Lancaster Council election, 2011

Elections to Lancaster City Council were held on 05 May 2011. Lancaster City Council is a secondary-level district council in Lancashire. The whole council was up for election and, following the result, remains in No Overall Control.

Following the election the composition of the council was as follows:

Party Seats   +/-  
Labour 24 +11
Green 8 -4
Conservative 16 +5
Morecambe Bay Independents 8 -3
Liberal Democrat 0 -5
Independent 4 -4

Contents

Election results

Lancaster City Council Election, 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 24 11 0 +11 28,711 +7,405
  Conservative 15 4 0 +4 22,920 -1,723
  Green 8 0 4 -4 13,932 -1,257
  Morecambe Bay Independent 7 1 6 -4 11,927 +1,406
  Independent 4 1 1 ±0 4,965 +1,691
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 5 -5 4,752 -1,807

Ward results

Bare Ward

Bare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morecambe Bay Independent June Irene Ashworth* 847
Morecambe Bay Independent Tony Anderson* 752
Conservative Susan Elisabeth Bray 621
Conservative Alison Bernadette Tyson 439
Turnout
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Bolton-Le-Sands ward

Bolton-Le-Sands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keith Budden* 958
Conservative Val Histed* 713
Green Sue Holden 300
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bulk ward

Bulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tim Hamilton-Cox 900
Green Ceri Mumford 881
Green Andrew Kay* 875
Labour Bob Clark 804
Labour Sue Clark 789
Labour Aidan Williams 654
Conservative Claire Paula Dunn 219
Conservative Howard Byers 218
Conservative James Jenkins-Yates 203
Turnout
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Carnforth ward

Carnforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Johnson* 543
Labour Paul Malcolm Gardener 515
Conservative Chris Leadbetter 448
Labour Fran Hanna 418
Independent Bob Roe* 360
Independent Amanda Louise Davies 74
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Castle ward

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jon Barry* 1,492
Green Melanie Forrest* 1,204
Green Tracey Kennedy 1,142
Labour James Groves 589
Labour Peter Rivet 585
Labour Joe Wright 512
Conservative Kyle Patterson 366
Conservative Natalia Karolina Anastacia Weglarz 247
Liberal Democrat Paul Hardingham Bramhall 117
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Joan Parris 108
Conservative Aaron Spence 38
Turnout
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Dukes ward

Dukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Dave Brookes 385
Labour Michael John Gibson 283
Conservative Richard Sykes 125
Liberal Democrat Stephen Maxwell 53
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Ellel ward

Ellel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Helme* 1,110
Conservative Susie Charles* 1,009
Labour Jane Binnion 609
Labour David Hill 562
Green Rebecca Marsden 261
Liberal Democrat Paul Hindley 174
Liberal Democrat Anabelle Lyons 164
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Halton-with-Aughton ward

Halton-with-Aughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Woodruff* 795
Green Cat Gilles 133
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Harbour ward

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Hanson* 688
Labour David Whittaker 599
Labour Ian Pattison 579
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Walker* 434
Morecambe Bay Independent Terry Ingle 365
Morecambe Bay Independent Rita Margaret Walker 348
Conservative Elliot Layfield 295
Green Christopher John Hart 97
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing
Labour gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing
Turnout

Heysham Central ward

Heysham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joyce Taylor* 633
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Knight* 599
Labour Dilys Greenhalgh 438
Independent Pat Hibbins 226
Green Rosemary Susan Jennifer Betterton 102
Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Turnout

Heysham North ward

Heysham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Pattison 504
Labour Ron Sands* 464
Morecambe Bay Independent Nicholas Baxter 352
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoffrey Wilson 266
Independent Peter Robinson 202
Green Matthew James Wilson 70
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heysham South ward

Heysham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Louise Smith 740
Morecambe Bay Independent Mike Greenall* 715
Conservative Richard William Rollins 626
Morecambe Bay Independent Kyra Physick 606
Labour Charlotte Louise Pattison 530
Labour Stephen Charles Wheeler 525
Morecambe Bay Independent Keran Farrow* 514
Green Charalampos Kaloudis 154
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing

John O'Gaunt ward

John O'Gaunt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Blamire* 1,131
Labour Elizabeth Scott* 1,085
Labour Richard Newman-Thompson 931
Green Caroline Jackson 731
Green Nicky Sharkey 522
Conservative Wes Cosgriff 467
Green Dan Tierney 419
Conservative Mary Elizabeth Holloway 407
Conservative Ally Whittam 303
Liberal Democrat Graham Allan Baker 202
Liberal Democrat Lyndz Pitchford 130
Liberal Democrat Ashley Samson 98
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Kellet ward

Kellet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Roger Mace* 708
Labour Lawrence James Bradwell 148
Green Dave Horton 66
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout

Lower Lune Valley ward

Lower Lune Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Parkinson Jackson 929
Conservative Jane Parkinson 800
Liberal Democrat Stuart Langhorn* 672
Liberal Democrat Joyce Pritchard* 650
Labour Charlotte Hill 263
Labour Becky Hodgson 242
Green Mark Miles Wescombe 161
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Overton ward

Overton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keith Snowden* 485
Labour Alan Biddulph 237
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Poulton ward

Poulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morecambe Bay Independent Shirley Burns 562
Labour Mark Bevan 538
Labour Terrie Metcalfe 514
Labour Darren Keith Clifford 506
Independent Evelyn Archer* 490
Morecambe Bay Independent Tricia Heath 446
Morecambe Bay Independent Linda Page 395
Independent David Lord 273
Conservative David Tyson 271
Conservative Paul Kutschmarski 198
Turnout
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing

Scotforth East ward

Scotforth East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pam Pickles 647
Conservative Billy Hill 571
Labour Jean Taylor 570
Conservative Janet Walton 506
Liberal Democrat Janie Kirkham* 402
Liberal Democrat Phil Dunster 289
Green Emily Heath 185
Green Abi Mills 149
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Scotforth West ward

Scotforth West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Denwood* 1,157
Green Chris Coates 794
Labour Josh Bancroft 788
Labour Colin Hartley 766
Green Zoe Jones 687
Conservative Becca Rollinson 571
Conservative James Calder 570
Green Andy Yuille 533
Conservative Matthew Sinclair 490
Liberal Democrat John William Allen 229
Independent Robert Alan Chard 142
Liberal Democrat Arthur Henry Livesley 139
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Silverdale ward

Silverdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Valerie Graham 678
Green Amanda Faith Bingley 215
Labour Ruth Warren 181
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Skerton East ward

Skerton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Tracy Hall 816
Labour Robert Michael Redfern* 791
Labour Abbott Bryning* 787
Conservative Stuart James Alexander Bateson 383
Independent Mick Varey 327
Liberal Democrat Richard Giles Gonard 232
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Skerton West ward

Skerton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Leytham* 859
Labour John Harrison* 829
Labour Roger Sherlock* 584
Conservative Graham Charles Agnew 457
Green Keri Melinda Alston 335
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Slyne-with-Hest ward

Slyne-with-Hest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Rogerson* 1,121
Conservative Malcolm Thomas* 1,065
Labour Suzi Dunning 429
Labour Cari Wood 321
Green Barry Gwyn Hankin 190
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Torrisholme ward

Torrisholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morecambe Bay Independent Roger Dennison* 811
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Marsland* 750
Conservative Susan Gail Sykes 737
Conservative Dorothy Mingins 680
Morecambe Bay Independent Brian Binfield 671
Labour Jon-Paul Blundell 607
Conservative John Wild 557
Liberal Democrat Ian Clift 352
Liberal Democrat Michael Gradwell 342
Liberal Democrat Bill Jackson 274
Green Catriona Stamp 230
Turnout
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

University ward

University
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Aitchison 369
Labour Jonathan Dixon 314
Green Ian McCulloch* 170
Green Rick Seymour 152
Conservative Jordan Thomas Shandley 113
Conservative Samuel Vince Thurgood 102
Liberal Democrat Myles Anthony Clapham 67
Liberal Democrat Leo Mead 58
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing
Labour gain from Green Swing

Upper Lune Valley ward

Upper Lune Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Thomas Williamson* 829
Green Gisela Christine Renolds 277
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Warton ward

Warton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alycia James 465
Labour Janette Gardner 335
Green Mike Wright 120
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Westgate ward

Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Morecambe Bay Independent David Kerr* 676
Labour Vikki Price 660
Labour David Smith 659
Morecambe Bay Independent Roger Henry Plumb* 609
Morecambe Bay Independent Anthony Michael Bernard Wade* 576
Conservative Leo Croombs 352
Conservative John Geoff Marsden 320
Conservative Michael Donald Huet 310
Turnout
Morecambe Bay Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing
Labour gain from Morecambe Bay Independent Swing

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Preceded by
Lancaster Council election, 2007		 Lancaster local elections Succeeded by
Lancaster Council election, 2015