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2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election

2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election

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The 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Map of the results of the 2011 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and UK Independence Party in purple. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

The leader of the council, Conservative Ian Bates, stood down at the election, with Jason Ablewhite being chosen as the new leader by the Conservative group on the council in March 2011 defeating Doug Dew.[3] Other councillors who stood down at the election included Mike Newman who has been a member of the council since the 1970s and the deputy leader of the council Mike Simpson.[4] The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour contested most seats along with a number of candidates from the UK Independence Party and one independent in St Ives South.[4]

Election result

The Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats to win 19 of the 22 seats on the council that were contested.[5][6] The Liberal Democrats won only 2 seats at the election, with the party losing Kendal Cooper in St Neots Priory Park and Gordon Thorpe in St Neots Eaton Socon,[5] as well as seats in Fenstanton and Huntingdon North.[6] Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party won 1 seat in Ramsey,[5][6] but also took control of Ramsey Town Council, the first council the party took control of in the United Kingdom.[7] Labour failed to win any seats, but did get an increased vote share and got within 41 votes in Huntingdon North.[6]

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References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
  3. "New Huntingdonshire District Council leader announced". Hunts Post. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. "Hunts on May 5 - X marks the spot". Hunts Post. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. "Tories sweep the board in Huntingdonshire local elections". Hunts Post. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. "Tories take four more seats as Lib Dems slump". Cambridge News. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. "UKIP takes control of first council". BBC News Online. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  8. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingdon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

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