2011 West Dorset District Council election

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2011 West Dorset District Council election
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48 seats to West Dorset District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Con
LD
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election26 seats, 48.2%16 seats, 38.7%
Seats won3211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote26,50220,927
Percentage43.0%34.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.2%Decrease2.svg 4.2%
 Third party
 
Ind
Party Independent
Last election6 seats, 7.2%
Seats won5
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,593
Percentage7.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.4%
West Dorset UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2011 West Dorset District Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2011 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The whole of this 48-seat council was up for election.

Contents

The 2011 election saw the Conservatives maintain majority control of the council taking 32 of the 48 seats up for election.

Overall results

West Dorset District Council [1]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 403282Increase2.svg 666.7%43.0%26,052
  Liberal Democrats 391116Decrease2.svg 522.9%34.5%20,927
  Independent 8512Decrease2.svg 110.4%7.6%4,593
  Labour 210Steady2.svg0%10.4%6,290
  Green 70Steady2.svg0%3.7%2,220
  UKIP 20Steady2.svg0%0.8%507

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Lucy Payne * 922 51.0 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Janet Irene Page * 853 –
Conservative Sarah Anne Samuel77442.8+0.6
Conservative Peter Gerald Edward Body731–
Turnout 1,83654.45+5.65
Registered electors 3,372
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Andrew Shane Legg 493 56.7 +10.3
Conservative Michael James Bevan37643.3–4.5
Majority11713.5N/A
Turnout 88857.66–2.04
Registered electors 1,540
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bradpole

Bradpole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald William Coatsworth * 461 60.4 –10.2
Green Julian Jones15720.6+11.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Roe14519.0–1.0
Majority30439.8–10.9
Turnout 76645.57+4.97
Registered electors 1,681
Conservative hold Swing

Bridport North

Bridport North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosamond Catherine Kayes * 714 45.1 +10.9
Conservative Keith Allan Day 511 32.3 –3.0
Conservative David Anthony Johnson Bushrod464–
Liberal Democrats Christopher Martin Ray433–
Green Tess Dickson39825.2+14.3
Labour Richard Howard Nicholls34321.7+11.9
Turnout 1,60945.54+5.04
Registered electors 3,533
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bridport South & Bothenhampton

Bridport South & Bothenhampton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Ann Brown * 1,101 47.3 +14.1
Independent David Robert Tett * 786 33.7 +10.1
Conservative Frances Kathleen McKenzie 752 –
Liberal Democrats Karl Gareth Wallace *67128.8+4.4
Liberal Democrats Dave Rickard668–
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Angela Vincent585–
Green Leon Sea38216.4+4.2
Labour Martin Hugh Warne33414.3+7.7
Labour Simon Jones259–
Labour Karen Ellis251–
Turnout 2,36149.96
Registered electors 4,726
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Broadmayne

Broadmayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan John Thacker * 503 54.7 –10.4
Liberal Democrats Tamara Fay Loakes24026.1–8.8
Labour Hazel Jean Gant17619.2N/A
Majority26328.6–1.6
Turnout 92657.30+11.50
Registered electors 1,616
Conservative hold Swing

Broadwindsor

Broadwindsor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqualyne Frances Irene Sewell * 588 72.9 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Teresa Georgina Harrison21927.1–2.4
Majority36945.7+4.6
Turnout 83256.87+11.57
Registered electors 1,463
Conservative hold Swing

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Patrick Russell 511 49.8 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Lydia Josephine Roe30329.5–19.8
Green Charles Stephen Fuge21220.7+14.8
Majority20820.3N/A
Turnout 1,03663.44–1.46
Registered electors 1,633
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cam Vale

Cam Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Jungius unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,737
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Charminster & Cerne Valley

Charminster & Cerne Valley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alistair Fraser Chisholm 936 42.9 N/A
Conservative Sarah Jane East * 907 41.6 –17.7
Conservative Andrew Frederick Horsington *845–
Liberal Democrats Iain Douglas Young63729.2+1.4
Labour Steve Bick34315.7+2.9
Turnout 2,20157.04+9.64
Registered electors 3,859
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Charmouth

Charmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Bremner 455 56.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Laura Frances Noel35543.8N/A
Majority10012.3N/A
Turnout 82758.04N/A
Registered electors 1,425
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Chesil Bank

Chesil Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas William George Bartlett * 604 55.3 –10.9
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Jones48944.7+10.9
Majority11510.5–21.9
Turnout 1,11563.14+11.64
Registered electors 1,766
Conservative hold Swing

Chickerell

Chickerell (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Jean Dunseith 895 47.8 +2.8
Conservative Elaine Elizabeth Whyte * 877 –
Conservative Ian Charles Gardner * 842 –
Green Jane Burnet47125.1N/A
Labour Nigel Mykura37820.2+10.6
Liberal Democrats Gillian Lesley Fifield32517.3–28.1
Liberal Democrats Melissa Rachel Lane322–
Liberal Democrats Margaret Jean Ray259–
Turnout 1,88242.70+5.30
Registered electors 4,407
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chideock & Symondsbury

Chideock & Symondsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Esme Summers * 449 60.0 –6.4
Liberal Democrats Philip John Colfox29940.0+6.4
Majority15020.1–12.7
Turnout 77452.58+19.78
Registered electors 1,472
Conservative hold Swing

Dorchester East

Dorchester East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Enid Stella Jones * 1,046 58.4 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Charles Nelson Harries * 902 –
Conservative Jonathan Halewood47826.7+0.5
Labour Co-op Barry Thompson38221.3+10.9
Labour Co-op Lesley Begley349–
Turnout 1,81149.70+9.40
Registered electors 3,644
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dorchester North

Dorchester North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Canning * 945 47.3 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Caroline Hosford * 943 –
Conservative Peter Arne Read54727.4–5.4
Conservative Vivienne Jennifer Allan516–
Labour Anthony John Gould25712.9N/A
Independent Leonard Ernest Heath1879.4N/A
Turnout 2,02750.47+6.77
Registered electors 4,016
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dorchester South

Dorchester South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Molly Rennie * 1,134 60.6 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Robin Potter * 977 –
Conservative William Roy Heeler54028.9–11.0
Labour Co-op Thomas Alexander Anderson48525.9N/A
Turnout 1,88756.55+7.15
Registered electors 3,337
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Trevor Jones * 923 51.2 +13.5
Independent David John Barrett * 731 40.6 +3.4
Liberal Democrats David Taylor597–
Conservative Innes Macdonald Robertson36620.3+2.5
Labour Co-op Victoria May Waddington-Black32918.3+11.0
Labour Co-op Lee Rhodes322–
Turnout 1,82550.64
Registered electors 3,604
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Frome Valley

Frome Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Naomi Mary Penfold * 754 70.0 –10.1
Green Peter John Barton32330.0N/A
Majority43140.0–20.1
Turnout 1,08860.31+9.41
Registered electors 1,804
Conservative hold Swing

Halstock

Halstock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Metford unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 1,534
Independent gain from Independent

Loders

Loders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Brandon Roberts * 459 61.8 –4.5
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Fleischmann28338.1+4.4
Majority17623.7–8.9
Turnout 76051.74
Registered electors 1,469
Conservative hold Swing

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daryl Whane Turner * 716 45.7 +16.2
Conservative George Symonds 654 –
Independent Patrick William James Hicks *57836.9+6.2
Independent Owen Keith Lovell50632.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ann Sargant50432.2–7.7
Turnout 1,59453.49+5.69
Registered electors 2,980
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Maiden Newton

Maiden Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Mary Haynes 523 56.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Murray Cuckson21723.4N/A
Labour David Machin18820.3N/A
Turnout 94556.93N/A
Registered electors 1,660
Conservative hold Swing

Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Disney Robinson * 572 67.5 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Howard John Thomas27632.5–5.5
Majority29634.9+11.0
Turnout 86360.95+10.15
Registered electors 1,416
Conservative hold Swing

Netherbury

Netherbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Paul Robin Alford * 436 55.1 –12.3
Liberal Democrats Edward Timothy Colfox35644.9+12.3
Majority8010.1–24.7
Turnout 81850.12+14.92
Registered electors 1,632
Conservative hold Swing

Owermoigne

Owermoigne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Teresa Mary Seall * 909 56.4 +0.9
Conservative Peter Jonathon Stein 705 –
Labour Gerald Thomas Harold Napper52732.7+19.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Henry Armstrong51131.7–
Turnout 1,61452.35+1.85
Registered electors 3,083
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Piddle Valley

Piddle Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Ann Cuff 707 76.0 –9.0
Labour Joseph Michael Upton22324.0N/A
Majority48452.0–17.9
Turnout 95057.65+11.45
Registered electors 1,648
Conservative hold Swing

Puddletown

Puddletown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Patrick Gordon Cooke * 568 51.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Teresa Catherine James35231.7N/A
Labour Paul David Poser19117.2N/A
Majority21619.4N/A
Turnout 1,11555.95N/A
Registered electors 1,993
Conservative hold Swing

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Andrew Gould * 721 75.4 –6.1
Independent Andrew Stephen Leppard23524.6N/A
Majority48650.8–12.2
Turnout 96257.85+12.85
Registered electors 1,663
Conservative hold Swing

Sherborne East

Sherborne East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Peter Farmer * 836 47.7 +0.9
Conservative Dominic Charles Elliot * 717 –
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sandy47527.1+10.1
Liberal Democrats Guy Justin Patterson386–
Green Jenny Susan Greene27715.8–9.6
Labour Robert James Bygrave25014.3+3.5
UKIP Oliver Marshall Chisholm23613.5N/A
Labour Graham Parish185–
Turnout 1,77850.97+8.47
Registered electors 3,488
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sherborne West

Sherborne West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Robert Shorland * 889 50.5 –14.3
Conservative Marjorie Snowden * 781 –
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Katherine Fone50028.4–6.8
Liberal Democrats Russell Jonathan Willson329–
Labour Kathryn Parish32118.2N/A
UKIP Peter Jenkins27115.4N/A
Turnout 1,77650.34+8.14
Registered electors 3,528
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Winterborne St Martin

Winterborne St Martin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen John Slade * 634 76.3 N/A
Labour Richard John Baker19723.7N/A
Turnout 85150.12N/A
Registered electors 1,698
Independent hold Swing

Yetminster

Yetminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Rose Lawrence * 478 58.7 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Josephine Jones33741.3–3.6
Majority14117.3+7.0
Turnout 82661.05+7.65
Registered electors 1,353
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

Cam Vale

A by-election was held for the Cam Vale ward of West Dorset District Council on 2 May 2013 following the death of Conservative councillor Richard Jungius. [2]

Cam Vale by-election 2 May 2013 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Lionel John Loder 335 43.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sandy25232.3N/A
UKIP Peter Jenkins19224.6N/A
Majority8310.7N/A
Turnout 53N/A
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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  1. ↑ "2011 West Dorset District Council election results". dorsetforyou.com. West Dorset District Council. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Councillor served with distinction". Western Daily Press. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2016.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Youngest councillor joins West Dorset after by-election win". Blackmore Vale. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.[ dead link ]
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