2011 East Dorset District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. East Dorset UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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

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Background

Before the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 25 seats, compared to 11 Liberal Democrats. [2] Every seat was up for election, however 12 Conservative councillors, including the leader of the council Spencer Flower, faced no opposition at the election. [2] The candidates at the election were 36 Conservatives, 18 Liberal Democrats, 10 UK Independence Party and 3 from Labour. [2]

Election result

The Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 30 councillors, compared to 6 for the Liberal Democrats. [3] Conservative gains including taking seats in West Moors and Corfe Mullen from the Liberal Democrats, with the margin in Corfe Mullen South ward being only 6 votes. [4] Overall turnout at the election was 49.1%. [5]

East Dorset local election result 2011 [6] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3050+583.360.823,205-1.2%
  Liberal Democrats 605-516.729.211,161-3.6%
  UKIP 000007.32,803+3.2%
  Labour 000002.71,027+2.0%

Ward results

Alderholt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Monksunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ameysford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Reynolds70374.4-5.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Hemsley24225.6+5.0
Majority46148.8-10.0
Turnout 94548.0+8.4
Conservative hold Swing
Colehill East (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover1,066
Liberal Democrats Donald Wallace765
Conservative David Mitchell668
Conservative Kevin Johnson667
Labour Oliver Bradbury200
UKIP Kenneth Dacombe175
Turnout 3,54152.2+8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Colehill West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Packer72966.0+8.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Dickins37534.0-0.7
Majority35432.1+7.8
Turnout 1,10458.9+11.2
Conservative hold Swing
Corfe Mullen Central (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Holland813
Conservative Sarah Burns759
Liberal Democrats Phillip Cuckston735
Conservative Zoe White667
UKIP Dave Evans299
Turnout 3,27345.8+5.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Corfe Mullen North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Holland54059.3-2.3
Conservative Graeme Smith37140.7+12.2
Majority16918.6-14.4
Turnout 91148.9+8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Corfe Mullen South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Edwards41843.5+0.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Harknett41242.8-13.7
UKIP Josephine Evans13213.7+13.7
Majority60.7
Turnout 96246.7+5.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Crane [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Butlerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Ferndown Central (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Burtunopposed
Conservative Steven Luggunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ferndown Links (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Birrunopposed
Conservative John Littleunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Handley Vale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Tongunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Holt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Spencer Flowerunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Longham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gladys Elliot60668.4+2.5
UKIP John Baxter28031.6+14.8
Majority32636.8-11.8
Turnout 88646.5+6.7
Conservative hold Swing
Parley (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Manuel1,482
Conservative John Wilson1,430
Liberal Democrats Matthew Coussell487
Turnout 3,39952.9+12.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonards & St Ives East (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Dyer1,520
Conservative Ann Warman1,501
UKIP Oliver Kent371
UKIP Allan Tallett321
Turnout 3,71351.6+7.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonards & St Ives West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Dudman1,02281.4-4.3
UKIP Alfred Eckel23318.6+4.3
Majority78962.9-8.5
Turnout 1,25561.7+9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Stapehill [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Russell68872.9-1.0
Liberal Democrats Timothy Chant13214.0-0.9
UKIP John Myers12413.1+1.9
Majority55658.9-0.1
Turnout 94448.6+3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Stour [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Bennett67873.3+5.2
Liberal Democrats William Honeyman24726.7-5.2
Majority43146.6+10.4
Turnout 92547.0+7.3
Conservative hold Swing
Three Cross & Potterne [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Richardson45167.4+21.4
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Dedden21832.6+18.7
Majority23334.8+15.0
Turnout 66937.7+4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Dewlands (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Toni Coombsunopposed
Conservative Jean Hazelunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Newtown [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Boyden Mortimer53169.2+6.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Dorey23630.8-6.3
Majority29538.5+12.7
Turnout 76739.5+7.7
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Stephen's Castle (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Clarkunopposed
Conservative Simon Gibsonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Moors (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Clarke1,923
Conservative David Shortell1,781
Conservative Andrew Skeats1,607
Liberal Democrats Peter Holden986
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Smith751
UKIP David Butt540
Labour Michael Shine470
Turnout 8,05850.4+5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wimborne Minster (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Hymers1,220
Conservative Robin Cook1,169
Liberal Democrats David Morgan993
Conservative Michael Bartlett973
Liberal Democrats Shane Bartlett943
Conservative Alan Spencer861
Labour Marion Lock357
UKIP Nicholas Wellstead328
Turnout 6,84449.1+7.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections between 2011 and 2015

A by-election was held in Colehill East ward on 17 July 2014 after the death of the Liberal Democrat councillor since 1973, Don Wallace. [7] [8] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Barry Roberts with a majority of 416 votes over the Conservatives. [9]

Colehill East by-election 17 July 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Roberts74259.3+8.7
Conservative Graeme Smith32626.0-5.6
UKIP David Mattocks18414.7+6.4
Majority41633.3
Turnout 1,25233.7-18.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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