2011 UK local government election
Elections to South Hams District Council took place on 5 May, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections and the Alternative Vote referendum. 27 of the 30 wards were up for election, each with either 1,2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The number of seats up for election in each ward is indicated by the number in the brackets following the ward name. 37 of the 40 councillors elected in 2007 defend their seats in this year. The three wards of Ivybridge Central, Newton & Noss and Thurlestone were uncontested, only having one candidate each, so no election took place. The candidates were Michael Francis Saltern, Suzie Cooper and Ian Bramble respectively; all of whom were from the Conservative Party.
Results summary
South Hams District Council election, 2011 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 30 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 75.0% | 56.0% | 24,091 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 12.5% | 20.5% | 8,804 | |
| Green | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7.5% | 10.6% | 4,567 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2.5% | 7.5% | 3,216 | |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.5% | 4.1% | 1,757 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 574 | |
Ward elections
Allington and Loddiswell
South Hams District Council elections: Allington and Loddiswell ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Hicks | 630 | 68.9% | |
| Green | Sandy Matthews | 152 | 16.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam English | 132 | 14.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.7% | |
Turnout | 930 | 51.2% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Avon and Harbourne
South Hams District Council elections: Avon and Harbourne ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Steer | 646 | 67.6% | |
| Green | Christopher Kingdon Noakes | 310 | 32.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.2% | |
Turnout | 968 | 52.7% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bickleigh & Shaugh (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Bickleigh & Shaugh ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bill Hitchins | 774 | 28.7% | |
| Conservative | Carolyn Bruce-Spencer | 686 | 25.4% | |
| Independent | Roger Brown Whittle | 479 | 17.8% | |
| Independent | Elaine Kill Smerdon | 366 | 13.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda-Jayne Morton | 212 | 7.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Neill Morton | 178 | 6.6% | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.8% | |
Turnout | 1568 | 41.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Charterlands
South Hams District Council elections: Charterlands ward (Kingston and Bigbury), 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bryan Edward Carson | 673 | 64.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bridgwater | 266 | 25.5% | |
| UKIP | Colin David Curtis | 106 | 10.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.3% | |
Turnout | 1,059 | 61.7% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cornwood and Sparkwell
South Hams District Council elections: Cornwood and Sparkwell ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Blackler | 431 | 45.2% | |
| Independent | Sally Margaret Fairman | 363 | 38.1% | |
| Green | Peter James Lanyon | 99 | 10.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Jenkins | 61 | 6.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.7% | |
Turnout | 961 | 50.4% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dartington
South Hams District Council elections: Dartington ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 404 | 51.2% | |
| Conservative | Ruksaana Schutt | 247 | 31.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Alexander Pannell | 138 | 17.5% | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | 1.3% | |
Turnout | 800 | 54.0% | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Dartmouth (Townstal)
South Hams District Council elections: Dartmouth (Townstal) ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Benjamin Stuart Cooper | 244 | 39.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Smith | 210 | 34.2% | |
| Independent | Francis John Hawke | 160 | 26.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.9% | |
Turnout | 675 | 37.9% | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Dartmouth and Kingswear (3)
South Hams District Council elections: Dartmouth and Kingswear ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Hawkins | 1,446 | 33.1% | |
| Conservative | Hilary Bastone | 1,195 | 29.4% | |
| Conservative | Melvyn Stone | 1,029 | 25.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Denise O'Callaghan | 499 | 12.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 51 | 2.7% | |
Turnout | 1,918 | 50.9% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Dart
South Hams District Council elections: East Dart ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rosemary Rowe | 526 | 56.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Anthony Smith | 398 | 43.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 26 | 2.7% | |
Turnout | 950 | 59.9% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eastmoor
South Hams District Council elections: Eastmoor ward (rural Buckfastleigh), 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Smerdon | 507 | 45.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Watson Jones | 314 | 27.9% | |
| Green | Lydia Helen Somerville | 205 | 18.2% | |
| Independent | John Dance | 93 | 8.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.6% | |
Turnout | 1,126 | 60.6% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Erme Valley (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Erme Valley ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Holway | 1,258 | 31.9%' | |
| Conservative | Lindsay Ward | 1,070 | 29.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandi Marshall | 512 | 14.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Talbot-Rosevear | 459 | 12.6% | |
| Independent | George Rosevear | 436 | 12.0% | |
Rejected ballots | 28 | 1.3% | |
Turnout | 2,103 | 52.1% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Ivybridge Filham (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Ivybridge Filham ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathy Cuthbert | 841 | 30.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 576 | 21.0% | |
| Conservative | Richard Alistair Martyn Peachey | 559 | 20.4% | |
| Labour | Chris Childs | 357 | 13.0% | |
| Green | Daniel Forster | 257 | 9.4% | |
| Green | Paula Black | 156 | 5.7% | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.2% | |
Turnout | 1,643 | 41.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ivybridge Woodlands (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Ivybridge Woodlands ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David William May | 818 | 33.0% | |
| Conservative | Louise Paula Jones | 713 | 28.8% | |
| Labour Co-op | Helen Eassom | 355 | 14.3% | |
| Green | Katie Anne Reville | 282 | 11.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon May | 219 | 8.8% | |
| Green | Stephen John Casemore | 89 | 3.6% | |
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.6% | |
Turnout | 1,453 | 42.4% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsbridge East
South Hams District Council elections: Kingsbridge East ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Wingate | 603 | 76.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mo Hort | 184 | 23.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 38 | 4.6% | |
Turnout | 828 | 48.6% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsbridge North
South Hams District Council elections: Kingsbridge North ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rufus Gilbert | 547 | 72.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hort | 205 | 27.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.4% | |
Turnout | 763 | 41.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Marldon
South Hams District Council elections: Marldon ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Trevor Pennington | 756 | 78.3% | |
| Independent | Ray Harrington | 160 | 16.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Davis Allan Robinson | 49 | 5.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5% | |
Turnout | 970 | 53.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Salcombe and Malborough (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Salcombe and Malborough ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Coulson | 964 | 42.8% | |
| Conservative | John Carter | 945 | 41.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorna Brazil | 344 | 15.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.8% | |
Turnout | 1,421 | 50.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Saltstone
South Hams District Council elections: Saltstone ward (east of Kingsbridge Estuary), 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil | 580 | 71.9% | |
| Conservative | Sandy Gilbert | 227 | 28.1% | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.9% | |
Turnout | 814 | 61.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Skerries
South Hams District Council elections: Skerries ward (Slapton-Stoke Fleming), 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Foss | 702 | 75.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Justine Chinn | 233 | 24.9% | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | 2.5% | |
Turnout | 959 | 56.5% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Brent
South Hams District Council elections: South Brent ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Madeleine Pannell | 515 | 45.9% | |
| Conservative | Richard Hosking | 391 | 34.8% | |
| Green | Shruti Gordon | 217 | 19.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.8% | |
Turnout | 1,132 | 53.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stokenham
South Hams District Council elections: Stokenham ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Baverstock | 739 | 78.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Beagley | 201 | 21.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.3% | |
Turnout | 952 | 58.0% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Totnes Bridgetown (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Totnes Bridgetown ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Judy Westacott | 895 | 37.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hannaford | 603 | 25.3% | |
| Green | Susie Greenway | 332 | 14.0% | |
| Green | Roselle Loweneth Angwin | 241 | 10.1% | |
| Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 173 | 7.3% | |
| Labour | Louise Jane Lewis | 135 | 5.7% | |
Rejected ballots | 17 | 1.2% | |
Turnout | 1,451 | 50.2% | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Totnes Town (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Totnes Town ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Robert Vint | 674 | 20.0% | |
| Green | Alan Gorman | 639 | 19.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Patricia Ward | 636 | 18.9% | |
| Labour | Tony Whitty | 493 | 14.7% | |
| Conservative | Richard O'Connell | 473 | 14.1% | |
| Independent | John Thomas Dixon Macadie | 264 | 7.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert James Stephenson | 183 | 5.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 31 | 1.6% | |
Turnout | 1,936 | 51.8% | |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Wembury and Brixton (2)
South Hams District Council elections: Wembury and Brixton ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John William Squire | 1,241 | 43.5% | |
| Conservative | Basil Fernley Cane | 1,146 | 40.1% | |
| UKIP | Terence John Clarke | 468 | 16.4% | |
Rejected ballots | 107 | 5.6% | |
Turnout | 1,913 | 50.8% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Dart
South Hams District Council elections: West Dart ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Tucker | 613 | 61.9% | |
| Green | Mike North | 226 | 22.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Heseltine | 151 | 15.3% | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.7% | |
Turnout | 997 | 60.4% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westville and Alvington
South Hams District Council elections: Westville and Alvington ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Wright | 382 | 49.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laurel Lawford | 300 | 39.2% | |
| Green | Thalia Vitali | 83 | 10.8% | |
Rejected ballots | 9 | 1.2% | |
Turnout | 774 | 46.2% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Yealmpton
South Hams District Council elections: Yealmpton ward, 2011 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith John Baldry | 647 | 67.4% | |
| Conservative | Douglas Elliot Webster | 313 | 32.6% | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.9% | |
Turnout | 979 | 56.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- "Notice of Uncontested Election" (PDF). South Hams District Council. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). South Hams District Council. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). South Hams District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.