Election Name: | Indianapolis City-County Council elections, 2011 |
Country: | Indianapolis |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2007 Indianapolis City-County Council election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2015 Indianapolis City-County Council election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | All 29 seats on the Indianapolis City-County Council |
Majority Seats: | 15 |
Leader1: | Joanne Sanders |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leaders Seat1: | At-large |
Map Size: | 400px |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leader2: | Mike McQuillen |
Leaders Seat2: | District 4 |
The 2011 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 29 seats were up for re-election, 25 districts and 4 at-large seats, on the Indianapolis City–County Council. Prior to the elections Republicans held a 15–13–1 seat majority. Following the elections Democrats gained control of the council with a 16–13 majority.[1] [2] This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that a Republican mayor would lead with a Democratic council.[3]
The Indianapolis mayoral election took place alongside the council elections.