East Hampshire District Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 East Hampshire council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. East Hampshire UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 East Hampshire council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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

East Hampshire Non-metropolitan district in England

East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton and Bordon.

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.

Hampshire County of England

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England. The county town, with city status, is Winchester, a frequent seat of the Royal Court before any fixed capital, in late Anglo-Saxon England. After the metropolitan counties and Greater London, Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom. Its two largest settlements, Southampton and Portsmouth, are administered separately as unitary authorities and the rest of the area forms the administrative county, which is governed by Hampshire County Council.

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Background

The previous election in 2007 saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after winning 30 seats, compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats. [2] In 2008 the councillor for Whitehill Pinewood, Ian Dowdle, defected from the Liberal Democrats to join the Conservatives. [3] However, in 2010 Dowdle would resign from the Conservatives over the party's handling of the local eco-town [4] and he then resigned from the council in January 2011. [5] A further 2 defections took place in March 2011 with Conservatives Maureen Comber and Eve Hope, representing Selborne, and Bramshott and Liphook respectively, joining the Liberal Democrats. [6]

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.

Whitehill, Hampshire village in United Kingdom

Whitehill is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Bordon.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats compared to the 2007 election. [7] This took the Conservatives to 39 councillors, compared to 5 Liberal Democrats, the largest majority since the founding of the council. [8] Overall turnout in the election was 48%. [9]

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Conservative gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Alton, including defeating the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Jerry James, in Alton Wooteys. [8] Other Conservative gains came in Clanfield and Finchdean, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray and Petersfield Causeway. [8] This left the Liberal Democrats with just 5 councillors, all in the Whitehill and Bordon area. [8]

Alton, Hampshire town in Hampshire, England

Alton is a market town and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near the source of the River Wey. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 17,816.

Clanfield, Hampshire village in the United Kingdom

Clanfield is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.4 miles (3.8 km) north of Horndean, just west of the A3 road.

Finchdean village in the United Kingdom

Finchdean is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies on the Hampshire/West Sussex border, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of Horndean.

The Conservatives leader of the council Patrick Burridge described the results as "beyond my wildest dreams". [9] Meanwhile, the new Liberal Democrat leader on the council Adam Carew put their defeats down to high Conservative turnout in the Alternative Vote referendum which was held at the same time as the council election and that the "low popularity rating" of the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg "had a negative effect". [7]

Nick Clegg British politician

Sir Nicholas William Peter Clegg is a British former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015. An "Orange Book" liberal, Clegg served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam from 2005 to 2017 and has been associated with both socially liberal and economically liberal policies. He is currently Vice-President for Global Affairs and Communications at Facebook.

East Hampshire Local Election Result 2011 [10] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 39 9 0 +9 88.6 61.0 30,578 +0.4%
  Liberal Democrat 5 0 9 -9 11.4 26.7 13,405 -8.4%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 10.8 5,418 +7.1%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 452 +0.3%
  The Justice and Anti-Corruption Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 275 +0.5%

5 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election. [10] Seat changes are compared to the 2007 election and do not take into account defections. [7]

Ward results

Alton Amery [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Saunders 409 46.8 +15.9
Liberal Democrat Jeff Smith 318 36.4 -21.0
Labour Barbara Burfoot 146 16.7 +5.0
Majority 91 10.4
Turnout 873 45.7 +12.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Alton Ashdell [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Joy 651 63.6 +2.5
Liberal Democrat Chris McCallum 372 36.4 +3.5
Majority 279 27.3 -1.0
Turnout 1,023 53.8 +10.5
Conservative hold Swing
Alton Eastbrooke [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dean Phillips 358 47.4 +11.9
Liberal Democrat Pam Bradford 269 35.6 -18.1
Labour Jan Treacher 128 17.0 +6.3
Majority 89 11.8
Turnout 755 38.4 +13.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Alton Westbrooke [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Branch 467 45.9 +6.8
Liberal Democrat Atu Patel 408 40.1 -20.8
Labour Peter Treacher 143 14.0 +14.0
Majority 59 5.8
Turnout 1,018 46.0 +12.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Alton Whitedown [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maynard Melissa 578 48.7 +8.3
Liberal Democrat Allan Chick 468 39.4 -14.7
Labour Roger Godber 141 11.9 +6.5
Majority 110 9.3
Turnout 1,187 52.6 +9.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Alton Wooteys [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Orme 344 45.4
Liberal Democrat Jerry James 273 36.0
Labour Don Hammond 141 18.6
Majority 71 9.4
Turnout 758 42.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Binsted and Bentley [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Carter 898 74.7 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Mark Davison 304 25.3 +5.5
Majority 594 49.4 -11.1
Turnout 1,202 52.7 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bramshott and Liphook (3) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anna James 1,485
Conservative Sam James 1,456
Conservative Angela Glass 1,436
Liberal Democrat Michael Croucher 947
Liberal Democrat Eve Hope 918
Liberal Democrat Rob Evans 841
Labour John Tough 503
Labour Catriona Mackenzie 304
Labour Ann Saunders 249
Turnout 8,139 46.0 +11.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clanfield and Finchdean (2) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Moon 1,164
Conservative David Newberry 1,019
Liberal Democrat Richard Judd 497
Liberal Democrat Bill Phipps 417
Labour Michael Burgess 252
Labour Margaret Broome 251
Turnout 3,600 49.7 +8.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Downland [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patrick Burridge 883 76.4 +5.8
Liberal Democrat Tony Ludlow 273 23.6 -5.8
Majority 610 52.8 +11.6
Turnout 1,156 59.1 +9.3
Conservative hold Swing
East Meon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Parkinson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Four Marks and Medstead [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pat Seward 1,729
Conservative Maurice Johnson 1,703
Liberal Democrat Terry Taggart 682
Labour Carole Parsons 227
Labour Frances Thompson 184
Turnout 4,525 52.0 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Froxfield and Steep [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nick Drew unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Grayshott [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ferris Cowper 810 82.7 -2.4
Liberal Democrat Tony Gray 167 17.3 +2.4
Majority 634 65.5 -4.7
Turnout 968 51.1 +8.1
Conservative hold Swing
Headley (2) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Williams 1,475
Conservative Richard Millard 1,436
Liberal Democrat Richard Clifford 576
Liberal Democrat Gary Hopwood 469
Turnout 3,956 38.8 +1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Holybourne and Froyle [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Glynis Watts 810 68.6 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Judith Janes 370 31.4 +7.6
Majority 440 37.3 -7.2
Turnout 1,180 57.0 +13.8
Conservative hold Swing
Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sara Schillemore 589 69.5 +3.7
Liberal Democrat Peter Humphreys 258 30.5 -3.7
Majority 331 39.1 +7.5
Turnout 847 43.8 +10.7
Conservative hold Swing
Horndean Downs [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julia Marshall 630 64.5 +13.8
Liberal Democrat Terry Port 236 24.2 -25.1
Labour Margaret Pain 111 11.4 +11.4
Majority 394 40.3 +39.0
Turnout 977 48.7 +13.8
Conservative hold Swing
Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dorothy Denston 693 76.1 +0.5
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Port 218 23.9 -0.5
Majority 475 52.1 +0.9
Turnout 911 46.2 +9.8
Conservative hold Swing
Horndean Kings [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Evans 626 52.3 +14.5
Liberal Democrat Samantha Darragh 420 35.1 -27.1
Labour Derek Thompson 152 12.7 +12.7
Majority 206 17.2
Turnout 1,198 47.9 +14.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Horndean Murray [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lynn Evans 501 57.7 +10.0
Liberal Democrat Ian Maiden 224 25.8 -26.5
Labour Katie Green 143 16.5 +16.5
Majority 277 31.9
Turnout 868 45.1 +11.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Lindford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Yvonne Parker-Smith 545 65.0 -9.6
Liberal Democrat Brian Desmond 160 19.1 -6.3
Independent Neville Taylor 134 16.0 +16.0
Majority 385 45.9 -3.4
Turnout 839 39.5 +6.0
Conservative hold Swing
Liss (2) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gina Logan 1,173
Conservative Jennifer Gray 1,085
Labour Keith Budden 441
Labour Howard Linsley 439
Liberal Democrat Roger Mullenger 419
Turnout 3,557 49.0 +10.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Petersfield Bell Hill [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John West 572 57.2 +4.0
Liberal Democrat Grant Budden 235 23.5 -18.3
Labour Beth Vaughan 193 19.3 +14.3
Majority 337 33.7 +22.3
Turnout 1,000 52.0 +12.2
Conservative hold Swing
Petersfield Causeway [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Philip Aiston 511 52.8 +8.4
Liberal Democrat Chris Mills 275 28.4 -18.3
Labour James Bridge 182 18.8 +9.9
Majority 236 24.4
Turnout 968 48.1 +5.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Petersfield Heath [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julie Butler unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Petersfield Rother [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bob Ayer 844 71.0
Labour Bill Organ 344 29.0
Majority 500 42.1
Turnout 1,188 62.3
Conservative hold Swing
Petersfield St Mary's [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Guy Stacpoole 717 67.8 +5.7
Labour Julie Dickinson 340 32.2 +18.6
Majority 377 35.7 -2.1
Turnout 1,057 51.3 +7.2
Conservative hold Swing
Petersfield St Peters [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hilary Ayer unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ropley and Tisted [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Graham unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Rowlands Castle [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marge Harvey 758 59.0 -7.0
Liberal Democrat Steve Protheroe 427 33.2 -0.8
Labour Greg Beckett-Leonard 100 7.8 +7.8
Majority 331 25.8 -6.2
Turnout 1,285 60.5 +11.1
Conservative hold Swing
Selborne [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Ashcroft 734 72.4 +22.3
Liberal Democrat Maureen Comber 151 14.9 -35.0
Labour Sarah Hall 129 12.7 +12.7
Majority 583 57.5 +57.4
Turnout 1,014 57.4 +11.0
Conservative hold Swing
The Hangers and Forest [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Judy Onslow 726 72.5 -6.8
The Justice and Anti-Corruption Party Don Jerrard 275 27.5 +6.8
Majority 451 45.1 -13.5
Turnout 1,001 52.5 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Whitehill Chase [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Zoya Faddy 330 50.9
Conservative Dave Williamson 318 49.1
Majority 12 1.9
Turnout 648 37.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Whitehill Deadwater [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tony Muldoon 427 78.8 +15.4
Labour Francis MacNamara 115 21.2 +21.2
Majority 312 57.6 +30.8
Turnout 542 30.0 +11.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Whitehill Hogmoor [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Drury 272 41.7 -29.4
Conservative John Haine 193 29.6 +0.7
Independent Roger Russell 128 19.6 +19.6
Labour Timothy King 60 9.2 +9.2
Majority 79 12.1 -30.1
Turnout 653 33.0 +9.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Whitehill Pinewood [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Chris Wherrell 260 57.8 +0.5
Independent Bill Wain 190 42.2 +42.2
Majority 70 15.6 +0.9
Turnout 450 22.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Whitehill Walldown [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Adam Carew 524 67.5
Conservative Keith Cooper 252 32.5
Majority 272 35.1
Turnout 776 44.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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