Fenland District Council election, 2011

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File:Fenland UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Fenland council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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

Background

In the 2007 election, the Conservatives won 39 of the 40 seats, with the only other seat being won by an independent.[1] However in April 2010 Liberal Democrat Dave Patrick gained a seat at a by-election from the Conservatives in Kirkgate ward.[2]

A total of 96 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats on the council.[3] 2 Conservatives candidates were unopposed at the election, Martin Curtis in Kingsmoor and Pop Jolley in Wimblington, a substantial drop from the number at the 2007 election.[3] For the other 38 seats the candidates were 38 Conservatives, 20 Labour, 19 Liberal Democrats, 10 independents, 4 United Kingdom Independence Party and 3 Green Party.[4] The most candidates were in Waterlees ward in Wisbech, where 9 candidates stood for 2 seats on the council.[4]

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council, but their majority was reduced slightly.[5] They won 34 of the 40 seats on the council, after losing 4 seats, 3 to independents and 1 to the Liberal Democrats.[5][6] The wins for the Conservatives included Will Sutton in Elm and Christchurch, where he defeated the former Conservative member of the cabinet Phil Webb, who been deselected before the election and stood as an independent.[6] Conservative leader of the council Alan Melton, who comfortably held his own seat in Birch ward in Chatteris, said he was "ecstatic" at the results, which he said showed support for his party's policies.[6]

The Conservatives losses came in Waterlees, where independents Michael and Virginia Bucknor gained both seats from the Conservatives, and in March West where independent Rob Skoulding took one of the three seats.[6] Meanwhile Liberal Democrat Gavin Booth gained one of the two seats in Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary from the Conservatives.[6] After independent Mark Archer and Liberal Democrat Dave Patrick held their seats, this meant the opposition on the council was 4 independent and 2 Liberal Democrat councillors.[6]

Fenland Local Election Result 2011[7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 0 4 -4 85.0 59.9 24,602 -7.7%
  Independent 4 3 0 +3 10.0 11.3 4,647 +5.7%
  Liberal Democrat 2 1 0 +1 5.0 10.9 4,463 -8.4%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 15.4 6,321 +7.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 541 +1.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 497 +1.2%

Ward results

Bassenhally[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Mayor 392 79.0
Liberal Democrat Tracey Wilkes 104 21.0
Majority 288 58.1
Turnout 496 39.8
Conservative hold Swing
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Butcher 880
Conservative Alex Miscandlon 530
Independent Bob Wicks 414
Labour Aidan Hervey 248
Green Shane Alexander 194
Turnout 2,266 41.5 +2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Birch[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Melton 424 55.4 +4.7
Liberal Democrat Christine Colbert 234 30.6 -9.8
UKIP Sandra Rylance 107 14.0 +14.0
Majority 190 24.8 +14.5
Turnout 765 40.6 +8
Conservative hold Swing
Clarkson[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Cox 258 56.7
Labour Ann Purt 127 27.9
Liberal Democrat Robert McLaren 70 15.4
Majority 131 28.8
Turnout 455 26.2
Conservative hold Swing
Delph[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Mayor 434 72.2
Labour David Lewis 167 27.8
Majority 267 44.4
Turnout 601 39.3
Conservative hold Swing
Doddington[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Connor 554 76.6
Liberal Democrat Janet Feekins 169 23.4
Majority 385 53.3
Turnout 723 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
Elm and Christchurch (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mac Cotterell 711
Conservative Will Sutton 489
Independent Phil Webb 268
Labour Nicholas Poole 221
Independent Robert Pinnock 198
Liberal Democrat Verity Roscoe 118
Turnout 2,005 34.3 +6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hill (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon King 797
Conservative Bruce Wegg 677
Labour Dean Reeves 366
Liberal Democrat Luke Roscoe 202
Turnout 2,042 30.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsmoor[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Curtis unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkgate[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Patrick 311 48.6
Conservative Robert Lawrence 233 36.4
Labour John White 96 15.0
Majority 78 12.2
Turnout 640 35.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lattersey[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Garratt 453 67.9
Labour Jes Hibbert 162 24.3
Liberal Democrat Paul Adams 52 7.8
Majority 291 43.6
Turnout 667 35.7
Conservative hold Swing
Manea[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Archer 568 73.9 +12.5
Conservative James Carney 201 26.1 -12.5
Majority 367 47.7 +24.9
Turnout 769 47.7 -6
Independent hold Swing
March East (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Clark 1,154
Conservative Bernard Keane 1,002
Conservative Fred Yeulett 914
Labour Martin Field 727
Labour Louis Sugden 617
Labour John Williams 613
Independent Reg Kemp 537
Turnout 5,564 38.4 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
March North (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Cornwell 1,064
Conservative Trevor Quince 923
Conservative Peter Tunley 827
Labour Matthew Routledge 627
Liberal Democrat William McAdam 468
Turnout 3,909 34.8 +6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
March West (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kit Owen 1,117
Independent Rob Skoulding 1,082
Conservative Jan French 1,019
Conservative Adam Triggs 813
Independent Matt Broadfield 483
Labour Christopher Carter 472
Liberal Democrat Stephen Court 460
Turnout 5,446 43.3 +11
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Medworth[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Farmer 364 59.1 -5.6
Labour Mark Plum 194 31.5 -3.8
Liberal Democrat Christopher Randall 58 9.4 +9.4
Majority 170 27.6 -1.9
Turnout 616 30.5 -2
Conservative hold Swing
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Scrimshaw 849
Liberal Democrat Gavin Booth 652
Conservative Steve Tierney 602
Liberal Democrat Mary Lane 405
Labour David Goode 303
Turnout 2,811 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Peckover[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Oliver 446 69.8
Labour Simon Massen 131 20.5
Liberal Democrat Heather Kinnear 62 9.7
Majority 315 49.3
Turnout 639 34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Roman Bank (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Humphrey 1,256
Conservative Philip Hatton 1,092
Conservative Chris Seaton 1,007
Labour Kay Scott 590
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Smith 361
Turnout 4,306 40.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Slade Lode[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Florrie Newell 301 46.5 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Chris Howes 206 31.8 -8.7
Labour Grant Osbourn 140 21.6 +9.4
Majority 95 14.7 +8.0
Turnout 647 33.3 +2
Conservative hold Swing
Staithe[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Green 301 55.1
Labour Reg Mee 157 28.8
UKIP Will Schooling 88 16.1
Majority 144 26.4
Turnout 546 29.9
Conservative hold Swing
St Andrews[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Stebbing 542 69.0
Green David Chivall 243 31.0
Majority 299 38.1
Turnout 785 38.3
Conservative hold Swing
St Marys[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Peachey 364 46.0
Independent Roy Gerstner 324 40.9
Green Hilary Chivall 104 13.1
Majority 40 5.1
Turnout 792 39.3
Conservative hold Swing
The Mills[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Chambers 422 57.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrat Diane Baldry 314 42.7 -0.2
Majority 108 14.7 +0.6
Turnout 736 36.1 +1
Conservative hold Swing
Waterlees (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Virginia Bucknor 392
Independent Michael Bucknor 381
Conservative Ray Griffin 298
Conservative David Wheeler 285
Labour Barry Diggle 186
Labour Avis Gilliatt 177
UKIP Paul Clapp 165
UKIP Christopher Schooling 137
Liberal Democrat Christopher Hancox 31
Turnout 2,052 27.0 -17
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Wenneye[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Murphy 607 76.5 +8.2
Liberal Democrat Josie Ratcliffe 186 23.5 -8.2
Majority 421 53.1 +16.4
Turnout 793 39.8 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Wimblington[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pop Jolley unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

References

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