2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 21 members to the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 63 members to a four-year term. Labour held control of the council after the election.[1]

Results summary

2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election[2][3][4]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 20 Increase3 95.2 33 53 84.1 39,823 54.2 Increase9.8
  Conservative 1 Decrease2 4.8 7 8 12.7 15,798 21.5 Decrease1.3
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 10,065 13.7 Increase1.3
  Independent 0 Decrease1 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,604 4.9 Decrease4.9
  BNP 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 3.2 2,647 3.6 Decrease3.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,100 1.5 Decrease1.7
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 211 0.3 New
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 164 0.2 Decrease0.1
  John Lilburne Democratic Party 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 128 0.2 New

Ward results

Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Dalton 1,562 40.2 Decrease4.7
Conservative Simon Edmundson 965 24.8 Decrease9.8
Independent Clive Jepson 462 11.9 New
Independent Stuart Thornton 406 10.5 New
UKIP Denise Hickson 326 8.4 Decrease12.1
Green Charles Foulstone 164 4.2 New
Majority 597 15.4 Increase5.1
Total valid votes 3,885 43.6
Turnout 43.9
Registered electors 8,910
Labour hold Swing Increase2.6

Boston Castle

Boston Castle[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Wootton* 1,836 44.6 Increase5.2
Conservative Ashiq Hussain 1,156 28.1 Increase2.5
UKIP Harry Woffenden 606 14.7 Increase6.5
Liberal Democrats Eric Shaw 303 7.4 Decrease10.2
TUSC Chris Bingham 211 5.1 New
Majority 680 16.5 Increase2.7
Total valid votes 4,112 44.0
Turnout 44.3
Registered electors 9,347
Labour hold Swing Increase1.4

Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Roddison 2,147 63.2 Increase16.9
Conservative Michael Cooke 668 19.7 Increase1.1
BNP Terry Fieldhouse 581 17.1 Decrease18.0
Majority 1,479 43.6 Increase32.4
Total valid votes 3,396 37.7
Turnout 37.9
Registered electors 9,019
Labour hold Swing Increase7.9

Dinnington

Dinnington[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Havenhand* 1,725 52.7 Increase5.5
Conservative Patricia Beighton 761 23.2 Decrease7.4
Independent David Smith 465 14.2 New
UKIP Martin Hickson 324 9.9 Decrease12.2
Majority 964 29.4 Increase12.8
Total valid votes 3,275 35.2
Turnout 35.6
Registered electors 9,299
Labour hold Swing Increase6.5

Hellaby

Hellaby[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Andrews 1,638 42.5 Increase17.3
Conservative Brian Cutts* 1,550 40.2 Decrease6.5
UKIP Douglas Fairfax 664 17.2 Increase2.7
Majority 88 2.3 N/A
Total valid votes 3,852 42.1
Turnout 42.7
Registered electors 9,153
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.9

Holderness

Holderness[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyndsay Pitchley 2,450 69.2 Increase6.9
Conservative Keith Hunter 1,089 30.8 Decrease6.9
Majority 1,361 38.5 Increase13.9
Total valid votes 3,539 37.4
Turnout 38.2
Registered electors 9,453
Labour hold Swing Increase6.9

Hoober

Hoober[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Hamilton* 1,948 60.4 Decrease2.1
UKIP Michael Pallant 572 17.7 New
Conservative Brian Taylor 549 17.0 Decrease20.5
Liberal Democrats Steven Scutt 155 4.8 New
Majority 1,376 42.7 Increase17.7
Total valid votes 3,224 36.0
Turnout 36.3
Registered electors 8,962
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.9

Keppel

Keppel[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Kaye* 1,812 49.1 Increase13.4
UKIP David Cutts 866 23.5 New
Conservative Michael Robinson 699 18.9 Increase2.8
Liberal Democrats Janice Middleton 314 8.5 Decrease11.1
Majority 946 25.6 Increase18.4
Total valid votes 3,691 39.8
Turnout 40.0
Registered electors 9,275
Labour hold Swing Decrease5.1

Maltby

Maltby[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Beaumont 1,881 59.2 Increase30.3
BNP Michael Burke 388 12.2 Decrease10.1
Independent John Kirk 370 11.6 New
Conservative Derek Johnson 322 10.1 Increase2.0
Independent Michael Conlon 215 6.8 New
Majority 1,493 47.0 N/A
Total valid votes 3,176 35.3
Turnout 35.7
Registered electors 8,994
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase20.2

Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Hamilton* 1,911 60.6 Decrease3.9
UKIP Matthew Nichols 470 14.9 New
Conservative Matthew Nichols 446 14.1 Decrease21.4
BNP William Baldwin 327 10.4 New
Majority 1,441 45.7 Increase16.7
Total valid votes 3,154 33.3
Turnout 33.5
Registered electors 9,461
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.4

Rother Vale

Rother Vale[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Swift* 1,884 61.3 Increase2.8
Independent David Ridgeway 628 20.4 New
Conservative Doris Hunter 562 18.3 Decrease3.5
Majority 1,256 40.9 Increase4.2
Total valid votes 3,074 34.0
Turnout 34.4
Registered electors 9,039
Labour hold Swing Decrease8.8

Rotherham East

Rotherham East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Dodson* 1,951 64.1 Increase10.2
BNP Matthew Stevenson 369 12.1 New
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ilyas 328 10.8 Decrease9.2
Conservative Christian Kramer 269 8.8 Decrease3.8
John Lilburne Democratic Party Barry Ross 128 4.2 New
Majority 1,582 52.0 Increase18.1
Total valid votes 3,045 33.9
Turnout 34.0
Registered electors 8,988
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.0

Rotherham West

Rotherham West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Foden* 2,130 61.9 Increase16.6
UKIP Caven Vines 941 27.4 Increase15.0
Conservative Anne Middleton 368 10.7 Increase0.9
Majority 1,189 34.6 Increase21.8
Total valid votes 3,439 37.4
Turnout 37.7
Registered electors 9,204
Labour hold Swing Increase0.8

Silverwood

Silverwood[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Stone* 1,700 48.2 Increase12.4
UKIP John Wilkinson 1,079 30.6 New
Conservative Stephen Jones 750 21.3 Decrease7.3
Majority 621 17.6 Increase10.4
Total valid votes 3,529 37.1
Turnout 37.4
Registered electors 9,502
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.1

Sitwell

Sitwell[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gilding* 1,899 43.3 Decrease7.8
Labour Tajamal Khan 1,545 35.3 Increase10.2
UKIP Valerie Wilkinson 938 21.4 New
Majority 354 8.1 Decrease17.9
Total valid votes 4,382 46.5
Turnout 46.8
Registered electors 9,427
Conservative hold Swing Increase9.0

Swinton

Swinton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Doyle* 2,135 62.4 Increase10.3
UKIP Shaun O'Dell 823 24.1 Decrease1.5
Conservative Beryl Brown 463 13.5 Decrease8.8
Majority 1,312 38.4 Increase11.9
Total valid votes 3,421 38.3
Turnout 38.4
Registered electors 8,939
Labour hold Swing Increase5.9

Valley

Valley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Lakin* 2,034 64.8 Increase19.6
Conservative Valerie Todd 639 20.3 Decrease1.2
BNP Jason Pearson 468 14.9 Decrease2.6
Majority 1,395 44.4 Increase20.7
Total valid votes 3,141 35.0
Turnout 35.2
Registered electors 8,978
Labour hold Swing Increase10.4

Wales

Wales[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dominic Beck 2,089 54.3 Increase29.0
Conservative Gillian Shaw 1,160 30.1 Decrease6.5
UKIP Dennis Flynn 600 15.6 New
Majority 929 24.1 N/A
Total valid votes 3,849 44.7
Turnout 45.0
Registered electors 8,613
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase17.8

Wath

Wath[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Sangster 2,080 59.1 Decrease4.9
UKIP Brian Bailey 917 26.0 New
Conservative Linda Higgins 524 14.9 Decrease21.1
Majority 1,163 33.0 Increase5.0
Total valid votes 3,521 38.5
Turnout 38.9
Registered electors 9,135
Labour hold Swing Decrease15.5

Wickersley

Wickersley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Read 1,717 44.8 Increase4.7
Independent Robert Foulds 1,058 27.6 New
Conservative Donald Ross 596 15.6 Decrease17.5
UKIP Tina Dowdall 458 12.0 Decrease3.5
Majority 659 17.1 Increase10.1
Total valid votes 3,829 41.6
Turnout 42.0
Registered electors 9,205
Labour hold Swing Decrease11.5

Wingfield

Wingfield[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Sharman* 1,648 54.8 Increase4.6
BNP Marlene Guest 514 17.1 Decrease13.7
UKIP Maureen Vines 481 16.0 New
Conservative Basil Hammond 363 12.1 Decrease6.9
Majority 1,134 37.7 Increase18.3
Total valid votes 3,006 33.4
Turnout 33.6
Registered electors 8,993
Labour hold Swing Increase9.2

References

  1. ^ Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Rotherham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Electiosn Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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