2011 North West Leicestershire District Council election

Elections to the North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 5 May 2011,[1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. A total of 38 councillors were elected from 20 wards as the whole council is up for election.

The Conservatives held control of the council after winning it in a landslide at the previous election. The Labour Party failed to retake control of the council but made significant gains at the expense of the Conservatives, who lost 6 councillors, the Liberal Democrats, who lost 2 councillors, the BNP, who lost both of their councillors, and one Independent.

Results

A map of North West Leicestershire coloured by victorious party at the 2011 District Council election.

North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	21	0	6	−6	55.3	46.5	27,214	+1.2
	Labour	16	11	0	+11	42.1	38.7	22,632	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	2	−2	2.6	8.8	5,149	−5.6
	Independent	0	0	1	−1	0.0	4.2	2,475	+1.0
	BNP	0	0	2	−2	0.0	1.1	616	−3.8
	Green	0	0	0	±0	0.0	0.7	404	N/A

Ward results

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.

Appleby

Appleby (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Blunt	620	56.3	−21.2
	Independent	Colin Roberts	302	27.4	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Gordon Tacey	179	16.3	−6.2
Turnout			1,101	62.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashby Castle

Ashby Castle (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Geoffrey Coxon	810	71.5	+5.0
	Labour	Gerry Pointon	323	28.5	+11.0
Turnout			1,133	55.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashby Holywell

Ashby Holywell (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger David Bayliss	907	29.7	+4.1
	Conservative	Graham Arthur Allman	817	26.8	+4.5
	Labour	Eric Avins	679	22.2	+7.5
	Labour	Stephen Whetton	650	21.3	+7.9
Turnout			1,527	43.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	1,724	56.5	+8.6	2
	Labour	1,329	43.5	+15.4	0
Total Votes Cast		3,053

Ashby Ivanhoe

Ashby Ivanhoe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Hoult	952	28.2	−0.4
	Conservative	Geraint Jones	929	27.5	−0.4
	Labour	Mick Newborough	784	23.2	+4.1
	Labour	David Whetton	714	21.1	+5.1
Turnout			1,690	49.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	1,881	55.7	−0.8	2
	Labour	1,498	44.3	+9.2	0
Total Votes Cast		3,379

Bardon

Bardon (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Specht	296	33.4	−23.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Wyatt	276	31.2	+13.3
	Labour	Rodney Storer	244	27.6	+2.6
	Green	Sue Morrell	69	7.8	N/A
Turnout			885	36.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breedon

Breedon (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas James Rushton	568	52.3	−27.9
	Independent	Barry Webster	293	27.0	N/A
	Labour	Laurie Andrade	163	15.0	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Shane Bowler	62	5.7	N/A
Turnout			1,086	54.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Donington

Castle Donington (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Saffell	1,310	20.9	−1.5
	Conservative	Caroline Large	1,120	17.9	−6.6
	Conservative	Charles Meynell	1,051	16.8	−2.8
	Labour	Derek Wintle	993	15.9	+2.7
	Labour	Patrick Lynch	881	14.1	+1.8
	Labour	Robert Haskins	626	10.0	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Turner	278	4.4	N/A
Turnout			2,087	44.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	3,481	55.6	−10.9	3
	Labour	2,500	39.9	+6.4	0
	Liberal Democrats	278	4.4	N/A	0
Total Votes Cast		6,259

Coalville

Coalville (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Legrys	665	26.3	+2.9
	Labour	Pam Clayfield	595	23.6	N/A
	Conservative	Paul Bridgen	371	14.7	−0.5
	Independent	Philip Holland	370	14.7	−9.1
	Conservative	Leah Miller	301	11.9	−3.1
	Independent	Ann Edwards	222	8.8	N/A
Turnout			1,262	35.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Labour	1,260	49.9	+26.5	2	+1
	Conservative	672	26.6	−3.6	0
	Independent	592	23.5	−0.3	0	−1
Total Votes Cast		2,524

Greenhill

Greenhill (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Adams	800	12.9	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Barry Wyatt	783	12.7	−1.2
	Labour	Nick Clarke	763	12.3	+3.7
	Labour	Dave De Lacy	674	10.9	+3.4
	Conservative	Gillian Hoult	611	9.9	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Bowler	557	9.0	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Anne Roberts	546	8.8	−3.1
	Conservative	John Turnbull Kailofer	533	8.6	+1.8
	Conservative	Mary Tuckey	533	8.6	+1.1
	Green	Terry Morrell	216	3.5	N/A
	Independent	Jim Collins	174	2.8	N/A
Turnout			2,091	43.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Labour	2,237	36.1	+10.4	2	+2
	Liberal Democrats	1,886	30.5	−6.7	1	−2
	Conservative	1,677	27.1	+5.4	0
	Green	216	3.5	N/A	0
	Independent	174	2.8	−4.3	0
Total Votes Cast		6,190

Hugglescote

Hugglescote (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Anthony Hyde	484	18.3	+6.5
	Conservative	John Cotterill	440	16.7	+2.0
	Labour	Lauren Otter	437	16.5	+3.8
	Conservative	Matthew Pollard	331	12.5	+2.1
	Independent	Graham Partner	270	10.2	−5.9
	Independent	Steve Palmer	252	9.5	N/A
	Independent	Alan Gamble	172	6.5	N/A
	Green	Penny Wakefield	119	4.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Adcock	74	2.8	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Dennis	62	2.3	−7.3
Turnout			1,321	41.8
	Labour gain from BNP		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Labour	921	34.9	+10.3	1	+1
	Conservative	771	29.2	+4.1	1
	Independent	694	26.3	+11.5	0	−1
	Liberal Democrats	136	5.1	−14.3	0
	Green	119	4.5	N/A	0
Total Votes Cast		2,641

Ibstock and Heather

Ibstock and Heather (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Virge Richichi	970	17.8	+2.5
	Labour	Stacy Harris	748	13.7	−1.0
	Labour	Janet Ruff	693	12.7	−0.2
	Labour	Gerald Wilkinson	685	12.6	+1.0
	Conservative	Neville Drury	648	11.9	−3.3
	Conservative	Colin Tracey	612	11.2	−1.3
	Independent	Ivan Hammonds	420	7.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Wyatt	355	6.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Catchpole	161	3.0	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Finney	156	2.9	N/A
Turnout			1,604	40.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	2,230	40.9	−2.1	1	−1
	Labour	2,126	39.0	−0.2	2	+1
	Liberal Democrats	672	12.3	+3.0	0
	Independent	694	7.7	−0.8	0
Total Votes Cast		4,811

Kegworth and Whatton

Kegworth and Whatton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Pendleton	1,111	45.4	−1.1
	Conservative	Alison Smith	761	31.1	−2.8
	Labour Co-op	Christopher Smith	576	23.5	+3.9
Turnout			1,224	47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	1,872	76.5	−3.9	2
	Labour	576	23.5	+3.9	0
Total Votes Cast		2,174

Measham

Measham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Neilson	732	28.6	+8.0
	Labour	Sean David Sheahan	691	27.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Christopher Keeley	574	22.4	−1.7
	Conservative	Jason Summerfield	565	22.0	−1.6
Turnout			1,281	38.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Labour	1,423	55.5	+13.8	2	+2
	Conservative	1,139	44.5	−3.2	0	−2
Total Votes Cast		2,562

Moira

Moira (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Annette Bridges	872	27.1	−0.8
	Conservative	John Bridges	841	26.1	−0.4
	Labour	John Perry	788	24.5	+1.7
	Labour	Jim Roberts	719	22.3	−0.5
Turnout			1,610	46.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	1,713	53.2	−1.2	2
	Labour	1,507	46.8	+1.2	0
Total Votes Cast		3,220

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lesley Massey	443	47.9	+2.9
	Conservative	Jackie Bridgen	401	43.4	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Fox	81	8.8	N/A
Turnout			925	46.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ravenstone and Packington

Ravenstone and Packington (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Smith	739	68.8	+18.8
	Labour	Tom Legrys	249	23.2	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Wyatt	86	8.0	N/A
Turnout			1,074	54.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Snibston

Snibston (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Geary	617	22.5	+2.3
	Labour	Russell Johnson	615	22.4	+2.0
	Conservative	Paula Diane Purver	534	19.5	−5.4
	Conservative	Christopher Timmis	447	16.3	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Reed Barney	284	10.3	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Windram	246	9.0	N/A
Turnout			1,372	37.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Labour	1,232	44.9	+4.4	2	+2
	Conservative	981	35.8	−11.1	0	−2
	Liberal Democrats	530	19.3	+6.7	0
Total Votes Cast		2,743

Thringstone

Thringstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Everitt	882	29.5	+9.1
	Labour	Leon Spence	853	28.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Antony Dandy	576	19.3	+1.2
	Conservative	Jakob Whiten	397	13.3	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Timmins	156	5.2	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Fox	126	4.2	−7.8
Turnout			1,495	48.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Labour	1,735	58.0	+14.6	2
	Conservative	973	32.5	+0.7	0
	Liberal Democrats	282	9.4	−15.4	0
Total Votes Cast		2,990

Valley

Valley (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rowena Holland	1,041	36.9	+5.1
	Conservative	David Stevenson	977	34.6	+3.8
	Labour	John Pegg	461	16.3	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tyler	342	12.1	+0.7
Turnout			1,411	50.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	2,018	71.5	+8.9	2
	Labour	461	16.3	±0.0	0
	Liberal Democrats	342	12.1	+0.7	0
Total Votes Cast		2,821

Whitwick

Whitwick (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Howe	1,215	20.2	+7.2
	Conservative	Tony Gillard	1,042	17.3	+6.2
	Labour	Ray Woodward	1,011	16.8	+6.0
	Conservative	Russell Boam	885	14.7	+6.9
	Conservative	Craig Bowley	721	12.0	+5.3
	BNP	Ian Meller	616	10.3	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Bowler	188	3.1	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Wyatt	166	2.8	−6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Windram	164	2.7	−6.0
Turnout			2,003	49.3
	Labour gain from BNP		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	±%	Seats	Change
	Conservative	2,648	44.1	+18.6	1
	Labour	2,226	37.1	+4.5	2	+1
	BNP	616	10.3	−4.0	0	−1
	Liberal Democrats	518	8.6	−19.0	0
Total Votes Cast		6,008

References

1. North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2011 results, North West Leicestershire District Council website