Election Name: | Cotswold District Council Election, 2011 |
Country: | Gloucestershire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2007 Cotswold District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2015 Cotswold District Council Election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | 44 out of 44 seats to Cotswold District Council |
Majority Seats: | 23 |
Turnout: | 34,092 (50.2%) |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 38 seats, 58.0% |
Seats Before1: | 38 |
Seats After1: | 27 |
Seat Change1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 18,423 |
Percentage1: | 51.8% |
Swing1: | 6.2 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 4 seats, 24.0% |
Seats Before2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 12 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Popular Vote2: | 10,240 |
Percentage2: | 28.8 |
Swing2: | 4.8 |
Party4: | Independent |
Last Election4: | 2 seats, 17.0% |
Seats Before4: | 2 |
Seats After4: | 5 |
Seat Change4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 4685 |
Percentage4: | 13.2% |
Swing4: | 4.8 |
Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election5: | N/A |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 922 |
Percentage5: | 2.6 |
Swing5: | N/A |
Map Size: | 375px |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Lynden Stowe |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Lynden Stowe |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Elections for Cotswold District Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. Cotswold District is divided into 28 wards, with a total of 44 seats up for election.
Despite winning the majority of votes in the election, the Conservatives lost 12 seats, 8 to the Liberal Democrats and 4 to Independents. However, they still retained majority control of the council.