2011 Wyre Forest District Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Wyre Forest District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Health Concern in pink, Liberals in orange and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, 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/47ug.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 18 April 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 24 Labour 6 Liberal 5 Health Concern 4 Independent 3Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the last election in 2010 the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 23 seats, compared to 8 for Health Concern, 5 Liberals, 3 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3800.stm Wyre Forest 7 May 2010 BBC News Online 19 April 2015 However, in late May 2010 the leader of Health Concern on the council, Howard Martin, left the party to sit as an independent and went on to join Labour in September 2010.http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/8420541.Wyre_Forest_ex_ICHC_Leader_joins_Labour_Party/ Wyre Forest ex-ICHC Leader joins Labour Party Crabtree Charlie 29 September 2010 The Shuttle 19 April 2015 Another change came in March 2011 when both of the Liberal Democrat councillors, husband and wife Peter and Helen Dyke, left the party to become independents due to disillusionment with the national Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/8899028.Lib_Dem_councillors_quit/ Lib Dem councillors quit 10 March 2011 The Shuttle 19 April 2015 Election result The Conservatives retained a majority on the council with 24 councillors and gained a seat from Health Concern in Mitton.A night of high drama at local polling stations Elkes Neil 12 May 2011 Birmingham Post NewsBankTories take Mitton seat from ICHC 6 May 2011 The Shuttle NewsBank Labour were the other party to make gains, taking an extra 2 seats, including gaining Areley Kings from Health Concern by 39 votes.Labour takes Areley Kings seat from ICHC 6 May 2011 The Shuttle NewsBank This made Labour the second largest party on the council with six seats, while Health Concern dropped three to have four seats.http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/9011870.Wyre_Forest_District_Council_election_results/ Wyre Forest District Council election results 6 May 2011 The Shuttle 19 April 2015 Meanwhile, Peter Dyke held Aggborough and Spennells as an independent, after having left the Liberal Democrats earlier in the year.Wyre Forest ex-Lib Dem wins seat as Independent 6 May 2011 The Shuttle NewsBank Wyre Forest local election result 2011http://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/the-council/elections-and-voting/election-results/2011-results-breakdown.aspx 2011 Results Breakdown - Full Breakdown by division Wyre Forest District Council 18 April 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 0 +1 50.0 38.6 10,669 -0.5% Labour Party (UK) 4 2 0 +2 28.6 23.9 6,617 +5.3% Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1 0 3 -3 7.1 21.1 5,825 -3.7% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 1 0 0 0 7.1 5.9 1,634 -1.0% Independent politician 1 0 0 0 7.1 3.7 1,012 +3.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 909 -6.7% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 512 +1.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 462 +0.1% Ward results Aggborough and Spennells Independent politician Peter Dyke 831 37.6 +37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Gill Onslow 570 25.8 -12.3 Labour Party (UK) Dan Watson 239 10.8 -0.1 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Liz Davies 220 9.9 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Troth 203 9.2 -25.1 UK Independence Party Tony Baker 149 6.7 +6.7 261 11.8 2,212 42.7 -25.3 Independent politician Areley Kings Labour Party (UK) Vi Higgs 691 34.8 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ken Henderson 652 32.9 -3.3 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern John Thomas 588 29.6 -9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Stephen 53 2.7 +2.7 39 2.0 1,984 42.8 -23.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Bewdley and Arley Conservative Party (UK) Jenny Greener 1,047 42.0 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) Paul Gittins 681 27.3 +13.2 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Derek Killingworth 626 25.1 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jayne Smith 141 5.7 -12.7 366 14.7 +2.3 2,495 46.6 -26.3 Conservative Party (UK) Blakedown and Chaddesley Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Williams 1,247 78.6 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Nicholls 198 12.5 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Prosser 142 8.9 +8.9 1,049 66.1 +21.6 1,587 48.9 -27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Broadwaters Labour Party (UK) Adrian Sewell 602 28.7 +6.4 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Mary Rayner 558 26.6 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Juliet Smith 521 24.9 -7.8 Independent politician Steven Walker 181 8.6 +8.6 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Mark Haynes 144 6.9 +6.9 Green Party of England and Wales Phil Oliver 89 4.2 -2.4 44 2.1 2,095 35.3 -23.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Cookley Labour Party (UK) Christopher Nicholls 538 55.5 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Greta Smith 235 24.2 +0.8 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Les Rising 197 20.3 +6.9 303 31.2 +7.7 970 47.4 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Franche Conservative Party (UK) Anne Hingley 1,098 47.0 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Knowles 714 30.5 +5.3 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Michael Shellie 460 19.7 -3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Burns 66 2.8 -9.1 384 16.4 +4.9 2,338 42.7 -26.1 Conservative Party (UK) Greenhill Conservative Party (UK) Paul Harrison 701 32.8 +1.4 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) John Stevenson 513 24.0 -17.7 Labour Party (UK) Vicky Smith 484 22.7 +2.4 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Chris Thomas 333 15.6 +15.6 Green Party of England and Wales Alexandra Heelis 103 4.8 -1.8 188 8.8 2,134 35.0 -26.8 Conservative Party (UK) Habberley and Blakebrook Labour Party (UK) Michael Kelly 895 37.9 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Meekings 845 35.8 -1.0 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Jim Lawson 485 20.5 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clare Cassidy 87 3.7 -9.5 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Finch 50 2.1 -0.1 50 2.1 2,362 45.3 -21.5 Labour Party (UK) Lickhill Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Jim Parish 925 44.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Little 813 38.7 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Knowles 363 17.3 -1.4 112 5.3 +2.6 2,101 39.0 -27.2 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Mitton Conservative Party (UK) Chris Rogers 805 36.1 -9.9 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Cliff Brewer 778 34.9 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) Gary Watson 399 17.9 -0.4 UK Independence Party Bill Jones 156 7.0 +7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Steve Brown 89 4.0 +4.0 27 1.2 -9.0 2,227 38.4 -29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Offmore and Comberton Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Michael Price 977 43.8 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Averil Chinn 794 35.6 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Lee Wright 461 20.7 +7.3 183 8.2 -8.3 2,232 41.6 -26.7 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Sutton Parkhttp://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/cms/your-council-and-elections/elections-information/election-results-2011/district-sutton-park.aspx Sutton Park Election Result 2011 Wyre Forest District Council 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20110909022646/http://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/cms/your-council-and-elections/elections-information/election-results-2011/district-sutton-park.aspx 9 September 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Tracey Onslow 822 40.2 -2.0 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Linda Candlin 388 19.0 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Bill Bradley 352 17.2 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Beavis 217 10.6 -7.7 UK Independence Party Michael Wrench 207 10.1 +10.1 Green Party of England and Wales Mike Whitbread 61 3.0 -0.4 434 21.2 -2.7 2,047 36.2 -23.3 Conservative Party (UK) Wolverley Conservative Party (UK) John Hart 519 60.6 +5.0 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Caroline Shellie 267 31.2 -2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Spohrer 70 8.2 +2.2 252 29.4 +7.9 856 50.4 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) References 2011 Wyre Forest Category:2010s in Worcestershire