The 2011 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of AshfordBorough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election resultEdit
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]
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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 Map of results of 2011 electionElection result EditThe 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 Ashford Local Election Result 2011 4 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 EditAylesford Green 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Adley 241 36 3 36 3Ashford Independent Brian Norris 240 36 1 2 3Conservative Paul Hardisty 183 27 6 6 4Majority 1 0 2Turnout 664 34 3 6 1Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingBeaver 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Chris Clark 481Labour Brendan Naughton 479Conservative Stephen Bates 452Conservative Cenghizhan Jem 335Ashford Independent Laura Lawrence 308Ashford Independent Stacey Smith 261Turnout 2 316 33 8 5 1Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingBiddenden 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Bell 776 80 4 6 4Liberal Democrats Clare Hardwick 189 19 6 6 4Majority 587 60 8 12 8Turnout 965 48 1 5 4Conservative hold SwingBockhanger 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Claughton 407 50 7 11 4Ashford Independent Shirley Ambrose 208 25 9 25 9Labour Thomas Reed 123 15 3 7 9Green Steven Campkin 65 8 1 8 1Majority 199 24 8 14 1Turnout 80 3 44 3 8 9Conservative hold SwingBoughton Aluph amp Eastwell 4 Party Candidate Votes Ashford Independent Winston Michael 401 38 9 38 9Liberal Democrats Rita Hawes 367 35 6 32 3Conservative Ian Cooling 262 25 4 6 7Majority 34 3 3Turnout 1 030 43 9 8 4Independent gain from Liberal Democrats SwingBybrook 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Andrew Buchanan 300 36 8 17 8Ashford Independent John Ley 282 34 6 34 6Liberal Democrats Christopher Took 234 28 7 16 7Majority 18 2 2 7 0Turnout 816 41 9 2 2Conservative hold SwingCharing 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gerald Clarkson 674 68 1 5 0Liberal Democrats George Whyte 315 31 9 5 0Majority 359 36 3 9 9Turnout 989 49 5 9 5Conservative hold SwingDowns North 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Douglas Marriott 580 56 8 3 1Ashford Independent Sarah Dacre 279 27 3 27 3Green Geoffery Meaden 162 15 9 12 2Majority 301 29 5 2 3Turnout 1 021 52 5 7 1Conservative hold SwingDowns West 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Robey 456 49 0 18 0Ashford Independent Antony Bartlett 280 30 1 30 1Green Lola Sansom 113 12 1 12 1Liberal Democrats Leonard Wicklewright 82 8 8 12 9Majority 176 18 9 36 4Turnout 931 49 7 10 9Conservative hold SwingGodinton 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Feacey 935Conservative Bernard Heyes 801UKIP David Botting 370Ashford Independent Rachel Moorat 368Independent Michael Sharpe 291Turnout 2 765 39 6 6 5Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingGreat Chart with Singleton North 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jessamy Blanford 423 42 2 6 3Ashford Independent Jerry Preston Ladd 400 39 9 15 9Labour Waheed Qureshi 179 17 9 7 6Majority 23 2 3 22 2Turnout 1 002 38 3 5 3Conservative hold SwingHighfield 4 Party Candidate Votes Ashford Independent Jane Davey 376 44 4 23 7Conservative Gregory Winter 311 36 8 1 9Liberal Democrats John Mackie 159 18 8 21 8Majority 65 7 6Turnout 846 44 7 8 3Independent gain from Liberal Democrats SwingIsle of Oxney 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Burgess unopposedConservative hold SwingKennington 4 Party Candidate Votes Ashford Independent Philip Sims 440 45 7Conservative Elizabeth Tweed 415 43 1Labour Robert Maxted 107 11 1Majority 25 2 6Turnout 962 54 0Independent gain from Conservative SwingLittle Burton Farm 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Marion Martin 505 50 0 23 5Liberal Democrats Kelly Marie Blundell 195 19 3 7 2Ashford Independent Charlotte Fraser 171 16 9 16 9Labour Terry Pavlou 138 13 7 13 7Majority 310 30 7 16 3Turnout 1 009 46 2 9 2Conservative hold SwingNorman 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Harriet Yeo 224 30 5 30 5Conservative Richard Davis 202 27 5 9 0Ashford Independent Abigail Burt 165 22 4 9 9Liberal Democrats Jack Cowen 144 19 6 19 0Majority 22 3 0Turnout 735 37 3 7 9Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingNorth Willesborough 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Robert Davidson 624Ashford Independent Andrew Mortimer 522Liberal Democrats Robert Cowley 502Ashford Independent Simon Thomason 452Conservative Alex Bell 446Conservative Alan Pickering 351Labour Leonardo Cannon 302Turnout 3 199 46 7 8 3Liberal Democrats hold SwingIndependent gain from Liberal Democrats SwingPark Farm North 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Bettina Heyes 540 54 4 11 6Labour Martin Chandler 214 21 6 6 6Independent Natalie Edwards Moss 163 16 4 16 4Liberal Democrats Stuart Dove 75 7 6 11 5Majority 326 32 9 14 0Turnout 992 41 0 10 8Conservative hold SwingPark Farm South 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Wedgbury 489 73 4 7 6Labour Thomas Devine 177 26 6 16 1Majority 312 46 8 23 7Turnout 666 32 5 2 5Conservative hold SwingRolvenden amp Tenterden West 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Bennett 586 52 5 29 1Ashford Independent Juliet Fenton 438 39 2 39 2Liberal Democrats Marion Murray 93 8 3 10 1Majority 148 13 2 50 0Turnout 1 117 58 3 9 7Conservative hold SwingSaxon Shore 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Wood 1 194Conservative William Howard 1 019Ashford Independent Susan Davison 535Green Tracy Dighton Brown 496Liberal Democrats Rosemary Davies 340Turnout 3 584 52 7 11 4Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingSingleton South 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Amanda Hodgkinson 387 46 7 0 3Independent Malcolm Eke 238 28 7 15 7Ashford Independent Terence Stock 126 15 2 15 2Independent Jonathan Clarke 77 9 3 9 3Majority 149 18 0 0 5Turnout 828 37 5 0 9Conservative hold SwingSouth Willesborough 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent David Smith 526 63 8 20 0Labour Sophie Griffiths 150 18 2 18 2Conservative Carol Brook 148 18 0 0 6Majority 376 45 6 23 9Turnout 824 32 8 5 6Independent hold SwingSt Michaels 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Link 626 70 8 4 2Green Matthew Stanley 187 21 2 21 2Liberal Democrats Anthony Hardwick 71 8 0 17 0Majority 439 49 7 0 3Turnout 884 46 9 8 7Conservative hold SwingStanhope 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brendan Chilton 286 56 2 56 2Ashford Independent Palma Laughton 223 43 8 24 4Majority 63 12 4Turnout 509 28 5 8 2Labour gain from Independent SwingStour 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Graham Galpin 645Conservative Matthew French 578Ashford Independent Emily Neighbour 382Labour David Burt 366Labour Angharad Yeo 310Ashford Independent James McDonald 268Liberal Democrats Nadiya Yildirim 178Turnout 2 727 41 4 5 6Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingTenterden North 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Clokie 523 50 1 19 0Independent Gillian Whittaker 251 24 0 24 0Independent Michael Pearson 146 14 0 14 0Labour Rebecca Andrews 124 11 9 11 9Majority 272 26 1 12 1Turnout 1 044 56 7 13 0Conservative hold SwingTenterden South 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Goddard 546 58 8 0 4Independent Roy Isworth 382 41 2 41 2Majority 164 17 7 0 7Turnout 928 48 6 8 5Conservative hold SwingVictoria 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Jeremy Adby 425Conservative Harold Apps 387Labour Roy Clark 370Liberal Democrats Stephen Dye 361Labour Susan Clark 347Conservative Muhammed Khan 293Ashford Independent Karen Hopkins 189Ashford Independent Sarah Stanfield 185Turnout 2 557 36 9 6 5Liberal Democrats hold SwingConservative gain from Liberal Democrats SwingWashford 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Shorter 329 37 7 1 3Independent John Holland 253 29 0 9 6Labour Robert Vincent 184 21 1 6 6Ashford Independent Simon Nelson 107 12 3 12 3Majority 76 8 7Turnout 873 36 3 6 2Conservative gain from Independent SwingWeald Central 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Clair Bell 1 113Conservative Robert Taylor 999Independent Paul Andrews 470UKIP Thomas Taylor 386Turnout 2 968 47 4 4 6Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingWeald East 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Bartlett uncontestedConservative hold SwingWeald North 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Geraldine Dyer 635 58 9 13 0Ashford Independent Timothy Lee 332 30 8 30 8Green Hilary Jones 112 10 4 2 1Majority 303 28 1 28 2Turnout 1 079 55 8 4 3Conservative hold SwingWeald South 2 4 Party Candidate Votes Ashford Independent Peter Davison 1 020Conservative Aline Hicks 992Conservative John Rivers 601Independent Edward Relf 525Independent Hilary Moorby 440Liberal Democrats Christine Stone 226Liberal Democrats Ian Stone 183Turnout 3 987 52 5 6 4Independent hold SwingConservative hold SwingWye 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Steven Wright 392 38 9 8 4Ashford Independent Jack Woodford 318 31 5 33 6Labour Alexander Latham 112 11 1 11 1UKIP Mike Adams 97 9 6 9 6Liberal Democrats Kenneth Blanshard 89 8 8 4 4Majority 74 7 4Turnout 1 008 55 5 5 6Conservative gain from Independent SwingReferences Edit England council elections BBC News Online Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 22 May 2011 a b c 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 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah 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