2011 West Berkshire Council election

Local government election in England March 2015 March 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 West Berkshire Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2011 West Berkshire Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, 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/mb.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 27 December 2014 Background At the last election in 2007 the Conservatives won a majority of 20 seats, with 36 councillors, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/mb.stm West Berkshire 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 28 December 2014 By the time of the 2011 election 2 seats were vacant after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Lock from Mortimer ward and the resignation of Conservative councillor Ellen Crumly from Thatcham Central ward.http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2011/old-news-article-16645 Election day arrives 5 May 2011 Newbury Weekly News 28 December 2014 Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats stood in all 30 wards, while Labour stood in 17 and the Apolitical Democrats and UK Independence Party stood in 2 wards each.Make your mark in the 2011 elections Fort Linda 11 April 2011 Reading Post NewsBank There were also 3 independent candidates to make a total of 142 candidates for the 52 seats on the council. Election result The Conservatives made a net gain of 3 seats to increase their majority on the council, finishing with 39 councillors, compared to 13 for the Liberal Democrats.http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2011/old-news-article-16698 Leaders react to West Berkshire local election 10 May 2011 Newbury Weekly News 28 December 2014 The Conservatives picked up seats in Thatcham North and Thatcham South and Crookham from the Liberal Democrats to win the majority of the seats in Thatcham. Meanwhile, Labour failed to win any seats but did increase their share of the vote to just under 10%. West Berkshire local election result 2011Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBankhttp://decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=2&V=1&RPID=136017 National Referendum & Local Government Elections - Thursday, 5th May, 2011 West Berkshire Council 27 December 2014 Conservative Party (UK) 39 4 1 +3 75.0 57.4 55,480 -2.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 1 4 -3 25.0 31.7 30,644 -3.6% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 9,168 +7.3% Apolitical Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 586 +0.6% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 458 -1.0% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 355 +0.1% Ward results Aldermaston Conservative Party (UK) Irene Neill 884 79.6 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Peplow 227 20.4 +0.1 657 59.1 -0.3 1,111 51 +4 Conservative Party (UK) Basildon Conservative Party (UK) Alan Law 1,065 76.8 -6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ceinwen Lally 322 23.2 +6.4 743 53.6 -12.9 1,387 58 +7 Conservative Party (UK) Birch Copse (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Mooney 1,482 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Linden 1,342 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Webster 1,321 Labour Party (UK) Senan Hartney 623 Labour Party (UK) Clive Taylor 594 Labour Party (UK) James Hutchinson 539 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Fowler 341 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Brown 303 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wood 279 6,824 43 +8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bucklebury (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Pask 1,865 Conservative Party (UK) Quentin Webb 1,648 Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Morgan 611 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philippa Harper 462 4,586 55 +6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burghfield (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Royce Longton 1,210 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Jackson-Doerge 1,130 Conservative Party (UK) Ian MacFarlane 971 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Morse 929 4,240 52 +7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Calcot (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Bedwell 1,575 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Argyle 1,462 Conservative Party (UK) Manohar Gopal 1,406 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Lewis 746 Labour Party (UK) Charles Croal 737 Labour Party (UK) Bernadette McNally 568 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Johnson 200 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Johnson 182 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Taylor 164 7,040 38 +4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chieveley Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Cole 697 71.0 -11.2 Independent (politician) Andrew Fforde-Lutter 189 19.3 +19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Johnson 95 9.7 -8.1 508 51.8 -12.6 981 52 +5 Conservative Party (UK) Clay Hill (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Beck 1,104 Conservative Party (UK) Dave Goff 928 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Tysoe 572 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rruwan Uduwerage-Perera 553 Labour Party (UK) Johnathan Roberts 292 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Satterthwaite 280 3,729 41 +2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cold Ash Conservative Party (UK) Garth Simpson 890 73.3 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Brooks 325 26.7 -4.3 565 46.5 +8.4 1,215 Conservative Party (UK) Compton Conservative Party (UK) Virginia Celsing 828 70.7 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Silvia Boschetto 343 29.3 -2.4 485 41.4 +4.9 1,171 52 -1 Conservative Party (UK) Downlands Conservative Party (UK) George Chandler 900 69.9 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Allen 247 19.2 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Paul Johnston 141 10.9 +4.3 653 50.7 -6.4 1,288 56 +4 Conservative Party (UK) Falkland (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Edwards 1,329 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Bairstow 1,307 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryan Harper 884 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sam Dibas 758 Labour Party (UK) Linda Cooper 213 UK Independence Party David Black 205 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Cooper 204 UK Independence Party David McMahon 150 Independent (politician) Brian Burgess 132 5,182 57 -1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Greenham (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) William Drummond 868 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Swift-Hook 857 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Beal 693 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Austin 688 Labour Party (UK) Hannah Cooper 204 Labour Party (UK) Gary Puffett 202 3,512 44 +2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hungerford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hewer 1,315 Conservative Party (UK) David Holtby 1,178 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Gaines 840 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rhona Sherwood 711 4,044 50 +1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kintbury (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Stansfeld 1,417 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Rowles 1,393 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Mole 493 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Hudson 487 3,790 53 +6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lambourn Valley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Jones 1,489 Conservative Party (UK) Arnos Lundie 1,293 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Easteal 426 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Greenhalgh 229 Labour Party (UK) Grahame Murphy 228 3,665 47 +0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mortimer (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mollie Lock 1,337 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Mayes 1,061 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Gunn 996 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Jones 942 4,336 55 +1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Northcroft (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Vickers 844 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwendoline Mason 758 Conservative Party (UK) Mauline Akins 701 Conservative Party (UK) Leon Larkings 669 Apolitical Democrats Charlotte Farrow 195 Apolitical Democrats David Yates 181 Labour Party (UK) Gerald Orbell 166 3,514 46 +0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pangbourne Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Bale 876 75.8 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) Ian Stevens 157 13.6 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Shakespeare 122 10.6 +5.0 719 62.3 -14.3 1,155 52 +11 Conservative Party (UK) Purley on Thames (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Metcalfe 1,621 Conservative Party (UK) David Betts 1,536 Labour Party (UK) Robert Tutton 512 Labour Party (UK) Riyad Abboushi 318 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Turner 282 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Walter 226 4,495 48 +10 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Speen (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Bryant 1,360 Conservative Party (UK) Marcus Franks 1,209 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Farrant 561 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martha Vickers 419 Labour Party (UK) Richard Garvie 325 3,874 53 +9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Johns Conservative Party (UK) Michael Johnston 1,133 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Tuck 1,071 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Smith 947 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Payton 938 Labour Party (UK) Alan Burgess 320 4,409 54 +5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sulhamstead Conservative Party (UK) Keith Chopping 698 68.2 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Bird 326 31.8 -1.2 372 36.3 +2.2 1,024 47 -4 Conservative Party (UK) Thatcham Central (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Rendel 1,075 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Crumly 873 Liberal Democrats (UK) Antony Ferguson 774 Conservative Party (UK) David Dobson 734 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Beadle 236 3,692 45 +6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thatcham North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Horton 961 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Ellison 958 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Cole 726 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emma Spriggs 607 Labour Party (UK) Judith Dear 211 Labour Party (UK) Juno Orbell 177 3,640 46 -4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Thatcham South and Crookham Conservative Party (UK) Dominic Boeck 1,101 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Croft 1,082 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen Jeffery 940 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Morgan 917 Labour Party (UK) Theresa McDowell 239 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Schollar 195 4,474 47 +8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Thatcham West (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Brooks 932 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Woodhams 891 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Denton-Powell 771 Conservative Party (UK) John Burgoyne-Probyn 698 Labour Party (UK) David Hamilton 207 Independent (politician) George Rattray 137 3,636 40 +3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Theale Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Macro 575 55.6 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Holden 326 31.5 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Adams 134 12.9 +1.2 249 24.1 +7.5 1,035 48 +6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Allen 685 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Hunneman 639 Conservative Party (UK) David Moffat 499 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Bastien 491 Labour Party (UK) Sean Semple 157 Apolitical Democrats David Reid 127 Apolitical Democrats Iain Wallace 83 2,681 42 +7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Westwood Conservative Party (UK) Laszlo Zverko 574 59.7 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Anderson 243 25.3 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Croker 144 15.0 -7.8 331 34.4 -7.2 961 44 +5 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2011 and 2015 Hungerford A by-election was held in Hungerford ward on 15 August 2013 after the death of Conservative councillor David Holtby.http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2013/hungerford-election-result Hungerford: election result Garvey John 16 August 2013 Newbury Weekly News 28 December 2014 The seat was held for the Conservatives by James Podger with a reduced majority of 59 votes over the Liberal Democrats. Hungerford by-election 15 August 2013 Conservative Party (UK) James Podger 810 48.4 -12.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Gaines 751 44.8 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Gary Puffett 86 5.1 +5.1 United People's Party Andrew Stott 28 1.7 +1.7 59 3.5 -18.6 1,675 38.2 -12 Conservative Party (UK) Purley on Thames A by-election was held in Purley on Thames ward on 28 January 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor David Betts.http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/by-election-to-be-held-for-vacant-purley-seat By-election to be held for vacant Purley seat Barker Ellis 18 December 2014 Newbury Weekly News 28 December 2014 The seat was held for the Conservatives with a majority of 764 votes over the Labour Party.http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2015/01/29/107143-conservative-rick-jones-wins-purley-byelection/ Conservative Rick Jones wins Purley by-election 29 January 2015 Reading Chronicle 29 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150515114017/http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2015/01/29/107143-conservative-rick-jones-wins-purley-byelection/ 15 May 2015 dead Purley on Thames by-election 28 January 2015http://info.westberks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=38892&p=0 Declaration of result of poll West Berkshire Council 29 January 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Jones 936 68.1 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Ian Stevens 172 12.5 -8.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Catherine Anderson 163 11.9 +11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Bown 104 7.6 -4.1 764 55.6 +9.7 1,375 26.6 -21 Conservative Party (UK) References 2011 West Berkshire Category:2010s in Berkshire