2011 UK local government election
Results by ward. Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 5 May 2011, as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the Alternative Vote Referendum . No political party won an overall majority of seats, meaning that the council went into 'No Overall Control' status for the first time since 1991. The Conservative Party ran a minority administration until December of that year, when a Conservative councillor defected to the Independents group, enabling The Labour Party to run a minority administration until 2015. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.
Overall Results After the election, the composition of the council is:[1]
Conservative Party (27/56)
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Conservative Party 40,813 46.58 27 6 Labour Party 33,498 38.24 26 7 Liberal Democrats 2,302 2.63 0 UK Independence Party 1,673 1.91 0 Ramsgate First 519 0.59 0 1 Green Party 283 0.32 0 Independent(s) 8,522 9.73 3 Total 87,610 100 0 56 0 Valid ballots cast 39,318 98.60 Invalid/blank ballots cast 559 1.40 Total ballots cast 39,877 100 Registered voters/turnout 93,589 42.61 Source: BBC
Results by ward Listed below are the results[2] in each of the 26 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.
Beacon Road Beacon Road (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jenny Matterface 703 27 Conservative Rosalind Binks 672 25 Labour Gordon John Edwards 670 25 Conservative David Macdonald Lawson 591 22 Majority 2 0.07 Turnout 2636 44 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Conservative hold Swing
Birchington North Birchington North (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Day 835 29 Conservative Keith Coleman-Cooke 787 27 Independent Ash Ashbee 552 19 Labour Jodie Sharon Hibbert 228 8 Liberal Democrats Sue Granata 210 7 Independent Bernard Anthony La Roche 201 7 Liberal Democrats Seth Proctor 87 3 Majority 235 8.10 Turnout 2900 53 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Birchington South Birchington South (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Worrow 1171 23 Conservative Alasdair Bruce 1079 21 Independent Jack Bernard Cohen 1023 20 Conservative Jo Roberts 900 18 Labour Hannah Rose Scobie 499 10 Labour Rebecca Jayne Scobie 433 8 Majority 123 2.41 Turnout 5105 46 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Bradstowe Bradstowe (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Saunders 832 29 Conservative Bill Hayton 781 27 Liberal Democrats Louisa June Rachel Latham 412 14 Labour Brian Yeoman 372 13 Liberal Democrats Clare Alison Hunt 279 10 Independent Robin Peter Vaughan-Lyons 211 7 Majority 369 12.78 Turnout 2887 50 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Central Harbour Central Harbour (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Campbell 859 15 Labour Mary Dwyer 743 13 Labour Corinna Huxley 729 13 Independent Ralph Christopher Hoult 630 11 Conservative Sandy Spicer 554 10 Conservative Mike Taylor 517 9 Independent Frank Batt 485 8 Conservative Saul Huggins 440 8 Independent Angela Cousins 435 8 UKIP Trev Shonk 335 6 Majority 99 1.73 Turnout 5727 39 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Ramsgate First Swing
Cliffsend and Pegwell Cliffsend and Pegwell (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Derek Kirby 966 31 Conservative Jo Gideon 859 27 Labour Steve Ward 502 16 Independent Brian Urwin 439 14 Labour Peter Wharmby 384 12 Majority 357 11.33 Turnout 3150 49 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Cliftonville East Cliftonville East (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sandy Ezekiel 1187 18 Conservative Martin Wise 1165 18 Conservative Brian Sullivan 1155 18 Independent William Friend 601 9 Independent Louise Friend 598 9 Labour Elizabeth Poole 515 8 Labour Margaret Symonds 490 8 Labour Matthew Rowland Poole 456 7 Green Timothy Peter Patrick Spencer 283 4 Majority 554 8.59 Turnout 6450 49 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Cliftonville West Cliftonville West(3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Clive Hart 875 21 Labour Douglas Clark 822 20 Labour Linda Aldred 800 19 Conservative Bert McCastree 588 14 Conservative Henry James Martell 567 14 Conservative John Rothman 525 13 Majority 212 5.08 Turnout 4177 35 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Dane Valley Dane Valley (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sandra Jean Hart 921 19 Labour John Martin Edwards 863 18 Labour Will Scobie 818 17 Conservative Wendy Allan 582 12 Conservative Michael Jarvis 479 10 Conservative David Wallin 431 9 Liberal Democrats Matthew David Brown 289 6 Liberal Democrats Tony Flaig 278 6 Liberal Democrats Bill Furness 243 5 Majority 236 4.81 Turnout 4904 35 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Eastcliff Eastcliff (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Green 767 18 Labour Rick Everitt 651 15 Labour Pat Moore 622 15 Ramsgate First Gerry O'Donnell 519 12 Conservative Eric Easton 457 11 Conservative John Holmes 404 10 Conservative David Barrie Spicer 372 9 Independent Jane Ann Roscow 226 5 Independent Les Shonk 224 5 Majority 103 2.43 Turnout 4242 35 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Garlinge Garlinge (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Shirley Timlinson 482 21 Conservative Ken Gregory 440 19 Labour Beth Caroline Denning 415 18 Labour Colin James Harvey 403 17 Independent Roy Douglas Ovenden 312 13 UKIP David John Greely 266 11 Majority 25 1.08 Turnout 2318 40 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Kingsgate Kingsgate (1 seat) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert William Bayford 518 65 Labour Nigel Utton 171 21 UKIP Alan Terry 107 13 Majority 347 43.59 Turnout 796 46 Conservative hold Swing
Margate Central Margate Central (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Iris Johnston 682 39 Labour John Terence Charles Watkins 570 32 Conservative Matthew Clements 283 16 Conservative Glenn Coleman-Cooke 235 13 Majority 287 16.21 Turnout 1770 34 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Nethercourt Nethercourt (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Steven Alexandrou 669 24 Labour Kim Gibson 628 22 Conservative Jill Marion Kirby 600 21 Conservative Brenda Marilyn Rogers 562 20 UKIP Sarah Larkins 188 7 UKIP Maggie Carter 166 6 Majority 28 1.00 Turnout 2813 44 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Newington Newington (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mike Harrison 705 33 Labour Richard Russell Nicholson 702 33 Conservative Wynnette Joyce Marsh 370 17 Conservative Phil Simpson 351 16 Majority 332 15.60 Turnout 2128 36 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Northwood Northwood (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kay Dark 971 20 Labour Elizabeth Green 951 20 Labour Ian Driver 877 18 Conservative Barbara Byne 726 14 Conservative Jenny Hudson 658 14 Conservative Mark Mulvihill 616 13 Majority 151 3.15 Turnout 4799 38 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Salmestone Salmestone (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Harry William Scobie 579 26 Labour Ela Lodge-Pritchard 557 25 Conservative Ingrid Spencer 417 19 Conservative Payam Tamiz 312 14 UKIP Jeffrey Elenor 165 8 UKIP Andy Jardine 163 7 Majority 140 6.38 Turnout 2193 34 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Sir Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Montefiore (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Michelle Fenner 872 31 Labour Alan Poole 858 31 Conservative Gillian Elizabeth Todd 541 19 Conservative Vic Todd 514 18 Majority 317 11.38 Turnout 2785 42 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
St Peters St Peters (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ian James Gregory 1385 21 Conservative Zita Pauline Wiltshire 1330 20 Conservative Jason Savage 1329 20 Labour Wendy Perfect 869 13 Labour Dick Symonds 861 13 Labour Emma Poole 853 13 Majority 460 6.94 Turnout 6627 44 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Thanet Villages Thanet Villages (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Bob Grove 1209 23 Conservative Mike Roberts 1011 19 Conservative Linda Wright 837 16 Conservative Karen Sullivan 720 14 Independent Ken Read 523 10 Labour Andrew Stephen Bean 516 10 Labour Serena Bean 472 9 Majority 117 2.21 Turnout 5288 47 Independent hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Viking Viking (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mave Saunders 1487 22 Conservative Chris Wells 1352 20 Conservative Julie Marson 1321 19 Labour Colin Kemp 777 11 Labour Bill Pitt 733 11 Labour Stephen Perfect 649 10 Liberal Democrats Margaret Anne Branscombe-Kent 504 7 Majority 544 7.97 Turnout 6823 48 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Westbrook Westbrook (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Neil Hornus 704 30 Conservative Mick Tomlinson 697 30 Labour Kerry Harker 459 20 Labour Louise Mary Frances Drelaud 450 19 Majority 238 10.30 Turnout 2310 42 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Conservative hold Swing
Westgate-on-Sea Westgate-on-Sea (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Thomas George King 853 17 Conservative Simon Moores 793 16 Conservative Brian Goodwin 751 15 Conservative Richard Chapman 675 14 Labour David Michael Bull 555 11 Labour Lynda Diane Robinson 528 11 Labour Meg Harvey 444 9 UKIP Rosamund Mary Parker 283 6 Majority 76 1.56 Turnout 4882 42 Independent hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
References ^ "Election results by party, 5 May 2011". democracy.thanet.gov.uk . 5 May 2011. ^ "Election results by party, 5 May 2011". democracy.thanet.gov.uk . 5 May 2011.