Map of the results of the 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and UK Independence Party in purple. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011.

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

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

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]

Huntingdonshire local election result 2011[2][8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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

Brampton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Earith[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Ellington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Fenstanton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Gransden and the Offords[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Huntingdon East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Huntingdon North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Huntingdon West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Kimbolton and Staughton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Little Paxton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Ramsey[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Somersham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St. Ives South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St. Neots Eaton Ford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St. Neots Eaton Socon (2 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St. Neots Eynesbury[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St. Neots Priory Park[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Stilton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
The Hemingfords[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Upwood and the Raveleys[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Yaxley and Farcet[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  2. ^ a b "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ "New Huntingdonshire District Council leader announced". Hunts Post. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Hunts on May 5 - X marks the spot". Hunts Post. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Tories sweep the board in Huntingdonshire local elections". Hunts Post. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "UKIP takes control of first council". BBC News Online. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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