| Election Name: | 2011 Dover District Council election[1] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Dover District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2015 Dover District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Seats For Election: | All 45 seats on Dover District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 28 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,498 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Percentage1: | 49.0% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 15 |
| Seats2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,118 |
| Percentage2: | 37.4% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | Conservative Party |
Elections to Dover District Council in Kent, England were held on 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. The previous election for the District Council was held in May 2007.
The Conservatives retained overall control, albeit with a reduced majority. Labour captured four seats from the Conservatives, who themselves took two from the Liberal Democrats, eliminating the latter from the council. Although Labour had recovered some seats, they did not restore their position as before the previous election in 2007.
Seat gains/losses are in relation to the previous whole council election in 2007.
Only Labour offered candidates in all wards (but not all seats); the Conservatives left the field clear for an independent to oppose Labour in Town and Pier (unsuccessfully). The Liberal Democrats stood in only five wards (ten in 2007), nowhere being particularly popular in terms of votes except in the ward where they lost their only two seats. Unusually, UKIP did not put forward any candidates. There were several independent or local interest candidates.
Successful candidates are in bold; defending incumbents are indicated by "*". Percentages are of the total number of votes cast (In multiple member wards, each voter may vote for each vacancy, i.e., in a three-member ward each voter has three votes).