2011 Swindon Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, 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/hx.stm England council elections BBC News 10 September 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 38 Labour 17 Liberal Democrat 4July 2020 Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 seats, compared to 15 for Labour and 4 for the Liberal Democrats.http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/archive/2011/04/13/Swindon+News+%28swindon_news%29/8970844.SWINDON_ELECTIONS__Town_stands_by_for_a_voting_Bonanza/ Swindon elections: Town stands by for a voting Bonanza 13 April 2011 Swindon Advertiser 11 September 2011 20 of the 59 seats were being contested, with the winners only serving for one year as the 2012 election would see every seat being contested after boundary changes. Since the 2010 election Labour had gained Moredon in a by-election and had the independent, former Conservative, councillor Steve Wakefield of Toothill and Westlea ward join the party, both in November 2010.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-gains-in-latest-byelections-2126108.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-gains-in-latest-byelections-2126108.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Labour gains in latest by-elections 5 November 2010 The Independent 11 September 2011http://www.swindonlink.com/news/toothill-councillor-joins-swindon-labour-party Toothill councillor joins Swindon Labour Party Ogle Roger 15 November 2010 Link Magazine 11 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324063842/http://www.swindonlink.com/news/toothill-councillor-joins-swindon-labour-party 24 March 2012 dead During the campaign both the national Labour leader Ed Miliband and the Labour Shadow Works and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne visited Swindon to support the local party.http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/8994398.Liam_Byrne_gets_to_work_in_town/ Labour big hitter on the campaign trail in Toothill Edwards Matthew 27 April 2011 Swindon Advertiser 11 September 2011http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/8965591.Ed_Miliband_aims_to_win_back_Swindon/ Ed Miliband aims to win back Swindon 10 April 2011 Swindon Advertiser 11 September 2011 Election result The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 38 seats, but lose 2 seats to Labour, who moved to 17 seats.http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9013447.Labour_enjoys_double_success/ Local election: Labour enjoys double success Kula Adam 6 May 2011 Swindon Advertiser 11 September 2011https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-13288393 Swindon Borough Council remains under Tory control 6 May 2011 BBC News 11 September 2011 Labour gained the seats of St Philip and Walcot from the Conservatives, while coming close in Eastcott against the Liberal Democrats and in Covingham and Nythe, Dorcan and Freshbrook and Grange Park, which were held by the Conservatives. The Labour victory in Walcot defeated the Conservative cabinet member Peter Mallinson, with the winning candidate Ellen Osa becoming the first female black councillor in Swindon. Overall turnout at the election was 38.26%,http://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/cd-democracy/cd-democracy-elections/Documents/election_results_-_may_2011.pdf Election of Borough Councillors for the Electoral Divisions of Swindon Borough Council: Summary of Results Swindon Borough Council 10 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319155800/http://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/cd-democracy/cd-democracy-elections/Documents/election_results_-_may_2011.pdf 19 March 2012 dead ranging from a high of 46.08% in Highworth to a low of 29.62% in Parks.http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/9013524.Local_Elections__Apathy_is_the_winner_in_election/ Local Elections: Apathy is the winner in election Kula Adam 6 May 2011 Swindon Advertiser 11 September 2011 The outgoing leader of the Labour group, Derique Montaut, said the results meant that "For Labour it builds us up to a situation where we are moving up to 2012 and taking control of the council". However the Conservative leader of the council, Ron Bluh, said that while "It obviously wasn't one of the better nights", the seats lost had been the "two most marginal seats" and "so there's no great surprise". Following the election Jim Grant was elected as the new leader of the Labour group on the council, defeating Mark Dempsey and Bob Wright.http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9016621.Swindon_Labour_group_elect_new_leader/ Councillor Jim Grant to take over from Derique Montaut Kula Adam 9 May 2011 Swindon Advertiser 11 September 2011 Swindon local election result 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 10 0 2 -2 50.0 41.4 23,985 -1.1% Labour Party (UK) 9 2 0 +2 45.0 38.8 22,486 +8.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 5.0 10.1 5,863 -11.7% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 3,464 +4.0% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1,243 +1.0% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 805 +1.2% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 73 -1.8% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990) 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 33 +0.1% Ward results Abbey Meads Conservative Party (UK) Peter Stoddart 2,610 60.4 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) Mark Viner 1,109 25.6 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Aneta Golebiewska 368 8.5 -13.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Gary Belben 237 5.5 +2.3 1,501 34.7 +1.2 4,324 31.3 Conservative Party (UK) -0.3 Central Labour Party (UK) Derique Montaut 1,829 64.9 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Gregory 471 16.7 -9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Porter 213 7.6 -7.5 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Heritage 155 5.5 +2.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Eleanor Pomagalski 95 3.4 +3.4 Independent (politician) Karsten Evans 55 2.0 +0.7 1,358 48.2 +21.3 2,818 34.3 Labour Party (UK) +10.6 Covingham and Nythe Conservative Party (UK) Emma Faramarzi 1,354 43.2 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Peter Watts 1,205 38.4 +7.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Corinna Allen 352 11.2 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Ward 224 7.1 -9.4 149 4.8 -8.8 3,135 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) -4.4 Dorcan Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Albinson 1,366 47.5 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Gerard Meheran 1,193 41.5 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Hooper 166 5.8 -8.3 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Smith 152 5.3 +3.5 173 6.0 -4.3 2,877 43.4 Conservative Party (UK) -2.1 Eastcott Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Sewell 1,213 39.3 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Watts 1,091 35.4 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Gould 501 16.2 -7.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Hughes 185 6.0 +0.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Vincent Pomagalski 94 3.0 +3.0 122 4.0 -16.0 3,084 38.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) -8.0 Freshbrook and Grange Park Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dickinson 1,320 45.0 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Neil Heavens 1,046 35.7 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heidi Teague 331 11.3 -15.2 United Kingdom Independence Party John Lenton 237 8.1 +8.1 274 9.3 -9.7 2,934 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) -4.8 Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Labour Party (UK) John Ballman 1,257 59.7 +16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Welch 474 22.5 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynda Barber 179 8.5 -10.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Robin Tingey 122 5.8 +5.8 British National Party Reginald Bates 73 3.5 -5.8 783 37.2 +21.9 2,105 30.3 Labour Party (UK) -10.9 Haydon Wick Conservative Party (UK) Claire Ellis 1,766 55.5 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Page 947 29.8 +3.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Edmund Gerrard 259 8.1 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Pajak 209 6.6 -12.6 819 25.7 +2.1 3,181 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) +1.0 Highworth Conservative Party (UK) Alan Bishop 1,662 54.7 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) Hazel Beaumont 951 31.3 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Shorten 249 8.2 -12.4 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Day 179 5.9 +1.2 711 23.4 +3.7 3,041 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) +1.8 Moredon Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Millin 1,142 43.8 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Toby Elliott 1,091 41.8 +2.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Kathleen Webb 237 9.1 +9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracy Ockley 137 5.3 -13.3 51 2.0 2,607 35.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.3 Old Town and Lawn Conservative Party (UK) Fionuala Foley 2,249 53.1 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Cindy Matthews 1,040 24.5 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Mortimer 446 10.5 -13.2 Green Party of England and Wales Denis Harrison 261 6.2 +1.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Noel Gardner 243 5.7 +2.1 1,209 28.5 +2.8 4,239 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Parks Labour Party (UK) Fay Howard 1,115 53.7 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Swinyard 383 18.4 -8.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Terence Hayward 193 9.3 +2.7 Independent (politician) Graham Cherry 179 8.6 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Smith 100 4.8 -9.8 Green Party of England and Wales David Miles 75 3.6 +1.9 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990) Stephen Halden 33 1.6 +1.6 732 35.2 +19.2 2,078 29.6 Labour Party (UK) +9.6 Penhill Labour Party (UK) Paul Baker 737 52.3 +17.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Smith 393 27.9 -11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jaki Fairbrother 217 15.4 -4.1 Independent (politician) Caroline Dollery 61 4.3 +4.3 344 24.4 1,408 31.8 Labour Party (UK) +14.2 Shaw and Nine Elms Conservative Party (UK) Garry Perkins 1,424 52.0 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Michael Heal 769 28.1 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Farr 344 12.6 -11.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Robert Feal-Martinez 200 7.3 +7.3 655 23.9 -6.7 2,737 38.8 Conservative Party (UK) -4.0 St Margaret Conservative Party (UK) Russell Holland 1,609 51.5 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Chalk 1,046 33.5 +3.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Margaret Thompson-Watt 269 8.6 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah King 199 6.4 -16.2 563 18.0 +0.1 3,123 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) +0.1 St Philip Labour Party (UK) Joseph Tray 1,540 49.8 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Findlow 1,207 39.0 -2.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Thompson-Watt 228 7.4 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Richards 119 3.8 -14.5 333 10.8 3,094 42.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.9 Toothill and Westlea Labour Party (UK) Stephen Wakefield 978 42.8 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Bissex 946 41.4 -19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Shepherd 140 6.1 -7.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Tiffany Pomagalski 122 5.3 +5.3 Green Party of England and Wales Marilyn Harrison 97 4.2 +4.2 32 1.4 2,283 39.9 Labour Party (UK) +18.0 Walcot Labour Party (UK) Ellen Osa 1,063 48.9 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Mallinson 768 35.3 -10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen McCarthy 204 9.4 -6.1 Green Party of England and Wales Jennifer Miles 139 6.4 +6.4 295 13.6 2,174 38.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +10.7 Western Labour Party (UK) Des Moffatt 1,692 58.1 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Haines 752 25.8 -5.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Gregory Heathcliffe 262 9.0 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey King 208 7.1 -10.3 940 32.3 +19.8 2,914 34.6 Labour Party (UK) +9.9 Wroughton and Chiseldon Conservative Party (UK) Wayne Crabbe 1,815 47.8 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Geraint Day 736 19.4 -5.2 Independent (politician) William Hurst 510 13.4 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victor Godman 421 11.1 -12.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Susan Cassell 314 8.3 +8.3 1,079 28.4 +0.9 3,796 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) +0.4 References Swindon 2011 Category:2010s in Wiltshire