2011 East Dorset District Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2011 East Dorset District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole 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/19ud.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 12 June 2014 Background Before the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 25 seats, compared to 11 Liberal Democrats.Local elections: Third of East Dorset 's seats to be uncontested 7 April 2011 Bournemouth Daily Echo NewsBank Every seat was up for election, however 12 Conservative councillors, including the leader of the council Spencer Flower, faced no opposition at the election. The candidates at the election were 36 Conservatives, 18 Liberal Democrats, 10 UK Independence Party and 3 from Labour. Election result The Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 30 councillors, compared to 6 for the Liberal Democrats.East Dorset 7 May 2011 Western Daily Press NewsBank Conservative gains including taking seats in West Moors and Corfe Mullen from the Liberal Democrats, with the margin in Corfe Mullen South ward being only 6 votes.http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2011/05/06/9013033.Conservatives_strengthen_hold_on_East_Dorset_District_Council/ Conservatives strengthen hold on East Dorset District Council John Timothy 6 May 2011 Dorset Echo 13 June 2014 https://archive.today/20140615092139/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2011/05/06/9013033.Conservatives_strengthen_hold_on_East_Dorset_District_Council/ 15 June 2014 dead dmy-all Overall turnout at the election was 49.1%.https://www.dorsetforyou.com/media.jsp?mediaid=162752&filetype=pdf Summary of Results dorsetforyou.com 12 June 2014 East Dorset local election result 2011Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank Conservative Party (UK) 30 5 0 +5 83.3 60.8 23,205 -1.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 0 5 -5 16.7 29.2 11,161 -3.6% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 2,803 +3.2% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 1,027 +2.0% Ward results Alderholt Conservative Party (UK) Ian Monks unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Ameysford Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Reynolds 703 74.4 -5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Hemsley 242 25.6 +5.0 461 48.8 -10.0 945 48.0 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Colehill East (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Dover 1,066 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald Wallace 765 Conservative Party (UK) David Mitchell 668 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Johnson 667 Labour Party (UK) Oliver Bradbury 200 UK Independence Party Kenneth Dacombe 175 3,541 52.2 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Colehill West Conservative Party (UK) David Packer 729 66.0 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Dickins 375 34.0 -0.7 354 32.1 +7.8 1,104 58.9 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Corfe Mullen Central (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Holland 813 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Burns 759 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Cuckston 735 Conservative Party (UK) Zoe White 667 UK Independence Party Dave Evans 299 3,273 45.8 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Corfe Mullen North Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Holland 540 59.3 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Graeme Smith 371 40.7 +12.2 169 18.6 -14.4 911 48.9 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Corfe Mullen South Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Edwards 418 43.5 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Harknett 412 42.8 -13.7 UK Independence Party Josephine Evans 132 13.7 +13.7 6 0.7 962 46.7 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Crane Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Butler unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Ferndown Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Derek Burt unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Steven Lugg unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ferndown Links (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Birr unopposed Conservative Party (UK) John Little unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Handley Vale Conservative Party (UK) Simon Tong unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Holt Conservative Party (UK) Spencer Flower unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Longham Conservative Party (UK) Gladys Elliot 606 68.4 +2.5 UK Independence Party John Baxter 280 31.6 +14.8 326 36.8 -11.8 886 46.5 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Parley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Manuel 1,482 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 1,430 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Coussell 487 3,399 52.9 +12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Leonards & St Ives East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dyer 1,520 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Warman 1,501 UK Independence Party Oliver Kent 371 UK Independence Party Allan Tallett 321 3,713 51.6 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Leonards & St Ives West Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Dudman 1,022 81.4 -4.3 UK Independence Party Alfred Eckel 233 18.6 +4.3 789 62.9 -8.5 1,255 61.7 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stapehill Conservative Party (UK) George Russell 688 72.9 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Chant 132 14.0 -0.9 UK Independence Party John Myers 124 13.1 +1.9 556 58.9 -0.1 944 48.6 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Stour Conservative Party (UK) Paul Bennett 678 73.3 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Honeyman 247 26.7 -5.2 431 46.6 +10.4 925 47.0 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Three Cross & Potterne Conservative Party (UK) Peter Richardson 451 67.4 +21.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lindsey Dedden 218 32.6 +18.7 233 34.8 +15.0 669 37.7 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Verwood Dewlands (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Toni Coombs unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Jean Hazel unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Verwood Newtown Conservative Party (UK) Boyden Mortimer 531 69.2 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Dorey 236 30.8 -6.3 295 38.5 +12.7 767 39.5 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Verwood Stephen's Castle (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Lucy Clark unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Simon Gibson unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Moors (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Clarke 1,923 Conservative Party (UK) David Shortell 1,781 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Skeats 1,607 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Holden 986 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Smith 751 UK Independence Party David Butt 540 Labour Party (UK) Michael Shine 470 8,058 50.4 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wimborne Minster (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Hymers 1,220 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Cook 1,169 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Morgan 993 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Bartlett 973 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shane Bartlett 943 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Spencer 861 Labour Party (UK) Marion Lock 357 UK Independence Party Nicholas Wellstead 328 6,844 49.1 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections between 2011 and 2015 A by-election was held in Colehill East ward on 17 July 2014 after the death of the Liberal Democrat councillor since 1973, Don Wallace.http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/obituaries/11218454.Don_Wallace/ Don Wallace 16 May 2014 Bournemouth Echo 13 June 2014http://www.eastdorset.gov.uk/democracy/mem/details.asp?ID=46 Don Wallace dorsetforyou.com 13 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726011212/http://www.eastdorset.gov.uk/democracy/mem/details.asp?ID=46 26 July 2014 dead The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Barry Roberts with a majority of 416 votes over the Conservatives.http://news.dorsetforyou.com/2014/07/18/liberal-democrats-hold-colehill-east-in-by-election/ Liberal Democrats hold Colehill East in by-election 18 July 2014 Christchurch and East Dorset Councils dorsetforyou.com 18 July 2014 https://archive.today/20140725232956/http://news.dorsetforyou.com/2014/07/18/liberal-democrats-hold-colehill-east-in-by-election/ 25 July 2014 dead dmy-all Colehill East by-election 17 July 2014 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Roberts 742 59.3 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Graeme Smith 326 26.0 -5.6 UK Independence Party David Mattocks 184 14.7 +6.4 416 33.3 1,252 33.7 -18.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:East Dorset District Council elections East Dorset Category:2010s in Dorset