2011 Taunton Deane Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Taunton Deane Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in grey. The 2011 Taunton Deane Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Taunton Deane Borough Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives won 28 seats, exactly half, while the Liberal Democrats took 23. Labour only won three seats, with the two remaining held by independent candidates.http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/irj/go/km/docs/CouncilDocuments/TDBC/Documents/Past%20Election%20Results/Borough%20Council%20Ward%20Councillor%20Elections%20May%202011.pdf Borough Council Election: 5 May 2011 Taunton Deane Borough Council PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20160315082138/http://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/irj/go/km/docs/CouncilDocuments/TDBC/Documents/Past%20Election%20Results/Borough%20Council%20Ward%20Councillor%20Elections%20May%202011.pdf 15 March 2016 1 May 2020 Falling only one seat short of an overall majority, the Conservatives took on the leadership of the council as a minority administration, under Councillor John Williams.http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/9040394.John_Williams_re_appointed_Taunton_Deane_Council_leader/ John Williams re-appointed Taunton Deane Council leader Somerset County Gazette 21 May 2011 26 March 2015 After the 2007 elections, the council was under no overall control, with the Conservatives having 26 seats, the Liberal Democrats 25 and the five remaining seats shared between Labour and Independent councillors.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/40ue.stm England council elections: Taunton Deane BBC 26 March 2015 Four subsequent by-elections were all held by the incumbent party. Results Seats held: Conservative Party, 28 50.0 #0087DC Liberal Democrats, 23 41.1 #FDBB30 Labour Party, 3 5.4 #DC241f Independents, 2 3.6 #DDDDDD Taunton Deane Borough CouncilElection result: 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 28 2 0 +2 50.0 43.9 33,634 Liberal Democrats (UK) 23 2 4 –2 41.1 37.2 28,465 Labour Party (UK) 3 2 0 +2 5.4 12.3 9,428 Independent (politician) 2 0 2 –2 3.6 4.7 3,622 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 1,427 References 2011 Category:2010s in Somerset Taunton Deane