Wychavon District Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Wychavon District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. Wychavon UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Wychavon District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red.

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

Wychavon Non-metropolitan district in England

Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Pershore, and the other towns in the district are Droitwich Spa and Evesham. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west. It borders all the other districts of Worcestershire, as well as the counties of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

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.

Worcestershire County of England

Worcestershire is a county in the West Midlands of England. Between 1974 and 1998, it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire as Hereford and Worcester.

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Background

After the last election in 2007 the Conservatives controlled the council with 35 councillors, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats. [2] However, in October 2009 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives at a by-election in Droitwich South West. [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, centrist 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.

In 2011 12 candidates, 11 Conservatives and one Liberal Democrat, were elected without opposition, [4] while in Elmley Castle and Somerville the election was delayed after no candidates were nominated for that ward. [5]

Elmley Castle village in the United Kingdom

Elmley Castle is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, in England, United Kingdom. It is located on the north side of Bredon Hill 3 miles south east of Pershore in the local government district of Wychavon.

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.

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council, making a net gain of five seats to have 38 councillors after the May election. [6] The Conservative gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, who dropped to 5 seats on the council after losing six seats to the Conservatives. [6] These losses including losing all three seats the Liberal Democrats had held in Droitwich, as well as two seats in Pershore and one seat in The Littletons. [6]

Pershore town in Worcestershire, England

Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 census the population was 7,125. The town is best known for Pershore Abbey, Pershore College, and the plums and pears grown locally.

Meanwhile, Labour regained a seat on the council after having lost all of their seats in 2007. [7] The Labour gain came in Droitwich West, where Peter Pinfield was returned to the council defeating Conservative councillor Laurie Evans. [6] Overall turnout at the election was 46.95%. [8]

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which 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. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

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.

Wychavon local election result 2011 [8] [9] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3961+586.758.827,349-0.2%
  Liberal Democrat 506-611.122.110,290-5.9%
  Labour 110+12.210.44,819+5.1%
  Independent 000006.73,115+0.9%
  Green 000002.0935+0.7%

The above totals include the delayed election in Elmley Castle and Somerville on 23 June 2011.

Ward results

Badsey [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Reginald Jakeman48851.2+0.1
Independent Mary Campbell46548.8+43.4
Majority232.4-5.3
Turnout 95344.9+6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bengeworth (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Bulman665
Conservative Emma Stokes661
Independent Albert Booth477
Labour Frederick Kaler338
Liberal Democrat Paul Rencher286
Turnout 2,42739.4+3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bowbrook [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alexandra Rowley75059.5+4.7
Conservative David Greenwood51040.5-4.7
Majority24019.0+9.4
Turnout 1,26058.0+3.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bredon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian Hardmanunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Bretforton and Offenham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith Wright53653.4-4.2
Conservative Mary Smith46846.6+4.2
Majority686.8-8.4
Turnout 1,00450.0+4.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Broadway and Wickhamford (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Eyreunopposed
Conservative Barrie Parmenterunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Dodderhill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Judith Pearce54272.8+4.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Evans20327.2-4.3
Majority33945.5+8.4
Turnout 74539.1-1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Drakes Broughton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Middlebrough67573.8-3.5
Liberal Democrat Imelda Carlton Smith24026.2+3.5
Majority43547.5-7.1
Turnout 91549.3+5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich Central [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Glenise Noyes35943.4+12.4
Labour Sheila Seabourne28934.9+7.4
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Littlechild18021.7-19.8
Majority708.5
Turnout 82842.0+2.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Droitwich East (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Barratt1,033
Conservative Gordon Brookes998
Labour Sheila Neary585
Labour Patricia Pinfield538
Liberal Democrat David Rowe343
Turnout 3,49744.7+3.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich South East (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Morris1,342
Conservative Kenneth Jennings1,236
Labour Bill Baker375
Labour Colin Beardwood368
Liberal Democrat Tracey Hall245
Liberal Democrat John Littlechild237
Turnout 3,80351.8+9.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Droitwich South West (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Beale846
Conservative Thomas Noyes805
Labour Christopher Barton486
Labour Sylvia Meyrick461
Liberal Democrat Wendy Carter448
Liberal Democrat Robert Crawford339
Turnout 3,38545.8+3.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Droitwich West (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lynne Duffy679
Labour Peter Pinfield622
Conservative Laurence Evans587
Labour Roy Seabourne571
Turnout 2,45934.2+4.5
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Eckington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ronald Davis84863.5+1.6
Independent Paul Ellis-Gormley30222.6+22.6
Labour Susan Hayman18613.9+13.9
Majority54640.9+12.1
Turnout 1,33660.0+6.7
Conservative hold Swing
Evesham North (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Josephine Sandalls663
Conservative Frances Smith609
Green Gordon Matthews339
Liberal Democrat Julie Haines275
Liberal Democrat Timothy Haines218
Turnout 2,10434.3+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Evesham South (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Banksunopposed
Conservative Gerard O'Donnellunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Fladbury [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas McDonald94377.7+5.5
Liberal Democrat Diana Brown27022.3-5.5
Majority67355.5+11.0
Turnout 1,21356.2+5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Great Hampton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Smithunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Hartlebury [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Dowtyunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Harvington and Norton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charles Homerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Honeybourne and Pebworth [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alastair Adams64966.5+12.4
Liberal Democrat Thomas Bean32733.5-12.4
Majority32233.0+24.8
Turnout 97651.9+1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Inkberrow (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Audrey Steel1,798
Conservative David Lee1,431
Independent David Powis897
Turnout 4,12657.1+5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Little Hampton (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Dyke803
Conservative Wendy Dyke725
Liberal Democrat John Payne474
Turnout 2,00234.6+6.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lovett and North Claines (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Miller1,475
Conservative Alan Fisher1,115
Liberal Democrat Janet Saunders555
Turnout 3,14549.2+4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Norton and Whittington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Adamsunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ombersley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Tomlinsonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Pershore (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Valerie Wood1,209
Liberal Democrat Charles Tucker1,163
Conservative David Brotheridge1,026
Independent Christopher Parsons974
Liberal Democrat Jayne Lewis930
Conservative Stephen Gowenlock752
Liberal Democrat Derrick Watt701
Green David Shaw596
Turnout 7,35149.5+4.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Pinvin [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Tucker87270.9
Conservative Maureen Lawley35829.1
Majority51441.8
Turnout 1,23055.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
South Bredon Hill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Adrian Darbyunopposed
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
The Littletons [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Lasota61655.1+25.5
Liberal Democrat Alan Duffy50144.9+9.5
Majority11510.3
Turnout 1,11752.3+2.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Upton Snodsbury [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Linda Robinsonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Elmley Castle and Somerville delayed election

The election in Elmley Castle and Somerville was delayed until 23 June 2011 after no candidates were nominated originally. [5] [9] This came after the previous Conservative councillor Anna Mackison died in March 2011. [5] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Roma Kirke with a 238-vote majority over Liberal Democrat Jayne Lewis. [9]

Elmley Castle and Somerville [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roma Kirke43568.8-3.6
Liberal Democrat Jayne Lewis19731.2+3.6
Majority23837.7
Turnout 63232.6
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

A by-election was held in Fladbury on 22 May 2014 after the death of Conservative councillor Tom McDonald. [11] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Bradley Thomas with a majority of 137 votes over Liberal Democrat candidate Diana Brown. [11]

Fladbury by-election 22 May 2014 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bradley Thomas45645.2-32.5
Liberal Democrat Diana Brown31931.6+9.3
UKIP Neil Whelan23423.2+23.2
Majority13713.6-41.9
Turnout 1,00946.2-10.0
Conservative hold Swing

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