	New
Majority			265	8.1	18.4
Total valid votes			3,257	35.2
Turnout				35.6
Registered electors			9,252
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	17.8

Linacre

Linacre ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Fairclough*	1,758	81.7	4.6
	UKIP	Robin-Michael Thompson	191	8.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Anderson	110	5.1	New
	Conservative	Thomas Moylan	93	4.3	New
Majority			1,567	72.8	0.2
Total valid votes			2,152	27.5
Turnout				27.8
Registered electors			7,821
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Litherland

Litherland ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Tweed*	2,132	84.7	14.6
	Conservative	Helen Barber	235	9.3	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Lewis	151	6.0	New
Majority			1,897	75.3	16.5
Total valid votes			2,518	30.6
Turnout				31.0
Registered electors			8,230
	Labour hold		Swing	8.3

Manor

Manor ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Diane Roberts	2,324	53.7	22.2
	Conservative	Martyn Barber*	1,538	35.5	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Ludley	468	10.8	9.6
Majority			786	18.2	N/A
Total valid votes			4,330	44.5
Turnout				44.9
Registered electors			9,725
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	17.4

Meols

Meols ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Ashton	1,211	30.5	22.6
	Conservative	Chris Cross	1,136	28.7	1.3
	Labour	Maureen Stoker	711	17.9	13.1
	Southport Party	Margaret Brown	628	15.8	3.6
	UKIP	Patricia Shanks	278	7.0	New
Majority			75	1.9	21.2
Total valid votes			3,964	40.6
Turnout				40.9
Registered electors			9,760
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.7

Molyneux

Molyneux ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Atkinson	2,494	57.8	36.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Colbert	1,004	23.3	32.7
	Conservative	John Jarvis	416	9.6	1.6
	UKIP	Peter Harper	404	9.4	1.9
Majority			1,490	34.5	N/A
Total valid votes			4,318	43.4
Turnout				43.8
Registered electors			9,940
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	34.5

Netherton and Orrell

Netherton and Orrell ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Bradshaw	2,206	74.7	11.9
	UKIP	Pat Gaskell	271	9.2	7.0
	Conservative	Michael McGrady	200	6.8	New
	TUSC	Peter Glover	181	6.1	New
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Hill	97	3.3	New
Majority			1,935	65.5	23.7
Total valid votes			2,955	33.8
Turnout				33.9
Registered electors			8,754
	Labour hold		Swing	9.5

Norwood

Norwood ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marianne Welsh	1,121	31.8	22.6
	Labour	Mike Nolan	931	26.4	16.3
	Conservative	Graham Campbell	629	17.9	0.7
	Southport Party	Jim Ford	570	16.2	6.1
	UKIP	Gordon Ferguson	269	7.6	New
Majority			190	5.4	30.4
Total valid votes			3,520	35.0
Turnout				35.3
Registered electors			10,063
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	19.5

Park

Park ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Robertson	1,480	37.4	23.8
	Labour	Kris Brown	1,411	35.6	22.1
	Conservative	Alex Orme	867	21.9	2.2
	Green	Roy Greason	200	5.1	New
Majority			69	1.7	39.8
Total valid votes			3,958	41.2
Turnout				41.5
Registered electors			9,612
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	23.0

Ravenmeols

Ravenmeols ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catie Page	2,032	44.6	16.8
	Conservative	Debi Jones	1,974	43.3	12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Hough	307	6.7	9.7
	Green	Richard Willis	241	5.3	New
Majority			58	1.3	N/A
Total valid votes			4,554	48.6
Turnout				49.0
Registered electors			9,378
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.7

St. Oswald

St. Oswald ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Dowd*	2,405	89.1	9.7
	Conservative	Nigel Barber	200	7.4	13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Farrell	94	3.5	New
Majority			2,205	81.7	22.9
Total valid votes			2,699	31.9
Turnout				32.0
Registered electors			8,465
	Labour hold		Swing	11.5

Sudell

Sudell ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick McKinley	2,314	53.3	35.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Mainey*	1,169	26.9	28.2
	Conservative	Wendy Moore	713	16.4	6.6
	Green	Andrew Rossall	143	3.3	New
Majority			1,145	26.4	N/A
Total valid votes			4,339	43.7
Turnout				44.1
Registered electors			9,932
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	32.0

Victoria

Victoria ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie Byrom	2,258	49.5	13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hough*	1,442	31.6	9.8
	Conservative	Sharon Hutchinson	575	12.6	4.1
	UKIP	Michael Kelly	289	6.3	0.2
Majority			816	17.9	N/A
Total valid votes			4,564	44.7
Turnout				45.3
Registered electors			10,202
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	11.8

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Sefton". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Sefton Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 July 2024.