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2011 Christchurch Borough Council election

2011 Christchurch Borough Council election

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The 2011 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Map of the results of the 2011 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after winning 21 of the 24 seats.[2] They gained both of the seats in Portfield ward from the Liberal Democrats, with Conservatives Margaret Phipps and Lisle Smith being elected.[2] A further gain came in Town Centre where Conservative Gillian Geary took one of the two seats for the ward, while Paul Hilliard was elected for the first time in Grange ward.[2]

The Liberal Democrat defeats in Portfield and Town Centre wards reduced them to just one seat on the council, with Peter Hall in Town Centre ward being the party's only councillor.[2] The only other non-Conservatives elected were independents Colin Bungey and Fred Neale who were re-elected in Jumpers ward.[2] Overall turnout at the election was 48.7%.[3]

Following the election Ray Nottage was chosen by the Conservative group as the new leader of the council.[4]

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Ward results

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References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. Clark, Katie (6 May 2011). "Tories triumph in Christchurch". Bournemouth Daily Echo. NewsBank.
  3. "Election night live". Bournemouth Daily Echo. NewsBank. 6 May 2011.
  4. Clark, Katie (16 May 2011). "Size of Tory majority 'not a problem'". Bournemouth Daily Echo. NewsBank.
  5. "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
  6. "Christchurch - previous election results". Christchurch Borough Council. dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

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