2011 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2011 Rother District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, independents in light grey and Labour in red. The 2011 Rother District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result The Conservatives stayed in control of the council with a slightly reduced majority after having a net loss of 1 seat to leave them on 27 councillors.[2] They lost 1 seat to Labour in Bexhill Sidley and 3 seats to independents, with all 4 independents who stood for seats in Bexhill being elected.[3] [4] However the Conservatives picked up a seat in Darwell, after independent councillor Wendy Mier stood down at the election, and gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Salehurst and Bexhill St Michaels.[4]
The Liberal Democrats also lost a seat to Labour in Rye and as a result dropped from 8 to 5 seats on the council.[2] [4] Meanwhile, the Labour gains in Rye and Bexhill Sidley meant the party regained a presence on the council with 2 councillors.[4] Overall turnout at the election was 48.2%,[5] which was described as "exceptionally good" by the returning officer.[4]
Rother local election result 2011[5] [6] [7] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 27 3 4 -1 71.1 53.2 30,664 -6.5% Liberal Democrats 5 0 3 -3 13.2 21.0 12,081 -6.2% Independent 4 3 1 +2 10.5 8.4 4,815 +2.4% Labour 2 2 0 +2 5.3 15.8 9,110 +9.2% Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 915 +1.1%
Ward results Battle Town (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Kathryn Field 960 Liberal Democrats Kevin Dixon 778 Conservative Margaret Howell 640 Conservative Norma Lansdowne 529 Labour Richard Body 276 Green Andrew Ratcliffe 261 Turnout 3,444 48.0 +5.4 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bexhill Central (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Joy Hughes 674 Conservative Richard Carroll 666 Labour Suze Youde 531 Labour Paul Theaker 482 Liberal Democrats Neil Francis 347 Turnout 2,700 37.7 +4.0 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill Collington (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent John Lee 1,096 Independent Tony Mansi 1,034 Conservative Gillian Wheeler 871 Conservative Shirley Miller 819 Labour Kate Bird 239 Turnout 4,059 57.5 +13.1 Independent gain from Conservative Swing Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Bexhill Kewhurst (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brian Kentfield 1,244 Conservative Martin Kenward 1,132 Liberal Democrats John Zipperlen 575 Labour Yvonne Cleland 426 Turnout 3,377 51.7 +9.4 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill Old Town (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Frances Winterborn 539 Liberal Democrats Stuart Wood 511 Conservative Gaynor Gough 502 Labour Alan Bearne 287 Turnout 1,839 42.7 +5.4 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bexhill Sackville (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Deirdre Williams 750 Conservative Patrick Douart 727 Liberal Democrats Vivienne Bond 581 Liberal Democrats Toby Cook 520 Labour Russell Meredith 337 Turnout 2,915 45.9 +5.0 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill Sidley (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jim Carroll 825 Labour Maurice Watson 624 Labour Andrew Fleming 619 Conservative Abul Azad 596 Turnout 2,664 39.0 Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bexhill St Marks (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Stuart Earl 1,005 Conservative Joanne Gadd 980 Conservative Robert Chase 837 Liberal Democrats Rachel Hills 494 Labour Andrew Shepherd 213 Turnout 3,529 54.7 +10.0 Independent gain from Conservative Swing Conservative hold Swing
Bexhill St Michaels (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Charles Clark 996 Conservative Simon Elford 540 Liberal Democrats Martyn Forster 480 Labour Philipa Coughlan 344 Turnout 2,360 42.5 +6.3 Independent hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bexhill St Stephens (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Bridget George 830 Conservative Paul Lendon 796 Labour Paul Courtel 465 Liberal Democrats Barbara Warburton 445 Turnout 2,536 41.2 +4.9 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Brede Valley (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jonathan Johnson 1,173 Conservative Carl Maynard 1,117 Labour Margaret 439 Labour Linda Harland 429 Liberal Democrats John Smith 295 Turnout 3,453 48.9 +8.3 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Crowhurst[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Angharad Davies 549 51.7 +5.4 Liberal Democrats John Kemp 394 37.1 −9.0 Labour Tim MacPherson 119 11.2 +3.5 Majority 155 14.6 +14.4 Turnout 1,062 52.6 Conservative hold Swing
Darwell (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Vereker 1,168 Conservative Bob White 1,016 Green Andrew Wedmore 386 Liberal Democrats Tracy Dixon 363 Liberal Democrats Thomas Sayer 341 Labour Brian Basham 228 Turnout 3,502 48.7 +6.7 Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Eastern Rother (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul Osborne 1,083 Conservative Nick Ramus 1,039 Labour Chris Mears 564 Labour Nick Warren 510 Liberal Democrats Nicholas Cleveland-Stephens 237 Turnout 3,433 49.8 +5.6 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tony Ganly 790 77.6 +11.2 Liberal Democrats Angus Gillougley 228 22.4 −11.2 Majority 562 55.2 +22.3 Turnout 1,018 51.6 +2.1 Conservative hold Swing
Marsham (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Roger Bird 1,206 Conservative Robin Patten 1,165 Labour Bob Ball 377 Labour Jonathan Lee 334 Liberal Democrats Derek Greenup 247 Turnout 3,329 54.0 +8.5 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Rother Levels (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Martin Mooney 1,219 Conservative Ian Jenkins 1,154 Liberal Democrats Jennifer Als 533 Liberal Democrats Susan Schlesinger 495 Turnout 3,401 51.4 +8.3 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Rye (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Russell 620 Labour Sam Souster 577 Labour Nigel Jennings 488 Independent Mary Smith 470 Conservative Christopher Saint 459 Liberal Democrats Sonia Holmes 280 Independent David Wright 214 Turnout 3,108 50.2 +6.5 Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Salehurst (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Susan Prochak 958 Conservative Graham Browne 838 Liberal Democrats Stephen Hardy 711 Labour Bob Collins 202 Turnout 2,709 51.0 +5.2 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ticehurst and Etchingham (2 seats)[5] [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Elliston 1,060 Conservative Mary Barnes 1,050 Liberal Democrats Peggy Langdown 403 Liberal Democrats Gavin Barrass 366 Green Don Nicholls 268 Turnout 3,147 50.2 +9.1 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
By-elections between 2011 and 2015 A by-election was held in Darwell on 31 July 2014 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Bob White.[8] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Eleanor Kirby-Green with a majority of 179 votes over the UK Independence Party .[9]
Darwell by-election 31 July 2014[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Eleanor Kirby-Green 361 42.7 −11.8 UKIP Edward Smith 182 21.5 +21.5 Green Andrew Wedmore 154 18.2 +0.2 Labour Suz Evasdaughter 84 9.9 −0.7 Liberal Democrats Tracy Dixon 65 7.7 −9.2 Majority 179 21.2 Turnout 846 20.7 −28.0 Conservative hold Swing
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