2011 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election

Results of the 2011 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election

The 2011 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 56 members to Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected all of the council's members to a four-year term. The council remained under no overall control ^[1] . The turnout across the council was 38.9% ^[2] .

Results summary

2011 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election [2] [3] [4]
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27	5	48.2
	Conservative	12	1	21.4
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	6		10.7
	Thornaby Independent Association	5	2	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	4	4	7.1
	Billingham Independents Association	2	2	3.6
	Yarm Independent Association	0		0.0
	Stockton Independents Association	0		0.0
	Newtown Independent Party	0		0.0
	UKIP	0		0.0
	Independent	0		0.0

Ward results

Billingham Central

Billingham Central (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann McCoy*	872
	Labour	Barry Woodhouse*	804
	Billingham Independents Association	Ann Fernie	438
	Billingham Independents Association	Peter Fernie	414
	Conservative	Elizabeth Croot	230
	Conservative	Michael Hornby	164
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Pollard	116
Turnout				31.6
Registered electors			5,248
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Billingham East

Billingham East (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Stoker*	943
	Labour	Evaline Cunningham	921
	Billingham Independents Association	June Simpson	273
	Billingham Independents Association	Ron Simpson	260
	Conservative	Elsie Mallinson	123
	Conservative	Debra Stephenson	121
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Tate	99
Turnout				27.9
Registered electors			5,296
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Billingham North

Billingham North (3 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Billingham Independents Association	Colin Leckonby* [a]	1,039
	Billingham Independents Association	Lynne Apedaile* [a]	980
	Labour	Ray McCall	935
	Billingham Independents Association	Hilary Aggio* [a]	905
	Labour	Sheila Smart	888
	Labour	Andrew Cunningham [b]	882
	Conservative	Tony Maxwell	637
	Conservative	Jane Bullock	574
	Conservative	Andy Hatton	535
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Collier	145
	Liberal Democrats	George Hebron	106
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Vaughan	88
Turnout				39.1
Registered electors			7,283
	Billingham Independents Association gain from Liberal Democrats
	Billingham Independents Association gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Billingham South

Billingham South (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean O'Donnell*	984
	Labour	Mike Smith*	849
	Conservative	James Sherris	279
	Independent	Jayne Hector	257
	Conservative	Mark Sherris	230
	Liberal Democrats	Jenifer Rodway	157
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Rodway	121
Turnout				32.6
Registered electors			4,966
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Billingham West

Billingham West (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Womphrey*	1,586
	Conservative	Mary Womphrey*	1,563
	Labour	George O'Neill	590
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Davison	247
Turnout				47.9
Registered electors			4,814
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree

Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Cherrett	1,021
	Liberal Democrats	Elliot Kennedy	952
	Labour	Peter Davies	800
	Labour	Chris Coombs	798
	Conservative	Sandra Bainbridge	493
	Conservative	Michael Marshall-Deane	426
Turnout				44.7
Registered electors			5,291
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Eaglescliffe

Eaglescliffe (3 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Rigg*	1,695
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Lewis*	1,547
	Conservative	Philip Dennis	1,447
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Lewis	1,392
	Conservative	Laura Tunney	1,318
	Conservative	Judith Wellington	1,224
	Labour	Philip Hewitt	841
	Labour	Helen Pickering	798
	Labour	Reg Rowlinson	773
Turnout				47.2
Registered electors			8,279
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Fairfield

Fairfield (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Woodhead*	1,282
	Conservative	Maurice Perry*	1,169
	Labour	Philippa Storey	687
	Labour	Michael Mannion	618
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Crighton	98
Turnout				43.5
Registered electors			4,795
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Grangefield

Grangefield (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Clark	1,303
	Labour	Michael Clark	1,297
	Conservative	Aidan Cockerill*	1,180
	Conservative	Philip Broughton*	1,110
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Mortimore	128
Turnout				50.2
Registered electors			5,284
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hardwick

Hardwick (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norma Stephenson	807
	Labour	Nigel Cooke	770
	UKIP	Colin Rigg	159
	Conservative	Russell Crawford	142
	Conservative	Lorraine Crawford	136
	Stockton Independents Association	Tom Copeland	133
	Stockton Independents Association	Greig Cowley	128
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Reed	62
Turnout				27.4
Registered electors			4,834
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hartburn

Hartburn (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Lupton*	1,852
	Conservative	Terry Laing*	1,824
	Labour	Derek Cooke	688
	Labour	Giles Harris	664
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Hollingsworth	188
Turnout				51.2
Registered electors			5,464
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Ingleby Barwick East

Ingleby Barwick East (3 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	Kevin Faulks*	1,588
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	Jean Kirby	1,550
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	Gillian Corr	1,546
	Labour	Luke Henman	584
	Conservative	Neil Morrison	552
	Conservative	Freda Morrison	522
	Conservative	Jillian Morrison	514
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Ede	190
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Machin	176
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hill	120
Turnout				36.5
Registered electors			7,517
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold

Ingleby Barwick West

Ingleby Barwick West (3 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	Kenneth Dixon*	2,031
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	David Harrington*	1,957
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	Ross Patterson*	1,946
	Labour	Chris Harrison	457
	Conservative	Keith Coles	367
	Conservative	Sally Entwisle	305
	Conservative	Alice Entwisle	294
	Liberal Democrats	David Harding	84
Turnout				37.0
Registered electors			7,448
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold

Mandale and Victoria

Mandale and Victoria (3 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Thornaby Independent Association	Steve Walmsley*	1,027
	Labour	Tracey Stott	1,018
	Thornaby Independent Association	Tina Large*	1,005
	Thornaby Independent Association	Dave Kennington	975
	Labour	Sue Donaghy	946
	Labour	Terry Murphy	902
	Conservative	Jonathan Scott	220
	Conservative	Leigh Tunney	154
	Conservative	Helen West	133
	Liberal Democrats	Urslaan Khan	84
Turnout				30.4
Registered electors			7,595
	Thornaby Independent Association hold
	Labour gain from Thornaby Independent Association
	Thornaby Independent Association hold

Newtown

Newtown (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Gibson*	736
	Labour	Paul Baker*	684
	Newtown Independent Party	Roy Parker	407
	Newtown Independent Party	Anth Ayre	366
	Conservative	Jim Wood	159
	Conservative	Robert Sherris	132
	Liberal Democrats	John Atkinson	78
Turnout				27.8
Registered electors			4,980
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Northern Parishes

Northern Parishes (1 seat) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gardner*	687	61.3	5.2
	Labour	John Cunningham	342	30.5	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ramwell	91	8.1	5.5
Majority			345	30.8	15.9
Total valid votes			1,120	41.4
Turnout				41.8
Registered electors			2,703
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.0

Norton North

Norton North (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Nelson*	1,114
	Labour	Kathryn Nelson*	1,113
	Conservative	Mauveen Brown	413
	Conservative	Marcus Vickers	359
	Liberal Democrats	David Winfield	144
Turnout				34.3
Registered electors			5,040
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Norton South

Norton South (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Cook*	1,197
	Labour	Eileen Johnson	990
	Conservative	June Fletcher	287
	Conservative	Julia Whitehill	258
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Boston	199
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Addison	106
Turnout				34.7
Registered electors			4,877
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Norton West

Norton West (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Wilburn	1,516
	Labour	Norma Wilburn	1,480
	Conservative	Hilary Vickers	972
	Conservative	Matthew Vickers	941
	Liberal Democrats	Stella Grieve	144
Turnout				50.9
Registered electors			5,205
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Parkfield and Oxbridge

Parkfield and Oxbridge (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Javed*	801
	Labour	David Rose	771
	Stockton Independents Association	Amin Mohammed	451
	Conservative	James Hudson	444
	Conservative	Leroy Phillips	345
	Independent	Shakeel Noor	255
	Stockton Independents Association	Paul Leng	250
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Rigg	106
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Cherrett	93
Turnout				39.3
Registered electors			5,027
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Roseworth

Roseworth (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Beall*	1,152
	Labour	Barbara Inman*	956
	UKIP	Gordon Parkin	327
	Conservative	Paula Gardner	134
	Conservative	Richard Gardner	125
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Sexton	72
Turnout				31.5
Registered electors			5,130
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stainsby Hill

Stainsby Hill (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derrick Brown	833
	Thornaby Independent Association	Sylvia Walmsley*	817
	Labour	Daniel Johnson	783
	Thornaby Independent Association	Geoff Green	744
	Conservative	Dick Wardell	157
	Conservative	Sue Laing	122
	Liberal Democrats	Avril Monck	33
Turnout				39.4
Registered electors			4,799
	Labour gain from Thornaby Independent Association
	Thornaby Independent Association hold

Stockton Town Centre

Stocktown Town Centre (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Coleman*	810
	Labour	Paul Kirton*	750
	Stockton Independents Association	Ted Strike	204
	Stockton Independents Association	Ghulam Mustafa	190
	UKIP	Peter Braney	106
	Conservative	Carrol Lupton	101
	Conservative	Marie Smailes	89
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Wade	49
Turnout				29.4
Registered electors			4,278
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Village

Village (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Thornaby Independent Association	Mick Eddy	1,087
	Thornaby Independent Association	Ian Dalgarno	1,022
	Labour	Leslie Hodge	660
	Labour	Paul Rowling	591
	Conservative	John Chapman	242
	Conservative	Liam Harrison	196
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Gray	60
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Swales	56
Turnout				39.3
Registered electors			5,236
	Thornaby Independent Association hold
	Thornaby Independent Association hold

Western Parishes

Western Parishes (1 seat) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Stephenson	548	46.6	10.9
	Labour	Ann Brewer	379	32.2	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Fletcher	249	21.2	3.9
Majority			169	14.4	17.9
Total valid votes			1,176	44.6
Turnout				44.9
Registered electors			2,634
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9

Yarm

Yarm (3 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Sherris*	1,829
	Conservative	Mark Chatburn	1,721
	Conservative	Ben Houchen	1,556
	Yarm Independent Association	Marjorie Simpson	1,287
	Yarm Independent Association	Christopher Neil	1,218
	Yarm Independent Association	Robert Wegg	1,101
	Labour	Simon Tranter	666
	Labour	Eric Turton	620
	Labour	Vicky Parker	610
	Liberal Democrats	Natasha Craggs	186
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Wylie	152
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay Wylie	141
Turnout				50.2
Registered electors			7,765
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

1. All three of the candidates for the Billingham Independents Association in the Billingham North ward were elected in 2007 as candidates for the Liberal Democrats in the same ward.
2. Please note that the Elections Centre incorrectly attributes Andrew Cunningham as an incumbent council member. In actuality, Cunningham was the unsuccessful Labour candidate for the Billingham West ward in 2007.

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
3. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Stockton-on-Tees". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Stockton-on-Tees Unitary Council Election Results 1995-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 June 2025.