2011 Babergh District Council election

2011 English local government election May 2020 November 2013 2011 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 2007 Babergh District Council election 2007 2011 5 5 y 2015 Babergh District Council election 2015 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 18 1 17,691 38.6% 2.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 4 10,787 23.6% 17.8% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 10 2 7,046 15.4% 3.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 3 3 7,776 17.0% 10.6% Babergh UK ward map 2011.svg Winner of each seat at the 2011 Babergh District Council election. Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 2011 Babergh District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 11-12 24 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University, Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/42ub.stm England council elections BBC News Online 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519015154/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/42ub.stm 19 May 2011 live This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Background The previous election in 2007 saw no party win a majority, with the Conservatives being the largest party.http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/babergh_no_overall_control_for_district_council_as_lib_dems_lose_out_1_887119 Babergh: No overall control for district council as Lib Dems lose out 6 May 2011 Evening Star 11 June 2011 Labour won no seats at the election, but recovered one seat when Tony Bavington gained a seat back in a 2010 by-election in Great Cornard.http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/labour_hoping_for_rural_breakthrough_1_857057?ot=archant.PrintFriendlyPageLayout.ot Labour hoping for rural breakthrough Geater Paul 7 April 2011 East Anglian Daily Times 11 June 2011 A further change in composition came in March 2010 when councillor Dean Walton defected to the Green Party from the Conservatives, but sat as an independent on Babergh Council.http://www.greenparty.org.uk/region/easternregion/news/councillor-quits-blues-for-greens.html Councillor Quits Blues for Greens 24 March 2010 Green Party 11 June 2011 A total of 122 candidates were nominated for the 43 seats being contested, which was reported to be a record for an election to Babergh Council, and up from 78 at the 2003 election and 87 in 2007.http://www.babergh.gov.uk/Babergh/Home/News/2011/April/BABERGH+ELECTIONS+++++MORE+CANDIDATES+THAN+EVER+BEFORE.htm Babergh elections: More candidates than ever before, the fewest uncontested seats and a reminder about postal voting 5 April 2011 Babergh District Council 11 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722173948/http://www.babergh.gov.uk/Babergh/Home/News/2011/April/BABERGH%2BELECTIONS%2B%2B%2B%2B%2BMORE%2BCANDIDATES%2BTHAN%2BEVER%2BBEFORE.htm 22 July 2011 dead These were comprised on 34 Conservatives, 31 Labour, 27 Liberal Democrats, 14 United Kingdom Independence Party, 1 Green Party and 15 candidates from no party. The 31 candidates from Labour was a record for the party in Babergh,https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/deborahmcgurran/2011/04/the_strength_of_labours_slate.html The strength of Labour's slate McGurran Deborah 4 April 2011 BBC News Online 11 June 2011 while the Liberal Democrat leader on Suffolk County Council, Kathy Pollard, was among the Liberal Democrat candidates. Election result The results saw the council remain under no overall control, with the Conservatives staying as the largest party on 18 seats. The Liberal Democrats dropped to 12 seats, while Labour increased from the 1 seat they had held after a by-election gain to 3 seats. Individual results included an independent gain from the Conservatives in Lavenham, Liberal Democrat Kathy Pollard winning a place back on the council after 16 years, while author and Labour candidate Nicci Gerrard lost in South Cosford, coming third with 187 votes. 2011 Babergh District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University http://www.babergh-south-suffolk.gov.uk/Babergh/Home/Council+and+Democracy/Electoral+Information/BDC+Election+-+Result+of+Poll.htm Result of Poll - 5 May 2011 Babergh District Council 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722201510/http://www.babergh-south-suffolk.gov.uk/Babergh/Home/Council%2Band%2BDemocracy/Electoral%2BInformation/BDC%2BElection%2B-%2BResult%2Bof%2BPoll.htm 22 July 2011 dead https://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2011/may/05/local-elections-2011-localgovernment Election results 2011: English council summary results 6 May 2011 The Guardian 11 June 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 34 18 4 5 1 41.9 17,691 38.6 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 27 12 1 5 4 27.9 10,787 23.6 –17.8 Independent politician 14 10 2 0 2 23.3 7,046 15.4 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) 31 3 3 0 3 7.0 7,776 17.0 +10.6 UKIP 14 0 0 0 0.0 2,048 4.5 +0.5 Green Party of England and Wales 1 0 0 0 0.0 428 0.9 N/A 2 Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent were elected unopposed. Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Alton Alton (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Ward* 902 55.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wood* 823 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Chambers 503 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Cave 396 24.1 Labour Party (UK) Keith Rawlings 231 14.1 Labour Party (UK) Carol Tilbury 219 13.4 ~1,687 52.8 3,195 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Berners Berners (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Roberts* Liberal Democrats (UK) Mackenzie Deacon 3,149 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Boxford Boxford Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryn Hurren* 695 65.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tasia Kavvadias 365 34.4 330 31.1 1,060 60.7 1,769 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) Desmond Keane* 434 50.3 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Lindsay 428 49.7 6 0.7 862 53.7 1,658 Conservative Party (UK) Brook Brook (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Ridley* 721 33.6 Independent politician Peter Jones* 598 27.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gloria Wallace 562 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Gasper 555 25.9 Labour Party (UK) Emma Cookson 264 12.3 ~1,599 49.2 3,250 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) Peter Holbrook* 585 82.0 Labour Party (UK) Iain Scott 128 18.0 457 64.1 713 50.6 1,421 Conservative Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician James Long* 792 89.7 Labour Party (UK) John Finnigan 91 10.3 701 79.4 883 54.9 1,627 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Hinton* 792 41.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Bamford 495 26.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Miller* 451 23.7 Independent politician Clive Totman 354 18.6 Labour Party (UK) Joy Harrison 262 13.8 Labour Party (UK) Emma Nordon 174 9.1 ~1,593 55.1 2,889 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Glemsford & Stanstead Glemsford & Stanstead (2 seats) Independent politician Rex Thake* 694 53.6 Independent politician Leonard Young* 611 47.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Burch 397 30.7 Labour Party (UK) Heath Brown 203 15.7 Labour Party (UK) David Hayes 183 14.1 ~1,234 41.6 2,968 Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Anthony Bavington 508 37.0 Labour Party (UK) Neil MacMaster 432 31.5 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Antill 387 28.2 UK Independence Party Derek Allen 248 18.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marion Press 229 16.7 UK Independence Party Cynthia Allen 207 15.1 ~1,196 35.8 3,341 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Beer* 464 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Newman* 426 41.0 Labour Party (UK) To5 Bellaris 210 20.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Porter 205 19.8 Independent politician Anthony Harman 205 19.8 Independent politician Thomas Keane 170 16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Platt 158 15.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Press 134 12.9 ~1,060 31.7 3,343 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh North Hadleigh North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Riley* 595 39.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Munson* 448 29.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Whiting 367 24.4 Labour Party (UK) Angela Wiltshire 247 16.4 Labour Party (UK) David Westwood 233 15.5 UK Independence Party Reginald Smith 215 14.3 ~1,327 39.0 3,402 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hadleigh South Hadleigh South (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Grutchfield* 659 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) Kathryn Grandon-White 508 31.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Matthews 380 23.4 Labour Party (UK) Susan Monks 204 12.6 Independent politician David Cooper 186 11.5 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Cockerton 158 9.7 UK Independence Party John Smith 66 4.1 UK Independence Party Josephine Smith 57 3.5 ~1,332 44.4 3,000 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician David Rose* 1,677 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Independent politician Andrea Norman 411 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Gibson* 337 41.2 Labour Party (UK) James Coleman 69 8.4 74 9.1 817 55.0 1,492 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Leavenheath Leavenheath Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Jenkins* 648 77.7 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Jameson 186 22.3 462 55.4 834 58.2 1,460 Conservative Party (UK) Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Independent politician Richard Kemp* 1,089 63.5 Independent politician John Nunn 743 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) William Shropshire 474 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Maybury 419 24.4 Labour Party (UK) Susan Bishop 153 8.9 ~1,585 50.1 3,161 Independent politician Independent politician Lower Brett Lower Brett Independent politician Susan Wigglesworth* 592 60.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Ward 390 39.7 202 20.6 982 55.2 1,751 Independent politician Mid Samford Mid Samford (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Carpendale* 819 42.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Pollard 808 41.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald White* 766 39.8 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Bloomfield 671 34.9 Labour Party (UK) Susan Thomas 228 11.8 UK Independence Party Richard Hudson-Smith 112 5.8 UK Independence Party Christopher Streatfield 108 5.6 ~1,884 58.5 3,222 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nayland Nayland Conservative Party (UK) John Cave* 498 57.3 Labour Party (UK) William Kennedy 160 18.4 UK Independence Party James Carver 123 14.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Breeze 88 10.1 338 38.9 869 58.9 1,487 Conservative Party (UK) North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician Clive Arthey* 601 59.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Tora 288 28.3 Labour Party (UK) Gerald Gould 127 12.5 313 30.8 1,016 55.6 1,837 Independent politician Pinewood Pinewood (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Burgoyne 423 34.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Busby* 418 33.7 Labour Party (UK) David Plowman 400 32.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Johnson* 336 27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Powell 327 26.4 ~1,161 34.8 3,336 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) South Cosford South Cosford Conservative Party (UK) Dawn Kendall 492 48.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Lazenby* 330 32.7 Labour Party (UK) Nicola Gerrard 187 18.5 162 16.1 1,009 56.7 1,789 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Osborne* 500 39.4 Labour Party (UK) Jack Owen 479 37.7 Conservative Party (UK) Janice Osborne 476 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Russell Smith 392 30.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emma Hewett 153 12.1 UK Independence Party Susan Smith 137 10.8 UK Independence Party Donald Martin 133 10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oliver Forder 99 7.8 ~1,263 37.3 3,386 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Sayers* 690 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Smith* 537 39.1 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Connah 405 29.5 Labour Party (UK) Ian Pointon 370 26.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Welsh 277 20.2 ~1,297 37.7 3,439 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Bennett* 508 37.7 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Barrett 371 27.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Goodchild 364 27.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Booth* 337 25.0 Labour Party (UK) Luke Cresswell 336 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael Cornish 332 24.6 UK Independence Party Jane Martin 132 9.8 UK Independence Party Christine Wardrop 107 7.9 ~1,358 39.0 3,481 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Antill* 1,068 66.5 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Lawrenson 824 51.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Scott 311 19.4 UK Independence Party Robert Armstrong 228 14.2 UK Independence Party Leon Stedman 175 10.9 ~1,502 46.3 3,245 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Bures St Mary's Bures St Mary's by-elecetion: 2 May 2013https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 18 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Conservative Party (UK) James Cartlidge 305 59.6 Green Party of England and Wales Laura Smith 136 26.6 Labour Party (UK) Hadley French Gerrard 71 13.9 169 33.0 512 27.8 6,633 Conservative Party (UK) South Cosford South Cosford by-election: 22 May 2014 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Lindsay 346 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Talbot Clarke 330 34.1 UK Independence Party Stephen Laing 219 22.6 Labour Party (UK) Angela Wiltshire 72 7.4 16 1.7 967 54.7 1,768 Green Party of England and Wales Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 2011 in the 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