2011 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. The 2011 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/bz.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 4 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 35 Liberal Democrats 9 Conservative 4Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank Background At the last election in 2010 Labour took control of the council with 28 seats after gaining 5 seats, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 15 seats and the Conservatives were reduced to 5 seats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3749.stm St Helens 19 May 2010 BBC News Online 6 March 2015 Labour were expected to make more gains in 2011, with the Liberal Democrats in particular expected to suffer from being in a coalition government with the Conservatives nationally.Labour expected to extend poll majority in St Helens 25 April 2011 Liverpool Daily Post NewsBank Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats were defending 7 seats in 2011, while the Conservatives defended 2 seats.Voters in St Helens go to the polls 5 May 2011 St Helens Star NewsBank Other candidates at the election included 4 from the Green Party, who had not put candidates up in previous elections. Election result Labour increased its majority on the council after gaining 7 seats, including 6 from the Liberal Democrats.Lib Dems left shattered Bartlett David 7 May 2011 Liverpool Echo NewsBank This took Labour to 35 councillors, while reducing the Liberal Democrats to 9 seats on the council, with the only Liberal Democrat to be elected being Michael Haw in Eccleston. Meanwhile, the wife of the Conservative group leader, Nancy Ashcroft, lost her seat on the council in Windle to Labour, reducing the Conservatives to 4 seats on the council. St Helens local election result 2011http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/134381/thurdsay_5_may_2011_local_election_results.pdf Declaration of Result of Poll St Helens Council 4 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063348/http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/134381/thurdsay_5_may_2011_local_election_results.pdf 4 March 2016 dead Labour Party (UK) 14 7 0 +7 87.5 60.1 31,165 +11.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 6 -6 6.3 17.5 9,085 -12.9% Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 1 -1 6.3 17.1 8,836 -1.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1,061 +2.0% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 901 +1.5% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 524 -1.9% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 247 +0.5% Ward results Billinge and Seneley Green Labour Party (UK) Joseph Pearson 1,896 52.9 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hodgson 964 26.9 -3.1 Independent (politician) Peter Peers 556 15.5 +15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Knowles 170 4.7 -15.7 932 26.0 +6.4 3,586 40.1 -27.0 Labour Party (UK) Blackbrook Labour Party (UK) Linda Maloney 2,354 77.0 +19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Bonney 353 11.5 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Collins 350 11.4 +0.4 2,001 65.5 +23.4 3,057 36.4 -22.8 Labour Party (UK) Bold Labour Party (UK) Anthony Johnson 1,939 70.3 +22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marise Roberts 413 15.0 -20.0 Conservative Party (UK) Charmian Pyke 228 8.3 -1.6 British National Party James Winstanley 179 6.5 -0.3 1,526 55.3 +42.0 2,759 36.5 -20.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Earlestown Labour Party (UK) Keith Deakin 1,845 69.3 +11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Smith 422 15.9 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Skeech 394 14.8 -1.7 1,423 53.5 +22.0 2,661 32.9 -21.4 Labour Party (UK) Eccleston Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Haw 1,540 36.8 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Sophie Robinson 1,401 33.5 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Barton 904 21.6 -0.1 Green Party of England and Wales Francis Williams 336 8.0 +8.0 139 3.3 -12.2 4,181 45.1 -24.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Haydock Labour Party (UK) Jeanette Banks 2,010 62.0 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Sheldon 765 23.6 -13.4 UK Independence Party Gary Robinson 247 7.6 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Reynolds 221 6.8 -4.7 1,245 38.4 +23.9 3,243 35.6 -24.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Moss Bank Labour Party (UK) John Fulham 2,031 54.0 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Kent 1,199 31.9 -8.6 Independent (politician) David Lawrenson 345 9.2 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Rigby 183 4.9 -8.3 832 22.1 +16.2 3,758 43.9 -17.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Newton Labour Party (UK) Sandra Dyer 1,432 46.0 +10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Astbury 1,311 42.1 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Honey 369 11.9 -4.5 121 3.9 3,112 36.6 -23.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Parr Labour Party (UK) Keith Roberts 2,026 83.9 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Brown 221 9.2 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Madeleine Wilcock 168 7.0 -2.4 1,805 74.7 +22.2 2,415 27.9 -17.3 Labour Party (UK) Rainford Conservative Party (UK) James Jones 1,792 53.8 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Keith Aspinall 1,184 35.5 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Carla Hay 255 7.7 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Barrett 102 3.1 -13.5 608 18.2 +3.1 3,333 49.9 -21.5 Conservative Party (UK) Rainhill Labour Party (UK) Joseph De Asha 2,569 64.7 +18.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Cunliffe 853 21.5 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Aspinall 549 13.8 -16.1 1,716 43.2 +26.8 3,971 44.3 -22.0 Labour Party (UK) Sutton Labour Party (UK) Janet Johnson 2,151 63.5 +23.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Knowles 836 24.7 -20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Woodcock 218 6.4 -2.2 British National Party Peter Clayton 184 5.4 -1.0 1,315 38.8 3,389 37.3 -19.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Thatto Heath Labour Party (UK) Patricia Ireland 2,409 78.1 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Spriggs 395 12.8 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Pearl 282 9.1 -11.9 2,014 65.3 +27.6 3,086 32.7 -22.0 Labour Party (UK) Town Centre Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Almond 1,962 73.0 +19.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynn Turton 562 20.9 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Barton 163 6.1 -2.6 1,400 52.1 +27.0 2,687 32.7 -16.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) West Park Labour Party (UK) Marlene Quinn 2,293 69.3 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Foster 386 11.7 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Watmough 245 7.4 -13.1 Green Party of England and Wales William Fitzpatrick 224 6.8 +6.8 British National Party Leila Bentham 161 4.9 -0.6 1,907 57.6 +19.4 3,309 37.1 -21.1 Labour Party (UK) Windle Labour Party (UK) Patricia Martinez-Williams 1,663 50.8 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Nancy Ashcroft 1,248 38.1 +2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Donnelly 246 7.5 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Noreen Knowles 115 3.5 -16.7 415 12.7 +4.5 3,272 40.6 -21.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Saint Helens 2011 Category:2010s in Merseyside