Thanet District Council election, 2011

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Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 5 May 2011, as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2011 taking place simultaneously with the Alternative Vote Referendum. No political party won an overall majority of seats, meaning that the council went into 'No Overall Control' status for the first time since 1991. The Conservative Party ran a minority administration until December that year, when a Conservative councillor defected to the Independents group, enabling The Labour Party to run a minority administration until 2015. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.

Thanet District Council

Thanet District Council is the local government body for the Thanet district. Its administrative centre is Margate. It is one of the district councils in Kent. On a national level, Thanet forms part of two parliamentary constituencies at Westminster and is represented in Parliament by three MPs.

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Overall Results

After the election, the composition of the council is: [1]

Conservative Party (27/56)
Labour Party (26/56)
Independent (3/56)
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Conservative Party 40,81346.5827Decrease2.svg6
Labour Party 33,49838.2426Increase2.svg7
Liberal Democrats 2,3022.630
UK Independence Party 1,6731.910
Ramsgate First5190.590Decrease2.svg1
Green Party 2830.320
Independent(s) 8,5229.733
Total87,6101000560
Valid ballots cast39,31898.60
Invalid/blank ballots cast5591.40
Total ballots cast39,877100
Registered voters/turnout93,58942.61
Source: BBC

Results by ward

Listed below are the results [2] in each of the 26 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.

Beacon Road

Beacon Road (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jenny Matterface70327
Conservative Rosalind Binks67225
Labour Gordon John Edwards67025
Conservative David Macdonald Lawson59122
Majority20.07
Turnout 263644
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Birchington North

Birchington North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Day83529
Conservative Keith Coleman-Cooke78727
Independent Ash Ashbee55219
Labour Jodie Sharon Hibbert2288
Liberal Democrat Sue Granata2107
Independent Bernard Anthony La Roche2017
Liberal Democrat Seth Proctor873
Majority2358.10
Turnout 290053
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Birchington South

Birchington South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Worrow117123
Conservative Alasdair Bruce107921
Independent Jack Bernard Cohen102320
Conservative Jo Roberts90018
Labour Hannah Rose Scobie49910
Labour Rebecca Jayne Scobie4338
Majority1232.41
Turnout 510546
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Bradstowe

Bradstowe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Saunders83229
Conservative Bill Hayton78127
Liberal Democrat Louisa June Rachel Latham41214
Labour Brian Yeoman37213
Liberal Democrat Clare Alison Hunt27910
Independent Robin Peter Vaughan-Lyons2117
Majority36912.78
Turnout 288750
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central Harbour

Central Harbour (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Campbell85915
Labour Mary Dwyer74313
Labour Corinna Huxley72913
Independent Ralph Christopher Hoult63011
Conservative Sandy Spicer55410
Conservative Mike Taylor5179
Independent Frank Batt4858
Conservative Saul Huggins4408
Independent Angela Cousins4358
UKIP Trev Shonk3356
Majority991.73
Turnout 572739
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Ramsgate First Swing

Cliffsend and Pegwell

Cliffsend and Pegwell (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Derek Kirby96631
Conservative Jo Gideon85927
Labour Steve Ward50216
Independent Brian Urwin43914
Labour Peter Wharmby38412
Majority35711.33
Turnout 315049
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cliftonville East

Cliftonville East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sandy Ezekiel118718
Conservative Martin Wise116518
Conservative Brian Sullivan115518
Independent William Friend6019
Independent Louise Friend5989
Labour Elizabeth Poole5158
Labour Margaret Symonds4908
Labour Matthew Rowland Poole4567
Green Timothy Peter Patrick Spencer2834
Majority5548.59
Turnout 645049
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cliftonville West

Cliftonville West(3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clive Hart87521
Labour Douglas Clark82220
Labour Linda Aldred80019
Conservative Bert McCastree58814
Conservative Henry James Martell56714
Conservative John Rothman52513
Majority2125.08
Turnout 417735
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dane Valley

Dane Valley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Jean Hart92119
Labour John Martin Edwards86318
Labour Will Scobie81817
Conservative Wendy Allan58212
Conservative Michael Jarvis47910
Conservative David Wallin4319
Liberal Democrat Matthew David Brown2896
Liberal Democrat Tony Flaig2786
Liberal Democrat Bill Furness2435
Majority2364.81
Turnout 490435
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eastcliff

Eastcliff (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Green76718
Labour Rick Everitt65115
Labour Pat Moore62215
Ramsgate FirstGerry O'Donnell51912
Conservative Eric Easton45711
Conservative John Holmes40410
Conservative David Barrie Spicer3729
Independent Jane Ann Roscow2265
Independent Les Shonk2245
Majority1032.43
Turnout 424235
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Garlinge

Garlinge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Shirley Timlinson48221
Conservative Ken Gregory44019
Labour Beth Caroline Denning41518
Labour Colin James Harvey40317
Independent Roy Douglas Ovenden31213
UKIP David John Greely26611
Majority251.08
Turnout 231840
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsgate

Kingsgate (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert William Bayford51865
Labour Nigel Utton17121
UKIP Alan Terry10713
Majority34743.59
Turnout 79646
Conservative hold Swing

Margate Central

Margate Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Iris Johnston68239
Labour John Terence Charles Watkins57032
Conservative Matthew Clements28316
Conservative Glenn Coleman-Cooke23513
Majority28716.21
Turnout 177034
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nethercourt

Nethercourt (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steven Alexandrou66924
Labour Kim Gibson62822
Conservative Jill Marion Kirby60021
Conservative Brenda Marilyn Rogers56220
UKIP Sarah Larkins1887
UKIP Maggie Carter1666
Majority281.00
Turnout 281344
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Newington

Newington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Harrison70533
Labour Richard Russell Nicholson70233
Conservative Wynnette Joyce Marsh37017
Conservative Phil Simpson35116
Majority33215.60
Turnout 212836
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Northwood

Northwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kay Dark97120
Labour Elizabeth Green95120
Labour Ian Driver87718
Conservative Barbara Byne72614
Conservative Jenny Hudson65814
Conservative Mark Mulvihill61613
Majority1513.15
Turnout 479938
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Salmestone

Salmestone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Harry William Scobie57926
Labour Ela Lodge-Pritchard55725
Conservative Ingrid Spencer41719
Conservative Payam Tamiz31214
UKIP Jeffrey Elenor1658
UKIP Andy Jardine1637
Majority1406.38
Turnout 219334
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sir Moses Montefiore

Sir Moses Montefiore (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michelle Fenner87231
Labour Alan Poole85831
Conservative Gillian Elizabeth Todd54119
Conservative Vic Todd51418
Majority31711.38
Turnout 278542
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Peters

St Peters (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian James Gregory138521
Conservative Zita Pauline Wiltshire133020
Conservative Jason Savage132920
Labour Wendy Perfect86913
Labour Dick Symonds86113
Labour Emma Poole85313
Majority4606.94
Turnout 662744
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Thanet Villages

Thanet Villages (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Bob Grove120923
Conservative Mike Roberts101119
Conservative Linda Wright83716
Conservative Karen Sullivan72014
Independent Ken Read52310
Labour Andrew Stephen Bean51610
Labour Serena Bean4729
Majority1172.21
Turnout 528847
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Viking

Viking (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mave Saunders148722
Conservative Chris Wells135220
Conservative Julie Marson132119
Labour Colin Kemp77711
Labour Bill Pitt73311
Labour Stephen Perfect64910
Liberal Democrat Margaret Anne Branscombe-Kent5047
Majority5447.97
Turnout 682348
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westbrook

Westbrook (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Neil Hornus70430
Conservative Mick Tomlinson69730
Labour Kerry Harker45920
Labour Louise Mary Frances Drelaud45019
Majority23810.30
Turnout 231042
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate-on-Sea

Westgate-on-Sea (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Thomas George King85317
Conservative Simon Moores79316
Conservative Brian Goodwin75115
Conservative Richard Chapman67514
Labour David Michael Bull55511
Labour Lynda Diane Robinson52811
Labour Meg Harvey4449
UKIP Rosamund Mary Parker2836
Majority761.56
Turnout 488242
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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