Wyre Borough Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Wyre council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wyre UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Wyre council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Elections to Wyre Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011. [1] All 55 councillors were elected from 26 wards in elections held every four years. [2] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [3]

Borough of Wyre Borough in England

Wyre is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 census was 107,749. The district borders the unitary authority of Blackpool as well as the districts of Lancaster, Ribble Valley, Fylde and Preston. The council is based in Poulton-le-Fylde.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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The Local Government Boundary Commission for England reviewed the electoral wards of Wyre Borough Council in 2014 with the new electoral map to be elected for the first time at the Wyre Borough Council election, 2015.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and political parties, and is directly accountable to the Speaker's Committee of the House of Commons.

Following the election, the composition of the council is now as follows:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 40–5
Labour 15+7
Liberal Democrat 0–1
Independent 0–1

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Election result

Wyre Borough Council Election, 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4016–572.7360.2345,140-3.62%
  Labour 1570+727.2735.1326,331+6.78%
  UKIP 000002.531,894+0.28%
  Independent 001–101.461,095+1.46%
  Green 000000.65485+0.65%
  Liberal Democrat 001–1000-4.85%

Ward results

Bourne

Bourne (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Lees1,01318.29+4.022
Conservative Don Macnaughton94217.01-2.57
Conservative Julie Vanessa Newsham91216.47–3.08
Labour Sean Hazlewood90116.27+2.14
Conservative Christopher Robert McConnachie89416.14-2.42
Labour Kevin Ronald Hogginson87615.82+1.90
Turnout 5,53840.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.59
Conservative hold Swing -4.57
Conservative hold Swing -4.77

Breck

Breck (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Gibson76140.39+3.64
Conservative David John Henderson75840.23+1.88
Labour Richard Hobson36519.37+6.02
Turnout 1,88442.9–11.13
Conservative hold Swing -4.17
Conservative hold Swing -4.14

Brock

Brock (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pete MurphyUnopposedN/AN/A
MajorityN/AN/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing

Cabus

Cabus (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert William Brooks44470.48–5.24
Labour Faron Stuart Young18629.52+5.24
Majority25840.95–10.66
Turnout 63048.3+1.29
Conservative hold Swing -10.48

Calder

Calder (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Williams53575.35+9.04
UKIP Simon Noble17524.65N/A
Majority36050.70+18.08
Turnout 710
Conservative hold Swing

Carleton

Carleton (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Hargeaves91431.94–3.50
Conservative May Gandhi90531.62–2.67
Labour Andy Walker55619.43+4.80
Labour Frank William Turner48717.02+1.38
Turnout 2,86246.6
Conservative hold Swing -7.29
Conservative hold Swing -5.06

Catterall

Catterall (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dave SwiftUnopposedN/AN/A
MajorityN/AN/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/AN/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Cleveleys Park

Cleveleys Park (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrea Kay1,21019.01-0.20
Conservative Rita Amos1,10217.31+0.33
Labour Penny Martin1,07716.92+1.05
Conservative Tony Morley1,06816.78+0.35
Labour David Oxley97815.36+0.57
Labour John Damien Traynor93114.63+0.56
Turnout 6,36648.7+13.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.31
Conservative hold Swing 0.49
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.70

Garstang

Garstang (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dulcie Mary Atkins1,27230.29+3.06
Conservative Alice Collinson1,22329.12+4.56
Conservative Tom Balmain1,07325.56+3.96
Labour Marilyn Levey63215.05N/A
Turnout 4,20048.6–14.02
Conservative hold Swing +2.52
Conservative hold Swing +1.61
Conservative hold Swing +1.01

Great Eccleston

Great Eccleston (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Catteral1,08949.93N/A
Conservative Susan Pimbley82437.78N/A
Labour Al Davies26812.29N/A
Turnout 2,18148.6N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Hambleton & Stalmine-with-Staynall

Hambleton & Stalmine-with-Staynall (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julie Robinson1,05542.29+1.85
Conservative Lynn Bowen96638.72+2.74
Labour Andy Meredith47419.00+6.11
Turnout 2,49546.7
Conservative hold Swing -4.26
Conservative hold Swing -5.67

Hardhorn

Hardhorn (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Bridge1,04943.01+5.44
Conservative Graeme Cocker1,00341.12+1.73
Labour Richard Thomas Anyon38715.87+4.09
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing +0.83
Conservative hold Swing -2.36

Highcross

Highcross (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Birch88038.33+1.08
Conservative Roger Berry87638.15+1.81
Labour Chris Frost54023.52+8.88
Turnout 2,29649.8–19.78
Conservative hold Swing -7.80
Conservative hold Swing -9.94

Jubilee

Jubilee (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Hodgkinson60221.90+4.40
Conservative David John Walmsley56320.48+2.29
Labour Bill Glasgow48617.68+4.32
Labour Alan Morgan46216.81+6.28
UKIP Roy Graham Hopwood38413.97–2.91
UKIP Alan Southern2529.17-5.64
Turnout 2,74946.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.60
Conservative hold Swing +2.36

Mount

Mount (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ruth Duffy61731.27+2.59
Labour Ian Duffy60330.56+2.87
Conservative David Jones31716.07-6.04
Conservative Kerry Jones25913.13-8.39
Independent Bob Jones1778.97N/A
Turnout 1,97331.6–2.62
Labour hold Swing +9.03
Labour hold Swing +7.92

Norcross

Norcross (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ron Greenhough66427.56–5.85
Conservative Ann Margaret Turner64126.61–4.27
Labour June Jackson56823.58+5.31
Labour Peter Geoffrey Smith53622.25+4.81
Turnout 2,40941+10.86
Conservative hold Swing -11.16
Conservative hold Swing -9.08

Park

Park (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Julie Elizabeth Grunshaw69430.29+5.07
Labour Christine Smith67429.42+6.85
Conservative Margaret Bond50321.96-5.96
Conservative James Robert McConnachie42018.33-5.96
Turnout 2,29140.5+12.41
Labour hold Swing +7.40
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.81

Pharos

Pharos (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clive Grunshaw91925.42+5.20
Labour Lorraine Beavers89324.70+4.51
Labour Ronald Shewan82522.82+4.28
Conservative David Charles Shaw36610.13-2.86
Conservative Ian McAllister Nicholson3439.49-3.11
Conservative Alexander Tomlinson2697.44-2.25
Turnout 3,61534.6
Labour hold Swing +8.06
Labour hold Swing +7.62
Labour hold Swing +6.53

Pilling

Pilling (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donald William Lawrenson52363.39+5.12
Green Sue White17320.97N/A
Labour Darrell Stratford Jackson12915.64N/A
Majority35042.42+25.89
Turnout 82547+11.79
Conservative hold Swing +25.88

Preesall

Preesall (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gordon McCain1,29926.34–0.68
Conservative Vivien Taylor1,22624.86–2.27
Conservative Paul Moon1,22024.74–3.02
Labour Nic Fogg65613.30+4.92
UKIP Christopher Steven Lamb53010.75N/A
Turnout 4,93147.8
Conservative hold Swing -5.60
Conservative hold Swing -3.31
Conservative hold Swing -4.06

Rossall

Rossall (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Rogers84116.23-1.93
Labour Ted Taylor80115.45-0.75
Labour Rita Hewitt75814.62-2.75
Conservative Marlene Colby69813.47-3.90
Conservative Michelle Riley68413.29-0.58
Conservative Keith Riley65512.64-5.52
UKIP David Gerrard3206.17-2.49
UKIP Jimmy Orange2334.50N/A
Independent Jack Harrison1933.72N/A
Turnout 5,18340.7
Labour hold Swing -1.51
Labour hold Swing -0.17
Labour hold Swing -1.52

Staina

Staina (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julia Anderson1,44526.58-2.09
Conservative Ian Perkin1,33624.58-2.54
Conservative Ramesh Gandhi1,31124.12-2.81
Labour Eddie Rawlings67912.49+3.60
Labour Jonjo O'Connell66512.23+3.85
Turnout 5,43645.5
Conservative hold Swing -5.69
Conservative hold Swing -6.39
Conservative hold Swing -6.66

Tithebarn

Tithebarn (2 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Bannister92835.29-8.03
Conservative Lesley McKay90234.30-6.16
Labour Liam Bromley48818.56+2.34
Green Jake Welsh31211.86N/A
Turnout 2,63046.8
Conservative hold Swing -10.37
Conservative hold Swing -1.80

Victoria

Victoria (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patsy Anne Ormrod1,37926.42-0.79
Conservative Michael John Vincent1,23923.74+0.28
Conservative Alan Thomas Vincent1,22323.43+0.27
Labour Brian Michael Stephenson71313.66+4.11
Labour Evelyn Stephenson66512.74+3.23
Turnout 5,21944.7
Conservative hold Swing -4.90
Conservative hold Swing -2.95
Conservative hold Swing -5.36

Warren

Warren (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Marge Anderton92017.56+0.64
Labour Paul Treece-Birch91117.39+2.73
Labour Emma Victoria Anderton89617.10+3.78
Conservative Stan Leadbetter71413.63-4.60
Conservative Mike Sanderson60711.59-8.17
Conservative Bob Long4668.90-8.20
Independent Mark Hamer3897.43N/A
Independent Trisha Hogg1753.34N/A
Independent Belinda Ann Armstrong1613.07N/A
Turnout 5,239
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.81
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.33
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.98

Wyresdale

Wyresdale (1 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Val Wilson59269.40-3.56
Labour Ben Whittingham26130.60+3.56
Majority33138.80-7.12
Turnout 853
Conservative hold Swing -7.12

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