Ashfield District Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Ashfield council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independents in grey. Ashfield UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Ashfield council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independents in grey.

The 2011 Ashfield District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1]

Ashfield, Nottinghamshire District in England

Ashfield is a local government district in western Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 111,387, increasing to 119,497 at the 2011 Census. The district is mostly urban and contains parts of both the Nottingham Urban Area and the Mansfield Urban Area. The area has a tradition of coal mining. There are three towns in the district; the largest being Sutton-in-Ashfield. Settlements in the district include the following:

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Nottinghamshire County of England

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent.

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Background

Before the 2011 election the Liberal Democrats formed the largest group on the council and following the 2007 election had led the council. [2] However the Labour, independent and Conservative councillors joined together to oust the Liberal Democrats, Labour's John Knight then became the leader of the council. [2] This lasted until the 2013 County Elections when due to a conflict with also being a Councillor at county level he stood down as leader. Since then the leader of Ashfield District Council has been Chris Baron.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Before the election the Liberal Democrats had 13 councillors, compared to 10 independents, 9 Labour and 1 Conservative. [3] Both the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties put up 33 candidates in the election, compared to 13 Conservatives, with 9 of the 13 Conservative candidates being in Hucknall, which was seen as the Conservatives best area. There were 9 seats to be contested over 4 wards in Hucknall all of which Labour returned all 9.

Hucknall Market town in Nottinghamshire, England

Hucknall, formerly Hucknall Torkard, is an English town in the district of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. It was historically a centre for framework knitting and then for mining, but is now a focus for other industries and a dormitory town for Nottingham. It was the site where Rolls-Royce made the first demonstration of a vertical take-off plane. It is also the final resting place of Lord Byron in 1824 and of his estranged daughter, the mathematician and pioneer computer programmer Ada Lovelace in 1852.

Three days before the election the national Labour leader Ed Miliband visited Kirkby in Ashfield to campaign in the local elections. He also visited Hucknall during his Labour leadership campaign in 2010. [4]

Ed Miliband British politician

Edward Samuel Miliband is a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition between 2010 and 2015. He became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North in 2005, being re-elected in 2010, 2015, and 2017, and served in the Cabinet from 2007–10 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Election result

The results had Labour gain 15 seats to win a majority on the council with 24 of the 33 seats. [5] Both the independents and Liberal Democrats lost 7 seats, to fall to 3 and 6 seats respectively. [5] Meanwhile, the only Conservative councillor, John Dymock, lost his seat in Hucknall North. [5] Overall turnout in the election was slightly under 39%. [3]

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Ashfield Local Election Result 2011 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 24150+1572.745.334,030+16.7%
  Liberal Democrat 607-718.225.619,234+0.3%
  Independent 307-79.115.911,982-11.8%
  Conservative 001-1011.28,389-1.4%
  Green 000000.9672-1.1%
  English Democrat 000000.8600+0.7%
  UKIP 000000.3225-0.2%

Ward results

Hucknall Central

Hucknall Central (2 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Trevor Locke (E)1,28130.3
Labour Lachlan Morrison (E)1,16127.5
Conservative Benjamin Marshall76318.1
Conservative Steven Sadler69416.4
Liberal Democrat Adam Braddow1844.4
Liberal Democrat Karen Day1423.4
Turnout 4,22540.4
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Hucknall East

Hucknall East (2 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Keir Morrison (E)92822.8
Labour Dave Shaw (E)88221.7
Conservative Trevor Peat69017.0
Conservative Ian Smith61615.2
Independent Richard Darrington4039.9
Independent Robert Rankin3097.6
Liberal Democrat Nicole Knight1513.7
Liberal Democrat James Moore852.1
Turnout 4,06436.7
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Hucknall North

Hucknall North (2 Seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Wilmott (E)1,07525.1
Labour Ian Morrison (E)1,01223.7
Conservative Robert Copley68215.9
Conservative John Dymock64315.0
Independent Bob Gow2896.8
UKIP Ron Nixon2255.3
Green Lisa-Jane Brown1633.8
Liberal Democrat David Paylor1012.4
Liberal Democrat Nicola Ellis902.1
Turnout 4,28043.2
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Hucknall West

Hucknall West (3 Seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Chris Baron (E)1,27716.0
Labour Ken Knight (E)1,19815.0
Labour Jim Grundy (E)1,16914.7
Conservative Kevin Rostance1,01312.7
Conservative Mick Murphy91811.5
Conservative Anthony Arnold79510.0
Liberal Democrat Harry Toseland4505.7
Liberal Democrat Jean Toseland4205.3
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Cotham3734.7
Independent Alan Davies3514.4
Turnout 7,96439.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Jacksdale

Jacksdale (1 Seat) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Liz Mays (E)41241.4
Liberal Democrat Benjamin Rathe32933.0
Selston Area Independents Putting People FirstDiane Butler25525.6
Turnout 99639.9
Labour hold

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central (2 Seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Cheryl Butler (E)1,10124.1
Liberal Democrat Rachel Madden (E)97221.3
Labour Adam Mohammed93220.4
Liberal Democrat Austin Rathe76316.7
Independent Tony Brown3708.1
Independent Terry Coleman1633.6
Green Mark Harrison1342.9
Green David Lowe1282.8
Turnout 4,56347.0
Labour gain from Independent
Liberal Democrat hold

Kirkby-in-Ashfield East

Kirkby-in-Ashfield East (2 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Linford Gibbons (E)66122.0
Labour Warren Nuttall (E)62620.8
Independent Wendy Harvey53817.9
Independent Pat Simms41413.8
Liberal Democrat Linda Mullaney40713.5
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Mullaney36112.0
Turnout 3,00734.5
Labour gain from Independent
Labour hold

Kirkby-in-Ashfield West

Kirkby-in-Ashfield West (2 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Knight (E)90127.9
Labour Andrew Davidson (E)78124.2
Independent John Baird71222.1
Independent Karen Black44213.7
Liberal Democrat Sadie Kime2006.2
Liberal Democrat Kelly Hurst1976.1
Turnout 3,23335.3
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent

Selston

Selston (2 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Selston Area Independents Putting People FirstGail Turner (E)1,67841.1
Selston Area Independents Putting People FirstSam Wilson (E)1,46335.8
Labour Natalie Fleet3809.3
Labour Pete Spencer3478.5
Liberal Democrat Richard Zadrozny1243.0
Liberal Democrat Nicola Gunton-Day952.3
Turnout 4,08743.3
Independent hold
Independent hold

Sutton-In-Ashfield Central

Sutton-In-Ashfield Central (3 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mick Coppin (E)1,58322.0
Labour Tim Brown (E)1,42519.8
Labour David Kirkham (E)1,28117.8
Liberal Democrat Michelle Gent83111.5
Liberal Democrat Kirsty Evans80511.2
Liberal Democrat Trevor Gent7059.8
Independent Dale Gratton5838.1
Turnout 7,21334.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sutton-In-Ashfield East

Sutton-In-Ashfield East (3 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Steven Carroll (E)1,44317.0
Labour May Barsby (E)1,33516.1
Labour Kier Barsby (E)1,27515.4
Liberal Democrat Craig Day98111.8
Liberal Democrat Christine Wakefield93411.3
Liberal Democrat James Gibson92811.2
The Sutton Independent GroupMick Parker7228.7
Independent Tony Wallis6678.1
Turnout 8,28536.3
Labour gain from Independent
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent

Sutton-In-Ashfield North

Sutton-In-Ashfield North (3 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrat Jason Zadrozny (E)1,57417.1
Liberal Democrat Ann Patrick (E)1,39815.2
Liberal Democrat Thomas Hollis (E)1,37715.0
Labour Scott Darrington1,30314.2
Labour Trish Phillips1,21413.2
Labour Kevin Ball1,18412.9
Conservative John Baker4785.2
Conservative Sylvia Baker4334.7
Green Fiona Keen2472.7
Turnout 9,20841.6
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat hold

Sutton-In-Ashfield West

Sutton-In-Ashfield West (3 seats) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Glenys Maxwell (E)1,21514.5
Labour Terry Keetley (E)1,19714.3
Independent Ray Buttery (E)1,16713.9
Labour Paul Roberts1,12013.4
Liberal Democrat Fiona Asbury7889.4
Conservative Paul Saxelby6647.9
Independent Anna Wilson6457.7
Independent Mark Beagley5606.7
Liberal Democrat Scott Asbury5516.6
Liberal Democrat Sam Hayward-Vernon4835.8
Turnout 8,39037.3
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Independent hold

Underwood

Underwood (1 seat) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrat Robert Sears-Piccavey49748.3
Labour Steve Mays28227.4
Selston Area Independents Putting People FirstBob Green25124.4
Turnout 1,03044.6
Liberal Democrat hold

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (2) [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Don Davis (E)1,08123.6
Liberal Democrat Helen Smith (E)99521.7
Labour Charlotte Watson96821.1
Liberal Democrat Tony Theaker94320.6
English Democrat Tony Ellis3718.1
English Democrat Carole Terzza2295.0
Turnout 4,58742.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrat hold

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