2011 Lichfield District Council election

The 2011 Lichfield District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council - 56 members - was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Campaign

Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Independent and Independent Labour candidates stood in the election. The wards elected from one to three members of the council depending on the electorate's size. candidates in wards were elected unopposed.

Election result

The Conservatives maintained control of the council. They gained 2 seats and Labour gained 5. The Liberal Democrats and the two Independent councillors were eliminated from the council and no other party is represented.

Lichfield Local Election Result 1999[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 46 +2 58.92 38512
  Labour 10 +5 25.50 16668
  Liberal Democrats 0 -5 11.88 7765
  UKIP 0 2.23 1459
  Independent 0 -2 1.47 964
  Green 0.22 143

Results by ward

Elected candidates in bold: defending candidates marked with "*".

All Saints (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Lilian Constable* 630 30.03
Conservative Ken Humphreys 555 26.45
Labour James Patrick Morgan 393 18.73
Labour Peter Van Hagen 366 17.45
UKIP Martin Dewes 154 7.34
Majority 162 7.72
Turnout 2098 40.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Alrewas and Fradley (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hogan* 1319 23.21
Conservative Margaret Stanhope* 1225 21.56
Conservative Michael John Wilcox* 1161 20.43
Labour Peter David Jones 496 8.73
Labour Paula Ann Knight 481 8.46
Labour David Peter Whatton 479 8.43
Liberal Democrats Margaret Joy Hille 189 3.33
Liberal Democrats Alison Anketell 184 3.24
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Kamm 149 2.62
Majority 665 11.70
Turnout 5683 45.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Armitage with Handsacre (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Ernest Cox* 911 21.03
Conservative Martyn Clive Tittley* 897 20.71
Conservative Thomas Marshall* 875 20.20
Labour Steve Hyden 572 13.21
Labour Jill Hyden 558 12.88
Labour Elaine Mary Moore 518 11.96
Majority 303 7.00
Turnout 4331 37.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Boley Park (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet May Eagland* 1319 24.53
Conservative Jeanette Ann Allsopp* 1255 23.34
Conservative Mark Andrew Warfield 1099 20.44
Labour Brian Michael Pretty 493 9.17
Liberal Democrats Jo Jackson 368 6.85
Liberal Democrats Marguerite Stockdale 325 6.05
Liberal Democrats Stuart Leonard Stockdale 264 4.91
UKIP Jackie Littlewood 253 4.71
Majority 606 11.27
Turnout 5376 57.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Boney Hay (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Evans 517 9.10
Labour Russell Heath* 493 8.67
Conservative Pamela Helen Stokes 377 6.63
Conservative Sonia Elizabeth Wilcox 284 5.00
Majority 116 2.04
Turnout 1671 37.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bourne Vale (1 seat)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian William Yeates
Conservative hold Swing

This poll was uncontested

Burntwood Central (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Tranter 508 29.66
Conservative Richard Charles Mosson 487 28.43
Labour Jeremy Harold James 372 21.72
Labour Keith Cockroft 346 20.20
Majority 115 6.71
Turnout 1713 37.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Chadsmead (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Fryers Senior 416 21.73
Conservative Terry Thomas 385 20.11
Liberal Democrats Marion Patricia Bland* 326 17.03
Labour Neil Trevor Guest 303 15.83
Labour Roger Morgan 278 14.52
Liberal Democrats Tony Harvey 206 10.76
Majority 59 3.08
Turnout 1914 36.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Chase Terrace (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Nathaniel Drinkwater 775 19.77
Labour Sue Woodward 736 18.77
Labour John Thomas Walker 728 18.57
Conservative Steve Tranter* 588 15.00
Conservative Richard Andrew James Bamborough* 562 14.33
Conservative Thomas Neil Loughbrough 532 13.57
Majority 140 3.57
Turnout 3921 37.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Chasetown (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Daniel Taylor 454 24.71
Labour Keith Andrew Willis-Croft 389 21.18
Conservative Marilyn Patricia Bamborough 362 19.71
Conservative Barry Davis Diggle 259 14.10
Independent Colin Waldron 187 10.18
Independent Darren Michael Oliver Ennis 186 10.13
Majority 27 1.47
Turnout 1837 33.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Colton and Mavesyn Ridware (1 seat)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shirley Ann Barnett
Conservative hold Swing

This poll was uncontested

Curborough (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norma Bacon* 668 36.36
Conservative Brian Frederick Bacon* 646 35.17
Conservative David Leytham 590 32.12
Labour John Robert Brooks 577 31.41
Labour Tony Wilkins 533 29.01
Labour Colin John Ball 497 27.05
Independent John Christopher Walker* 208 11.32
Liberal Democrats Mark Anthony Ellis 159 8.66
UKIP Eileen Cope 153 8.33
Liberal Democrats Kieren Daisy Parkes 132 7.19
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Dawn Parkes 120 6.53
Majority 13 0.71
Turnout 4283 42.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Fazeley (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Victor Lewin* 758 32.60
Conservative Alan George Pearce 595 25.59
Labour Glen Mynott 512 22.02
Conservative Hayley Taroni 460 19.78
Majority 52 2.24
Turnout 34.6 2325
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hammerwich (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Val Richards* 651 31.22
Conservative Brett Wilson 484 23.21
Independent Vance Wasdell 383 18.37
Labour Roderick Erskine Campbell 345 16.55
UKIP Jeffrey Anthony Sheriff 222 10.65
Majority 101 4.84
Turnout 2085 43.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Highfield (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doug Constable* 906 37.39
Conservative Helen Elizabeth Fisher 867 35.78
Labour Eddie McCann 354 14.61
Labour Peter Frederick Tams 296 12.22
Majority 513 21.17
Turnout 2423 42.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
King's Bromley (1 seat)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Maxwell Pardoe Pritchard*
Conservative hold Swing

This poll was uncontested

Leomansley (3 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Awty 1015 16.55
Conservative Andrew Smith 981 15.99
Conservative Iain Morris Eadie 963 15.70
Liberal Democrats Ian Jackson* 913 14.88
Liberal Democrats Derek Love* 871 14.20
Liberal Democrats John Anthony Smith 753 12.28
Labour Mark Neil Taylor 460 7.50
UKIP Trevor Cook 178 2.90
Majority 50 0.82
Turnout 6134 49.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Little Aston (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Elizabeth Flowith* 991 43.91
Conservative Joseph John Rayner Powell* 898 39.79
Labour Roy Edward Boffy 185 8.20
Labour David John Morris 183 8.11
Majority 713 31.59
Turnout 2257 49.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Longdon (1 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Roberts*
Conservative hold Swing

This poll was uncontested

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References

  1. ^ "England council elections". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Live 2011 election results". Lichfield District Council. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.