Elections to Bournemouth Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 54 seats, across 18 wards of this unitary authority, were up for election.
Bournemouth Borough Council is the local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. The council is now a unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative district council with Dorset. Previously most of the borough was part of Hampshire.
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.
There were 176 candidates nominated, comprised as follows: 54 Conservatives, 40 Labour, 39 Liberal Democrats, 24 Independents, 14 UK Independence Party, 4 Green Party and 1 Liberal Party. There were 3 more candidates standing than in the 2007 election. [1] [2]
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.
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.
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 36 | |
Liberal Democrat | 8 | |
Independent | 5 | |
Labour | 3 | |
Non-aligned | 2 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 45 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 83.3 | 50.9 | 64,556 | -1.8 | |
Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 17.3 | 21,883 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5.6 | 17.1 | 21,721 | -9.5 | |
Independent | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 13,278 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3,899 | -0.5 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1,185 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 268 | +0.2 |
Less than a week after the elections, Derek Borthwick, elected as an independent in the Throop and Muscliff ward joined the Conservative Party. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Rochester | 1,128 | |||
Conservative | Linda Bailey | 1,059 | |||
Conservative | John Wilson | 1,032 | |||
Independent | Mike Everingham | 683 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Lorraine Crouch | 682 | |||
Labour | Jilly Grower | 612 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Andy Jones | 586 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Blinkhorn | 574 | |||
Labour | Mike Hicks | 514 | |||
Independent | Rob Wotton | 412 | |||
Turnout | 38.98 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Kelly | 747 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Wakefield | 723 | |||
Conservative | Philip Stanley-Watts | 686 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Lisa Northover | 537 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Maan Basma | 420 | |||
Labour | Mike Goff | 350 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Pull | 336 | |||
Labour | Bob Milner | 309 | |||
Labour | Ian Taylor | 279 | |||
Green | Damian Maguire | 261 | |||
Independent | Angus Reid | 187 | |||
Independent | Michal Figat | 150 | |||
Turnout | 26.49 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Chapman | 1,207 | |||
Conservative | Mike Greene | 1,118 | |||
Conservative | Dave Smith | 1,036 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Tony Card | 557 | |||
Labour | Austin McCormack | 516 | |||
Labour | Stepehn Sinsbury | 442 | |||
Turnout | 25.35 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Filer | 1,505 | |||
Conservative | David Kelsey | 1,433 | |||
Conservative | Michael Filer | 1,416 | |||
Labour | Louise Bell | 762 | |||
Labour | Carol Milner | 699 | |||
Labour | David Thompson | 687 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Thomas | 540 | |||
Turnout | 29.86 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Coope | 2,293 | |||
Conservative | Malcolm Davies | 2,197 | |||
Conservative | Robert Lawton | 1,944 | |||
Labour | Catherine Eden | 779 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anne Amboorallee | 635 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Saunders | 547 | |||
UKIP | Pam McAlester | 494 | |||
UKIP | Vicky Millward | 419 | |||
UKIP | Sam Whitt | 319 | |||
Turnout | 46.48 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Battistini | 914 | |||
Conservative | Amedeo Angiolini | 891 | |||
Labour | Dennis Gritt | 827 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Claire Smith | 804 | |||
Conservative | Stuart McKeown | 803 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Pat Lewis | 788 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Smith | 732 | |||
Labour | Helen Rosser | 730 | |||
Labour | David Stokes | 693 | |||
Independent | Julie Darbyshire | 427 | |||
Turnout | 37.55 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Beryl Baxter | 1,043 | |||
Labour | Ben Grower | 992 | |||
Conservative | Roger Marley | 922 | |||
Labour | Mel Semple | 892 | |||
Conservative | Jeremy Old | 787 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas Rose | 782 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Chizlett | 308 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Adam Merrifield | 256 | |||
Turnout | 31.26 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick King | 1,865 | |||
Conservative | Jane Montrose | 1,755 | |||
Conservative | Lawrence Williams | 1,743 | |||
Independent | Margaret Rose | 802 | |||
Labour | Roger Ansell | 575 | |||
Labour | Debbie Sharman | 512 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Shaun Kirkland | 397 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Sibanda Innocent | 318 | |||
Turnout | 41.80 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
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