Map of the results of the 2011 South Kesteven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Lincolnshire Independents in black.

The 2011 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats.[2] These gains included taking all three seats in St Johns ward, as well as a seat each in All Saints and St Georges wards.[2] Labour also made gains to move to six councillors, while the number of independents dropped.[3]

The election in Deeping St James was delayed from the original date after the death of a Liberal Democrat councillor for the ward.[2]

South Kesteven local election result 2011[3][4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 38 6 2 +4 65.5 48.9 30,584 +5.3%
  Independent 12 3 7 -4 20.7 24.6 15,363 -4.0%
  Labour 6 4 0 +4 10.3 12.6 7,858 +0.8%
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 6 -5 1.7 5.7 3,578 -7.7%
  Lincolnshire Independent 1 1 0 +1 1.7 1.3 830 +1.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 3,872 +4.8%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 435 -0.2%

The above totals include the delayed election in Deeping St. James.

Ward results

All Saints (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Breda-Rae Griffin 480
Independent Susan Sandall 452
Independent Maxwell Sawyer 413
Labour David Bimson 318
Liberal Democrats Ismail Jalili 271
Labour Adam Wissen 247
Turnout 2,181
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent hold Swing
Aveland[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Debbie Wren 624 72.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Morris 241 27.9
Majority 383 44.3
Turnout 865
Conservative hold Swing
Barrowby[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela Bosworth 424 51.6
Independent Lynda Coutts 397 48.4
Majority 27 3.3
Turnout 821
Conservative hold Swing
Belmont (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Chivers 727
Conservative Nicholas Craft 705
Labour Michael Burton 415
Labour Deborah Grinnell 407
Liberal Democrats Martin James 211
Turnout 2,465
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bourne East (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Smith 1,416
Conservative David Higgs 1,179
Conservative Robert Russell 1,148
Green David Evans 776
Turnout 4,519
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bourne West (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Neal 1,018
Conservative John Smith 858
Lincolnshire Independent Helen Powell 830
Conservative Kirsty Roche 795
Independent Trevor Holmes 729
Labour Jonathan Hitch 440
Turnout 4,670
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent Swing
Earlesfield (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Davidson 351
Independent David Kerr 232
Labour Robert Shorrock 217
Conservative Richard Davies 162
Independent Stuart McBride 162
Independent Alwyn Todd 161
Conservative Paul Manterfield 119
Conservative Umar Nadine 50
Turnout 1,454
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Ermine[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Scott 601 59.4
Independent Christina Lees 410 40.6
Majority 191 18.9
Turnout 1,011
Conservative hold Swing
Forest[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Carpenter unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Glen Eden[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Robins unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Grantham St. John's (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Stokes 530
Conservative Jean Taylor 512
Labour Mark Bartlett 479
Labour David Burling 458
Independent Elisabeth Simpson 321
Turnout 2,300
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green Hill (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Parkin 668
Conservative Frank Turner 658
Independent Ian Mihill 645
Independent Geoffrey Wildman 466
Turnout 2,437
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Greyfriars (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Taylor 549
Conservative Ian Stokes 456
Independent John Andrews 305
Labour Yvonne Gibbins 268
Independent Alfred Kent 246
Labour Susan Duerdoth 194
Turnout 2,018
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Harrowby (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Selby 730
Labour Bruce Wells 644
Labour Mark Ashberry 584
Conservative Lee Bruce 579
Conservative Linda Wootten 561
Conservative Graham Jeal 510
Independent Michael Williams 395
Turnout 4,003
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Heath[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Sampson 384 45.3
Conservative Peter Martin-Mahew 314 37.1
Independent Peter Sandy 149 17.6
Majority 70 8.3
Turnout 847
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Hillsides[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Channell 568 60.0 +1.4
Conservative Thomas Trollope-Bellew 379 40.0 -1.4
Majority 189 20.0 +2.8
Turnout 947
Independent hold Swing
Isaac Newton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Adams unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lincrest[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Stephens unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Loveden[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Albert Kerr unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Market and West Deeping (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Cosham 959
Independent Robert Broughton 847
Independent Reginald Howard 844
Conservative Michael Exton 766
Green Ashley Baxter 622
Independent Jessica Fraylich 533
Green John Scholfield 330
Green William Booker 302
Turnout 5,203
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Morkey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Wilkins unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Peascliffe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jeffrey Thompson unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Ringstone[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Cartwright 590 62.1
Green Alexandra King 188 19.8
Liberal Democrats Janire Morris 172 18.1
Majority 402 42.3
Turnout 950
Conservative hold Swing
Saxonwell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Wood 721 70.0
Conservative Mamoharan Nadarajah 309 30.0
Majority 412 40.0
Turnout 1,030
Independent hold Swing
St. Anne's (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Cook 431
Labour Charmaine Morgan 396
Labour John Morgan 370
Independent Dale Wright 352
Conservative Nicola Manterfield 320
Independent Robert Hearmon 245
Independent Walter Kirk 201
Turnout 2,315
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
St. George's (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Percival Sandall 426
Conservative Brenda Sumner 409
Labour Sandra Curran 322
Labour William Turner 319
Independent Maxine Couch 306
Liberal Democrats Joyce Gaffigan 272
Green Richard Rae 142
Turnout 2,196
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Mary's (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Bevan 676
Liberal Democrats Doarkanathsing Bisnauthsing 606
Independent John Dawson 516
Conservative Brian Sumner 515
Green Martin Bamford 294
Independent Jonathan Poznanski 281
Turnout 2,888
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
St. Wulfram's (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Wootten 837
Conservative Jacqueline Wootten 772
Labour Paul Jacklin 404
Labour Eric Goodyer 295
Liberal Democrats Jane Sharp 238
Turnout 2,546
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Stamford St. John's (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Nalson 1,232
Conservative Terl Bryant 1,103
Conservative Graddon Rowlands 1,014
Independent Clement Walden 639
Independent Anthony Story 600
Liberal Democrats Maureen Jalili 551
Liberal Democrats Christine Brough 485
UKIP Robert Foulkes 435
Turnout 6,059
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Thurlby[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nicholson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Toller[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael King 629 66.1
Green Susan Towers 170 17.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Withnall 152 16.0
Majority 459 48.3
Turnout 951
Conservative hold Swing
Truesdale (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Woolley 1,066
Conservative Kelham Cooke 914
Independent Thomas Butterfield 462
Green Rose Booker 409
Turnout 2,851
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Witham Valley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Kaberry-Brown 588 53.3
Independent Jane Wood 516 46.7
Majority 72 6.5
Turnout 1,104
Conservative hold Swing

Deeping St James delayed election

The election in Deeping St James was delayed until 23 June 2011 after the death of the Liberal Democrat councillor for the ward since 1983, Ken Joynson.[2][5] The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both lost a seat, at the election, with the Conservative retaining one of the three seats.[5] The other two seats were won by an independent and by Phil Dilks, a former Labour county councillor who stood with no party description.[5]

Deeping St. James (3 seats[7])
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Dilks 792
Independent Judy Stevens 647
Conservative Raymond Auger 631
Conservative Robert Thomas 483
Green Ashley Baxter 350
Conservative Michael Exton 318
Green Michael Bossingham 289
Liberal Democrats Philip Hammersley 242
Liberal Democrats Janire Morris 70
Liberal Democrats Peter Morris 67
Turnout 3,889
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

A by-election was held in Aveland on 13 March 2014 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Debbie Wren.[8] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Peter Moseley with a majority of 243 votes over Labour candidate John Morgan.[9]

Aveland by-election 13 March 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Moseley 359 75.6 +3.5
Labour John Morgan 116 24.4 +24.4
Majority 243 51.2 +6.9
Turnout 475 26.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Uren, Adam (6 May 2011). "Regional elections 2011: Poll postponed after death of councillor". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Declaration of result of poll". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tories lose by-elections in nail-biting night". The Independent. NewsBank. 24 June 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Result of uncontested election". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ^ "declaration of result of poll". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. ^ "South Kesteven councillor resigns from Aveland seat". Stamford Mercury. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Aveland voters choose Tory candidate in by-election". Stamford Mercury. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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