| Election Name: | 2011 Winchester City Council election |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,360 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Winchester City Council election |
| After Election: | No overall control |
| Seats After2: | 27 |
| Percentage5: | 3.5% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,556 |
| Seats For Election: | 19 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council |
| Council control | |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Percentage1: | 48.2% |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Winchester City Council election |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,966 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Percentage4: | 11.7% |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,598 |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Percentage2: | 34.5% |
| Last Election1: | 26 |
| Last Election2: | 29 |
The 2011 Winchester Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservatives won 11 seats, the Liberal Democrats 6, and Labour and Independents one each.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:[2] [3] [4]
Whilst the council remained under no overall control, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both holding 27 seats, the Conservatives gained control of the council. The two independent and one Labour councillors abstained, with the then-Conservative mayor holding the casting vote.