West Berkshire Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 West Berkshire Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. West Berkshire UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 West Berkshire Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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

West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council is the local authority of West Berkshire in Berkshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. West Berkshire is divided into 30 wards, electing 52 councillors. The council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as the Newbury District Council and replaced five local authorities: Bradfield Rural District Council, Hungerford Rural District Council, Newbury Borough Council, Newbury Rural District Council and Wantage Rural District Council. On 1 April 1998 it was renamed West Berkshire Council and since then has been a unitary authority, assuming the powers and functions of Berkshire County Council. In the 2015 election the Conservatives won 48 out of 52 seats. The next election to the authority will be in 2019.

Berkshire County of England

Berkshire is one of the home counties in England. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

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Background

At the last election in 2007 the Conservatives won a majority of 20 seats, with 36 councillors, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats. [2] By the time of the 2011 election 2 seats were vacant after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Lock from Mortimer ward and the resignation of Conservative councillor Ellen Crumly from Thatcham Central ward. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats stood in all 30 wards, while Labour stood in 17 and the Apolitical Democrats and UK Independence Party stood in 2 wards each. [4] There were also 3 independent candidates to make a total of 142 candidates for the 52 seats on the council. [3]

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

UK Independence Party British political party

The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing to far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has three 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 made a net gain of 3 seats to increase their majority on the council, finishing with 39 councillors, compared to 13 for the Liberal Democrats. [5] The Conservatives picked up seats in Thatcham North and Thatcham South and Crookham from the Liberal Democrats to win the majority of the seats in Thatcham. [5] Meanwhile, Labour failed to win any seats but did increase their share of the vote to just under 10%. [5]

Crookham, Berkshire village in United Kingdom

Crookham is a village in the English county of Berkshire, and part of the civil parish of Thatcham.

West Berkshire local election result 2011 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3941+375.057.455,480-2.0%
  Liberal Democrat 1314-325.031.730,644-3.6%
  Labour 000009.59,168+7.3%
 Apolitical Democrats000000.6586+0.6%
  Independent 000000.5458-1.0%
  UKIP 000000.4355+0.1%

Ward results

Aldermaston [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Irene Neill88479.6-0.1
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Peplow22720.4+0.1
Majority65759.1-0.3
Turnout 1,11151+4
Conservative hold Swing
Basildon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Law1,06576.8-6.4
Liberal Democrat Ceinwen Lally32223.2+6.4
Majority74353.6-12.9
Turnout 1,38758+7
Conservative hold Swing
Birch Copse (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Mooney1,482
Conservative Anthony Linden1,342
Conservative Emma Webster1,321
Labour Senan Hartney623
Labour Clive Taylor594
Labour James Hutchinson539
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Fowler341
Liberal Democrat Stephen Brown303
Liberal Democrat David Wood279
Turnout 6,82443+8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklebury (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Pask1,865
Conservative Quentin Webb1,648
Liberal Democrat Benjamin Morgan611
Liberal Democrat Philippa Harper462
Turnout 4,58655+6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Burghfield (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Royce Longton1,210
Conservative Carol Jackson-Doerge1,130
Conservative Ian MacFarlane971
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Morse929
Turnout 4,24052+7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Calcot (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Bedwell1,575
Conservative Peter Argyle1,462
Conservative Manohar Gopal1,406
Labour Gordon Lewis746
Labour Charles Croal737
Labour Bernadette McNally568
Liberal Democrat Arthur Johnson200
Liberal Democrat Gary Johnson182
Liberal Democrat Pamela Taylor164
Turnout 7,04038+4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Chieveley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hilary Cole69771.0-11.2
Independent Andrew Fforde-Lutter18919.3+19.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Johnson959.7-8.1
Majority50851.8-12.6
Turnout 98152+5
Conservative hold Swing
Clay Hill (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeffrey Beck1,104
Conservative Dave Goff928
Liberal Democrat David Tysoe572
Liberal Democrat Rruwan Uduwerage-Perera553
Labour Johnathan Roberts292
Labour Thomas Satterthwaite280
Turnout 3,72941+2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cold Ash [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garth Simpson89073.3+4.3
Liberal Democrat Philip Brooks32526.7-4.3
Majority56546.5+8.4
Turnout 1,215
Conservative hold Swing
Compton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Virginia Celsing82870.7+2.4
Liberal Democrat Silvia Boschetto34329.3-2.4
Majority48541.4+4.9
Turnout 1,17152-1
Conservative hold Swing
Downlands [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Chandler90069.9-0.9
Liberal Democrat Paul Allen24719.2+5.5
Labour Paul Johnston14110.9+4.3
Majority65350.7-6.4
Turnout 1,28856+4
Conservative hold Swing
Falkland (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian Edwards1,329
Conservative Howard Bairstow1,307
Liberal Democrat Bryan Harper884
Liberal Democrat Sam Dibas758
Labour Linda Cooper213
UKIP David Black205
Labour Leslie Cooper204
UKIP David McMahon150
Independent Brian Burgess132
Turnout 5,18257-1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Greenham (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat William Drummond868
Liberal Democrat Julian Swift-Hook857
Conservative Allan Beal693
Conservative Christopher Austin688
Labour Hannah Cooper204
Labour Gary Puffett202
Turnout 3,51244+2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hungerford (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Hewer1,315
Conservative David Holtby1,178
Liberal Democrat Denise Gaines840
Liberal Democrat Rhona Sherwood711
Turnout 4,04450+1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kintbury (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Stansfeld1,417
Conservative Andrew Rowles1,393
Liberal Democrat James Mole493
Liberal Democrat Simon Hudson487
Turnout 3,79053+6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lambourn Valley (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Arthur Jones1,489
Conservative Arnos Lundie1,293
Liberal Democrat Joyce Easteal426
Liberal Democrat Peter Greenhalgh229
Labour Grahame Murphy228
Turnout 3,66547+0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Mortimer (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mollie Lock1,337
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Mayes1,061
Conservative Hugh Gunn996
Conservative Sarah Jones942
Turnout 4,33655+1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Northcroft (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anthony Vickers844
Liberal Democrat Gwendoline Mason758
Conservative Mauline Akins701
Conservative Leon Larkings669
Apolitical DemocratsCharlotte Farrow195
Apolitical DemocratsDavid Yates181
Labour Gerald Orbell166
Turnout 3,51446+0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Pangbourne [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pamela Bale87675.8-7.0
Labour Ian Stevens15713.6+8.2
Liberal Democrat Matthew Shakespeare12210.6+5.0
Majority71962.3-14.3
Turnout 1,15552+11
Conservative hold Swing
Purley on Thames (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Timothy Metcalfe1,621
Conservative David Betts1,536
Labour Robert Tutton512
Labour Riyad Abboushi318
Liberal Democrat Ann Turner282
Liberal Democrat Paul Walter226
Turnout 4,49548+10
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Speen (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Bryant1,360
Conservative Marcus Franks1,209
Liberal Democrat Susan Farrant561
Liberal Democrat Martha Vickers419
Labour Richard Garvie325
Turnout 3,87453+9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Johnston1,133
Conservative Robert Tuck1,071
Liberal Democrat Diane Smith947
Liberal Democrat Alexander Payton938
Labour Alan Burgess320
Turnout 4,40954+5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Sulhamstead [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Chopping69868.2+1.2
Liberal Democrat Robert Bird32631.8-1.2
Majority37236.3+2.2
Turnout 1,02447-4
Conservative hold Swing
Thatcham Central (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Rendel 1,075
Conservative Richard Crumly873
Liberal Democrat Antony Ferguson774
Conservative David Dobson734
Labour Matthew Beadle236
Turnout 3,69245+6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Thatcham North (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Horton961
Conservative Sheila Ellison958
Liberal Democrat Michael Cole726
Liberal Democrat Emma Spriggs607
Labour Judith Dear211
Labour Juno Orbell177
Turnout 3,64046-4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Thatcham South and Crookham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dominic Boeck1,101
Conservative Roger Croft1,082
Liberal Democrat Owen Jeffery940
Liberal Democrat Robert Morgan917
Labour Theresa McDowell239
Labour Stephen Schollar195
Turnout 4,47447+8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Thatcham West (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeffrey Brooks932
Liberal Democrat Keith Woodhams891
Conservative Robert Denton-Powell771
Conservative John Burgoyne-Probyn698
Labour David Hamilton207
Independent George Rattray137
Turnout 3,63640+3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Theale [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Macro57555.6+4.7
Conservative Robert Holden32631.5-2.8
Labour Thomas Adams13412.9+1.2
Majority24924.1+7.5
Turnout 1,03548+6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Victoria (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Allen685
Liberal Democrat Roger Hunneman639
Conservative David Moffat499
Conservative Pauline Bastien491
Labour Sean Semple157
Apolitical DemocratsDavid Reid127
Apolitical DemocratsIain Wallace83
Turnout 2,68142+7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Westwood [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Laszlo Zverko57459.7-4.7
Labour Paul Anderson24325.3+12.6
Liberal Democrat Richard Croker14415.0-7.8
Majority33134.4-7.2
Turnout 96144+5
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

Hungerford

A by-election was held in Hungerford ward on 15 August 2013 after the death of Conservative councillor David Holtby. [8] The seat was held for the Conservatives by James Podger with a reduced majority of 59 votes over the Liberal Democrats. [8]

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

Hungerford market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England

Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) west of Newbury, 9 miles (14 km) east of Marlborough, 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Salisbury and 60 miles west of London. The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the town from the west alongside the River Dun, a major tributary of the River Kennet. The confluence with the Kennet is to the north of the centre whence canal and river both continue east. Amenities include schools, shops, cafés, restaurants, and facilities for the main national sports. The railway station is a minor stop on the London to Exeter Line.

Hungerford by-election 15 August 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Podger81048.4-12.7
Liberal Democrat Denise Gaines75144.8+5.9
Labour Gary Puffett865.1+5.1
United People's PartyAndrew Stott281.7+1.7
Majority593.5
Turnout 1,67538.2-12
Conservative hold Swing

Purley on Thames

A by-election was held in Purley on Thames ward on 28 January 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor David Betts. [9] The seat was held for the Conservatives with a majority of 764 votes over the Labour party. [10]

Purley on Thames village in the United Kingdom

Purley on Thames is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. Purley is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Reading, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Pangbourne, and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Oxford. Consequently, the Reading urban area is the principal social, economic and cultural centre for the people of Purley. Historically, Purley comprised three separate manors and associated settlements, these being Purley Magna to the east, Purley Parva to the north-west, and La Hyde, to the west. In the centre there is an historic area named variously Lething or Burley (Domesday) which accommodated traders and craftsmen alongside the main Reading to Oxford Road.

Purley on Thames by-election 28 January 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Jones93668.1+1.0
Labour Ian Stevens17212.5-8.7
UKIP Catherine Anderson16311.9+11.9
Liberal Democrat Stephen Bown1047.6-4.1
Majority76455.6
Turnout 1,37526.6-21
Conservative hold Swing

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