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Elections to the Charnwood Borough Council took place on 5 May 2011,[1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. A total of 52 councillors were elected from 28 wards as the whole council was up for election.

The Conservatives held control of the council after winning it at the previous election with a sizeable, albeit reduced, majority of 14 seats. The Labour Party regained some of their 2007 losses in Loughborough and Shepshed whilst the Liberal Democrats lost four seats, leaving them with a sole councillor in Anstey. The British National Party only fielded three candidates and therefore lost a substantial share of their previous vote; they did, however, hold on to their one seat in East Goscote by just five votes, meaning Councillor Cathy Duffy became one of the few BNP councillors in the whole country to be re-elected.

Results

Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 33 3 2 +1 63.5 50.9 48,940 +2.3
  Labour 16 3 0 +3 30.8 40.3 38,728 +12.9
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 4 −4 1.9 6.3 6,040 −7.9
  BNP 1 0 0 ±0 1.9 1.0 959 −6.0
  Independent 1 0 0 ±0 1.9 0.9 879 −1.5
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.6 522 New

Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

Anstey

Anstey (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Sutherington 1,087 28.8
Conservative Paul Day 989 26.2
Conservative Susan Witts 631 16.7
Labour Glyn McAllister 518 13.7
Labour James Bolton 335 8.9
BNP James Taylor 215 5.7
Turnout 2,188 41.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 1,620 42.9 −3.3 1
Liberal Democrats 1,087 28.8 −13.4 1
Labour 853 22.6 N/A 0
BNP 216 5.7 −6.0 0
Total Votes Cast 3,775

Barrow and Sileby West

Barrow and Sileby West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Fryer 1,394 33.4
Conservative Pauline Ranson 1,224 29.4
Labour Alan Willcocks 855 20.5
Labour Ivor Perry 696 16.7
Turnout 2,307 44.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 2,618 62.8 +5.6 2
Labour 1,551 37.2 +0.9 0
Total Votes Cast 4,169

Birstall Wanlip

Birstall Wanlip (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Jones 1,102 30.6
Conservative Serinda Shergill 830 23.1
Labour Marilyn Cowles 642 17.8
Liberal Democrats Helena Edwards 564 15.7
Labour Amrat Bava 461 12.8
Turnout 2,141 46.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 1,932 53.7 +8.0 2 +1
Labour 1,103 30.6 N/A 0
Liberal Democrats 564 15.7 −31.4 0 −1
Total Votes Cast 3,599

Birstall Watermead

Birstall Watermead (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gaskell 1,060 27.9
Conservative Iain Bentley 976 25.7
Labour Rosalind Hopkins 696 18.3
Labour Sally Sapsford 630 16.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Miller 433 11.4
Turnout 2,253 42.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 2,036 53.6 +7.0 2 +1
Labour 1,326 34.9 N/A 0
Liberal Democrats 433 11.4 −42.0 0 −1
Total Votes Cast 3,795

East Goscote

East Goscote (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Cathy Duffy 401 42.3 +5.4
Conservative Yvonne Smith 396 41.8 +5.7
Labour Gill McLoughlin 150 15.8 N/A
Turnout 963 43.2
BNP hold Swing −0.2

Forest Bradgate

Forest Bradgate (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Snartt 1,043 78.1 −6.3
Labour Howard Stevenson 292 21.9 +6.3
Turnout 1,350 50.0
Conservative hold Swing −6.3

Loughborough Ashby

Loughborough Ashby (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Carter 834 32.6
Labour Julie Bradshaw 817 31.9
Conservative David Goss 506 19.7
Conservative Laura Seaton 404 15.8
Turnout 1,384 25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 1,651 64.5 +8.1 2 +1
Conservative 910 35.5 +4.4 0 −1
Total Votes Cast 2,561

Loughborough Dishley and Hathern

Loughborough Dishley and Hathern (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Betty Newton 1,270 30.6
Labour Steve Smith 1,131 27.2
Conservative Stephen Hodgson 906 21.8
Conservative James Poland 850 20.4
Turnout 2,268 46.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 2,401 57.8 +9.2 2 +1
Conservative 1,756 42.2 +0.3 0 −1
Total Votes Cast 4,157

Loughborough Garendon

Loughborough Garendon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Max Hunt 1,150 32.7
Independent Roy Campsall 879 25.0
Conservative John Bassford 778 22.1
Labour Hashok Parmar 710 20.2
Turnout 2,305 49.2
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 1,860 52.9 +9.9 1
Independent 879 25.0 −14.5 1
Conservative 778 22.1 +4.7 0
Total Votes Cast 3,517

Loughborough Hastings

Loughborough Hastings (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Williams 1,163 34.5
Labour Jitu Choudhury 1,104 32.8
Conservative Judith Spence 612 18.1
Conservative Mohammed Shahid 492 14.6
Turnout 1,934 41.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 2,267 67.3 +7.1 2
Conservative 1,104 32.7 −7.1 0
Total Votes Cast 3,371

Loughborough Lemyngton

Loughborough Lemyngton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Harris 1,200 36.4
Labour Jewel Miah 1,106 33.6
Conservative Shazidur Chowdhury 406 12.3
Conservative Salim Miah 389 11.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Willis 192 5.9
Turnout 1,841 37.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 2,306 70.0 +19.1 2
Conservative 795 24.1 +5.7 0
Liberal Democrats 192 5.9 −16.1 0
Total Votes Cast 3,294

Loughborough Nanpantan

Loughborough Nanpantan (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Hunt 890 25.8
Conservative Margaret Smidowicz 826 24.0
Labour Mike Cahill 713 20.7
Labour Ruth Sinclair 610 17.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Coltman 207 6.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thorpe 200 5.8
Turnout 1,863 40.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 1,716 49.8 −7.1 2
Labour 1,323 38.4 +18.7 0
Liberal Democrats 407 11.8 −11.7 0
Total Votes Cast 3,446

Loughborough Outwoods

Loughborough Outwoods (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Jukes 1,388 28.0
Conservative Jonathan Morgan 1,291 26.1
Labour Frank Fay 744 15.0
Labour Andy Clarke 720 14.6
Liberal Democrats David Walker 498 10.1
Liberal Democrats David Scott 312 6.3
Turnout 2,501 53.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 2,679 54.1 +3.9 2 +1
Labour 1,464 29.6 N/A 0
Liberal Democrats 810 16.4 −33.4 0 −1
Total Votes Cast 4,125

Loughborough Shelthorpe

Loughborough Shelthorpe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Sharp 1,078 28.6
Labour Neville Stork 998 26.4
Conservative Geoffrey Parsons 870 23.0
Conservative Ann Watkinson 832 22.0
Turnout 2,137 40.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 2,076 55.0 +10.7 2
Conservative 1,702 45.0 +15.2 0
Total Votes Cast 3,879

Loughborough Southfields

Loughborough Southfields (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graeme Smith 918 25.1
Labour Marion Smith 910 24.9
Conservative Ted Parton 766 20.9
Conservative Hanif Asmal 596 16.3
Liberal Democrats Diana Brass 279 7.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Zenthon 189 5.2
Turnout 1,981 33.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 1,828 50.0 +7.4 2
Conservative 1,362 37.2 +3.7 0
Liberal Democrats 468 12.8 −11.0 0
Total Votes Cast 3,658

Loughborough Storer

Loughborough Storer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandie Forrest 797 33.2
Labour Patrick Youell 733 30.5
Conservative Simon Bradshaw 475 19.8
Conservative Ayesha Shahid 396 16.5
Turnout 1,490 29.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 1,530 63.7 −8.2 2
Conservative 871 36.3 +8.2 0
Total Votes Cast 2,401

Mountsorrel

Mountsorrel (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Capleton 1,178 32.0
Conservative Jonathan Morgan 1,086 29.5
Labour Stan Coats 604 16.4
Labour Hayley Winrow 553 15.0
UKIP David Scott 263 7.1
Turnout 2,134 39.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 2,264 61.5 ±0.0 2
Labour 1,157 31.4 +5.8 0
UKIP 263 7.1 N/A 0
Total Votes Cast 3,684

Queniborough

Queniborough (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Grimley 948 78.5 −3.9
Labour Mike McLoughlin 260 21.5 +3.9
Turnout 1,223 48.3
Conservative hold Swing −3.9

Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle

Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Shepherd 1,721 37.4
Conservative David Slater 1,465 31.8
Labour Pat Brown 784 17.0
Labour Bob Parks 637 13.8
Turnout 2,502 47.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 3,186 69.2 −6.7 2
Labour 1,421 30.8 +6.7 0
Total Votes Cast 4,607

Rothley and Thurcaston

Rothley and Thurcaston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Osborne 1,831 39.7
Conservative Diane Wise 1,715 37.1
Labour Joanna Richardson 449 9.7
Labour David Young 362 7.9
UKIP Jamie Bye 259 5.6
Turnout 2,564 50.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 3,546 76.8 +9.8 2
Labour 811 17.6 +4.0 0
UKIP 259 5.6 −4.4 0
Total Votes Cast 4,616

Shepshed East

Shepshed East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Bebbington 837 20.2
Labour Claire Poole 805 19.5
Labour Jane Lennie 802 19.4
Conservative Joan Tassell 728 17.6
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Popley 540 13.1
Liberal Democrats John Popley 423 10.2
Turnout 2,196 41.6
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Labour 1,607 38.9 +7.9 1 +1
Conservative 1,565 37.8 +16.4 1
Liberal Democrats 963 23.3 −10.9 0 −1
Total Votes Cast 4,135

Shepshed West

Shepshed West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Radford 1,000 21.9
Conservative Bernard Burr 960 21.0
Labour Mike Cahill 934 20.4
Labour Ruth Sinclair 801 17.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Coltman 481 10.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thorpe 396 8.7
Turnout 2,519 45.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 1,960 42.9 +8.4 2
Labour 1,735 37.9 +8.7 0
Liberal Democrats 877 19.2 −3.8 0
Total Votes Cast 4,572

Sileby

Sileby (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Brown 1,278 35.3
Conservative Andy Paling 1,044 28.8
Labour Glenn Thurlby 674 18.6
Labour Richard Watson 625 17.3
Turnout 2,078 36.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 2,322 64.1 −11.1 2
Labour 1,299 35.9 +11.1 0
Total Votes Cast 3,621

Syston East

Syston East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Pacey 925 28.2
Conservative Stephen Hampson 894 27.3
Labour Colin Lovell 572 17.5
Labour Stephen Rose 542 16.5
BNP Mick Dyer 343 10.5
Turnout 1,942 39.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 1,819 55.5 −3.2 2
Labour 1,114 34.0 +10.6 0
BNP 343 10.5 −7.4 0
Total Votes Cast 3,276

Syston West

Syston West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Barkley 1,062 32.2
Conservative Eric Vardy 964 29.2
Labour Colin Lovell 684 20.7
Labour Stephen Rose 591 17.9
Turnout 1,864 35.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 2,026 61.4 +8.8 2
Labour 1,275 38.6 +3.5 0
Total Votes Cast 3,301

The Wolds

The Wolds (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Bokor 901 62.7 +7.0
Labour Helen Dale 298 20.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Sharpe 238 16.6 −27.7
Turnout 1,451 57.5
Conservative hold Swing −6.9

Thurmaston

Thurmaston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Harley 1,473 19.1
Conservative Mark Lowe 1,399 18.2
Conservative Brenda Seaton 1,309 17.0
Labour Steve Brown 1,306 17.0
Labour David Knaggs 1,153 15.0
Labour Janet Knaggs 1,058 13.7
Turnout 3,006 39.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes ±% Seats Change
Conservative 4,181 54.3 −2.0 3
Labour 3,517 45.7 +12.2 0
Total Votes Cast 7,698

Wreake Villages

Wreake Villages (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Blain 904 78.1 −5.9
Labour Gillian Adams 253 20.7 +5.9
Turnout 1,163 50.0
Conservative hold Swing −5.9

References

  1. ^ Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011 results, Charnwood Borough Council website
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