Babergh District Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Babergh council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independents in grey and Labour in red. Babergh District Council election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Babergh council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independents in grey and Labour in red.

The 2011 Babergh Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Babergh Non-metropolitan district in England

Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Primarily a rural area, Babergh contains two towns of notable size: Sudbury, and Hadleigh, which was the administrative centre until 2017. Its council headquarters, which are shared with neighbouring Mid Suffolk, are now based in Ipswich.

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.

Suffolk County of England

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

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Background

The previous election in 2007 saw no party win a majority, with the Conservatives being the largest party. [2] Labour won no seats at the election, but recovered one seat when Tony Bavington gained a seat back in a 2010 by-election in Great Cornard. [3] A further change in composition came in March 2010 when councillor Dean Walton defected to the Green Party from the Conservatives, but sat as an independent on Babergh Council. [4]

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.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

A total of 122 candidates were nominated for the 43 seats being contested, which was reported to be a record for an election to Babergh Council, and up from 78 at the 2003 election and 87 in 2007. [5] These were comprised on 34 Conservatives, 31 Labour, 27 Liberal Democrats, 14 United Kingdom Independence Party, 1 Green Party and 15 candidates from no party. [5] The 31 candidates from Labour was a record for the party in Babergh, [6] while the Liberal Democrat leader on Suffolk County Council, Kathy Pollard, was among the Liberal Democrat candidates. [3]

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.

Suffolk County Council British administrative body

Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

Election result

The results saw the council remain under no overall control, with the Conservatives staying as the largest party on 18 seats. [2] The Liberal Democrats dropped to 12 seats, while Labour increased from the 1 seat they had held after a by-election gain to 3 seats. [2]

Individual results included an independent gain from the Conservatives in Lavenham, Liberal Democrat Kathy Pollard winning a place back on the council after 16 years, while author and Labour candidate Nicci Gerrard lost in South Cosford, coming third with 187 votes. [2]

Lavenham village and civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, England

Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Guildhall, Little Hall, 15th-century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walks. In the medieval period it was among the twenty wealthiest settlements in England. Today, it is a popular day-trip destination for people from across the country along with another historic wool town in the area, Long Melford.

Babergh Local Election Result 2011 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 18 4 3 +1 41.9 38.6 17,691 +2.0%
  Liberal Democrat 12 1 4 -3 27.9 23.6 10,787 -17.8%
  Independent 10 1 1 0 23.3 15.4 7,046 +3.7%
  Labour 3 2 0 +2 7.0 17.0 7,776 +10.6%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 2,048 +0.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 428 +0.9%

2 Liberal Democrat and 1 Independent candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Alton (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anthony Ward 902
Liberal Democrat David Wood 823
Conservative Christopher Chambers 503
Conservative Patricia Cave 396
Labour Keith Rawlings 231
Labour Carol Tilbury 219
Turnout 3,074
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Berners (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mackenzie Deacon unopposed
Liberal Democrat Charles Roberts unopposed
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Boxford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bryn Hurren 695 65.6 -3.1
Conservative Tasia Kavvadias 365 34.4 +3.1
Majority 330 31.1 -6.3
Turnout 1,060
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Brett Vale [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Desmond Keane 434 50.3 -12.7
Green Robert Lindsay 428 49.7 +12.7
Majority 6 0.7 -25.3
Turnout 862
Conservative hold Swing
Brook (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Ridley 721
Independent Peter Jones 598
Liberal Democrat Gloria Wallace 562
Conservative Barry Gasper 555
Labour Emma Cookson 264
Turnout 2,700
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Bures St Mary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Holbrook 585 82.0
Labour Iain Scott 128 18.0
Majority 457 64.1
Turnout 713
Conservative hold Swing
Chadacre [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent James Long 792 89.7
Labour John Finnigan 91 10.3
Majority 701 79.4
Turnout 883
Independent hold Swing
Dodnash (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Hinton 792
Liberal Democrat Michael Bamford 495
Liberal Democrat Michael Miller 451
Independent Clive Totman 354
Labour Joy Harrison 262
Labour Emma Nordon 174
Turnout 2,528
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Glemsford and Stanstead (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Rex Thake 694
Independent Leonard Young 611
Conservative David Burch 397
Labour Heath Brown 203
Labour David Hayes 183
Turnout 2,088
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Great Cornard North (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony Bavington 508
Labour Neil Macmaster 432
Conservative Nicholas Antill 387
UKIP Derek Allen 248
Liberal Democrat Marion Press 229
UKIP Cynthia Allen 207
Turnout 2,011
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Great Cornard South (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Beer 464
Conservative Mark Newman 426
Labour Todd Bellaris 210
Independent Anthony Harman 205
Labour Robert Porter 205
Independent Thomas Keane 170
Liberal Democrat Richard Platt 158
Liberal Democrat Catherine Press 134
Turnout 1,972
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hadleigh North (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Riley 595
Liberal Democrat Mary Munson 448
Liberal Democrat Richard Whiting 367
Labour Angela Wiltshire 247
Labour David Westwood 233
UKIP Reginald Smith 215
Turnout 2,105
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hadleigh South (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Grutchfield 659
Conservative Kathryn Grandon-White 508
Liberal Democrat Peter Matthews 380
Labour Susan Monks 204
Independent David Cooper 186
Labour Stephen Cockerton 158
UKIP John Smith 66
UKIP Josephine Smith 57
Turnout 2,218
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Holbrook [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Rose unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Lavenham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Andrea Norman 411 50.3
Conservative Philip Gibson 337 41.2
Labour James Coleman 69 8.4
Majority 74 9.1
Turnout 817
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Leavenheath [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jennifer Jenkins 648 77.7 +10.0
Labour Andrew Jameson 186 22.3 +22.3
Majority 462 55.4 +9.8
Turnout 834
Conservative hold Swing
Long Melford (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Richard Kemp 1,089
Independent John Nunn 743
Conservative William Shropshire 474
Conservative Margaret Maybury 419
Labour Susan Bishop 153
Turnout 2,878
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Lower Brett [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Susan Wigglesworth 592 60.3 -22.8
Conservative John Ward 390 39.7 +39.7
Majority 202 20.6 -45.6
Turnout 982
Independent hold Swing
Mid Samford (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Carpendale 819
Liberal Democrat Anne Pollard 808
Conservative Gerald White 766
Conservative Theresa Bloomfield 671
Labour Susan Thomas 228
UKIP Richard Hudson-Smith 112
UKIP Christopher Streatfield 108
Turnout 3,512
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Nayland [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Cave 498 57.3 +3.5
Labour William Kennedy 160 18.4 +18.4
UKIP James Carver 123 14.2 +3.5
Liberal Democrat Michael Breeze 88 10.1 -25.5
Majority 338 38.9 +20.7
Turnout 869
Conservative hold Swing
North Cosford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Clive Arthey 601 59.2 -4.3
Conservative Brian Tora 288 28.3 -8.2
Labour Gerald Gould 127 12.5 +12.5
Majority 313 30.8 +3.8
Turnout 1,016
Independent hold Swing
Pinewood (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Burgoyne 423
Liberal Democrat David Busby 418
Labour David Plowman 400
Liberal Democrat Leonard Johnson 336
Conservative Susan Powell 327
Turnout 1,904
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
South Cosford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dawn Kendall 492 48.8 +7.8
Liberal Democrat Brian Lazenby 330 32.7 -26.3
Labour Nicola Gerrard 187 18.5 +18.5
Majority 162 16.1
Turnout 1,009
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Sudbury East (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian Osborne 500
Labour Jack Owen 479
Conservative Janice Osborne 476
Labour Russell Smith 392
Liberal Democrat Emma Hewett 153
UKIP Susan Smith 137
UKIP Donald Martin 133
Liberal Democrat Oliver Forder 99
Turnout 2,369
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Sudbury North (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Sayers 690
Conservative Raymond Smith 537
Labour Joanne Connah 405
Labour Ian Pointon 370
Liberal Democrat Andrew Welsh 277
Turnout 2,279
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Sudbury South (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nigel Bennett 508
Conservative Simon Barrett 371
Conservative Peter Goodchild 364
Liberal Democrat Martyn Booth 337
Labour Luke Cresswell 336
Labour Michael Cornish 332
UKIP Jane Martin 132
UKIP Christine Wardrop 107
Turnout 2,487
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Waldingfield (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jennifer Antill 1,068
Conservative Frank Lawrenson 824
Liberal Democrat Alan Scott 311
UKIP Robert Armstrong 228
UKIP Leon Stedman 175
Turnout 2,606
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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