East Dorset District Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. East Dorset UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2011 East Dorset District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

East Dorset Non-metropolitan district in England

East Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Wimborne Minster since 2016.

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.

Dorset County of England

Dorset is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi), Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.

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Background

Before the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 25 seats, compared to 11 Liberal Democrats. [2] Every seat was up for election, however 12 Conservative councillors, including the leader of the council Spencer Flower, faced no opposition at the election. [2] The candidates at the election were 36 Conservatives, 18 Liberal Democrats, 10 UK Independence Party and 3 from Labour. [2]

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.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

UK Independence Party British political party

The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has four Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales and one member in the London Assembly. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Members of Parliament and was the largest UK party in the European Parliament.

Election result

The Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 30 councillors, compared to 6 for the Liberal Democrats. [3] Conservative gains including taking seats in West Moors and Corfe Mullen from the Liberal Democrats, with the margin in Corfe Mullen South ward being only 6 votes. [4] Overall turnout at the election was 49.1%. [5]

West Moors village in United Kingdom

West Moors is a village in East Dorset, England, on the northern fringe of the Poole-Bournemouth conurbation, just outside the larger settlements of Ferndown and Verwood. The parish of West Moors had an estimated population of 7,400 in 2004, increasing to 7,561 for both the parish and electoral ward at the 2011 Census.

Corfe Mullen village in United Kingdom

Corfe Mullen is a village in Dorset, England, on the north-western urban fringe of the South East Dorset conurbation and is part of the rural district of East Dorset. The village has a population of 10,133 (2011) and is served by six churches, five pubs, five schools, a library, various shops and local businesses, a village hall, and many community and sports organisations. There are three electoral wards within the village.

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

East Dorset local election result 2011 [6] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3050+583.360.823,205-1.2%
  Liberal Democrat 605-516.729.211,161-3.6%
  UKIP 000007.32,803+3.2%
  Labour 000002.71,027+2.0%

Ward results

Alderholt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Monksunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ameysford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Reynolds70374.4-5.0
Liberal Democrat Roger Hemsley24225.6+5.0
Majority46148.8-10.0
Turnout 94548.0+8.4
Conservative hold Swing
Colehill East (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Janet Dover1,066
Liberal Democrat Donald Wallace765
Conservative David Mitchell668
Conservative Kevin Johnson667
Labour Oliver Bradbury200
UKIP Kenneth Dacombe175
Turnout 3,54152.2+8.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Colehill West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Packer72966.0+8.0
Liberal Democrat Linda Dickins37534.0-0.7
Majority35432.1+7.8
Turnout 1,10458.9+11.2
Conservative hold Swing
Corfe Mullen Central (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Holland813
Conservative Sarah Burns759
Liberal Democrat Phillip Cuckston735
Conservative Zoe White667
UKIP Dave Evans299
Turnout 3,27345.8+5.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Corfe Mullen North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Holland54059.3-2.3
Conservative Graeme Smith37140.7+12.2
Majority16918.6-14.4
Turnout 91148.9+8.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Corfe Mullen South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patrick Edwards41843.5+0.0
Liberal Democrat Philip Harknett41242.8-13.7
UKIP Josephine Evans13213.7+13.7
Majority60.6
Turnout 96246.7+5.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Crane [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Butlerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ferndown Central (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derek Burtunopposed
Conservative Steven Luggunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ferndown Links (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Birrunopposed
Conservative John Littleunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Handley Vale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Tongunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Holt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Spencer Flowerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Longham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gladys Elliot60668.4+2.5
UKIP John Baxter28031.6+14.8
Majority32636.8-11.8
Turnout 88646.5+6.7
Conservative hold Swing
Parley (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Manuel1,482
Conservative John Wilson1,430
Liberal Democrat Matthew Coussell487
Turnout 3,39952.9+12.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonards & St Ives East (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Dyer1,520
Conservative Ann Warman1,501
UKIP Oliver Kent371
UKIP Allan Tallett321
Turnout 3,71351.6+7.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonards & St Ives West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Dudman1,02281.4-4.3
UKIP Alfred Eckel23318.6+4.3
Majority78962.9-8.5
Turnout 1,25561.7+9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Stapehill [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Russell68872.9-1.0
Liberal Democrat Timothy Chant13214.0-0.9
UKIP John Myers12413.1+1.9
Majority55658.9-0.1
Turnout 94448.6+3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Stour [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Bennett67873.3+5.2
Liberal Democrat William Honeyman24726.7-5.2
Majority43146.6+10.4
Turnout 92547.0+7.3
Conservative hold Swing
Three Cross & Potterne [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Richardson45167.4+21.4
Liberal Democrat Lindsey Dedden21832.6+18.7
Majority23334.8+15.0
Turnout 66937.7+4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Dewlands (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Toni Coombsunopposed
Conservative Jean Hazelunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Newtown [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Boyden Mortimer53169.2+6.3
Liberal Democrat Alan Dorey23630.8-6.3
Majority29538.5+12.7
Turnout 76739.5+7.7
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Stephen's Castle (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lucy Clarkunopposed
Conservative Simon Gibsonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Moors (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alexander Clarke1,923
Conservative David Shortell1,781
Conservative Andrew Skeats1,607
Liberal Democrat Peter Holden986
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Smith751
UKIP David Butt540
Labour Michael Shine470
Turnout 8,05850.4+5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Wimborne Minster (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patricia Hymers1,220
Conservative Robin Cook1,169
Liberal Democrat David Morgan993
Conservative Michael Bartlett973
Liberal Democrat Shane Bartlett943
Conservative Alan Spencer861
Labour Marion Lock357
UKIP Nicholas Wellstead328
Turnout 6,84449.1+7.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

A by-election was held in Colehill East ward on 17 July 2014 after the death of the Liberal Democrat councillor since 1973, Don Wallace. [7] [8] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Barry Roberts with a majority of 416 votes over the Conservatives. [9]

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

Colehill village in United Kingdom

Colehill is a parish, neighbouring Wimborne Minster, in Dorset, England, with a population of 7,000 (2001), reducing slightly to 6,927 at the 2011 census.

Colehill East by-election 17 July 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Barry Roberts74259.3+8.7
Conservative Graeme Smith32626.0-5.6
UKIP David Mattocks18414.7+6.4
Majority41633.2
Turnout 1,25233.7-18.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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