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2011 West Dorset District Council election
2011 UK local government election
2011 UK local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2011 West Dorset District Council election |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2007 West Dorset District Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| next_election | 2015 West Dorset District Council election |
| next_year | 2015 |
| seats_for_election | 48 seats to West Dorset District Council |
| majority_seats | 25 |
| election_date | 5 May 2011 |
| image1 | Con |
| party1 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| last_election1 | 26 seats, 48.2% |
| seats1 | 32 |
| seat_change1 | 6 |
| popular_vote1 | 26,502 |
| percentage1 | 43.0% |
| swing1 | 5.2% |
| image2 | LD |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| last_election2 | 16 seats, 38.7% |
| seats2 | 11 |
| seat_change2 | 5 |
| popular_vote2 | 20,927 |
| percentage2 | 34.5% |
| swing2 | 4.2% |
| image4 | Ind |
| party4 | Independent politician |
| last_election4 | 6 seats, 7.2% |
| seats4 | 5 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| popular_vote4 | 4,593 |
| percentage4 | 7.6% |
| swing4 | 0.4% |
| map_image | West Dorset UK local election 2011 map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 2011 West Dorset District Council elections. |
| title | Council control |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| before_election | Conservative |
| after_election | Conservative |
The 2011 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The whole of this 48-seat council was up for election.
The 2011 election saw the Conservatives maintain majority control of the council taking 32 of the 48 seats up for election.
Overall results
|seats % = % |votes % = 43.0% |plus/minus = |seats % = % |votes % = 34.5% |plus/minus = |seats % = % |votes % = 7.6% |plus/minus = |seats % = % |votes % = 10.4% |plus/minus = |seats % = % |votes % = 3.7% |plus/minus = |seats % = % |votes % = 0.8% |plus/minus =
Ward results
Beaminster
|reg. electors = 3,372
Bradford Abbas
|reg. electors = 1,540
Bradpole
|reg. electors = 1,681
Bridport North
|reg. electors = 3,533
Bridport South & Bothenhampton
|reg. electors = 4,726
Broadmayne
|reg. electors = 1,616
Broadwindsor
|reg. electors = 1,463
Burton Bradstock
|reg. electors = 1,633
Cam Vale
|reg. electors = 1,737
Charminster & Cerne Valley
|reg. electors = 3,859
Charmouth
|reg. electors = 1,425
Chesil Bank
|reg. electors = 1,766
Chickerell
|reg. electors = 4,407
Chideock & Symondsbury
|reg. electors = 1,472
Dorchester East
|reg. electors = 3,644
Dorchester North
|reg. electors = 4,016
Dorchester South
|reg. electors = 3,337
Dorchester West
|reg. electors = 3,604
Frome Valley
|reg. electors = 1,804
Halstock
|reg. electors = 1,534
Loders
|reg. electors = 1,469
Lyme Regis
|reg. electors = 2,980
Maiden Newton
|reg. electors = 1,660
Marshwood Vale
|reg. electors = 1,416
Netherbury
|reg. electors = 1,632
Owermoigne
|reg. electors = 3,083
Piddle Valley
|reg. electors = 1,648
Puddletown
|reg. electors = 1,993
Queen Thorne
|reg. electors = 1,663
Sherborne East
|reg. electors = 3,488
Sherborne West
|reg. electors = 3,528
Winterborne St Martin
|reg. electors = 1,698
Yetminster
|reg. electors = 1,353
By-elections between 2011 and 2015
Cam Vale
A by-election was held for the Cam Vale ward of West Dorset District Council on 2 May 2013 following the death of Conservative councillor Richard Jungius.
References
;General
;Specific
References
- "2011 West Dorset District Council election results". West Dorset District Council.
- (29 November 2012). "Councillor served with distinction". Western Daily Press.
- (17 May 2013). "Youngest councillor joins West Dorset after by-election win". Blackmore Vale.
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