2011 Harborough District Council election

The 2011 Harborough District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 37 members to Harborough District Council to a four-year term, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by the 2007 Harborough District Council election and followed by the 2015 Harborough District Council election. The Conservative Party held control of the council after the election.^[1] The turnout across the entire council was 48.4%.^[2]

Results summary

2011 Harborough District Council election^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	27	1	73.0
	Liberal Democrats	9	2	24.3
	Independent	1	1	2.7
	Labour	0		0.0
	UKIP	0		0.0

Ward results

Billesdon

Billesdon (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Charlish*	568	74.8	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Grahame Dudson	191	25.2	2.6
Majority			377	49.7	5.1
Total valid votes			759	98.6
Rejected ballots			11	1.4
Turnout			770	50.9
Registered electors			1,514
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Bosworth

Bosworth (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Smith*	780	75.4	13.0
	Labour	Hilary Craig	255	24.6	5.4
Majority			525	50.7	7.6
Total valid votes			1,035	98.8
Rejected ballots			13	1.2
Turnout			1,048	52.3
Registered electors			2,002
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Broughton Astley - Astley

Broughton Astley - Astley (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Graves	490	76.3	8.6
	Labour	Marea Roberts	152	23.7	8.6
Majority			338	52.6	17.3
Total valid votes			642	99.4
Rejected ballots			4	0.6
Turnout			646	38.6
Registered electors			1,672
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Broughton Astley - Broughton

Broughton Astley - Broughton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Golding^[a]	624	71.3	6.1
	Labour	David Smith	251	28.7	New
Majority			373	42.6	12.1
Total valid votes			875	98.4
Rejected ballots			14	1.6
Turnout			889	42.3
Registered electors			2,103
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.3

Broughton Astley - Primethorpe

Broughton Astley - Primethorpe (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Dann*	449	71.5	3.5
	Labour	Sandra Parkinson	179	28.5	3.5
Majority			270	43.0	7.0
Total valid votes			628	99.5
Rejected ballots			3	0.5
Turnout			631	44.6
Registered electors			1,414
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Broughton Astley - Sutton

Broughton Astley - Sutton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Liquorish*	421	69.2	6.2
	Labour	Peter Ranson	187	30.8	6.2
Majority			234	38.5	12.4
Total valid votes			608	98.9
Rejected ballots			7	1.1
Turnout			615	39.3
Registered electors			1,566
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Dunton

Dunton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Bannister	697	75.0	25.0
	Labour	Amanda Holyoak	232	25.0	New
Majority			465	50.1	N/A
Total valid votes			929	99.5
Rejected ballots			5	0.5
Turnout			934	49.9
Registered electors			1,872
	Conservative hold		Swing	25.0

Fleckney

Fleckney (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Conservative	Charmaine Wood*	794
	Independent	Alan Birch	623
	Independent	Mike Smith*^[b]	489	New
	Conservative	Rani Mahal	458
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bilbie	304
	Liberal Democrats	David Johnson	195
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			19
Turnout
Registered electors			3,756
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Glen

Glen (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Hallam	1,293
	Conservative	Grahame Spendlove-Mason*	1,208
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Morris	329
	Liberal Democrats	John Pearse	304
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			42
Turnout
Registered electors			3,477
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kibworth

Kibworth (3 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Christopher Holyoak*	1,417
	Conservative	Lynne Beesley-Reynolds	1,274
	Conservative	Phillip King*	1,191
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Roeber	1,094
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Churchill	859
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Stocks	813
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			60
Turnout
Registered electors			5,254
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold

Lubenham

Lubenham (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Blake Pain*	515	63.3	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter James	298	36.7	2.9
Majority			217	26.7	5.8
Total valid votes			813	96.8
Rejected ballots			27	3.2
Turnout			840	46.9
Registered electors			1,790
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Lutterworth Brookfield

Lutterworth Brookfield (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Tomlin	385	42.2	3.3
	Independent	Bill Piper	273	29.9	New
	Labour	Michael Orpin	255	27.9	18.1
Majority			112	12.3	N/A
Total valid votes			913	98.5
Rejected ballots			14	1.5
Turnout			927	50.0
Registered electors			1,854
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Lutterworth Orchard

Lutterworth Orchard (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geraldine Robinson*	504	62.1	11.0
	Labour	Paul Gray	308	37.9	11.0
Majority			196	24.1	22.0
Total valid votes			812	99.6
Rejected ballots			3	0.4
Turnout			815	49.0
Registered electors			1,662
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.0

Lutterworth Springs

Lutterworth Springs (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Dewes*	384	46.3	15.4
	Labour	David Gair	227	27.3	11.0
	Independent	Martin Sears	219	26.4	New
Majority			157	18.9	4.4
Total valid votes			830	99.9
Rejected ballots			1	0.1
Turnout			831	46.6
Registered electors			1,785
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Lutterworth Swift

Lutterworth Swift (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janette Ackerley*	424	49.8	7.4
	Labour	Tristan Koriya	289	34.0	8.8
	Independent	Clive Weston	138	16.2	New
Majority			135	15.9	1.3
Total valid votes			851	98.8
Rejected ballots			10	1.2
Turnout			861	47.7
Registered electors			1,805
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Market Harborough - Great Bowden and Arden

Market Harborough - Great Bowden and Arden (3 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Hill*	1,514
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Knowles^[c]	1,397
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Johnson*	1,308
	Conservative	Fred Brown	1,046
	UKIP	Michael Gerard	509
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			46
Turnout
Registered electors			5,660
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats hold

Market Harborough - Little Bowden

Market Harborough - Little Bowden (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Derek Evans*	906
	Conservative	Francesca McHugo	818
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Clarke	797
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Johnson	738
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			61
Turnout
Registered electors			3,803
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Market Harborough - Logan

Market Harborough - Logan (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Callis*	734
	Conservative	Paul Bremner*	729
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Etherington	609
	Conservative	Richard Hadkiss	508
	Labour	Ian Snaith	230
	Labour	Alan Haylock	220
	Independent	Andrew Vincent	98
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			7
Turnout
Registered electors			3,288
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold

Market Harborough - Welland

Market Harborough - Welland (3 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Simpson*	847
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Dunton*	843
	Conservative	Jo Brodrick	818
	Conservative	Roger Hook	732
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davies	700
	Labour	Annie Moelwyn-Hughes	467
	Labour	Martin Willey	373
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			26
Turnout
Registered electors			4,991
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Misterton

Misterton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Everett*	825	77.3	22.7
	Labour	Terence Cane	242	22.7	New
Majority			583	54.64	N/A
Total valid votes			1,067	98.3
Rejected ballots			18	1.7
Turnout			1,085	53.5
Registered electors			2,028
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.7

Nevill

Nevill (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Beaty*	680	72.6	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Twidell	256	27.4	5.8
Majority			424	45.3	11.5
Total valid votes			936	96.9
Rejected ballots			30	3.1
Turnout			966	53.1
Registered electors			1,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Peatling

Peatling (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neville Hall	757	72.9
	Labour	Elaine Carter	282	27.1	14.6
Majority			475	45.7	12.5
Total valid votes			1,039	99.5
Rejected ballots			5	0.5
Turnout			1,044	54.5
Registered electors			1,915
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Thurnby and Houghton

Thurnby and Houghton (3 seats)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Galton*	2,070
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Burrell*	1,480
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Tooley*	1,334
	Conservative	Pat Chamberlain	1,104
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			54
Turnout
Registered electors			5,697
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Tilton

Tilton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mike Rook*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,663
	Conservative hold

Ullesthorpe

Ullesthorpe (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosita Page*	691	76.6	23.4
	Labour	Nicholas Stanhope	211	23.4	New
Majority			480	53.2	N/A
Total valid votes			902	99.0
Rejected ballots			9	1.0
Turnout			911	52.4
Registered electors			1,737
	Conservative hold		Swing	23.4

Notes

^ Colin Golding unsuccessfully ran for this ward in the 2007 election as an independent candidate. The change in vote share number is calculated from the Conservative candidate in that election.
^ Mike Smith was elected to the Fleckney ward in 2007 as the Conservative candidate.
^ Phil Knowles was elected in a 28 January 2010 by-election following the resignation of Conservative member Alistair Swatridge.^[6]

References

^ Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Harborough". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Harborough District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Election results - District council election: 5 May 2011". Harborough District Council. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ Teale, Andrew. "Market Harborough — Great Bowden and Arden Ward - Harborough". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[6] Colin Golding unsuccessfully ran for this ward in the 2007 election as an independent candidate. The change in vote share number is calculated from the Conservative candidate in that election.

[7] Mike Smith was elected to the Fleckney ward in 2007 as the Conservative candidate.

[9] Phil Knowles was elected in a 28 January 2010 by-election following the resignation of Conservative member Alistair Swatridge.^[6]

[HoC-1] Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[TEC1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[LEAP-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Harborough". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[TEC2-4] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Harborough District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[council-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Election results - District council election: 5 May 2011". Harborough District Council. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

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