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[[File:Huntingdonshire UK local election 2011 map.svg|thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election. [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] in blue, [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] in yellow and [[UK Independence Party]] in purple. [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|Wards]] in dark grey were not contested in 2011.]] |
[[File:Huntingdonshire UK local election 2011 map.svg|thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election. [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] in blue, [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] in yellow and [[UK Independence Party]] in purple. [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|Wards]] in dark grey were not contested in 2011.]] |
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The '''2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election''' took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of [[Huntingdonshire]] [[Non-metropolitan district|District]] Council in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]]. One third of the council was up for election and the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative |
The '''2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election''' took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of [[Huntingdonshire]] [[Non-metropolitan district|District]] Council in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]]. One third of the council was up for election and the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] stayed in overall control of the council.<ref name="vote2011">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/12ue.stm|title=England council elections|date=10 May 2011|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref> |
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After the election, the composition of the council was |
After the election, the composition of the council was: |
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*[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] 41 |
*[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] 41 |
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*[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] 8 |
*[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] 8 |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The leader of the council, Conservative Ian Bates, stood down at the election, with Jason Ablewhite being chosen as the new leader by the Conservative group on the council in March 2011 defeating Doug Dew.<ref name="leader">{{cite news|url=http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/new_huntingdonshire_district_council_leader_announced_1_838341|title=New Huntingdonshire District Council leader announced|date=23 March 2011|work=Hunts Post| |
The leader of the council, Conservative Ian Bates, stood down at the election, with [[Jason Ablewhite]] being chosen as the new leader by the Conservative group on the council in March 2011 defeating Doug Dew.<ref name="leader">{{cite news|url=http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/new_huntingdonshire_district_council_leader_announced_1_838341|title=New Huntingdonshire District Council leader announced|date=23 March 2011|work=Hunts Post|access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref> Other [[councillor]]s who stood down at the election included Mike Newman who has been a member of the council since the 1970s and the deputy leader of the council Mike Simpson.<ref name="marks">{{cite news|url=http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/hunts_on_may_5_x_marks_the_spot_1_883954|title=Hunts on May 5 - X marks the spot|date=4 May 2011|work=Hunts Post|access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref> The Conservatives, [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] contested most seats along with a number of candidates from the [[UK Independence Party]] and one [[Independent (politician)|independent]] in [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]] South.<ref name=marks/> |
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==Election result== |
==Election result== |
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The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats to win 19 of the 22 seats on the council that were contested.<ref name="sweep">{{cite news|url=http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/tories_sweep_the_board_in_huntingdonshire_local_elections_1_886725|title=Tories sweep the board in Huntingdonshire local elections|date=6 May 2011|work=Hunts Post| |
The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats to win 19 of the 22 seats on the council that were contested.<ref name="sweep">{{cite news|url=http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/tories_sweep_the_board_in_huntingdonshire_local_elections_1_886725|title=Tories sweep the board in Huntingdonshire local elections|date=6 May 2011|work=Hunts Post|access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="slump">{{cite news|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Tories-take-four-more-seats-as-Lib-Dems-slump-06052011.htm |title=Tories take four more seats as Lib Dems slump |date=7 May 2011 |work=Cambridge News |access-date=11 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508233640/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Tories-take-four-more-seats-as-Lib-Dems-slump-06052011.htm |archive-date=8 May 2011 }}</ref> The Liberal Democrats won only 2 seats at the election, with the party losing Kendal Cooper in [[St Neots]] Priory Park and Gordon Thorpe in St Neots [[Eaton Socon]],<ref name=sweep/> as well as seats in [[Fenstanton]] and [[Huntingdon]] North.<ref name=slump/> Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party won 1 seat in [[Ramsey, Cambridgeshire|Ramsey]],<ref name=sweep/><ref name=slump/> but also took control of Ramsey Town Council, the first council the party took control of in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="first">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-13393302|title=UKIP takes control of first council|date=13 May 2011|work=[[BBC News Online]]|access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref> Labour failed to win any seats, but did get an increased vote share and got within 41 votes in Huntingdon North.<ref name=slump/> |
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{{Election Summary Begin|title = Huntingdonshire local election result 2011<ref name=england/><ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2011/2011.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141204015545/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2011/2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2014 |title=Declaration of result of poll |work=Huntingdon District Council | |
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Huntingdonshire local election result 2011<ref name=england/><ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2011/2011.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141204015545/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2011/2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2014 |title=Declaration of result of poll |work=Huntingdon District Council |access-date=9 July 2014 }}</ref>}} |
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The 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Background
[edit]The leader of the council, Conservative Ian Bates, stood down at the election, with Jason Ablewhite being chosen as the new leader by the Conservative group on the council in March 2011 defeating Doug Dew.[3] Other councillors who stood down at the election included Mike Newman who has been a member of the council since the 1970s and the deputy leader of the council Mike Simpson.[4] The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour contested most seats along with a number of candidates from the UK Independence Party and one independent in St Ives South.[4]
Election result
[edit]The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats to win 19 of the 22 seats on the council that were contested.[5][6] The Liberal Democrats won only 2 seats at the election, with the party losing Kendal Cooper in St Neots Priory Park and Gordon Thorpe in St Neots Eaton Socon,[5] as well as seats in Fenstanton and Huntingdon North.[6] Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party won 1 seat in Ramsey,[5][6] but also took control of Ramsey Town Council, the first council the party took control of in the United Kingdom.[7] Labour failed to win any seats, but did get an increased vote share and got within 41 votes in Huntingdon North.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 19 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 86.4 | 55.1 | 23,438 | +7.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9.1 | 21.6 | 9,209 | -10.7% | |
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 3,492 | -0.5% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 5,624 | +3.1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 811 | +1.4% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Patricia Jordan | 1,254 | 50.2 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Florendia Theodorou | 1,027 | 41.1 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Marion Kadewere | 216 | 8.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 227 | 9.1 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,497 | 53.4 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Godfrey | 1,410 | 61.7 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Iain Ramsbottom | 335 | 14.7 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hulme | 323 | 14.1 | −13.7 | |
UKIP | Raymond Zetter | 217 | 9.5 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 1,075 | 47.0 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,285 | 48.3 | −26.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 755 | 53.0 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | James Bevan | 567 | 39.8 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Kevin Goddard | 102 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 188 | 13.2 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,424 | 60.8 | +2.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gregory Harlock | 666 | 56.0 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Saunderson | 365 | 30.7 | −16.2 | |
Labour | Angela Richards | 158 | 13.3 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 301 | 25.3 | +24.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,189 | 49.9 | +12.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Boddington | 1,450 | 76.6 | +14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anna Hayward | 223 | 11.8 | −17.5 | |
Labour | Idris Davies | 220 | 11.6 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,227 | 64.8 | +31.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,893 | 52.9 | −23.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Saeed Akthar | 1,424 | 49.0 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Sumner | 989 | 34.0 | −12.2 | |
Labour | Ruth Pugh | 492 | 16.9 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 435 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,905 | 43.0 | −21.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Mackender-Lawrence | 385 | 34.1 | −13.1 | |
Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 344 | 30.5 | +15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Shrapnel | 218 | 19.3 | −10.6 | |
UKIP | Peter Ashcroft | 181 | 16.0 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 41 | 3.6 | −13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,128 | 30.4 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Sanderson | 1,165 | 62.6 | +14.8 | |
Labour | David King | 283 | 15.2 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Burrell | 280 | 15.1 | −15.2 | |
UKIP | Derek Norman | 132 | 7.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 882 | 47.4 | +29.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,860 | 39.7 | −23.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 1,043 | 71.5 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Benford | 192 | 13.2 | −10.3 | |
UKIP | Jennifer O'Dell | 112 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Labour | David Underwood | 111 | 7.6 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 851 | 58.4 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,458 | 57.9 | +3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kenneth Churchill | 898 | 74.5 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Cummings | 159 | 13.2 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Steven Sweeney | 149 | 12.4 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 739 | 61.3 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,206 | 46.0 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | Ian Curtis | 1,503 | 53.1 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Susan Normington | 1,016 | 35.9 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Susan Coomey | 309 | 10.9 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 487 | 17.2 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,828 | 43.9 | −22.2 | ||
UKIP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Bull | 1,255 | 59.6 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Jebson | 357 | 17.0 | −11.3 | |
Labour | David Brown | 287 | 13.6 | +9.9 | |
UKIP | Michael Horwood | 206 | 9.8 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 898 | 42.7 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,105 | 46.3 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Davies | 1,066 | 47.0 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Jonathan Salt | 811 | 35.7 | +35.7 | |
Labour | Richard Allen | 175 | 7.7 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Oliver | 114 | 5.0 | −26.9 | |
UKIP | Paul Bullen | 103 | 4.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 255 | 11.2 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,269 | 45.3 | −19.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Harty | 1,549 | 68.7 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Mason | 707 | 31.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 842 | 37.3 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,256 | 43.7 | +8.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Harrison | 815 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Jennings | 709 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Hayward | 553 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Thorpe | 464 | |||
Labour | David Nicholls | 236 | |||
Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 223 | |||
Turnout | 3,000 | 37.2 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Ursell | 1,081 | 45.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Moores | 767 | 32.1 | −12.0 | |
Labour | William O'Connor | 545 | 22.8 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 314 | 13.1 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,393 | 32.9 | −27.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paula Longford | 1,204 | 55.8 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kendal Cooper | 582 | 27.0 | −13.2 | |
Labour | Emlyn Rees | 371 | 17.2 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 622 | 28.8 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,157 | 41.3 | −24.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Mitchell | 655 | 59.8 | −21.5 | |
Labour | Mary Howell | 177 | 16.1 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | Roger Henson | 174 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Waites | 90 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 478 | 43.6 | −19.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,096 | 46.9 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Williams | 1,675 | 62.7 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Priestman | 506 | 18.9 | −7.7 | |
Labour | John Watson | 286 | 10.7 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | James Finnie | 205 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 1,169 | 43.8 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,672 | 55.8 | −21.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robin Howe | 602 | 56.9 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Robert Brown | 252 | 23.8 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Worgan | 125 | 11.8 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Graeme Watkins | 79 | 7.5 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 350 | 33.1 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,058 | 44.6 | +11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Butler | 1,776 | 61.3 | +13.0 | |
Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 526 | 18.2 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | John Hyland | 407 | 14.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Land | 186 | 6.4 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 1,250 | 43.2 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,895 | 36.6 | −27.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
- ^ "New Huntingdonshire District Council leader announced". Hunts Post. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Hunts on May 5 - X marks the spot". Hunts Post. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Tories sweep the board in Huntingdonshire local elections". Hunts Post. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Tories take four more seats as Lib Dems slump". Cambridge News. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "UKIP takes control of first council". BBC News Online. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingdon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.