2011 Luton Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2011 Luton Borough Council election
Country:United Kingdom
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2007 Luton Borough Council election
Previous Year:2007
Election Date:5 May 2011
Next Election:2015 Luton Borough Council election
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election:All 48 council seats up for election
Majority Seats:25
Leader1:Hazel Simmons
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:26
Seats After1:36
Seat Change1: 10
Leader2:David Franks
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election2:17
Seats After2:8
Seat Change2: 9
Party3:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election3:5
Seats After3:4
Seat Change3: 1

The 2011 Luton Borough Council election for the whole of Luton Borough Council (a unitary authority) was held on 5 May 2011. The Labour Party strengthened its control of the council, mainly at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, winning three-quarters of the seats (albeit with less than half of the votes cast). The Liberal Democrats were marginally outvoted by the Conservatives (see table, below) but won twice as many seats, probably due to not putting up candidates for all available seats (only Labour and the Conservatives had the maximum number of candidates).