2011 Swale Borough Council election
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The2011 Swale Borough Council electiontook place on 5 May 2011 to elect members ofSwaleBoroughCouncil inKent,England.The whole council was up for election and theConservative Partystayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background[edit]
For the 2011 election Swale switched to having the whole council elected every four years, from the previous system where a third of the seats were elected each year, followed by one year without an election.[2]The decision was taken by the council in March 2010, after a consultation produced 162 responses in favour of the change and 136 responses against changing.[2]As a result, all 47 seats on the council were contested with over 120 candidates standing at election.[3]
Election result[edit]
The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 32 of the 47 seats, after a net loss of 1 seat.[1]Labourincreased to 13councillors,theLiberal Democratswere reduced to 1 seat and the onlyindependentcouncillor retained her seat.[1][4]
Labour's Mark Ellen regained a seat inSheernessEast that he had lost at the2010 election,[5]while inMilton RegisLabour defeated the leader of the Liberal Democrat group Elvie Lowe who had represented thewardfor 24 years.[6]However the Conservatives took a seat from Labour in St Michaels ward, where the Conservative deputy mayoress Sylvia Bennett gained a seat on the council.[5]
In West Downs the only independent councillor, Monique Bonney, held her seat defeating Conservativecounty councillorMike Whiting by 41 votes.[4]Meanwhile, the closest result came inMurstonwhere both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors, Ed Gent and Dave Banks, took 420 votes after six recounts.[5]Conservative Ed Gent took the seat after his name was pulled out of a hat and he was therefore given one extra vote.[6]This meant Mike Henderson was the only Liberal Democrat to be elected after he held his seat inDavingtonPriory.[7]
Following the election Roger Truelove became the new leader of the Labour group, replacing the leader for the previous 15 years Angela Harrison.[8]The only Liberal Democrat councillor, Mike Henderson, meanwhile joined with the independent councillor Monique Bonney in the independent group on the council to ensure they both got positions on council committees.[8]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 32 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 68.1 | 50.4 | 33,548 | +0.2% | |
Labour | 13 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 27.7 | 34.8 | 23,188 | +5.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 4,520 | -9.3% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 635 | +1.0% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 3,683 | +1.8% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 815 | +0.6% | |
Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 213 | +0.3% |
Ward results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan Mulhern | 759 | |||
Conservative | Anita Walker | 682 | |||
Labour | Trevor Payne | 626 | |||
Labour | Fran Rehal | 536 | |||
Green | Gary Miller | 322 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 191 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams | 154 | |||
Turnout | 3,270 | 40.4 | −23.1 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Hampshire | 506 | 50.9 | −2.8 | |
UKIP | Michael Baldock | 361 | 36.3 | +36.3 | |
Labour | Matthew Partridge | 127 | 12.8 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 145 | 14.6 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 994 | 51.7 | +9.4 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Bowles | 1,291 | |||
Conservative | George Bobbin | 1,187 | |||
Labour | Ash Rehal | 586 | |||
Turnout | 3,064 | 49.1 | +11.7 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Truelove | 900 | |||
Labour | Ghlin Whelan | 760 | |||
Conservative | Clive Duncan | 316 | |||
Conservative | Sandra Warham | 272 | |||
UKIP | Alison Donkin | 147 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthea Spurling | 141 | |||
Turnout | 2,536 | 39.8 | −23.8 | ||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Henderson | 360 | 43.8 | −14.4 | |
Conservative | Andy Culham | 256 | 31.2 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Caroline MacDonald | 145 | 17.7 | +3.5 | |
Green | Tim Valentine | 60 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 104 | 12.7 | −17.9 | ||
Turnout | 821 | 44.1 | −0.2 | ||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Prescott | 731 | 65.4 | −12.2 | |
Labour | Barry Hefferon | 299 | 26.8 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | Nadine McDermott | 87 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 432 | 38.7 | −16.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,117 | 53.3 | +11.9 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Duncan Dewar-Whalley | 792 | |||
Conservative | Gareth Randall | 781 | |||
Labour | Richard Raycraft | 488 | |||
Labour | Peter Wilson | 422 | |||
UKIP | Ian Davison | 418 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bernie Lowe | 226 | |||
Turnout | 3,127 | 38.5 | −25.2 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerry Lewin | 1,031 | |||
Conservative | John Wright | 836 | |||
UKIP | Richard Palmer | 509 | |||
Labour | James Graham | 418 | |||
Labour | David Walker | 339 | |||
Turnout | 3,133 | 45.2 | −27.3 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Stokes | 712 | 52.6 | −5.9 | |
Labour | Janet Gregory | 509 | 37.6 | +21.6 | |
UKIP | Christopher Trafford | 77 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Springham | 56 | 4.1 | −21.3 | |
Majority | 203 | 15.0 | −18.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,354 | 44.9 | +10.1 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Simpson | 830 | |||
Conservative | Sue Gent | 797 | |||
Labour | Tony Phillips | 461 | |||
Labour | Bradley Wise | 397 | |||
UKIP | Peter Paige | 230 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Zeng | 122 | |||
Turnout | 2,837 | 33.4 | −29.3 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pat Sandle | 438 | 62.8 | +33.9 | |
Labour | Matt Wheatcroft | 259 | 37.2 | +25.1 | |
Majority | 179 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 697 | 32.3 | −1.0 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Tolhurst | 527 | |||
Labour | Tony Winckless | 491 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Elvie Lowe | 353 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Bridge | 331 | |||
Conservative | Eileen Hodgson | 289 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Spurling | 227 | |||
Monster Raving Loony | Sheikh Mihand | 42 | |||
Turnout | 2,260 | 37.2 | +4.4 | ||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
LabourgainfromLiberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian Crowther | 1,148 | |||
Conservative | Ken Pugh | 1,057 | |||
Conservative | Andy Booth | 910 | |||
Labour | Jamie Bicknell | 533 | |||
Labour | Libby Tucker | 532 | |||
Labour | Mark Tucker | 484 | |||
UKIP | Maureen Morgan | 390 | |||
Turnout | 5,054 | 38.5 | −26.0 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Williams | 482 | |||
Conservative | Ed Gent | 421 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Banks | 420 | |||
Labour | Paul Williams | 369 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Nevols | 236 | |||
Turnout | 1,928 | 32.3 | −24.0 | ||
LabourgainfromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Constable | 908 | |||
Conservative | Peter Marchington | 846 | |||
Labour | Mick Constable | 841 | |||
Conservative | Richard Darby | 812 | |||
Conservative | Mick Galvin | 754 | |||
Labour | Julian Stewart | 625 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sandy Sims | 149 | |||
Turnout | 4,935 | 36.9 | −23.9 | ||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Haywood | 752 | |||
Labour | Martin McCusker | 530 | |||
Conservative | Alan Blackley | 396 | |||
Conservative | Keith Ferrin | 279 | |||
UKIP | Aaron Donkin | 207 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Madgwick | 119 | |||
Turnout | 2,283 | 36.2 | −24.5 | ||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Ellen | 504 | |||
Labour | David Sargent | 453 | |||
Conservative | Chris Foulds | 376 | |||
Conservative | Emma Bridge | 360 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Howe | 98 | |||
Turnout | 1,791 | 31.8 | −19.1 | ||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Harrison | 688 | |||
Labour | Stephen Worrall | 575 | |||
Conservative | David Wilson | 434 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Kemp | 122 | |||
Turnout | 1,829 | 32.1 | −19.4 | ||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Garrad | 911 | |||
Conservative | John Morris | 871 | |||
Conservative | Lesley Ingham | 838 | |||
Labour | Alan Henley | 664 | |||
Labour | Pat Wiggins | 618 | |||
Labour | Ian Smart | 557 | |||
UKIP | Rosemary Donkin | 326 | |||
Monster Raving Loony | Mad Mike Young | 171 | |||
Turnout | 4,956 | 32.0 | −37.7 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Cosgrove | 906 | |||
Conservative | John Coulter | 854 | |||
Labour | Judith Webb | 628 | |||
Labour | Paul Durkin | 627 | |||
Green | Tina Hagger | 224 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Head | 154 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Matthewman | 100 | |||
Turnout | 3,493 | 47.5 | −21.7 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Conway | 1,242 | |||
Conservative | Sylvia Bennett | 1,021 | |||
Labour | Shelley Cheesman | 521 | |||
Labour | Geraldine Feltham | 403 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hammond | 317 | |||
UKIP | Stephen Trafford | 296 | |||
Turnout | 3,800 | 44.0 | +7.1 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lloyd Bowen | 940 | |||
Conservative | Rick Barnicott | 857 | |||
Labour | Ian Buxton | 470 | |||
Labour | Gillian Griffiths | 460 | |||
UKIP | James Nash | 163 | |||
Independent | Graeme William | 107 | |||
Turnout | 2,997 | 42.4 | −23.9 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Simmons | 979 | |||
Conservative | Ted Wilcox | 941 | |||
Labour | Catherine Read | 430 | |||
Labour | Michael Wakeman | 364 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Cronk | 331 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Wheeler | 329 | |||
Green | Huw Jones | 209 | |||
Turnout | 3,583 | 47.6 | −22.1 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Monique Bonney | 528 | 52.0 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Mike Whiting | 487 | 48.0 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 41 | 4.0 | −11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,015 | 52.1 | +8.1 | ||
Independenthold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Willicombe | 1,121 | |||
Conservative | Jean Willicombe | 950 | |||
UKIP | Lee Burgess | 472 | |||
Labour | Margaret Cooper | 441 | |||
Labour | Andrew Cooper | 439 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ann McLean | 315 | |||
Turnout | 3,738 | 53.7 | −24.4 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
By-elections between 2011 and 2015[edit]
Kemsley[edit]
Aby-electionwas held inKemsleyon 8 March 2012 after the death of Conservative councillor Brenda Simpson.[11]The seat was held for the Conservatives by Mike Whiting with a majority of 72 votes over Labour candidate Richard Raycraft.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Whiting | 384 | 33.7 | −16.9 | |
Labour | Richard Raycraft | 312 | 27.3 | −0.7 | |
UKIP | Derek Carnell | 279 | 24.5 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Berick Tomes | 166 | 14.5 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 72 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,141 | 23.2 | −10.2 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Sheppey Central[edit]
A by-election was held inSheppeyCentral on 16 October 2014 following the death of Conservative councillor John Morris.[12]The seat was gained for theUK Independence Partyby David Jones with a majority of 507 votes over Conservative Tina Booth.[12]David Jones became the second UK Independence Party councillor on Swale council after the defection of Adrian Crowther from the Conservatives in 2013.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | David Jones | 831 | 58.4 | +42.7 | |
Conservative | Tina Booth | 324 | 22.8 | −21.2 | |
Labour | Alan Henley | 240 | 16.9 | −15.2 | |
Monster Raving Loony | "Mad" Mike Young | 27 | 1.9 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 507 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,422 | 19.9 | −12.1 | ||
UKIPgainfromConservative | Swing |
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