Stoke-on-Trent City Council election, 2011
Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 5 May 2011. This election was the first following an Electoral Review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The total number of councillors became 44 (down from 60) in a mixture of single and multi-member wards (31 single member wards, 5 two member wards and 1 three member ward). The former election by thirds (i.e., one third of councillors up for election in each of three years out of a four-year cycle) was replaced by whole council election every fourth year.
The next election is scheduled for May 2015, expected to coincide with a Parliamentary General Election.
Election result
After the election, the parties were represented thus: Labour 34 seats; Conservative 2 seats; Others (independents and "unaffiliated") 8 seats. After several years as a minority party, Labour had acquired a dominant majority of seats. A notable feature of this result was the elimination of Liberal Democrat representation and that of various right-wing populist parties. The second largest political "grouping" is of Independent councillors.
Stoke-on-Trent Council Election Result 2011 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
34 |
- |
- |
+8 |
|
41.15 |
29691 |
|
|
Independent |
8 |
|
|
-9 |
|
20.62 |
14880 |
|
|
Conservative |
2 |
|
|
-6 |
|
15.84 |
11429 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
|
|
-4 |
|
8.99 |
6489 |
|
|
Community Voice |
0 |
|
|
|
|
5.00 |
3607 |
|
|
BNP |
0 |
|
|
-5 |
|
3.50 |
2528 |
|
|
UKIP |
0 |
|
|
|
|
2.61 |
1882 |
|
|
England First |
0 |
|
|
|
|
1.05 |
760 |
|
|
TUSC |
0 |
|
|
|
|
0.67 |
486 |
|
|
English Democrats |
0 |
|
|
|
|
0.56 |
402 |
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
The net change column is a comparison with the preceding council, which was 16 members larger. It was, therefore, possible for every party or group to have lost seats. Shares of the votes are based upon accepted votes cast (in multi-member wards, an elector is not obliged to use all votes to which they are entitled).
Ward results[1]
Elected candidates are in bold. Previously sitting councillors (on the old 60 member council) marked by "*".
Bentilee and Ubberley (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sheila Pitt |
849 |
29.22 |
|
|
Labour |
Alison Wedgwood |
596 |
20.51 |
|
|
BNP |
Steven Batkin* |
429 |
14.76 |
|
|
Independent |
Rita Dale* |
404 |
13.90 |
|
|
Independent |
John Davis* |
330 |
11.36 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Margaret Lowe |
231 |
7.95 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sajid Hussain |
67 |
2.31 |
|
Majority |
167 |
5.75 |
|
Turnout |
2906 |
22.25 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Blurton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Glenys Ward |
496 |
33.56 |
|
|
Conservative |
Christine Warren |
483 |
32.68 |
|
|
Labour |
Mubsira Aumir |
454 |
30.72 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tasneem Kausar |
45 |
3.04 |
|
Majority |
13 |
0.88 |
|
Turnout |
1478 |
35.32 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Blurton West and Newstead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Neil Day |
499 |
45.82 |
|
|
Independent |
Brian Ward* |
331 |
30.39 |
|
|
Conservative |
Harold Mouat |
124 |
11.39 |
|
|
Independent |
Georgina Hulse |
104 |
9.55 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tariq Mahmood |
31 |
2.85 |
|
Majority |
168 |
15.43 |
|
Turnout |
1089 |
25.54 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boothen and Oak Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Platt |
525 |
42.58 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Thomas Grocock |
349 |
28.30 |
|
|
UKIP |
Dean Emery |
142 |
11.52 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Karen Eardley |
124 |
10.06 |
|
|
BNP |
Stephen Issard |
93 |
7.54 |
|
Majority |
176 |
14.27 |
|
Turnout |
1233 |
28.63 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bradeley and Chell Heath |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gurmett Singh Kallar |
443 |
41.95 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Peter Kent-Baguley* |
238 |
22.54 |
|
|
Independent |
Angela Miller |
156 |
14.77 |
|
|
England First |
Lynne Pond |
133 |
12.59 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Wilson |
86 |
8.14 |
|
Majority |
205 |
19.41 |
|
Turnout |
1056 |
26.13 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Burslem Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Dutton |
447 |
47.45 |
|
|
Independent |
Edward Owen |
291 |
30.89 |
|
|
Independent |
Stephen Ball |
119 |
12.63 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diane Thomas |
54 |
5.73 |
|
|
TUSC |
Jane Mellalieu |
31 |
3.29 |
|
Majority |
156 |
16.56 |
|
Turnout |
942 |
21.47 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Burslem Park |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joy Garner* |
600 |
49.71 |
|
|
Independent |
Robert Conway |
357 |
29.58 |
|
|
Independent |
David Chatton |
171 |
14.17 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Safina Noman |
79 |
6.55 |
|
Majority |
243 |
20.13 |
|
Turnout |
1207 |
30.56 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Etruria and Hanley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Majid Khan* |
464 |
30.27 |
|
|
Independent |
Mohammad Iqbal* |
353 |
23.03 |
|
|
UKIP |
Lee Fallows |
306 |
19.96 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gulzar Ahmed |
265 |
17.29 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Amir Khan |
145 |
9.46 |
|
Majority |
111 |
7.24 |
|
Turnout |
1533 |
34.77 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Karen Clarke |
577 |
39.31 |
|
|
Independent |
Michael Bell* |
574 |
39.10 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Blakemore |
98 |
6.68 |
|
|
UKIP |
Peter Atkinson |
95 |
6.47 |
|
|
BNP |
Paula Roberts |
94 |
6.40 |
|
|
Independent |
Joseph Hemmings |
30 |
2.04 |
|
Majority |
3 |
0.20 |
|
Turnout |
1468 |
31.84 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ford Green and Smallthorne |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Matthew Wilcox* |
600 |
50.38 |
|
|
Community Voice |
John Nicholls |
209 |
17.55 |
|
|
Independent |
Sheila Matthews |
134 |
11.25 |
|
|
BNP |
Andrew Jones |
100 |
8.40 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Borg |
86 |
7.22 |
|
|
Independent |
Ian Norris |
62 |
5.21 |
|
Majority |
391 |
32.83 |
|
Turnout |
1191 |
26.79 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Goldenhill and Sandyford |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Martin Garner |
436 |
41.25 |
|
|
Independent |
Laura Ryan* |
337 |
31.88 |
|
|
England First |
Craig Pond |
101 |
9.56 |
|
|
Independent |
Charles Sutton* |
97 |
9.18 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Matthew Wyman |
86 |
8.14 |
|
Majority |
99 |
9.37 |
|
Turnout |
1057 |
25.21 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Great Chell and Packmoor (2 seats) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Janine Bridges* |
973 |
24.43 |
|
|
Independent |
Ann James |
882 |
22.15 |
|
|
Labour |
Anthony Fradley* |
804 |
20.19 |
|
|
Independent |
Lesley Adams |
471 |
11.83 |
|
|
Independent |
Stephen Parry |
415 |
10.42 |
|
|
BNP |
David Leese |
274 |
6.88 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Redfern |
98 |
2.46 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leslie Porch |
65 |
1.63 |
|
Majority |
78 |
1.96 |
|
Turnout |
3982 |
31.17 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hanford and Trentham (2 seats) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Terence Follows* |
1456 |
19.83 |
|
|
Independent |
Peter Hayward |
1345 |
18.32 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Wright* |
1284 |
17.49 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ross Irving* |
891 |
12.14 |
|
|
Labour |
Benjamin Dyer |
752 |
10.24 |
|
|
Labour |
Derrick Hesom |
588 |
8.01 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Harold |
300 |
4.09 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Alcock |
228 |
3.11 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Grocock |
178 |
2.42 |
|
|
UKIP |
Terence Lancashire |
174 |
2.37 |
|
|
BNP |
Philip Sandland |
146 |
1.99 |
|
Majority |
61 |
0.83 |
|
Turnout |
7342 |
40.30 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Joiner's Square |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alastair Watson |
663 |
61.73 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Marjorie Bate |
243 |
22.63 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Muhammad Yasir |
168 |
15.64 |
|
Majority |
420 |
39.11 |
|
Turnout |
1074 |
29.45 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Chell and Stanfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
David Conway* |
652 |
46.34 |
|
|
Labour |
Melanie Clark |
637 |
45.27 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Nicholls |
118 |
8.39 |
|
Majority |
15 |
1.07 |
|
Turnout |
1407 |
31.74 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Meir South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Deborah Wheeldon |
552 |
50.00 |
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Brown |
228 |
20.65 |
|
|
BNP |
John Burgess* |
171 |
15.49 |
|
|
Independent |
Warren Lloyd |
64 |
5.80 |
|
|
Independent |
Jacqueline Pearson |
52 |
4.71 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sabrina Bowers |
37 |
3.35 |
|
Majority |
324 |
29.35 |
|
Turnout |
1104 |
28.06 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Penkhull and Stoke |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Randy Conteh* |
727 |
41.59 |
|
|
Labour |
Jeremy Dillon* |
567 |
32.44 |
|
|
Conservative |
Nicholas Jellyman |
156 |
8.92 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Karlton Rowley |
128 |
7.32 |
|
|
UKIP |
Brendan Kelly |
120 |
6.86 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Grant Barnes |
50 |
2.86 |
|
Majority |
160 |
9.15 |
|
Turnout |
1748 |
34.90 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Sneyd Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Debra Gratton* |
523 |
44.70 |
|
|
Conservative |
Austin Cooke |
292 |
24.96 |
|
|
Independent |
Richard Ibbs |
158 |
13.50 |
|
|
Independent |
Geoffrey Knight |
145 |
12.39 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Charley Hasted |
52 |
4.44 |
|
Majority |
231 |
19.74 |
|
Turnout |
1170 |
29.70 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Springfields and Trent Vale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sarah Hill* |
537 |
40.04 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Billington |
321 |
23.94 |
|
|
Community Voice |
Jacqueline Barnes |
277 |
20.66 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Bednarski |
206 |
15.36 |
|
Majority |
216 |
16.11 |
|
Turnout |
1341 |
27.68 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tunstall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Charles Wanger |
700 |
49.44 |
|
|
Labour |
Mohammed Matloob* |
484 |
34.18 |
|
|
Independent |
Douglas Green |
179 |
12.64 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Robinson |
53 |
3.74 |
|
Majority |
216 |
15.25 |
|
Turnout |
1416 |
35.02 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
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