2011 Tamworth Borough Council election

Results of the 2011 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2011 Tamworth Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of the Tamworth Borough Council. ^[1] Ten seats were up for grabs; the Conservative Party won 75% of them with 48.70% of the votes. ^{[2] [3]}

Election result

Tamworth Borough Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7				70.00%	47.00%	10,375
	Green	0				0	1.40%	308
	Independent	1				10.00%	4.4%	947
	Labour	2				20.00%	43.40%	9,246
	Liberal Democrats	0				0%	3.31%	1,658

Ward results

Amington (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Brindley	948	43.10%
	Conservative	Michelle Thurgood	1,254	56.90%
Majority			1,254	56.90%
Turnout			2,202	37.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belgrave (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Foster	994	51.70%
	Conservative	Martyn Price	930	48.30%
Majority			994	51.70%
Turnout			1,924	33.80%
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolehall (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warren Clegg	847	41.30%
	Labour	Peter Seekings	1,205	58.70%
Majority			1,205	58.70%
Turnout			2,052	35.50%
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Claymore	1,078	48.60%
	Labour	Gary Hirons	958	43.20%
	Green	Simon Johnson	184	8.30%
Majority			1,078	48.60%
Turnout			2,220	39.20%
	Labour hold		Swing

Glascote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Cook	702	40.00%
	Labour	Thomas Peaple	636	36.20%
	Conservative	Ben Price	419	23.80%
Majority			702	40.00%
Turnout			1,757	39.20%
	Independent hold		Swing

Mercian (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Couchman	787	36.30%
	Green	Lisa Crane	124	5.70%
	Independent	Kenneth Forest	245	11.30%
	Conservative	Andrew James	1,015	46.80%
Majority			1,015	46.80%
Turnout			2,171	41.90%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spital (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Gant	1,255	53.40%
	Labour	Karen Hirons	874	37.20%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pinkett	221	9.40%
Majority			1,015	46.80%
Turnout			2,350	43.10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonydelph (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Doyle	897	50.70%
	Labour	Margaret Clarke	872	49.30%
Majority			897	50.70%
Turnout			1,769	30.80%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trinity (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gregory Clarke	802	34.10%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	221	9.40%
	Conservative	Jeremy Oates	1,326	56.40%
Majority			1,326	56.40%
Turnout			2,349	39.80%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilnecote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Beale	1,354	54.10%
	Labour	Patrick Standen	1,150	45.90%
Majority			1,354	54.10%
Turnout			2,504	35.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL" (PDF). Borough of Tamworth. n.d. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
2. "Local election results 2011". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (n.d.). "Tamworth Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 October 2021.