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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011 results, Charnwood Borough Council website