2011 Ashford Borough Council election explained

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]

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2 Conservative candidates were elected unopposed.

Notes and References

  1. News: England council elections. BBC News Online. 22 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519015140/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/29ub.stm. 19 May 2011 . live.
  2. News: Tories tighten grip on council. 13 May 2011. this is Kent. 5 June 2011.
  3. News: Tories retain Ashford as Independent challenge fails to do enough. 6 May 2011. yourmedway.co.uk. 5 June 2011.