2011 East Hampshire District Council election

2011 East Hampshire District Council election
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All 44 council seats
23 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 30 seats, 60.6% 14 seats, 35.1%
Seats won 39 5
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 9
Popular vote 30,578 13,405
Percentage 61.0% 26.7%
Map of the results of the 2011 election, by ward.
Previous Largest Party before election


Conservative

Subsequent Largest Party


Conservative

The 2011 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Background

The previous election in 2007 saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after winning 30 seats, compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats.[2] In 2008 the councillor for Whitehill Pinewood, Ian Dowdle, defected from the Liberal Democrats to join the Conservatives.[3] However, in 2010 Dowdle would resign from the Conservatives over the party's handling of the local eco-town[4] and he then resigned from the council in January 2011.[5] A further 2 defections took place in March 2011 with Conservatives Maureen Comber and Eve Hope, representing Selborne, and Bramshott and Liphook respectively, joining the Liberal Democrats.[6]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats compared to the 2007 election.[7] This took the Conservatives to 39 councillors, compared to 5 Liberal Democrats, the largest majority since the founding of the council.[8] Overall turnout in the election was 48%.[9]

Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Alton, including defeating the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Jerry James, in Alton Wooteys.[8] Other Conservative gains came in Clanfield and Finchdean, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray and Petersfield Causeway.[8] This left the Liberal Democrats with just 5 councillors, all in the Whitehill and Bordon area.[8]

The Conservatives leader of the council Patrick Burridge described the results as "beyond my wildest dreams".[9] Meanwhile, the new Liberal Democrat leader on the council Adam Carew put their defeats down to high Conservative turnout in the Alternative Vote referendum which was held at the same time as the council election and that the "low popularity rating" of the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg "had a negative effect".[7]

East Hampshire Local Election Result 2011[10][7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 9 0 +9 88.6 61.0 30,578 +0.4%
  Liberal Democrats 5 0 9 -9 11.4 26.7 13,405 -8.4%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 10.8 5,418 +7.1%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 452 +0.3%
  JAC 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 275 +0.5%

5 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election.[10] Seat changes are compared to the 2007 election and do not take into account defections.[7]

Ward results

Alton Amery

Alton Amery[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Saunders 409 46.8 +15.9
Liberal Democrats Jeff Smith 318 36.4 −21.0
Labour Barbara Burfoot 146 16.7 +5.0
Majority 91 10.4
Turnout 873 45.7 +12.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Ashdell

Alton Ashdell[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Joy 651 63.6 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Chris McCallum 372 36.4 +3.5
Majority 279 27.3 −1.0
Turnout 1,023 53.8 +10.5
Conservative hold Swing

Alton Eastbrooke

Alton Eastbrooke[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dean Phillips 358 47.4 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Pam Bradford 269 35.6 −18.1
Labour Jan Treacher 128 17.0 +6.3
Majority 89 11.8
Turnout 755 38.4 +13.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Westbrooke

Alton Westbrooke[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Branch 467 45.9 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Atu Patel 408 40.1 −20.8
Labour Peter Treacher 143 14.0 +14.0
Majority 59 5.8
Turnout 1,018 46.0 +12.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Whitedown

Alton Whitedown[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maynard Melissa 578 48.7 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Allan Chick 468 39.4 −14.7
Labour Roger Godber 141 11.9 +6.5
Majority 110 9.3
Turnout 1,187 52.6 +9.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alton Wooteys

Alton Wooteys[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Orme 344 45.4
Liberal Democrats Jerry James 273 36.0
Labour Don Hammond 141 18.6
Majority 71 9.4
Turnout 758 42.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Binstead and Bentley

Binsted and Bentley[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Carter 898 74.7 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Davison 304 25.3 +5.5
Majority 594 49.4 −11.1
Turnout 1,202 52.7 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bramshott and Liphook

Bramshott and Liphook (3)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anna James 1,485
Conservative Sam James 1,456
Conservative Angela Glass 1,436
Liberal Democrats Michael Croucher 947
Liberal Democrats Eve Hope 918
Liberal Democrats Rob Evans 841
Labour John Tough 503
Labour Catriona Mackenzie 304
Labour Ann Saunders 249
Turnout 8,139 46.0 +11.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clanfield and Finchdean

Clanfield and Finchdean (2)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Moon 1,164
Conservative David Newberry 1,019
Liberal Democrats Richard Judd 497
Liberal Democrats Bill Phipps 417
Labour Michael Burgess 252
Labour Margaret Broome 251
Turnout 3,600 49.7 +8.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Downland

Downland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Burridge 883 76.4 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Ludlow 273 23.6 −5.8
Majority 610 52.8 +11.6
Turnout 1,156 59.1 +9.3
Conservative hold Swing

East Meon

East Meon[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Parkinson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Four Marks and Medstead

Four Marks and Medstead[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Seward 1,729
Conservative Maurice Johnson 1,703
Liberal Democrats Terry Taggart 682
Labour Carole Parsons 227
Labour Frances Thompson 184
Turnout 4,525 52.0 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Froxfield and Steep

Froxfield and Steep[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Drew unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Grayshott

Grayshott[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ferris Cowper 810 82.7 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Gray 167 17.3 +2.4
Majority 634 65.5 −4.7
Turnout 968 51.1 +8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Headley

Headley (2)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Williams 1,475
Conservative Richard Millard 1,436
Liberal Democrats Richard Clifford 576
Liberal Democrats Gary Hopwood 469
Turnout 3,956 38.8 +1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holybourne and Froyle

Holybourne and Froyle[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Glynis Watts 810 68.6 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Judith Janes 370 31.4 +7.6
Majority 440 37.3 −7.2
Turnout 1,180 57.0 +13.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean

Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sara Schillemore 589 69.5 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Humphreys 258 30.5 −3.7
Majority 331 39.1 +7.5
Turnout 847 43.8 +10.7
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Downs

Horndean Downs[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Marshall 630 64.5 +13.8
Liberal Democrats Terry Port 236 24.2 −25.1
Labour Margaret Pain 111 11.4 +11.4
Majority 394 40.3 +39.0
Turnout 977 48.7 +13.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth

Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Denston 693 76.1 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Port 218 23.9 −0.5
Majority 475 52.1 +0.9
Turnout 911 46.2 +9.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Kings

Horndean Kings[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Evans 626 52.3 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Samantha Darragh 420 35.1 −27.1
Labour Derek Thompson 152 12.7 +12.7
Majority 206 17.2
Turnout 1,198 47.9 +14.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Horndean Murray

Horndean Murray[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynn Evans 501 57.7 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Maiden 224 25.8 −26.5
Labour Katie Green 143 16.5 +16.5
Majority 277 31.9
Turnout 868 45.1 +11.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lindford

Lindford[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yvonne Parker-Smith 545 65.0 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Desmond 160 19.1 −6.3
Independent Neville Taylor 134 16.0 +16.0
Majority 385 45.9 −3.4
Turnout 839 39.5 +6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Liss

Liss (2)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gina Logan 1,173
Conservative Jennifer Gray 1,085
Labour Keith Budden 441
Labour Howard Linsley 439
Liberal Democrats Roger Mullenger 419
Turnout 3,557 49.0 +10.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield Bell Hill

Petersfield Bell Hill[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John West 572 57.2 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Grant Budden 235 23.5 −18.3
Labour Beth Vaughan 193 19.3 +14.3
Majority 337 33.7 +22.3
Turnout 1,000 52.0 +12.2
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield Causeway

Petersfield Causeway[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Aiston 511 52.8 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Mills 275 28.4 −18.3
Labour James Bridge 182 18.8 +9.9
Majority 236 24.4
Turnout 968 48.1 +5.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Petersfield Heath

Petersfield Heath[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Butler unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield Rother

Petersfield Rother[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Ayer 844 71.0
Labour Bill Organ 344 29.0
Majority 500 42.0
Turnout 1,188 62.3
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield St Mary's

Petersfield St Mary's[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Stacpoole 717 67.8 +5.7
Labour Julie Dickinson 340 32.2 +18.6
Majority 377 35.7 −2.1
Turnout 1,057 51.3 +7.2
Conservative hold Swing

Petersfield St Peter

Petersfield St Peters[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Ayer unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Ropley and Tisted

Ropley and Tisted[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Graham unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Rowlands Castle

Rowlands Castle[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marge Harvey 758 59.0 −7.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Protheroe 427 33.2 −0.8
Labour Greg Beckett-Leonard 100 7.8 +7.8
Majority 331 25.8 −6.2
Turnout 1,285 60.5 +11.1
Conservative hold Swing

Selborne

Selborne[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ashcroft 734 72.4 +22.3
Liberal Democrats Maureen Comber 151 14.9 −35.0
Labour Sarah Hall 129 12.7 +12.7
Majority 583 57.5 +57.4
Turnout 1,014 57.4 +11.0
Conservative hold Swing

The Hangers and Forest

The Hangers and Forest[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy Onslow 726 72.5 −6.8
JAC Don Jerrard 275 27.5 +6.8
Majority 451 45.1 −13.5
Turnout 1,001 52.5 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing

Whitehill Chase

Whitehill Chase[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Zoya Faddy 330 50.9
Conservative Dave Williamson 318 49.1
Majority 12 1.8
Turnout 648 37.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Deadwater

Whitehill Deadwater[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Muldoon 427 78.8 +15.4
Labour Francis MacNamara 115 21.2 +21.2
Majority 312 57.6 +30.8
Turnout 542 30.0 +11.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Hogmoor

Whitehill Hogmoor[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Drury 272 41.7 −29.4
Conservative John Haine 193 29.6 +0.7
Independent Roger Russell 128 19.6 +19.6
Labour Timothy King 60 9.2 +9.2
Majority 79 12.1 −30.1
Turnout 653 33.0 +9.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Pinewood

Whitehill Pinewood[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Wherrell 260 57.8 +0.5
Independent Bill Wain 190 42.2 +42.2
Majority 70 15.6 +0.9
Turnout 450 22.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitehill Walldown

Whitehill Walldown[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Carew 524 67.5
Conservative Keith Cooper 252 32.5
Majority 272 35.0
Turnout 776 44.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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