See main article: United Kingdom local elections, 2011. The 2011 Medway Council unitary authority election took place on 5 May 2011. The Conservative Party won a majority on the council with 35 Councillors, The Labour Party came second with 15 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats third with 3 councillors. There were 2 independent councillors. There were a total of 55 seats on the council.[1]
| Election Name: | 2011 Medway Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Medway Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2015 Medway Council election |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats in the chamber |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats Needed1: | 28 |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Seats After1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 10 |
| Seats Needed2: | 28 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seats After2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 8 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Previous Council Control | |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Council Control |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 33 | 13 | 8 | 1 | |
| Conservative | Labour | LD | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 35 | 15 | 3 | 2 | |
| Conservative | Labour | LD | I |