2011 Ashford Borough Council election
The 2011 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
The Conservatives gained 2 seats to have 30 of the 43 councillors.[2] Labour picked up 3 seats, while the Ashford Independents made a net gain of 1 seat, to both have 5 councillors.[3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to just 2 seats in North Willesborough and Victoria wards, a result that was blamed on the party's national unpopularity.[2] Overall turnout in the election was 56%.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 30 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 69.8 | 46.8 | 21,836 | -6.0% | |
Ashford Independent | 5 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 11.6 | 19.9 | 9,276 | +19.9% | |
Labour | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 4,914 | +3.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 4,852 | -17.5% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 3,762 | -3.2% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,135 | +1.5% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 853 | +1.8% |
2 Conservative candidates were elected unopposed.
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Adley | 241 | 36.3 | +36.3 | |
Ashford Independent | Brian Norris | 240 | 36.1 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Hardisty | 183 | 27.6 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 664 | 34.3 | +6.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Clark | 481 | |||
Labour | Brendan Naughton | 479 | |||
Conservative | Stephen Bates | 452 | |||
Conservative | Cenghizhan Jem | 335 | |||
Ashford Independent | Laura Lawrence | 308 | |||
Ashford Independent | Stacey Smith | 261 | |||
Turnout | 2,316 | 33.8 | +5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Bell | 776 | 80.4 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clare Hardwick | 189 | 19.6 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 587 | 60.8 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 965 | 48.1 | +5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Claughton | 407 | 50.7 | -11.4 | |
Ashford Independent | Shirley Ambrose | 208 | 25.9 | +25.9 | |
Labour | Thomas Reed | 123 | 15.3 | -7.9 | |
Green | Steven Campkin | 65 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 199 | 24.8 | -14.1 | ||
Turnout | 80.3 | 44.3 | +8.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independent | Winston Michael | 401 | 38.9 | +38.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rita Hawes | 367 | 35.6 | -32.3 | |
Conservative | Ian Cooling | 262 | 25.4 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 34 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,030 | 43.9 | +8.4 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Buchanan | 300 | 36.8 | -17.8 | |
Ashford Independent | John Ley | 282 | 34.6 | +34.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Took | 234 | 28.7 | -16.7 | |
Majority | 18 | 2.2 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 816 | 41.9 | +2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Clarkson | 674 | 68.1 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Whyte | 315 | 31.9 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 359 | 36.3 | -9.9 | ||
Turnout | 989 | 49.5 | +9.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Marriott | 580 | 56.8 | -3.1 | |
Ashford Independent | Sarah Dacre | 279 | 27.3 | +27.3 | |
Green | Geoffery Meaden | 162 | 15.9 | -12.2 | |
Majority | 301 | 29.5 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,021 | 52.5 | +7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Robey | 456 | 49.0 | -18.0 | |
Ashford Independent | Antony Bartlett | 280 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
Green | Lola Sansom | 113 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Wicklewright | 82 | 8.8 | -12.9 | |
Majority | 176 | 18.9 | -36.4 | ||
Turnout | 931 | 49.7 | -10.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Feacey | 935 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 801 | |||
UKIP | David Botting | 370 | |||
Ashford Independent | Rachel Moorat | 368 | |||
Independent | Michael Sharpe | 291 | |||
Turnout | 2,765 | 39.6 | +6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessamy Blanford | 423 | 42.2 | -6.3 | |
Ashford Independent | Jerry Preston-Ladd | 400 | 39.9 | +15.9 | |
Labour | Waheed Qureshi | 179 | 17.9 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 23 | 2.3 | -22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,002 | 38.3 | +5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independent | Jane Davey | 376 | 44.4 | +23.7 | |
Conservative | Gregory Winter | 311 | 36.8 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mackie | 159 | 18.8 | -21.8 | |
Majority | 65 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 846 | 44.7 | +8.3 | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Burgess | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independent | Philip Sims | 440 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Tweed | 415 | 43.1 | ||
Labour | Robert Maxted | 107 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 25 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 962 | 54.0 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Martin | 505 | 50.0 | -23.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kelly-Marie Blundell | 195 | 19.3 | -7.2 | |
Ashford Independent | Charlotte Fraser | 171 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Terry Pavlou | 138 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 310 | 30.7 | -16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,009 | 46.2 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harriet Yeo | 224 | 30.5 | +30.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Davis | 202 | 27.5 | +9.0 | |
Ashford Independent | Abigail Burt | 165 | 22.4 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Cowen | 144 | 19.6 | -19.0 | |
Majority | 22 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 735 | 37.3 | +7.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Davidson | 624 | |||
Ashford Independent | Andrew Mortimer | 522 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Cowley | 502 | |||
Ashford Independent | Simon Thomason | 452 | |||
Conservative | Alex Bell | 446 | |||
Conservative | Alan Pickering | 351 | |||
Labour | Leonardo Cannon | 302 | |||
Turnout | 3,199 | 46.7 | +8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bettina Heyes | 540 | 54.4 | -11.6 | |
Labour | Martin Chandler | 214 | 21.6 | +6.6 | |
Independent | Natalie Edwards-Moss | 163 | 16.4 | +16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Dove | 75 | 7.6 | -11.5 | |
Majority | 326 | 32.9 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 992 | 41.0 | +10.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wedgbury | 489 | 73.4 | -7.6 | |
Labour | Thomas Devine | 177 | 26.6 | +16.1 | |
Majority | 312 | 46.8 | -23.7 | ||
Turnout | 666 | 32.5 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Bennett | 586 | 52.5 | -29.1 | |
Ashford Independent | Juliet Fenton | 438 | 39.2 | +39.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marion Murray | 93 | 8.3 | -10.1 | |
Majority | 148 | 13.2 | -50.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,117 | 58.3 | +9.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Wood | 1,194 | |||
Conservative | William Howard | 1,019 | |||
Ashford Independent | Susan Davison | 535 | |||
Green | Tracy Dighton-Brown | 496 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Davies | 340 | |||
Turnout | 3,584 | 52.7 | +11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Hodgkinson | 387 | 46.7 | -0.3 | |
Independent | Malcolm Eke | 238 | 28.7 | +15.7 | |
Ashford Independent | Terence Stock | 126 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Independent | Jonathan Clarke | 77 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 149 | 18.0 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 828 | 37.5 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Smith | 526 | 63.8 | +20.0 | |
Labour | Sophie Griffiths | 150 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Conservative | Carol Brook | 148 | 18.0 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 376 | 45.6 | +23.9 | ||
Turnout | 824 | 32.8 | +5.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Link | 626 | 70.8 | -4.2 | |
Green | Matthew Stanley | 187 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hardwick | 71 | 8.0 | -17.0 | |
Majority | 439 | 49.7 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 884 | 46.9 | +8.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brendan Chilton | 286 | 56.2 | +56.2 | |
Ashford Independent | Palma Laughton | 223 | 43.8 | -24.4 | |
Majority | 63 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 509 | 28.5 | +8.2 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Galpin | 645 | |||
Conservative | Matthew French | 578 | |||
Ashford Independent | Emily Neighbour | 382 | |||
Labour | David Burt | 366 | |||
Labour | Angharad Yeo | 310 | |||
Ashford Independent | James McDonald | 268 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nadiya Yildirim | 178 | |||
Turnout | 2,727 | 41.4 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Clokie | 523 | 50.1 | -19.0 | |
Independent | Gillian Whittaker | 251 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
Independent | Michael Pearson | 146 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Rebecca Andrews | 124 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 272 | 26.1 | -12.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,044 | 56.7 | +13.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Goddard | 546 | 58.8 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Roy Isworth | 382 | 41.2 | +41.2 | |
Majority | 164 | 17.7 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 928 | 48.6 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Adby | 425 | |||
Conservative | Harold Apps | 387 | |||
Labour | Roy Clark | 370 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Dye | 361 | |||
Labour | Susan Clark | 347 | |||
Conservative | Muhammed Khan | 293 | |||
Ashford Independent | Karen Hopkins | 189 | |||
Ashford Independent | Sarah Stanfield | 185 | |||
Turnout | 2,557 | 36.9 | +6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Shorter | 329 | 37.7 | +1.3 | |
Independent | John Holland | 253 | 29.0 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Robert Vincent | 184 | 21.1 | +6.6 | |
Ashford Independent | Simon Nelson | 107 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 76 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 873 | 36.3 | +6.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clair Bell | 1,113 | |||
Conservative | Robert Taylor | 999 | |||
Independent | Paul Andrews | 470 | |||
UKIP | Thomas Taylor | 386 | |||
Turnout | 2,968 | 47.4 | +4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bartlett | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geraldine Dyer | 635 | 58.9 | -13.0 | |
Ashford Independent | Timothy Lee | 332 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
Green | Hilary Jones | 112 | 10.4 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 303 | 28.1 | -28.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,079 | 55.8 | -4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independent | Peter Davison | 1,020 | |||
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 992 | |||
Conservative | John Rivers | 601 | |||
Independent | Edward Relf | 525 | |||
Independent | Hilary Moorby | 440 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Stone | 226 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Stone | 183 | |||
Turnout | 3,987 | 52.5 | +6.4 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Wright | 392 | 38.9 | +8.4 | |
Ashford Independent | Jack Woodford | 318 | 31.5 | -33.6 | |
Labour | Alexander Latham | 112 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
UKIP | Mike Adams | 97 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Blanshard | 89 | 8.8 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 74 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,008 | 55.5 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- "Tories tighten grip on council". this is Kent. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- "Tories retain Ashford as Independent challenge fails to do enough". yourmedway.co.uk. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- "Local Election Result 2011". Ashford.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
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