Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011

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Elections to the Charnwood Borough Council took place on 5 May 2011, [1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. A total of 52 councillors were elected from 28 wards as the whole council was up for election.

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The Conservatives held control of the council after winning it at the previous election with a sizeable, albeit reduced, majority of 14 seats. The Labour Party regained some of their 2007 losses in Loughborough and Shepshed whilst the Liberal Democrats lost four seats, leaving them with a sole councillor in Anstey. The British National Party only fielded three candidates and therefore lost a substantial share of their previous vote; they did, however, hold on to their one seat in East Goscote by just five votes, meaning Councillor Cathy Duffy became one of the few BNP councillors in the whole country to be re-elected.

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Loughborough town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England

Loughborough is a town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, seat of Charnwood Borough Council, and home to Loughborough University. The town had a population of 57,600 in 2004, making it the second largest settlement in Leicestershire. It is close to the Nottinghamshire border and within short distances of Nottingham, East Midlands Airport and Derby. The town has the world's largest bell foundry – John Taylor Bellfounders – which made bells for the Carillon war memorial, a landmark in the Queens Park in the town, of Great Paul for St Paul's Cathedral, and for York Minster.

Results

Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3332+163.550.948,940+2.3
  Labour 1630+330.840.338,728+12.9
  Liberal Democrat 104−41.96.36,040−7.9
  BNP 100±01.91.0959−6.0
  Independent 100±01.90.9879−1.5
  UKIP 000±00.00.6522N/A

Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

Anstey

Anstey (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Sutherington1,08728.8
Conservative Paul Day98926.2
Conservative Susan Witts63116.7
Labour Glyn McAllister51813.7
Labour James Bolton3358.9
BNP James Taylor2155.7
Turnout 2,18841.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 1,62042.9−3.31
Liberal Democrat 1,08728.8−13.41
Labour 85322.6N/A0
BNP 2165.7−6.00
Total Votes Cast3,775

Barrow and Sileby West

Barrow and Sileby West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hilary Fryer1,39433.4
Conservative Pauline Ranson1,22429.4
Labour Alan Willcocks85520.5
Labour Ivor Perry69616.7
Turnout 2,30744.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 2,61862.8+5.62
Labour 1,55137.2+0.90
Total Votes Cast4,169

Birstall Wanlip

Birstall Wanlip (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stuart Jones1,10230.6
Conservative Serinda Shergill83023.1
Labour Marilyn Cowles64217.8
Liberal Democrat Helena Edwards56415.7
Labour Amrat Bava46112.8
Turnout 2,14146.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 1,93253.7+8.02+1
Labour 1,10330.6N/A0
Liberal Democrat 56415.7−31.40−1
Total Votes Cast3,599

Birstall Watermead

Birstall Watermead (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Gaskell1,06027.9
Conservative Iain Bentley97625.7
Labour Rosalind Hopkins69618.3
Labour Sally Sapsford63016.6
Liberal Democrat Richard Miller43311.4
Turnout 2,25342.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 2,03653.6+7.02+1
Labour 1,32634.9N/A0
Liberal Democrat 43311.4−42.00−1
Total Votes Cast3,795

East Goscote

East Goscote (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BNP Cathy Duffy40142.3+5.4
Conservative Yvonne Smith39641.8+5.7
Labour Gill McLoughlin15015.8N/A
Turnout 96343.2
BNP hold Swing −0.2

Forest Bradgate

Forest Bradgate (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Snartt1,04378.1−6.3
Labour Howard Stevenson29221.9+6.3
Turnout 1,35050.0
Conservative hold Swing −6.3

Loughborough Ashby

Loughborough Ashby (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Carter83432.6
Labour Julie Bradshaw81731.9
Conservative David Goss50619.7
Conservative Laura Seaton40415.8
Turnout 1,38425.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 1,65164.5+8.12+1
Conservative 91035.5+4.40−1
Total Votes Cast2,561

Loughborough Dishley and Hathern

Loughborough Dishley and Hathern (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Betty Newton1,27030.6
Labour Steve Smith1,13127.2
Conservative Stephen Hodgson90621.8
Conservative James Poland85020.4
Turnout 2,26846.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 2,40157.8+9.22+1
Conservative 1,75642.2+0.30−1
Total Votes Cast4,157

Loughborough Garendon

Loughborough Garendon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Max Hunt1,15032.7
Independent Roy Campsall87925.0
Conservative John Bassford77822.1
Labour Hashok Parmar71020.2
Turnout 2,30549.2
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 1,86052.9+9.91
Independent 87925.0−14.51
Conservative 77822.1+4.70
Total Votes Cast3,517

Loughborough Hastings

Loughborough Hastings (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Williams1,16334.5
Labour Jitu Choudhury1,10432.8
Conservative Judith Spence61218.1
Conservative Mohammed Shahid49214.6
Turnout 1,93441.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 2,26767.3+7.12
Conservative 1,10432.7−7.10
Total Votes Cast3,371

Loughborough Lemyngton

Loughborough Lemyngton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christine Harris1,20036.4
Labour Jewel Miah1,10633.6
Conservative Shazidur Chowdhury40612.3
Conservative Salim Miah38911.8
Liberal Democrat Michael Willis1925.9
Turnout 1,84137.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 2,30670.0+19.12
Conservative 79524.1+5.70
Liberal Democrat 1925.9−16.10
Total Votes Cast3,294

Loughborough Nanpantan

Loughborough Nanpantan (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Hunt89025.8
Conservative Margaret Smidowicz82624.0
Labour Mike Cahill71320.7
Labour Ruth Sinclair61017.7
Liberal Democrat Steve Coltman2076.0
Liberal Democrat Andrew Thorpe2005.8
Turnout 1,86340.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 1,71649.8−7.12
Labour 1,32338.4+18.70
Liberal Democrat 40711.8−11.70
Total Votes Cast3,446

Loughborough Outwoods

Loughborough Outwoods (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ron Jukes1,38828.0
Conservative Jonathan Morgan1,29126.1
Labour Frank Fay74415.0
Labour Andy Clarke72014.6
Liberal Democrat David Walker49810.1
Liberal Democrat David Scott3126.3
Turnout 2,50153.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 2,67954.1+3.92+1
Labour 1,46429.6N/A0
Liberal Democrat 81016.4−33.40−1
Total Votes Cast4,125

Loughborough Shelthorpe

Loughborough Shelthorpe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Sharp1,07828.6
Labour Neville Stork99826.4
Conservative Geoffrey Parsons87023.0
Conservative Ann Watkinson83222.0
Turnout 2,13740.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 2,07655.0+10.72
Conservative 1,70245.0+15.20
Total Votes Cast3,879

Loughborough Southfields

Loughborough Southfields (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graeme Smith91825.1
Labour Marion Smith91024.9
Conservative Ted Parton76620.9
Conservative Hanif Asmal59616.3
Liberal Democrat Diana Brass2797.6
Liberal Democrat Alan Zenthon1895.2
Turnout 1,98133.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 1,82850.0+7.42
Conservative 1,36237.2+3.70
Liberal Democrat 46812.8−11.00
Total Votes Cast3,658

Loughborough Storer

Loughborough Storer (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandie Forrest79733.2
Labour Patrick Youell73330.5
Conservative Simon Bradshaw47519.8
Conservative Ayesha Shahid39616.5
Turnout 1,49029.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 1,53063.7−8.22
Conservative 87136.3+8.20
Total Votes Cast2,401

Mountsorrel

Mountsorrel (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Capleton1,17832.0
Conservative Jonathan Morgan1,08629.5
Labour Stan Coats60416.4
Labour Hayley Winrow55315.0
UKIP David Scott2637.1
Turnout 2,13439.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 2,26461.5±0.02
Labour 1,15731.4+5.80
UKIP 2637.1N/A0
Total Votes Cast3,684

Queniborough

Queniborough (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Grimley94878.5−3.9
Labour Mike McLoughlin26021.5+3.9
Turnout 1,22348.3
Conservative hold Swing −3.9

Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle

Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Shepherd1,72137.4
Conservative David Slater1,46531.8
Labour Pat Brown78417.0
Labour Bob Parks63713.8
Turnout 2,50247.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 3,18669.2−6.72
Labour 1,42130.8+6.70
Total Votes Cast4,607

Rothley and Thurcaston

Rothley and Thurcaston (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Osborne1,83139.7
Conservative Diane Wise1,71537.1
Labour Joanna Richardson4499.7
Labour David Young3627.9
UKIP Jamie Bye2595.6
Turnout 2,56450.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 3,54676.8+9.82
Labour 81117.6+4.00
UKIP 2595.6−4.40
Total Votes Cast4,616

Shepshed East

Shepshed East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Liz Bebbington83720.2
Labour Claire Poole80519.5
Labour Jane Lennie80219.4
Conservative Joan Tassell72817.6
Liberal Democrat Cynthia Popley54013.1
Liberal Democrat John Popley42310.2
Turnout 2,19641.6
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Labour 1,60738.9+7.91+1
Conservative 1,56537.8+16.41
Liberal Democrat 96323.3−10.90−1
Total Votes Cast4,135

Shepshed West

Shepshed West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Radford1,00021.9
Conservative Bernard Burr96021.0
Labour Mike Cahill93420.4
Labour Ruth Sinclair80117.5
Liberal Democrat Steve Coltman48110.5
Liberal Democrat Andrew Thorpe3968.7
Turnout 2,51945.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 1,96042.9+8.42
Labour 1,73537.9+8.70
Liberal Democrat 87719.2−3.80
Total Votes Cast4,572

Sileby

Sileby (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roy Brown1,27835.3
Conservative Andy Paling1,04428.8
Labour Glenn Thurlby67418.6
Labour Richard Watson62517.3
Turnout 2,07836.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 2,32264.1−11.12
Labour 1,29935.9+11.10
Total Votes Cast3,621

Syston East

Syston East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Pacey92528.2
Conservative Stephen Hampson89427.3
Labour Colin Lovell57217.5
Labour Stephen Rose54216.5
BNP Mick Dyer34310.5
Turnout 1,94239.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 1,81955.5−3.22
Labour 1,11434.0+10.60
BNP 34310.5−7.40
Total Votes Cast3,276

Syston West

Syston West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tom Barkley1,06232.2
Conservative Eric Vardy96429.2
Labour Colin Lovell68420.7
Labour Stephen Rose59117.9
Turnout 1,86435.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 2,02661.4+8.82
Labour 1,27538.6+3.50
Total Votes Cast3,301

The Wolds

The Wolds (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jenny Bokor90162.7+7.0
Labour Helen Dale29820.7N/A
Liberal Democrat Ian Sharpe23816.6−27.7
Turnout 1,45157.5
Conservative hold Swing −6.9

Thurmaston

Thurmaston (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Harley1,47319.1
Conservative Mark Lowe1,39918.2
Conservative Brenda Seaton1,30917.0
Labour Steve Brown1,30617.0
Labour David Knaggs1,15315.0
Labour Janet Knaggs1,05813.7
Turnout 3,00639.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
PartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange
Conservative 4,18154.3−2.03
Labour 3,51745.7+12.20
Total Votes Cast7,698

Wreake Villages

Wreake Villages (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Matthew Blain90478.1−5.9
Labour Gillian Adams25320.7+5.9
Turnout 1,16350.0
Conservative hold Swing −5.9

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References

  1. Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011 results, Charnwood Borough Council website