2011 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

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South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2011
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Results by ward of the 2011 local election in South Cambridgeshire
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Overall composition of the council following the 2011 election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011, as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2011 were last contested at the 2007 election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council.

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Summary

At this election, Conservatives were defending 11 seats, Liberal Democrats were defending six and independents were defending two seats. Two seats changed hands at this election, as the Conservatives gained both Duxford and Teversham wards from the Liberal Democrats, increasing their majority on the council. Teversham was won by the Conservatives in 2007, but had been gained by the Liberal Democrats in a 2008 by-election. [1]

In October 2011, independent councillor Alex Riley, Longstanton, joined the Conservatives, further increasing the number of Conservative councillors to 32. [2]

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2011 [3]
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±Votes%
  Conservative 131831+215,80746.9
  Liberal Democrats 41418−27,38421.9
  Labour 01106,14018.2
  Independent 25703,1629.4
  Green 00006611.9
  UKIP 00005691.7
Total193857–33,723–
Turnout49.9

Results by ward

Balsham Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Edwin George Barrett1,13654.3−5.6
Liberal Democrats Kerry Wilfred Cook59028.2−8.1
Labour Alex John Jacob27713.3+9.5
UKIP Timothy Mark Skottowe884.2N/A
Majority546
Turnout 57.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bar Hill Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Hall97151.8−8.6
Labour John Samuel Shepherd37219.8+8.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Robert Fane28915.4+0.2
UKIP Helene Yvette Davies24413.0+0.3
Majority599
Turnout 48.5
Conservative hold Swing
Barton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis William Miles Burkitt77473.5+23.1
Labour Roger Tomlinson27926.5+20.4
Majority495
Turnout 55.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bourn Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Paula Elcox1,10642.2−1.9
Independent Roger Keith Hume58222.2−19.7
Labour Gavin John Clayton50319.2+5.2
Liberal Democrats Jon Hansford43316.5N/A
Majority524
Turnout 41.3
Conservative hold Swing
Comberton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harangozo55852.7+4.5
Conservative Tracy-Ann Neville39737.5−6.7
Labour Helen Mary Haugh1049.8+2.2
Majority37
Turnout 51.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cottenham Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy John Wotherspoon1,45348.1−8.9
Labour Andrew Papworth72323.9+14.0
Liberal Democrats Alan John Leeks52317.3−15.9
Green Donald Allan McBride1856.1N/A
UKIP Michael Eric Heaver1394.6N/A
Majority730
Turnout 49.1
Conservative hold Swing
Duxford Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Martin57447.6+6.7
Liberal Democrats Clare Delderfield52243.3−11.6
Labour Dinah Elizabeth Pounds1109.1+4.9
Majority52
Turnout 57.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Fowlmere and Foxton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Deborah Patricia Roberts71460.8+15.6
Conservative Mark William Wykeham Howard32027.2+5.9
Green Colin Reynolds867.3N/A
Labour Angela Mary Patrick554.7+2.3
Majority394
Turnout 62.1
Independent hold Swing
Fulbourn Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil John Scarr68243.2+3.6
Conservative Richard Michael Turner44528.2+1.9
Labour Tom Ruffles29118.4+13.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Douglas Wallace16110.2−19.2
Majority237
Turnout 45.8
Independent hold Swing
Hardwick Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Stewart58356.4−17.2
Conservative John Edward Reynolds32231.2+9.1
Labour Norman Crowther12812.4+8.2
Majority261
Turnout 51.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Histon and Impington Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Peter Chatfield1,29336.0−16.2
Independent Neil Sinnett Davies1,18433.0N/A
Conservative Steve Mastin63517.7−22.5
Labour Godson Lawal37810.5+2.9
UKIP Joe Webster982.7N/A
Majority109
Turnout 49.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Marion Smith80754.3+2.9
Conservative Gerda Ann Covell47131.7−10.4
Labour Alexandra Mayer20914.1+7.5
Majority336
Turnout 48.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Orwell and Barrington Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ted Ridgeway Watt53456.9−26.3
Liberal Democrats Anabela Pinto30332.3N/A
Labour Susan Hailes10110.8−5.9
Majority231
Turnout 51.3
Conservative hold Swing
Papworth and Elsworth Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Ian Cecil Wright1,23574.20.0
Labour Peter Sarris42925.80.0
Majority806
Turnout 46.9
Conservative hold Swing
Sawston Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Roy Bard1,39764.6−2.9
Labour Martin Higgins76735.4+20.3
Majority630
Turnout 54.9
Conservative hold Swing
Teversham Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Anne Hunt44653.8+19.8
Liberal Democrats Frances Aisha Roberts Amrani20724.9−13.6
Labour David Cornell17621.2N/A
Majority239
Turnout 43.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
The Abingtons Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Orgee78281.9+0.7
Labour Gill Taylor17218.0N/A
Majority610
Turnout 54.7
Conservative hold Swing
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Charles Whiteman-Downes1,50349.1−5.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Thomas Kilpatrick62120.3−18.4
Labour Mike Nettleton54517.8+10.8
Green Linda Whitebread39012.8N/A
Majority882
Turnout 54.5
Conservative hold Swing
Willingham and Over Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Roy Burling1,30656.3+9.2
Labour Ben Monks52122.5+17.7
Liberal Democrats Geoff Twiss49421.3+0.3
Majority785
Turnout 44.5
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ District Council By-Election: Teversham Ward – Thursday, 20 November 2008, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  2. ↑ "Document Detail". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ↑ District Council Election – Thursday, 5 May 2011, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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