2011 Harlow District Council election

none November 2019 2011 Harlow District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2010 Harlow District Council election 2010 2012 Harlow District Council election 2012 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 5 May 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 18 18 4 1 17 9,450 42.3% Labour Party (UK) 10 11 7 3 14 10,292 46.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 4 0 2 2 2,419 10.8% Harlow UK local election 2011 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2011 Harlow District Council elections. Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative The 2011 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, 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/22uj.stm England council elections 10 May 2012 BBC News Online 3 January 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 17 Labour 14 Liberal Democrats 2https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-13280072 Liberal Democrats lose 11 seats in Chelmsford 6 May 2011 BBC News Online 3 January 2015 Background After the last election in 2010 the Conservatives controlled the council with 18 seats, compared to 10 for Labour and 5 for the Liberal Democrats.https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 7 May 2010 The Guardian 3 January 2015 The Liberal Democrat group was reduced further in December 2010 when councillor Manny Doku of Bush Fair ward defected to Labour.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Disillusioned-Lib-Dem-councillor-defects-Labour/story-21923359-detail/story.html Disillusioned Lib Dem councillor defects to Labour 23 December 2010 Harlow Star 3 January 2015 34 candidates stood for the 11 seats contested, with the Conservative and Labour group leaders, Andrew Johnson and Mark Wilkinson, defending seats in Church Langley and Harlow Common wards.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Candidates-prepare-lock-horns-local-elections/story-21923631-detail/story.html Candidates prepare to lock horns in local elections Moss Chris 2 May 2011 Harlow Star 3 January 2015 The Liberal Democrats were defending 2 seats, but their group leader Chris Millington of Bush Fair ward stood down at the election. Conservative councillor Patrick McClarnon also stood down from his Great Parndon ward, while seats in Staple Tye and Sumners and Kingsmoor were vacant after Conservative councillors Lee and Sarah Dangerfield resigned from the council in November 2010. Election result The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 17 councillors, but Labour made 3 gains to move to 14 seats, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 2 seats. The Labour gains meant they won 7 of the 11 seats contested in 2011, including taking Staple Tye which previously had been held by the Conservatives before the councillor had resigned from the council.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Local-elections-2011-Tories-retain-control-Harlow-Council/story-21923632-detail/story.html Local elections 2011: Tories retain control of Harlow Council Moss Chris 6 May 2011 Harlow Star 3 January 2015 Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost both the seats they had been defending in Bush Fair and Mark Hall to Labour and lost vote share everywhere. Harlow local election result 2011http://www.harlow.gov.uk/sites/harlow.gov.uk/files/documents/files/Declaration%20of%20results%20of%20district%20elections%202011.pdf Declaration of result of poll Harlow District Council 3 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213112158/http://www.harlow.gov.uk/sites/harlow.gov.uk/files/documents/files/Declaration%20of%20results%20of%20district%20elections%202011.pdf 13 February 2015 dead Labour Party (UK) 7 3 0 3 63.6 46.1 10,292 9.8 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 1 1 36.4 42.3 9,450 0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 2 2 0 10.8 2,419 10.7 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.8 178 0.8 Ward results Bush Fair thumb|Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair Labour Party (UK) Ian Beckett 1,113 54.3 +17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Stopplecamp 501 24.5 -6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Rideout 256 12.5 -20.5 UK Independence Party Donald Crane 178 8.7 +8.7 612 29.9 +26.4 2,048 36.4 -25.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Church Langley thumb|Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Johnson 1,417 66.1 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Lawrie 599 28.0 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Nichols 127 5.9 -8.0 818 38.2 -1.5 2,143 34.1 -33.5 Conservative Party (UK) Great Parndon thumb|Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon Conservative Party (UK) David Carter 1,093 52.0 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Norman Knight 855 40.7 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Bell 152 7.2 -9.0 238 11.3 -0.3 2,100 41.1 -27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Harlow Common thumb|Location of Harlow Common ward Harlow Common Labour Party (UK) Mark Wilkinson 1,140 51.0 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Steer 929 41.5 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laurence Bonwick 167 7.5 -8.5 211 9.4 +8.0 2,236 40.5 -25.0 Labour Party (UK) Little Parndon and Hare Street thumb|Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon and Hare Street Labour Party (UK) Valerie Clark 1,270 59.7 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Perrin 722 33.9 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Kerlen 137 6.4 -11.0 548 25.7 +15.2 2,129 36.2 -25.0 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall thumb|Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall Labour Party (UK) Paul Schroder 913 45.4 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Rideout 555 27.6 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Gough 542 27.0 -2.8 358 17.8 +16.8 2,010 39.5 -23.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Netteswell thumb|Location of Netteswell ward Netteswell Labour Party (UK) Edna Stevens 959 53.2 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) Darren Bilmen 636 35.3 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kuzna Jackson 206 11.4 -15.2 323 17.9 +9.0 1,801 32.9 -26.1 Labour Party (UK) Old Harlow thumb|Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Sue Livings 1,216 54.0 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Newens 890 39.5 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Thurston 145 6.4 -9.9 326 14.5 -5.5 2,251 41.6 -27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Staple Tye thumb|Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye Labour Party (UK) Dennis Palmer 784 44.6 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Shannon 606 34.5 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cheryl Hickey 367 20.9 -7.8 178 10.1 1,757 34.1 -23.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Summers and Kingsmoor thumb|Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Summers and Kingsmoor Conservative Party (UK) Linda Pailing 918 49.7 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Cross 777 42.0 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Merrick Jackson 153 8.3 -12.5 141 7.6 -4.5 1,848 34.0 -26.8 Conservative Party (UK) Toddbrook thumb|Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook Labour Party (UK) Robert Davis 992 49.2 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hardware 870 43.2 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Robins 154 7.6 -10.5 122 6.1 +0.4 2,016 37.6 -24.2 Labour Party (UK) References Category:Harlow District Council elections Harlow Category:2010s in Essex