2011 Medway Council election

Main article: United Kingdom local elections, 2011

The 2011 Medway Council unitary authority election took place on 5 May 2011. The Conservative Party won a majority on the council with 35 Councillors, The Labour Party came second with 15 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats third with 3 councillors. There were 2 independent councillors. There were a total of 55 seats on the council.

2011 Medway Council election

5 May 2011
All 55 seats in the chamber
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 33 10 8 Seats won 35 15 3 Seats after 35 15 3 Seat change 2 5 5
Map of the results
Previous Council Control before election {{{before_election}}} Conservative Subsequent Council Control Conservative

Results

Medway Council Local Election 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	35	4	2	+2	63.64	46.05	80,017
	Labour	15	6	1	+5	27.27	34.46	59,870
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	5	-5	5.45	8.81	15,312
	Independent	2	2	4	-2	3.64	4.43	7,692
	Green	0	0	0	0	N/A	2.04	3,540
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	N/A	1.80	3,121
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	N/A	1.55	2,690
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	N/A	0.51	888
	BNP	0	0	0	0	N/A	0.09	150

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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33	13	8	1
Conservative	Labour	LD	I

After the election the composition of the council was:

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35	15	3	2
Conservative	Labour	LD	I

I - Independent

Ward results

Chatham Central

Chatham Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Shaw	1,949	21.6
	Labour	Paul Godwin	1,896	21.0
	Labour	Vince Maple	1,857	20.6
	Conservative	Denis Wildey	804	8.9
	Conservative	Nigel Major	775	8.6
	Conservative	Eric Williams	744	8.2
	UKIP	Robin Johnson	314	3.5
	English Democrat	Karen Streatfield	242	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Burrows	223	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Biggs	220	2.4
Majority			1,053	11.4
Turnout			9,024	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cuxton and Halling

Cuxton and Halling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Maisey	1,188	63.4
	Labour	Tina Lancley	686	36.6
Majority			502	26.8
Turnout			1,874	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gillingham North

Gillingham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andy Stamp	1,379	13.3
	Independent	Pat Cooper	1,184	11.4
	Labour	Adam Price	1,156	11.2
	Labour	Naushabah Khan	1,108	10.7
	Labour	Ian Darbyshire	1,104	10.7
	Independent	Dan McDonald	1,038	10.0
	Conservative	Rifat Chishti	746	7.2
	Conservative	Jonpaul Kelly	635	6.1
	Conservative	Kamran Safdar	519	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Sutton	317	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney Kingman	311	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Harrison	272	2.6
	Independent	Alan Austen	251	2.4
	Green	Doug Goodyer	239	2.3
	TUSC	James Feist	96	1.0
Majority			48	0.5
Turnout			10,355	34.3
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Gillingham South

Gillingham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Juby	1,097	11.4
	Labour	David Colman	1,080	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Kearney	1,028	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Kearney	1,002	10.4
	Labour	Sucha Gill	1,001	10.4
	Labour	James Smith	928	9.6
	Conservative	Shirley Griffiths	769	8.0
	Conservative	Jim Hattersley	668	6.9
	Conservative	Atma Sandhu	516	5.3
	Green	Simon Marchant	277	2.9
	UKIP	Stephen Newton	275	2.8
	UKIP	Keith Rudd	227	2.3
	TUSC	Jacqui Berry	206	2.1
	Independent	Gillian Stamp	164	1.7
	BNP	Brian Ravenscroft	150	1.6
	Independent	Dan Hilder	136	1.4
	Independent	Stuart Stamp	130	1.4
Majority			26	0.2
Turnout			9,654	33.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hempstead and Wigmore

Hempstead and Wigmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diane Chambers	1,805	28.6
	Conservative	Rodney Chambers	1,779	28.1
	Independent	Noel McAllister	603	9.5
	Independent	Rupert Brennan	574	9.1
	Labour	David Crowhurst	486	7.7
	Labour	Matthew Hidson	409	6.5
	UKIP	Gregory Knopp	206	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ronnie Williams	156	2.5
	UKIP	John Rose	153	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Gates	147	2.3
Majority			1,176	18.6
Turnout			6,318	51.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lordswood and Capstone

Lordswood and Capstone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Jarrett	1,618	32.4
	Conservative	David Wildey	1,446	28.9
	Labour	Stuart Bourne	790	15.8
	Labour	Brian Ashman	712	14.2
	UKIP	Alan Harding	256	5.1
	English Democrat	Phoebe Troy	179	3.6
Majority			656	13.1
Turnout			5,001	40.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Luton and Wayfield

Luton and Wayfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Craven	1,487	17.4
	Labour	Christine Godwin	1,467	17.1
	Labour	Tris Osborne	1,326	15.5
	Conservative	Tashi Bhutia	1,268	14.8
	Conservative	Mike Franklin	1,108	13.0
	Conservative	Gloria Opara	992	11.6
	Green	Dave Arthur	299	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hooper	168	2.0
	TUSC	Heather Downs	160	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Hooper	141	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Sams	136	1.6
Majority			59	0.7
Turnout			8,552	34.5
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Peninsula

Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Filmer	2,557	21.9
	Conservative	Tony Watson	2,307	19.7
	Conservative	Chris Irvine	2,125	18.2
	Labour	John Griffin	975	8.3
	Labour	Debbie Fernandez	898	7.7
	Labour	Simon Wady	879	7.5
	English Democrat	Ron Sands	535	4.6
	English Democrat	Dean Lacey	476	4.1
	Green	Richard Patey	351	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tamsyn Green	298	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Boosey	282	2.4
Majority			1,150	9.9
Turnout			11,683	43.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Princes Park

Princes Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matt Bright	1,488	29.1
	Conservative	Pat Gulvin	1,317	25.8
	Labour	Matthew Butt	1,014	19.9
	Labour	David Albiston	968	19.0
	English Democrat	Daniel Logan	200	3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammad Qureshi	119	2.3
Majority			303	5.9
Turnout			5,106	38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rainham Central

Rainham Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rehman Chishti	2,931	23.8
	Conservative	Mike O'Brien	2,538	20.6
	Conservative	Barry Kemp	2,514	20.4
	Labour	Christine Murphy	938	7.6
	Labour	Carl Pinnock	917	7.5
	Labour	Roger Bragg	912	7.4
	UKIP	Patricia Medford	412	3.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Yale	308	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chrystalla Peck	298	2.4
	Green	Andy Rogers	286	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Dereck Peck	251	2.1
Majority			1,576	12.8
Turnout			12,305	48.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rainham North

Rainham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Carr	1,553	27.7
	Conservative	Vaughan Hewett	1,475	26.3
	Labour	Harry Keane	620	11.0
	Labour	Mary Keane	593	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Guichard	534	9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Lucy	439	7.8
	UKIP	Bob Oakley	221	3.9
	UKIP	Danny Dancy	179	3.2
Majority			855	15.3
Turnout			5,614	44.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rainham South

Rainham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Doe	1,959	19.6
	Conservative	David Royle	1,901	19.0
	Conservative	Leslie Wicks	1,659	16.6
	Labour	Linda Miller	1,021	10.2
	Labour	Gillian Pearson	997	9.9
	Labour	Jill Fennel	922	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Chance	443	4.4
	UKIP	Jill Collin	389	3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Harrison	378	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sellen	338	3.4
Majority			638	6.4
Turnout			10007	38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

River

River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Craig Mackinlay	1,037	26.8
	Conservative	Andrew Mackness	970	25.0
	Labour	John Jones	846	21.8
	Labour	Adetomi Yemi	612	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ernest Gray	119	3.1
	Green	Steven Keevil	115	3.0
	Green	Chris Price	89	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nem Juby	85	2.2
Majority			124	3.2
Turnout			3,873	36.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rochester East

Rochester East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Teresa Murray	1,570	30.7
	Labour	Nick Bowler	1,531	29.9
	Conservative	Brian Griffin	833	16.3
	Conservative	Jim Nugent	649	12.7
	Green	Dave Heritage	255	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Kemsley	180	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Guri Singh Rai	98	1.9
Majority			698	13.6
Turnout			5,116	38.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Rochester South and Horsted

Rocheseter South and Horsted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Clarke	2,278	20.7
	Conservative	Sylvia Griffin	2,042	18.6
	Conservative	Rupert Turpin	1.760	16.0
	Labour	Hugh Hawkins	1.186	10.8
	Labour	Joe Murray	1,115	10.2
	Labour	Alex Paterson	1,099	10.0
	UKIP	Keith Fletcher	489	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Viv Parker	459	4.2
	Green	Tony Major	342	3.1
	TUSC	Laura Rumley	214	1.9
Majority			282	2.6
Turnout			10,984	43.1
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rochester West

Rochester West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ted Baker	1,658	28.1
	Conservative	Kelly Tolhurst	1,336	22.7
	Labour	Sarah Hehir	1,029	17.5
	Labour	Derek Munton	851	14.4
	Green	Trish Marchant	280	4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Juby	246	4.2
	Green	Mary Smith	208	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Qamar Khan Lodhi	195	3.3
	English Democrat	Agita Sudraba	88	1.5
Majority			307	5.2
Turnout			5,891	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Strood North

Strood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Chitty	2,016	17.4
	Conservative	Jane Etheridge	1,988	17.2
	Labour	Stephen Hubbard	1,764	15.3
	Conservative	Paul Rai	1,699	14.7
	Labour	Linda Robson	1,480	12.8
	Labour	Liam Curran	1,390	12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Millsom	318	2.7
	English Democrat	Phil Varnham	282	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Phillips	228	2.0
	TUSC	Chas Berry	212	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Price	198	1.7
Majority			65	0.6
Turnout			11,575	42.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Strood Rural

Strood Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Mason	2,106	19.6
	Conservative	Peter Hicks	2,093	19.4
	Conservative	Peter Rodberg	1,795	16.7
	Labour	Kim Murphy	1,036	9.6
	Labour	Eleanor Dhiman	866	8.0
	Labour	Raj Heer	796	7.4
	Independent	Christopher Fribbins	683	6.4
	Green	David Davison	395	3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Elliot	346	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Green	334	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Boosey	311	2.9
Majority			759	5.2
Turnout			10,761	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Strood South

Strood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Avey	1,576	16.4
	Labour	Isaac Igwe	1,459	15.2
	Conservative	Josie Iles	1,412	14.7
	Labour	Robert Heathfield	1,395	14.5
	Labour	Mark Jones	1,388	14.4
	Conservative	Ken Bamber	1,332	13.8
	English Democrat	Michael Walters	513	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Ball	207	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Moore	175	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hunt	170	1.8
Majority			17	0.2
Turnout			9,627	33.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Twydall

Twydall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Harriott	1,882	18.1
	Labour	Dorte Gilry	1,807	17.4
	Labour	Glyn Griffiths	1,744	16.8
	Conservative	Diana Lawrence	1,402	13.5
	Conservative	Tony Rocco	1,286	12.4
	Conservative	Arthur Wenham	1,202	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Gittings	303	2.9
	Green	Tina Lawlor Mottram	275	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jefferies	249	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mavis Yale	246	2.4
Majority			342	3.3
Turnout			10,396	38.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Walderslade

Walderslade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Brake	1,280	23.6
	Conservative	Adrian Gulvin	1,019	18.8
	Independent	Ian Burt	964	17.8
	Independent	Kieran Magee	694	12.8
	Labour	John Lloyd	490	9.0
	Labour	James Wyper	441	8.1
	English Democrat	Sean Varnham	175	3.2
	Green	Edith East	129	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jasmin Ademovic	121	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Drake Brockman	117	2.1
Majority			55	1.0
Turnout			5,430	40.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Watling

Watling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Smith	950	21.7
	Conservative	Wendy Purdy	780	17.8
	Conservative	Phillip Manning	764	17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Jeacock	751	17.1
	Labour	Ian Cuthbert	560	12.8
	Labour	David Walker	437	10.0
	Independent	Barry Archer	143	3.2
Majority			342	3.3
Turnout			4,385	44.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing