2011 Test Valley Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2011 Test Valley Borough Council election
After Election:Conservatives
Majority Seats:24
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats For Election:All 48 seats to Test Valley Borough Council
Next Year:2015
Next Election:2015 Test Valley Borough Council election
Previous Year:2007
Previous Election:2007 Test Valley Borough Council election
Type:Parliamentary
Last Election2:15
Seat Change1:3
Election Date:5 May 2011
Before Election:Conservatives
Posttitle:Council control after election
Council control
Percentage1:51.82%
Popular Vote1:22,598
Seats1:36
Last Election1:33
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Percentage2:28.90%
Popular Vote2:12,607
Seat Change2:3
Seats2:12

Elections to Test Valley Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. The Conservatives maintained control of the council, with an increased majority.[1]

Candidates and results

Before the election, the council consisted of 33 Conservatives, 14 Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent.

Only the Conservatives contested all 48 seats. The Liberal Democrats contested 43 seats, while Labour contested 14, the UK Independence Party 7 and the Greens 2. There were also 3 independent candidates. Two wards, Bourne Valley and Over Wallop, were uncontested, meaning the Conservative candidates were elected by default.

Despite all 48 seats being up for election, only three changed hands: The Conservatives gained two seats in Andover, both from the Liberal Democrats, and, in the Abbey Ward of Romsey, defeated Independent Sally Lamb, who had been previously elected as a Liberal Democrat.|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 48| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 43608| style="text-align: right;" ||-

Ward results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election 2011 - England council elections - Test Valley. BBC. 18 August 2016. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413115321/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/24un.stm. live.