Braintree District Council election, 2011

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Braintree District Council election, 2011
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60 seats
31 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Green
Last election 42 9 2
Seats before 42 9 2
Seats won 47 9 2
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote 24,115 13,479 5,465
Percentage 48.9 27.4 11.1
SwingIncrease2.svg2.1Increase2.svg2.8Increase2.svg3.9
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Halstead Residents Liberal Democrat
Last election 1 5 1
Seats before 1 5 1
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote 1,636 1,272 1,734
Percentage 3.3 2.6 3.5
SwingDecrease2.svg0.2Decrease2.svg0.9Decrease2.svg7.9

The 2011 Braintree District Council Elections took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All 60 councillors in 30 wards were up for election.

Results of election

Braintree District Council Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 44 5 0Increase2.svg 5 73.3 52.2 47,063
  Labour 10 1 1Steady2.svg 16.7 31.3 28,186
  Green 2 0 0Steady2.svg 3.3 7.5 6,788
  Halstead Residents 1 0 4Decrease2.svg 4 1.7 2.9 2,582
  Independent 1 0 0Steady2.svg 1.7 2.1 1,927
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1Decrease2.svg 1 0 2.3 2,082
  UKIP 0 0 0Steady2.svg 0 1.6 1,440
  BNP 0 0 0Steady2.svg 0 0.2 132

Ward results

Black Notley

Black Notley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Galione 789
Conservative Tom Cunningham 767
Labour Juliet Walton 231
Labour Andrew Bennett 217
UKIP David Hodges 200
Independent John Clark 163
Liberal Democrat David Toombs 149
Green Freddie Gerrard-Abbott 115
Majority
Turnout 1,414 46.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Canning 1,243
Conservative Jean Schmitt 1,059
Conservative Vanessa Santomauro 999
Labour Agnes Bishop 796
Labour Allan Millam 623
Labour Richard Parsons 622
UKIP Gordan Helm 418
Green Simon Attwood 334
Majority
Turnout 2,483
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bocking North

Bocking North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Mann 709
Labour Anthony Everard 657
Conservative Timothy Wilkinson 493
Conservative Nigel McCrea 376
UKIP Michael Ford 215
Green Dawn Holmes 116
Majority
Turnout 1,436
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bocking South

Bocking South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Davis Baugh 701
Labour Moia Thorogood 689
Labour Lynn Watson 626
Conservative Abiodun Olumbori 508
Green John Malam 204
Majority
Turnout 1,495 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green James Abbott 969 29.3
Green Bob Wright 689 20.8
Labour Jeremy White 422 12.8
Labour Daniel Wright 358 10.8
Conservative Stephen Nimmons 323 9.8
UKIP Brain Wood 284 8.6
Conservative Paul Ryland 266 8.0
Majority
Turnout 1,828 49.8
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Braintree Central

Braintree Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John McKee 1,123
Conservative Marlene Shepherd 957
Conservative Ronald Ramage 888
Labour Nigel Gibson 805
Labour Celia Burne 789
Labour William Edwards 734
Green Daniel Shadbolt 327
UKIP Roger Lord 323
BNP Paul Hooks 132
Majority
Turnout 2,355 38.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Braintree East

Braintree East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Elwyn Bishop 762
Conservative David Messer 759
Labour Colette Gibson 756
Labour Eric Lynch 710
Conservative Luke Harrington 691
Conservative Rikki Williams 668
Green Wendy Partridge 297
Majority
Turnout 990 19.0
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Braintree South

Braintree South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Sandbrook 844
Conservative Lyn Walters 806
Labour Douglas Rice 780
Labour Gordon Currie 711
Labour Martin Green 709
Conservative Syedun Noor 605
Independent Andrew Beatty 408
Green Timothy Reeve 291
Majority
Turnout 1,192 21.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bumpstead

Bumpstead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Cadman 713
Labour Stephen Trumm 306
Majority
Turnout 1,035 51.3
Conservative hold Swing

Coggeshall and North Feering

Coggeshall and North Feering ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Newton 1,254
Conservative Susan Wilson 1,114
Labour Catherine Joyce 493
Labour Cherry Cornish 478
Green Stephanie Bills 289
Majority
Turnout 1,986 50.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cressing and Stisted

Cressing and Stisted ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Lynette Flint 600
Labour Greta Tew 180
Majority
Turnout 804 45.0
Independent hold Swing

Gosfield and Greenstead Green

Gosfield and Greenstead Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John O'Reilly-Cicconi 688
Labour Adrian Gibson 254
Green Howard Reed 124
Majority
Turnout 1,078 53.2
Conservative hold Swing

Great Notley and Braintree West

Great Notley and Braintree West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Butland 1,435
Conservative Claire Sandbrook 1,418
Conservative Roger Walters 1,211
Labour David Green 407
Labour Christina Bennett 362
Labour Stephen Goodfellow 306
Green Howard Bills 274
Majority
Turnout 2,142 41.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrews ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jennifer Sutton 895
Conservative Julia Allen 827
Conservative Stephen Kirby 762
Halstead Residents David Hume 720
Labour Grahame McCoyd 573
Halstead Residents Kenneth Paisley 571
Halstead Residents Howard Messenger 405
Labour Stuart Gilbert 388
Independent Michael Gage 310
Labour Stuart Scrivens 297
Independent Beryl Gage 291
Majority
Turnout 2,132 40.5
Conservative gain from Halstead Residents
Conservative gain from Halstead Residents
Conservative gain from Halstead Residents

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Halstead Residents Jacqueline Pell 552
Labour Malcolm Fincken 456
Labour Stephen Knight 376
Conservative David Sharp 352
Halstead Residents Linda Hilton 334
Conservative Yvonne Warren 325
Majority
Turnout 1,317 37.4
Halstead Residents hold Swing
Labour gain from Halstead Residents

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Beeb 1,062
Conservative Derrick Louis 981
Labour Lauren Whitnell 357
Labour Katherine Watts 288
Green Cheryl Gerrard 220
Majority
Turnout 1,627 47.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hedingham and Maplestead

Hedingham and Mapstead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joanne Beavis 1,345
Conservative Hylton Johnson 1,197
Conservative Wendy Scattergood 1,044
Liberal Democrat Stephen Bolter 661
Green Susan Ransome 387
Labour Noel Owen 386
Labour John Kotz 350
Labour Betty Kotz 339
Majority
Turnout 2,285 44.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kelvedon

Kelvedon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Foster 1,202
Conservative Robert Mitchell 1,084
Labour Ian Marshall 537
Labour Anthony Lewis 508
Green Robert McCracken 280
Majority
Turnout 1,991 50.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Panfield

Panfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Tattersley 522
Labour David Rice 183
Green Lynne Maynard 101
Majority
Turnout 816 47.8
Conservative hold Swing

Rayne

Rayne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Banthorpe 652
Labour Cornelius Coughlan 151
Majority
Turnout 817 46.8
Conservative hold Swing

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julian Swift 686
Labour Robert Green 217
Majority
Turnout 915 51.1
Conservative hold Swing

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Shelton 711
Labour Frederick Hearn 194
Majority
Turnout 936 53.7
Conservative hold Swing

Three Fields

Three Fields ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Finbow 1,125
Conservative David Reid 1,029
Labour Maureen Bennett 343
Labour Cynthia Woodhouse 298
Majority
Turnout 1,582 50.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Colne

Upper Colne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Bolton 599
Labour Peter Long 218
Majority
Turnout 834 48.6
Conservative hold Swing

Witham, Chipping Hill and Central

Witham, Chipping Hill and Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sandra Howell 662
Conservative Michael Lager 652
Labour Francis MacDonald 396
Labour Eileen Davidson 382
Liberal Democrat Barry Fleet 296
Liberal Democrat Helen Waring 181
Green Nelson Brunton 176
Majority
Turnout 1,499 41.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Witham North

Witham North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Evans 613
Labour Philip Barlow 603
Conservative Christopher Thompson 422
Conservative John Cunningham 363
Green Robert Nicholls 246
Liberal Democrat Clifford Livermore 158
Majority
Turnout 1,314 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Witham South

Witham South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Janet Money 997
Conservative Corrine Thompson 937
Conservative John Elliott 930
Labour Paul Heath 719
Labour Olatunde Biyi 713
Labour Alan O'Shea 672
Green Agnes Wells 352
Green Stephen Hicks 290
Liberal Democrat Bernard Dearlove 239
Majority
Turnout 2,165 34.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Witham West

Witham West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Rose 841
Conservative Patrick Horner 824
Conservative Cheryl Louis 736
Labour Lucy Barlow 697
Labour Anthony Bennett 649
Labour Kathleen Tearle 640
Green Andrew Bunn 362
Green Philip Hughes 345
Liberal Democrat James Fleet 231
Liberal Democrat Pamela Hooper 167
Majority
Turnout 2,031 40.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Yeldham

Yeldham ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Iona Parker 426
Independent Trevor Revell 155
Labour Richard Green 151
Majority
Turnout 735 44.9
Conservative hold Swing
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