Ashford Borough Council election, 2011
Map of results of 2011 election
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]
Election result
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]
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 Democrat |
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
Aylesford Green[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Adley |
241 |
36.3 |
+36.3 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Brian Norris |
240 |
36.1 |
-2.3 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Hardisty |
183 |
27.6 |
+6.4 |
Majority |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Turnout |
664 |
34.3 |
+6.1 |
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Bockhanger[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Claughton |
407 |
50.7 |
-11.4 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Shirley Ambrose |
208 |
25.9 |
+25.9 |
|
Labour |
Thomas Reed |
123 |
15.3 |
-7.9 |
|
Green |
Steven Campkin |
65 |
8.1 |
+8.1 |
Majority |
199 |
24.8 |
-14.1 |
Turnout |
80.3 |
44.3 |
+8.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boughton Aluph & Eastwell[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Ashford Independent |
Winston Michael |
401 |
38.9 |
+38.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rita Hawes |
367 |
35.6 |
-32.3 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Cooling |
262 |
25.4 |
-6.7 |
Majority |
34 |
3.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,030 |
43.9 |
+8.4 |
|
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Bybrook[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Buchanan |
300 |
36.8 |
-17.8 |
|
Ashford Independent |
John Ley |
282 |
34.6 |
+34.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Took |
234 |
28.7 |
-16.7 |
Majority |
18 |
2.2 |
-7.0 |
Turnout |
816 |
41.9 |
+2.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Downs North[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Douglas Marriott |
580 |
56.8 |
-3.1 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Sarah Dacre |
279 |
27.3 |
+27.3 |
|
Green |
Geoffery Meaden |
162 |
15.9 |
-12.2 |
Majority |
301 |
29.5 |
-2.3 |
Turnout |
1,021 |
52.5 |
+7.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Downs West[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Robey |
456 |
49.0 |
-18.0 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Antony Bartlett |
280 |
30.1 |
+30.1 |
|
Green |
Lola Sansom |
113 |
12.1 |
+12.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leonard Wicklewright |
82 |
8.8 |
-12.9 |
Majority |
176 |
18.9 |
-36.4 |
Turnout |
931 |
49.7 |
-10.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Great Chart with Singleton North[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jessamy Blanford |
423 |
42.2 |
-6.3 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Jerry Preston-Ladd |
400 |
39.9 |
+15.9 |
|
Labour |
Waheed Qureshi |
179 |
17.9 |
+7.6 |
Majority |
23 |
2.3 |
-22.2 |
Turnout |
1,002 |
38.3 |
+5.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Highfield[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Ashford Independent |
Jane Davey |
376 |
44.4 |
+23.7 |
|
Conservative |
Gregory Winter |
311 |
36.8 |
-1.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Mackie |
159 |
18.8 |
-21.8 |
Majority |
65 |
7.7 |
|
Turnout |
846 |
44.7 |
+8.3 |
|
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Little Burton Farm[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Marion Martin |
505 |
50.0 |
-23.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kelly-Marie Blundell |
195 |
19.3 |
-7.2 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Charlotte Fraser |
171 |
16.9 |
+16.9 |
|
Labour |
Terry Pavlou |
138 |
13.7 |
+13.7 |
Majority |
310 |
30.7 |
-16.3 |
Turnout |
1,009 |
46.2 |
+9.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Norman[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Harriet Yeo |
224 |
30.5 |
+30.5 |
|
Conservative |
Richard Davis |
202 |
27.5 |
+9.0 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Abigail Burt |
165 |
22.4 |
+9.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jack Cowen |
144 |
19.6 |
-19.0 |
Majority |
22 |
3.0 |
|
Turnout |
735 |
37.3 |
+7.9 |
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
North Willesborough (2)[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Davidson |
624 |
|
|
|
Ashford Independent |
Andrew Mortimer |
522 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Cowley |
502 |
|
|
|
Ashford Independent |
Simon Thomason |
452 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alex Bell |
446 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Pickering |
351 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Leonardo Cannon |
302 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,199 |
46.7 |
+8.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Park Farm North[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Bettina Heyes |
540 |
54.4 |
-11.6 |
|
Labour |
Martin Chandler |
214 |
21.6 |
+6.6 |
|
Independent |
Natalie Edwards-Moss |
163 |
16.4 |
+16.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stuart Dove |
75 |
7.6 |
-11.5 |
Majority |
326 |
32.9 |
-14.0 |
Turnout |
992 |
41.0 |
+10.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Rolvenden & Tenterden West[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Bennett |
586 |
52.5 |
-29.1 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Juliet Fenton |
438 |
39.2 |
+39.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Marion Murray |
93 |
8.3 |
-10.1 |
Majority |
148 |
13.2 |
-50.0 |
Turnout |
1,117 |
58.3 |
+9.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Singleton South[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Amanda Hodgkinson |
387 |
46.7 |
-0.3 |
|
Independent |
Malcolm Eke |
238 |
28.7 |
+15.7 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Terence Stock |
126 |
15.2 |
+15.2 |
|
Independent |
Jonathan Clarke |
77 |
9.3 |
+9.3 |
Majority |
149 |
18.0 |
-0.5 |
Turnout |
828 |
37.5 |
+0.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
South Willesborough[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
David Smith |
526 |
63.8 |
+20.0 |
|
Labour |
Sophie Griffiths |
150 |
18.2 |
+18.2 |
|
Conservative |
Carol Brook |
148 |
18.0 |
+0.6 |
Majority |
376 |
45.6 |
+23.9 |
Turnout |
824 |
32.8 |
+5.6 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Michaels[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Link |
626 |
70.8 |
-4.2 |
|
Green |
Matthew Stanley |
187 |
21.2 |
+21.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Hardwick |
71 |
8.0 |
-17.0 |
Majority |
439 |
49.7 |
-0.3 |
Turnout |
884 |
46.9 |
+8.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stanhope[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Brendan Chilton |
286 |
56.2 |
+56.2 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Palma Laughton |
223 |
43.8 |
-24.4 |
Majority |
63 |
12.4 |
|
Turnout |
509 |
28.5 |
+8.2 |
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Tenterden North[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paul Clokie |
523 |
50.1 |
-19.0 |
|
Independent |
Gillian Whittaker |
251 |
24.0 |
+24.0 |
|
Independent |
Michael Pearson |
146 |
14.0 |
+14.0 |
|
Labour |
Rebecca Andrews |
124 |
11.9 |
+11.9 |
Majority |
272 |
26.1 |
-12.1 |
Turnout |
1,044 |
56.7 |
+13.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Victoria (2)[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeremy Adby |
425 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Harold Apps |
387 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Roy Clark |
370 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Dye |
361 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Susan Clark |
347 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Muhammed Khan |
293 |
|
|
|
Ashford Independent |
Karen Hopkins |
189 |
|
|
|
Ashford Independent |
Sarah Stanfield |
185 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,557 |
36.9 |
+6.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Washford[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Neil Shorter |
329 |
37.7 |
+1.3 |
|
Independent |
John Holland |
253 |
29.0 |
-9.6 |
|
Labour |
Robert Vincent |
184 |
21.1 |
+6.6 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Simon Nelson |
107 |
12.3 |
+12.3 |
Majority |
76 |
8.7 |
|
Turnout |
873 |
36.3 |
+6.2 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Weald North[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Geraldine Dyer |
635 |
58.9 |
-13.0 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Timothy Lee |
332 |
30.8 |
+30.8 |
|
Green |
Hilary Jones |
112 |
10.4 |
-2.1 |
Majority |
303 |
28.1 |
-28.2 |
Turnout |
1,079 |
55.8 |
-4.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Weald South (2)[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Ashford Independent |
Peter Davison |
1,020 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Aline Hicks |
992 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Rivers |
601 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Edward Relf |
525 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Hilary Moorby |
440 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Stone |
226 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Stone |
183 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,987 |
52.5 |
+6.4 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wye[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Steven Wright |
392 |
38.9 |
+8.4 |
|
Ashford Independent |
Jack Woodford |
318 |
31.5 |
-33.6 |
|
Labour |
Alexander Latham |
112 |
11.1 |
+11.1 |
|
UKIP |
Mike Adams |
97 |
9.6 |
+9.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth Blanshard |
89 |
8.8 |
+4.4 |
Majority |
74 |
7.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,008 |
55.5 |
+5.6 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
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