2011 Havant Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2011 Havant Borough Council election
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before2:3
Posttitle:Council control after election
Next Year:2012
Next Election:2012 Havant Borough Council election
Seats For Election:10 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council
Seats3:0
Seats Before3:1
Popular Vote3:4,602
Council control
Seats2:0
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats After2:2
Popular Vote1:18,430
Popular Vote2:5,127
Seats After3:1
Country:England
Ongoing:no
Seats Before1:34
After Election:Conservative
Previous Election:2010 Havant Borough Council election
Previous Year:2010
Seats After1:35
Party Colour:yes
Seats1:10
Before Election:Conservative
Type:Parliamentary
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seat Change1:1
Election Date:5 May 2011
Majority Seats:20
Seat Change3:1

The 2011 Havant Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

A total of 42 candidates stood at the election for the 10 seats that were contested.[3] The only non-Conservative councillor whose seat was up for election, Liberal Democrat Ann Buckley in Bedhampton ward, stood down at the election.[3]

Election result

The Conservatives won all 10 seats contested and therefore held 35 of the 38 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 2 seats and Labour remained on 1 seat.[4] The only change saw Conservative George Smith gained Bedhampton from the Liberal Democrats.[4] The Liberal Democrats saw their share of the vote fall, which was blamed on the party's role in the national coalition government.[4] Overall turnout was just over 42%, down from over 61% at the 2010 council election when it had been held at the same time as the general election.[4]

Ward results

Waterloo

Notes and References

  1. News: England council elections. 10 May 2011. BBC News Online. 20 June 2014.
  2. News: Local authority elections: England. 7 May 2011. The Guardian.
  3. News: Election will be a mix of youth and experience. Brewerton. Elise. 7 April 2011. The News. 21 June 2014.
  4. News: Tories romp home with perfect 10 in Havant. 6 May 2011. The News. 21 June 2014.