2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and UK Independence Party in purple. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/12ue.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 9 July 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 41 Liberal Democrats 8 UK Independence Party 2 Independent 1Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank Background The leader of the council, Conservative Ian Bates, stood down at the election. Jason Ablewhite was chosen as the new leader by the Conservatives in March 2011, defeating councillor Doug Dew.http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/new_huntingdonshire_district_council_leader_announced_1_838341 New Huntingdonshire District Council leader announced 23 March 2011 The Hunts Post 11 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20170407053645/https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/new_huntingdonshire_district_council_leader_announced_1_838341/ 7 April 2017 dead Other councillors who stood down at the election included Mike Newman who has been a member of the council since the 1970s and the deputy leader of the council Mike Simpson.http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/hunts_on_may_5_x_marks_the_spot_1_883954 Hunts on May 5 - X marks the spot 4 May 2011 Hunts Post 11 July 2014 The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour contested most seats along with a number of candidates from the UK Independence Party and one independent in St Ives South. Election result The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats to win 19 of the 22 seats on the council that were contested.http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/tories_sweep_the_board_in_huntingdonshire_local_elections_1_886725 Tories sweep the board in Huntingdonshire local elections 6 May 2011 Hunts Post 11 July 2014http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Tories-take-four-more-seats-as-Lib-Dems-slump-06052011.htm Tories take four more seats as Lib Dems slump 7 May 2011 Cambridge News 11 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110508233640/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Tories-take-four-more-seats-as-Lib-Dems-slump-06052011.htm 8 May 2011 The Liberal Democrats won only 2 seats at the election, with the party losing Kendal Cooper in St Neots Priory Park and Gordon Thorpe in St Neots Eaton Socon, as well as seats in Fenstanton and Huntingdon North. Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party won 1 seat in Ramsey, but also took control of Ramsey Town Council, the first council the party took control of in the United Kingdom.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-13393302 UKIP takes control of first council 13 May 2011 BBC News Online 11 July 2014 Labour failed to win any seats, but did get an increased vote share and got within 41 votes in Huntingdon North. Huntingdonshire local election result 2011http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2011/2011.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141204015545/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2011/2011.pdf dead 4 December 2014 Declaration of result of poll Huntingdon District Council 9 July 2014 Conservative Party (UK) 19 4 0 +4 86.4 55.1 23,438 +7.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 4 -4 9.1 21.6 9,209 -10.7% UK Independence Party 1 0 0 0 4.5 8.2 3,492 -0.5% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 13.2 5,624 +3.1% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 811 +1.4% Ward results Brampton Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Jordan 1,254 50.2 -7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Florendia Theodorou 1,027 41.1 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Marion Kadewere 216 8.7 +6.7 227 9.1 -7.4 2,497 53.4 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Earith Conservative Party (UK) Philip Godfrey 1,410 61.7 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) Iain Ramsbottom 335 14.7 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Hulme 323 14.1 -13.7 UK Independence Party Raymond Zetter 217 9.5 -0.6 1,075 47.0 +21.2 2,285 48.3 -26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ellington Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Baker 755 53.0 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) James Bevan 567 39.8 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Goddard 102 7.2 +7.2 188 13.2 -1.0 1,424 60.8 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fenstanton Conservative Party (UK) Gregory Harlock 666 56.0 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Saunderson 365 30.7 -16.2 Labour Party (UK) Angela Richards 158 13.3 +8.4 301 25.3 +24.0 1,189 49.9 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gransden and the Offords Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Boddington 1,450 76.6 +14.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anna Hayward 223 11.8 -17.5 Labour Party (UK) Idris Davies 220 11.6 +3.4 1,227 64.8 +31.6 1,893 52.9 -23.8 Conservative Party (UK) Huntingdon East Conservative Party (UK) Saeed Akthar 1,424 49.0 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Sumner 989 34.0 -12.2 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Pugh 492 16.9 +6.8 435 15.0 2,905 43.0 -21.8 Conservative Party (UK) Huntingdon North Conservative Party (UK) Alan Mackender-Lawrence 385 34.1 -13.1 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Kadewere 344 30.5 +15.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Shrapnel 218 19.3 -10.6 UK Independence Party Peter Ashcroft 181 16.0 +7.7 41 3.6 -13.6 1,128 30.4 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Huntingdon West Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Sanderson 1,165 62.6 +14.8 Labour Party (UK) David King 283 15.2 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Burrell 280 15.1 -15.2 UK Independence Party Derek Norman 132 7.1 +0.7 882 47.4 +29.9 1,860 39.7 -23.3 Conservative Party (UK) Kimbolton and Staughton Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Gray 1,043 71.5 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Benford 192 13.2 -10.3 UK Independence Party Jennifer O'Dell 112 7.7 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) David Underwood 111 7.6 +4.9 851 58.4 +8.1 1,458 57.9 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Little Paxton Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Churchill 898 74.5 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Cummings 159 13.2 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Steven Sweeney 149 12.4 +8.0 739 61.3 +9.0 1,206 46.0 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ramsey UK Independence Party Ian Curtis 1,503 53.1 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Normington 1,016 35.9 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Susan Coomey 309 10.9 +5.2 487 17.2 +8.5 2,828 43.9 -22.2 UK Independence Party Somersham Conservative Party (UK) Graham Bull 1,255 59.6 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Jebson 357 17.0 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) David Brown 287 13.6 +9.9 UK Independence Party Michael Horwood 206 9.8 +5.3 898 42.7 +7.6 2,105 46.3 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) St. Ives South Conservative Party (UK) John Davies 1,066 47.0 0.0 Independent Jonathan Salt 811 35.7 +35.7 Labour Party (UK) Richard Allen 175 7.7 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Oliver 114 5.0 -26.9 UK Independence Party Paul Bullen 103 4.5 -2.2 255 11.2 -3.9 2,269 45.3 -19.8 Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Eaton Ford Conservative Party (UK) David Harty 1,549 68.7 +7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eleanor Mason 707 31.3 +1.0 842 37.3 +6.6 2,256 43.7 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Eaton Socon (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Roger Harrison 815 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Jennings 709 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Hayward 553 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Thorpe 464 Labour Party (UK) David Nicholls 236 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Nicholls 223 3,000 37.2 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Eynesbury Conservative Party (UK) Paul Ursell 1,081 45.2 +9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Moores 767 32.1 -12.0 Labour Party (UK) William O'Connor 545 22.8 +11.0 314 13.1 +4.9 2,393 32.9 -27.1 Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Priory Park Conservative Party (UK) Paula Longford 1,204 55.8 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Cooper 582 27.0 -13.2 Labour Party (UK) Emlyn Rees 371 17.2 +6.8 622 28.8 +19.6 2,157 41.3 -24.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stilton Conservative Party (UK) Peter Mitchell 655 59.8 -21.5 Labour Party (UK) Mary Howell 177 16.1 -2.6 UK Independence Party Roger Henson 174 15.9 +15.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Waites 90 8.2 +8.2 478 43.6 -19.0 1,096 46.9 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) The Hemingfords Conservative Party (UK) Alan Williams 1,675 62.7 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Priestman 506 18.9 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) John Watson 286 10.7 +2.7 UK Independence Party James Finnie 205 7.7 +7.7 1,169 43.8 +13.2 2,672 55.8 -21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Upwood and the Raveleys Conservative Party (UK) Robin Howe 602 56.9 +2.3 UK Independence Party Robert Brown 252 23.8 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Worgan 125 11.8 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) Graeme Watkins 79 7.5 +3.4 350 33.1 -0.3 1,058 44.6 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Yaxley and Farcet Conservative Party (UK) Eric Butler 1,776 61.3 +13.0 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Cochrane 526 18.2 -0.3 UK Independence Party John Hyland 407 14.1 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Land 186 6.4 -14.1 1,250 43.2 +15.4 2,895 36.6 -27.1 Conservative Party (UK) References Huntingdonshire 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election, 2011