2011 Eastbourne Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Eastbourne Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. The 2011 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/21uc.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News 21 December 2011 Background Before the election the Liberal Democrats controlled the council with 20 seats, compared to 7 for the Conservatives, after taking control at the 2007 election.http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local-news/council_elections_follow_our_live_blog_for_minute_by_minute_coverage_1_2646015 Council elections: Follow our live blog for minute by minute coverage 5 May 2011 Eastbourne Herald 22 December 2011 A total of 94 candidates stood for the 27 seats on the council being contested, while 10 sitting councillors stood down at the election, 8 Liberal Democrats and 2 Conservatives. Important seats for control of the council were expected to be Old Town and Sovereign, as well as Hampden Park and Upperton. Local issues at the election included plans for the redevelopment of the town centre, which was supported across parties, and calls to improve Eastbourne's transport links.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13150006 Eastbourne's local elections Stewart Louise 21 April 2011 BBC News 22 December 2011 However, with the Liberal Democrats in government nationally together with the Conservatives, national government decisions, such as the increase in tuition fees, were also an issue during the election. Election result The Liberal Democrats remained in control of the council with 15 seats, but lost 5 seats to the Conservatives.Expert view Lib Dem collapse good news for Cameron Travers Tony 7 May 2011 The Guardian 5http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local-news/eastbourne_council_elections_results_1_2655736 Eastbourne council elections results 6 May 2011 Eastbourne Herald 22 December 2011 The Conservatives gained all 3 seats in Sovereign ward and also took the 2 seats the Liberal Democrats had been defending in Upperton. This took the Conservatives to 12 councillors,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13282386 Liberal Democrats hold Eastbourne with cut majority 7 May 2011 BBC News 22 December 2011 but the Liberal Democrats held on to all 3 seats in Old Town ward after a recount, to keep a 3-seat council majority. Overall turnout at the election was 44.17%,http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/council/elections/elections-2011/ Election Results 2011 Eastbourne Borough Council 21 December 2011 compared to 42.26% in 2007.http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/council/elections/past-results/elections-2007/ Election Results 2007 Eastbourne Borough Council 17 December 2011 29 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120129201712/http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/council/elections/past-results/elections-2007/ dead Eastbourne local election result 2011Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian 30 Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 0 5 -5 55.6 39.4 13,341 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) 12 5 0 +5 44.4 38.0 12,893 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.6 3,590 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.4 3,515 +5.2 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 404 -1.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 160 N/A Ward results Devonshire (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Bannister 1,529 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Stanley 1,304 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Wallis 1,273 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Parker 672 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Elkin 666 Conservative Party (UK) Grant Sanders 580 Labour Party (UK) Steven Clark 412 Labour Party (UK) Richard Goude 345 Labour Party (UK) Jean Winstone 337 Green Party of England and Wales Linda Wintle 295 Green Party of England and Wales Bill Palethorpe 256 Independent (politician) Keith Gell 160 7,829 34.5 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hampden Park (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Hearn 1,394 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jim Murray 1,266 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Thompson 1,225 Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Ansell 692 Conservative Party (UK) Kate Glover 672 Conservative Party (UK) Sam Chapman 643 Labour Party (UK) Dave Brinson 470 Labour Party (UK) Jake Lambert 418 Labour Party (UK) Gerry Stonestreet 344 Green Party of England and Wales Leslie Dalton 255 Green Party of England and Wales Ivor Hueting 220 Green Party of England and Wales Rob Sier 166 7,765 40.1 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Langney (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Shuttleworth 1,434 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harun Miah 1,328 Liberal Democrats (UK) Troy Tester 1,282 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Freebody 726 Conservative Party (UK) John Glover 720 Conservative Party (UK) Jan Jenkins 705 Labour Party (UK) Lee Comfort 278 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Quarrington 270 Labour Party (UK) Sean Meekings 258 Labour Party (UK) Roy Noble 218 7,219 34.4 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Meads (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Barry Taylor 2,239 Conservative Party (UK) David Elkin 2,232 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Goodyear 2,126 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Banner 797 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Fisher 766 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Ticehurst 734 Green Party of England and Wales Harry Boys 414 Labour Party (UK) Jean Couture 411 UK Independence Party Ian Cameron 404 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Scard 373 Green Party of England and Wales Dorothy Forsyth 361 Labour Party (UK) Manek Jaffer 349 11,206 51.4 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Old Town (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn Heaps 2,432 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Coles 1,934 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ungar 1,738 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Angel 1,726 Conservative Party (UK) Vivienne De Havilland-Geraghty 1,350 Conservative Party (UK) Danielle Perry 1,193 Green Party of England and Wales Pippa Oliphant 631 Labour Party (UK) Helen Key 418 Labour Party (UK) Paul Richards 374 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Richards 340 12,136 53.4 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ratton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Colin Belsey 2,357 57.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sandie Howlett 2,076 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Murdoch 1,991 48.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Beckmann 999 24.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Howarth 984 23.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Rodohan 908 21.9 Green Party of England and Wales Nancy Dalton 523 12.6 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Hall 471 11.4 Labour Party (UK) James Nolan 394 9.5 Labour Party (UK) Helen Sedgwick 360 8.7 4,138 53.1 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Anthony's (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Tutt 2,169 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Harris 1,929 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gill Mattock 1,913 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Ansell 846 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Herbert 759 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Borland 752 Labour Party (UK) Jackie Ferguson 383 Labour Party (UK) David Salmon 348 Labour Party (UK) Ian Culshaw 332 Green Party of England and Wales Hugh Norris 287 9,718 43.8 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sovereign (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Philip Ede 1,904 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Warner 1,767 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Jenkins 1,745 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Salsbury 1,193 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Holt 1,169 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grace Loseby 1,106 Green Party of England and Wales Jocelyn McCarthy 488 Labour Party (UK) Sharon Wentworth 359 9,731 40.6 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Upperton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Tom Liddiard 1,731 Conservative Party (UK) Annabelle West 1,707 Conservative Party (UK) Alun Cooke 1,694 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alex Hough 1,394 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Rodohan 1,378 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Lewis 1,324 Green Party of England and Wales Kenneth Webb 427 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Barr 313 Labour Party (UK) Lucette Davies 305 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Goude 304 10,577 46.4 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections between 2011 and 2015 A by-election was held in Meads on 31 May 2012 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nigel Goodyear.http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local/caroline-wins-meads-for-conservatives-1-3907761 Carolien wins Meads for Conservatives 1 June 2012 Eastbourne Herald 11 April 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Caroline Ansell with a majority of 1,318 votes over Liberal Democrat Gerard Thompson. Meads by-election 31 May 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Ansell 1,783 59.6 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerard Thompson 465 15.5 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Scard 323 10.8 +1.2 UK Independence Party Ian Cameron 322 10.8 +1.3 Independent (politician) Keith Gell 100 3.3 +3.3 1,318 44.1 2,993 39 -12 Conservative Party (UK) References 2011 Eastbourne Category:2010s in East Sussex