2011 North Somerset Council election

The 2011 North Somerset Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

2011 North Somerset Council election
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
All 61 seats to North Somerset Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Ind
LD
Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 46 seats, 44.4% 6 seats, 6.9% 5 seats, 29.2%
Seats won 42 7 6
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 58,442 18,071 24,553
Percentage 44.4% 13.7% 18.7%
Swing Decrease 3.8% Increase 6.8% Decrease 10.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Lab
Grn
Party Labour Green
Last election 5 seats, 20.3% 1 seat, 1.2%
Seats won 5 1
Seat change Increase 2 -
Popular vote 26,642 2,620
Percentage 20.3% 1.6%
Swing Increase 6.8% Increase 0.4%
Map of the results of the 2011 North Somerset council election. Conservatives in blue, independent in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Green Party in green.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Background

At the last election in 2007 the Conservatives gained control of the council with 46 seats.[2] This was compared to 6 independents, 5 Liberal Democrats, 3 Labour and 1 Green Party councillors.[2]

In February 2011 Liberal Democrat councillor for Nailsea East Andy Cole said he would be standing in the election as an independent.[3] Cole was one of a total of 182 candidates who stood in the election for the 61 seats on the council.[4] These were 58 Conservatives, 53 Labour, 42 Liberal Democrats, 20 independents, 5 Green Party, 3 United Kingdom Independence Party and 1 from the All The South Party.[4] The most candidates were in Weston-super-Mare West ward, where 12 people contested the seats.[4]

The Conservative administration of the previous 4 years was attacked over the cost moving the council offices to Castlewood in Clevedon and over the refurbishment of the town hall in Weston-super-Mare.[5] However the Conservatives said they had been able to make savings and therefore not had to make as big cuts as other councils.[6]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council after winning 42 of the 61 seats. Independents won 7 seats, the Liberal Democrats 6, Labour 5 and the Green Party 1 seat.[6]

The Liberal Democrats took 2 seats from the Conservatives in Weston-super-Mare Central[6] and 3 seats from them in Weston-super-Mare West,[7] but lost 3 seats back to the Conservatives in Weston-super-Mare South Worle.[6] Meanwhile, Labour also gained 2 seats from the Conservatives in Weston-super-Mare East.[7] Long time councillor and independent Nan Kirsen lost her seat in Pill to another independent Don Davies, standing for the Sustainable Pill and District Party, by 17 votes, while Andy Cole won his seat in Nailsea East as an independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats.[6]

North Somerset Local Election Result 2011[1][8][9]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 3 7 -4 68.9 44.4 58,442 -3.8%
  Independent 7 1 0 +1 11.5 13.7 18,017 +6.8%
  Liberal Democrats 6 5 4 +1 9.8 18.7 24,553 -10.5%
  Labour 5 2 0 +2 8.2 20.3 26,645 +6.8%
  Green 1 0 0 0 1.6 2.0 2,620 +0.4%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1,109 +0.1%
  All The South Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 137 +0.1%

Ward results
Backwell (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Karen Barclay 1,603 40.2%
Independent Thomas Collinson 1,602 40.2%
Conservative Peter Burden 778 19.5%
Turnout 3,983 51.5 +6.4
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Banwell & Winscombe (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Harley 2,055 63.9%
Conservative Anthony Lake 1,914 57.3%
Conservative Timothy Marter 1,765 54.9%
Green Cresten Boase 936 29.4%
Labour Stanley Banks 637 19.8%
Liberal Democrats David Gilbert 628 19.5%
Liberal Democrats Brian Pike 590 18.3%
Labour Barry Edwards 554 17.2%
Labour Georgina Edwards 549 17.1%
Turnout 9,628 44.4 +6.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Blagdon & Churchill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Wells 1,094 71.0 +5.9
Labour Mark Burgess 446 29.0 +22.1
Majority 648 42.1 +5.0
Turnout 1,540 50.7 +6.1
Conservative hold Swing
Clevedon Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Pennycott 445 43.2 -1.9
Labour Stuart Hale 403 39.2 +15.3
Liberal Democrats Bronno Vanderholt 181 17.6 -13.4
Majority 42 4.1 -10.1
Turnout 1,029 41.8 +8.3
Conservative hold Swing
Clevedon East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Shopland 622 52.2 -8.2
Conservative Jon Middleton 338 28.4 +3.3
Labour Nicholas Green 232 19.5 +5.0
Majority 284 23.8 -11.6
Turnout 1,192 45.8 +10.7
Independent hold Swing
Clevedon North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Garner 733 68.5 +23.2
Labour Joseph Norman 337 31.5 +31.5
Majority 396 37.0 +32.3
Turnout 1,070 50.0 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Clevedon South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Knott 499 50.7 +11.7
Labour Alan Cotton 485 49.3 +13.9
Majority 14 1.4 -2.2
Turnout 984 40.5 +4.9
Conservative hold Swing
Clevedon Walton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Norton-Sealey 917 65.7 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Jack Dagnall 245 17.6 -17.8
Labour Martin Hime 233 16.7 +16.7
Majority 672 48.2 +19.0
Turnout 1,395 60.8 +9.3
Conservative hold Swing
Clevedon West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Blades 558 46.3 -8.4
Independent Trevor Morgan 342 28.4 +28.4
Labour Ivy Cameron 304 25.2 -20.1
Majority 216 17.9 +8.6
Turnout 1,204 49.3 +5.7
Conservative hold Swing
Clevedon Yeo[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Hall 550 55.6 -2.5
Labour Alistair Lindsay 290 29.3 -12.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Masding 149 15.1 +15.1
Majority 260 26.3 +10.2
Turnout 989 40.2 +9.4
Conservative hold Swing
Congresbury[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Thomas Leimdorfer 825 58.1 -7.2
Conservative Samantha Pepperall 418 29.4 -2.5
Labour Anthony Wontner-Smith 121 8.5 +8.5
Liberal Democrats June How 56 3.9 +3.9
Majority 407 28.7 -4.7
Turnout 1,420 51.7 +5.0
Green hold Swing
Easton-in-Gordano[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Francis-Pester 729 61.4 -10.9
Independent Madeline Bickle 459 38.6 +38.6
Majority 270 22.7 -22.0
Turnout 1,188 54.2 +9.4
Conservative hold Swing
Gordano[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Ashton 1,093 67.8 -8.5
Labour Terry Lester 276 17.1 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Daisy Bickley 243 15.1 -8.6
Majority 817 50.7 -2.0
Turnout 1,612 50.0 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hutton & Locking (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Porter 1,544 65.9%
Conservative Elfan Ap Rees 1,370 58.4%
Labour Anthony Probert 495 21.1%
Liberal Democrats Glyn Hayes 476 20.3%
Labour Timothy Taylor 424 18.1%
Liberal Democrats Hamish Macdonald Fraser 375 16.0%
Turnout 4,684 46.3 +6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kewstoke[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Porter 733 60.5 -2.7
Labour Susan Popperwell 274 22.6 +13.7
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Alen 204 16.8 -11.1
Majority 459 37.9 +2.6
Turnout 1,211 45.9 +8.3
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsea East (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Cole 1,705 61.4%
Conservative Angela Barber 1,328 47.8%
Independent Susan Cole 1,269 45.7%
Conservative Anita Heappey 864 31.1%
Labour John Loosley 210 7.5%
Labour Patricia Loosley 177 6.3%
Turnout 5,553 55.7 +11.1
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Nailsea North and West (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Blatchford 1,537 47.0%
Conservative Teresa Kemp 1,415 43.3%
Conservative Mary Blatchford 1,360 41.6%
Independent Alan Clarke 1,107 33.8%
Independent Julia Latta 1,069 32.7%
Liberal Democrats Robin Bell 1,058 32.3%
Labour Terence Connell 857 26.2%
Independent Suzanne Osborne 566 17.3%
Labour Gaile Blake 493 15.1%
Labour Stephen Varney 353 10.7%
Turnout 9,815 49.9 +11.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Pill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Donald Davies 603 50.7 +50.7
Independent Nanette Kirsen 586 49.3 -30.6
Majority 17 1.4 -58.5
Turnout 1,189 43.4 +5.4
Independent hold Swing
Portishead Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reyna Knight 675 56.6 +18.2
Liberal Democrats John Clark 518 43.4 +13.6
Majority 157 13.2 +4.6
Turnout 1,193 54.7 +20.1
Conservative hold Swing
Portishead Coast[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Pasley 854 68.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Elworthy 391 31.4 +5.9
Majority 463 37.2 -2.4
Turnout 1,245 54.7 +5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Portishead East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Terry 904 50.4 -6.1
Liberal Democrats Jean Lord 430 24.0 -5.4
Labour Abigail Fuller-Gardener 321 17.9 +3.8
Independent Roger Whitfield 139 7.7 +7.7
Majority 474 26.4 -0.7
Turnout 1,794 42.6 +5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Portishead Redcliffe Bay[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Felicity Baker 799 60.8 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Howells 515 39.2 -4.1
Majority 284 21.6 +12.8
Turnout 1,314 51.0 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Portishead South & North Weston[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan McMurray 604 55.4 -4.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Doddrell 279 25.6 -14.6
Labour Paul Dunn 208 19.1 +19.1
Majority 325 29.8 +10.1
Turnout 1,091 46.0 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Portishead West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Jolley 728 58.1 -5.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Mason 323 25.8 -3.5
Labour Kirsty Gardener 201 16.1 +9.2
Majority 405 32.3 -2.3
Turnout 1,252 49.1 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Weston-super-Mare Central (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Bell 632 48.1%
Liberal Democrats Claire Kingsbury-Bell 521 39.7%
Conservative Michael Kellaway-Marriott 431 32.9%
Conservative Keith Morris 383 29.2%
Labour David Drinkwater 228 17.4%
Green Elisabeth Roberts 225 17.1%
Labour Frederick Roberts 205 15.6%
Turnout 2,625 37.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Weston-super-Mare Clarence & Uphill (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Poole 1,372 53.1%
Conservative Clive Webb 1,333 51.6%
Conservative Anthony Bryant 1,271 49.2%
Independent John Ley-Morgan 1,172 45.4%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Bindon 560 21.7%
Labour Bryan Trotter 534 20.7%
Labour Josephine Bateman 533 20.6%
Labour June Parker 523 20.2%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Brading 453 17.5%
Turnout 7,753 45.7 +5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Weston-super-Mare East (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Tucker 1,319 42.8%
Labour Catherine Gibbons-Antonopoulos 1,279 41.5%
Conservative Dawn Payne 1,214 39.4%
Conservative William Collins 1,211 39.3%
Labour Michael Lyall 1,204 39.1%
Conservative David Power 1,108 36.0%
Liberal Democrats David Cordingley 676 22.0%
Liberal Democrats John Harrison 620 20.1%
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston 607 19.7%
Turnout 9,238 35.3 +3.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Weston-super-Mare Milton & Old Worle (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosslyn Willis 1,501 48.2%
Conservative Lisa Pilgrim 1,448 46.5%
Conservative Stephen Fudge 1,383 44.4%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Gosden 872 28.0%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bowering 768 24.7%
Labour Monish Kelly 673 21.6%
Liberal Democrats Norman Sycamore 673 21.6%
Labour Elizabeth Swan 632 20.3%
Labour Michael O'Regan 568 18.3%
UKIP Steven Pearse-Danker 430 13.8%
UKIP Louis Rostill 386 12.4%
Turnout 9,334 47.5 +5.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Weston-super-Mare North Worle (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Judd 1,293 54.0%
Conservative Marcia Pepperall 1,183 49.4%
Conservative Sonia Russe 1,101 46.0%
Liberal Democrats Peter Hardaway 686 28.6%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Moon 671 28.0%
Liberal Democrats Richard Skinner 609 25.4%
Labour Jacqueline Scholes 600 25.0%
Labour Darius Foster 596 24.9%
Labour Andrew Hughes 449 18.7%
Turnout 7,188 38.2 +11.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Weston-super-Mare South (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Parker 1,190 62.3%
Labour Robert Bateman 1,146 60.0%
Labour Deborah Stone 1,090 57.0%
Conservative Sidney Carter 489 25.6%
Conservative John Butler 432 22.6%
Conservative Francis Drake 372 19.5%
Liberal Democrats Gillian Ashworth 312 16.3%
Liberal Democrats William Dawson 275 14.4%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Wilkinson 273 14.3%
Independent John Hopkins 154 8.1%
Turnout 5,733 29.9 +2.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Weston-super-Mare South Worle (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Crew 1,058 41.5%
Conservative David Hitchins 985 38.7%
Conservative Robert Cleland 957 37.6%
Liberal Democrats Guljinder Hayer 908 35.6%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Howell 781 30.7%
Liberal Democrats Edward Keating 763 29.9%
Labour David Dash 762 29.9%
Labour Derek Kraft 738 28.9%
Labour Simon Stokes 691 27.1%
Turnout 7,643 38.1 +10.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Weston-super-Mare West (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Canniford 1,335 49.5%
Liberal Democrats John Crockford-Hawley 1,234 45.8%
Liberal Democrats Robert Payne 1,014 37.6%
Conservative Andrew Horler 1,004 37.3%
Conservative Dawn Parry 912 33.8%
Conservative Christopher Kimitri 886 32.9%
Labour Oliver Ballard 361 13.4%
Labour Dorothy Agassiz 360 13.4%
Labour Simon Harrison-Morse 296 11.0%
UKIP Harold James 293 10.9%
Green Brian Outten 253 9.4%
All The South Party Robert Craig 137 5.1%
Turnout 8,085 43.1 +0.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Winford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hugh Gregor 774 69.3 +15.2
Conservative Michael Dolley 343 30.7 -15.2
Majority 431 38.6 +30.4
Turnout 1,117 45.3 +3.9
Independent hold Swing
Wraxall & Long Ashton (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cook 1,390 48.1%
Conservative Charles Cave 1,239 42.9%
Independent Anthony Butcher 1,006 34.8%
Liberal Democrats Angela Neale 648 22.4%
Independent Bridget Mackwood 430 14.9%
Green Stuart McQuillan 381 13.2%
Labour Christopher Smart 324 11.2%
Labour Alan Monks 307 10.6%
Turnout 5,779 51.1 +7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wrington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Deborah Yamanaka 673 52.3 +7.3
Conservative Peter Ellis 613 47.7 +14.9
Majority 60 4.7 -7.5
Turnout 1,286 57.4 +3.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Yatton (3)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anthony Moulin 1,824 66.5%
Conservative Annabel Tall 1,465 53.4%
Conservative Jill Iles 1,464 53.4%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Griggs 1,328 48.4%
Independent Juley Howard 985 35.9%
Labour Hedley Woods 415 15.1%
Labour Alan Bagg 387 14.1%
Labour Carol Bagg 355 13.0%
Turnout 8,223 50.8 +5.6
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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