2011 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
2011 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2011 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour 35
Liberal Democrats 9
Conservative 4[2]
Contents
1 Background
2 Election result
3 Ward results
4 References
Background[edit]
At the last election in 2010 Labour took control of the council with 28 seats after gaining 5 seats, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 15 seats and the Conservatives were reduced to 5 seats.[3] Labour were expected to make more gains in 2011, with the Liberal Democrats in particular expected to suffer from being in a coalition government with the Conservatives nationally.[4]
Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats were defending 7 seats in 2011, while the Conservatives defended 2 seats.[5] Other candidates at the election included 4 from the Green party, who had not put candidates up in previous elections.[5]
Election result[edit]
Labour increased its majority on the council after gaining 7 seats, including 6 from the Liberal Democrats.[6] This took Labour to 35 councillors, while reducing the Liberal Democrats to 9 seats on the council, with the only Liberal Democrat to be elected being Michael Haw in Eccleston.[6] Meanwhile, the wife of the Conservative group leader, Nancy Ashcroft, lost her seat on the council in Windle to Labour, reducing the Conservatives to 4 seats on the council.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 87.5 | 60.1 | 31,165 | +11.9% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 9,085 | -12.9% |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.3 | 17.1 | 8,836 | -1.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,061 | +2.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 901 | +1.5% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 524 | -1.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 247 | +0.5% |
Ward results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Pearson | 1,896 | 52.9 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Hodgson | 964 | 26.9 | -3.1 | |
Independent | Peter Peers | 556 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Knowles | 170 | 4.7 | -15.7 | |
Majority | 932 | 26.0 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,586 | 40.1 | -27.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Maloney | 2,354 | 77.0 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brian Bonney | 353 | 11.5 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Judith Collins | 350 | 11.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 2,001 | 65.5 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,057 | 36.4 | -22.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Johnson | 1,939 | 70.3 | +22.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Marise Roberts | 413 | 15.0 | -20.0 | |
Conservative | Charmian Pyke | 228 | 8.3 | -1.6 | |
BNP | James Winstanley | 179 | 6.5 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 1,526 | 55.3 | +42.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,759 | 36.5 | -20.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Deakin | 1,845 | 69.3 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Smith | 422 | 15.9 | -10.1 | |
Conservative | David Skeech | 394 | 14.8 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1,423 | 53.5 | +22.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,661 | 32.9 | -21.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Michael Haw | 1,540 | 36.8 | -8.5 | |
Labour | Sophie Robinson | 1,401 | 33.5 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Barton | 904 | 21.6 | -0.1 | |
Green | Francis Williams | 336 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 139 | 3.3 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,181 | 45.1 | -24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeanette Banks | 2,010 | 62.0 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Janet Sheldon | 765 | 23.6 | -13.4 | |
UKIP | Gary Robinson | 247 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Reynolds | 221 | 6.8 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 1,245 | 38.4 | +23.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,243 | 35.6 | -24.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Fulham | 2,031 | 54.0 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Kent | 1,199 | 31.9 | -8.6 | |
Independent | David Lawrenson | 345 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony Rigby | 183 | 4.9 | -8.3 | |
Majority | 832 | 22.1 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,758 | 43.9 | -17.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Dyer | 1,432 | 46.0 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Astbury | 1,311 | 42.1 | -6.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Honey | 369 | 11.9 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 121 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,112 | 36.6 | -23.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Roberts | 2,026 | 83.9 | +12.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Brown | 221 | 9.2 | -9.9 | |
Conservative | Madeleine Wilcock | 168 | 7.0 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 1,805 | 74.7 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,415 | 27.9 | -17.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Jones | 1,792 | 53.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Keith Aspinall | 1,184 | 35.5 | +1.3 | |
Green | Carla Hay | 255 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frederick Barrett | 102 | 3.1 | -13.5 | |
Majority | 608 | 18.2 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,333 | 49.9 | -21.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph De Asha | 2,569 | 64.7 | +18.4 | |
Conservative | John Cunliffe | 853 | 21.5 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Denise Aspinall | 549 | 13.8 | -16.1 | |
Majority | 1,716 | 43.2 | +26.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,971 | 44.3 | -22.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Johnson | 2,151 | 63.5 | +23.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Knowles | 836 | 24.7 | -20.2 | |
Conservative | Barbara Woodcock | 218 | 6.4 | -2.2 | |
BNP | Peter Clayton | 184 | 5.4 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 1,315 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,389 | 37.3 | -19.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Ireland | 2,409 | 78.1 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Spriggs | 395 | 12.8 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Carol Pearl | 282 | 9.1 | -11.9 | |
Majority | 2,014 | 65.3 | +27.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,086 | 32.7 | -22.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Almond | 1,962 | 73.0 | +19.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lynn Turton | 562 | 20.9 | -8.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Barton | 163 | 6.1 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 1,400 | 52.1 | +27.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,687 | 32.7 | -16.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marlene Quinn | 2,293 | 69.3 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | David Foster | 386 | 11.7 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ruth Watmough | 245 | 7.4 | -13.1 | |
Green | William Fitzpatrick | 224 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
BNP | Leila Bentham | 161 | 4.9 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 1,907 | 57.6 | +19.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,309 | 37.1 | -21.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Martinez-Williams | 1,663 | 50.8 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Nancy Ashcroft | 1,248 | 38.1 | +2.3 | |
Green | Andrew Donnelly | 246 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Noreen Knowles | 115 | 3.5 | -16.7 | |
Majority | 415 | 12.7 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,272 | 40.6 | -21.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References[edit]
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- 2011 English local elections
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- 21st century in Merseyside
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