The2011 Richmondshire District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect all 34 members ofRichmondshire District Council to a four-year term, the same day as otherlocal elections in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by the2007 election and followed by the2015 election. The council remained underno overall control.[1] Turnout across the council was 49.5%.[2]
| 2011 Richmondshire District Council election[2][3][4][5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |||
| Independent | 16 | 47.1 | |||||||
| Conservative | 14 | 41.2 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 11.8 | |||||||
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yvonne Peacock*[a] | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,064 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Campbell Dawson* | 345 | 63.9 | ||
| Independent | Lorraine Cook | 195 | 36.1 | New | |
| Majority | 150 | 27.8 | |||
| Total valid votes | 540 | 98.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 546 | 56.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 966 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Amsden | 334 | 52.6 | New | |
| Conservative | David Ashforth | 301 | 47.4 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 635 | 98.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 645 | 61.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,050 | ||||
| Independentgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Danny Gill | 502 | |||
| Conservative | Ian Threlfall | 408 | |||
| Independent | Jim Fryer* | 408 | |||
| Green | Leslie Rowe | 245 | |||
| Turnout | 1,022 | 43.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,342 | ||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tony Pelton | 512 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Johnson*[b] | 338 | |||
| Conservative | Jane Branch* | 263 | |||
| Turnout | 788 | 41.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,893 | ||||
| Independentgain fromConservative | |||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Glover*[c] | 426 | |||
| Independent | Angie Dale | 386 | |||
| Independent | Peter Wood* | 383 | |||
| Independent | Helen Grant* | 348 | |||
| Conservative | Beverley Partridge | 342 | |||
| Independent | Mags Burke | 157 | |||
| Turnout | 959 | 35.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,679 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | |||||
| Independentgain fromIndependent | |||||
| Independenthold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Parlour* | 323 | 57.9 | ||
| Conservative | Wallace Sayer | 235 | 42.1 | New | |
| Majority | 88 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 558 | 98.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 567 | 57.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 989 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Heslop* | 280 | 57.7 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Todd | 205 | 42.3 | New | |
| Majority | 75 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 485 | 99.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 487 | 51.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 945 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Blackie* | 615 | 94.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Whinray | 34 | 5.2 | New | |
| Majority | 581 | 89.5 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 649 | 99.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 653 | 61.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,067 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephanie Todd* | 226 | |||
| Independent | Paul Cullen* | 218 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bagley | 140 | |||
| Conservative | Christine Wallach | 96 | |||
| Green | Dave Dalton | 80 | |||
| Turnout | 512 | 25.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,022 | ||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Independenthold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melva Steckles* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,290 | ||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Duff* | 458 | |||
| Conservative | Fleur Butler* | 452 | |||
| Independent | Andy Brook | 425 | |||
| Independent | Derek Wallace | 284 | |||
| Turnout | 972 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,068 | ||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Loadman*[d] | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,078 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jimmy Wilson-Petch* | 300 | 52.6 | ||
| Independent | Judith Stansfield | 270 | 47.4 | New | |
| Majority | 30 | 5.3 | |||
| Total valid votes | 570 | 99.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 572 | 52.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,095 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rachel Allen | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,048 | ||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jill McMullon*[e] | 311 | 62.1 | New | |
| Conservative | Peter Staincliffe | 190 | 37.9 | ||
| Majority | 121 | 24.2 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 501 | 99.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 503 | 54.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 921 | ||||
| Independentgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mick Griffiths | 320 | 55.8 | New | |
| Conservative | Judy Lilley | 253 | 44.2 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 11.7 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 573 | 99.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 578 | 56.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,021 | ||||
| Independentgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Matthew Wilkes | 294 | 55.4 | New | |
| Conservative | Howard Thomas* | 237 | 44.6 | ||
| Majority | 57 | 10.7 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 531 | 97.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 545 | 55.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 982 | ||||
| Independentgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bob Gale | 514 | 88.0 | New | |
| Conservative | Susan Alderson | 70 | 12.0 | New | |
| Majority | 444 | 76.0 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 584 | 98.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 592 | 57.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,028 | ||||
| Independentgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clive World* | 428 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Robinson* | 421 | |||
| Conservative | Jonathan Fry | 399 | |||
| Conservative | Jack Simpson | 269 | |||
| Independent | Amanda Adams | 215 | |||
| Turnout | 974 | 44.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,186 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | |||||
| Liberal Democratshold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Russell Lord* | 531 | |||
| Conservative | Muriel Blythman | 315 | |||
| Conservative | David Morton | 312 | |||
| Independent | Gill Miller | 295 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Hedges | 268 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Irwin | 245 | |||
| Turnout | 1,132 | 53.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,113 | ||||
| Independenthold | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Linda Curran*[f] | 698 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Parsons* | 644 | |||
| Conservative | Jane Wyrill | 166 | |||
| Conservative | Wendy Morton | 156 | |||
| Turnout | 1,021 | 48.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,087 | ||||
| Independentgain fromLiberal Democrats | |||||
| Liberal Democratshold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Bradbury* | 287 | |||
| Independent | Ken Lambert* | 233 | |||
| Conservative | Pat Middlemiss | 210 | |||
| Conservative | Lin Clarkson | 198 | |||
| Turnout | 530 | 29.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,820 | ||||
| Independenthold | |||||
| Independenthold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Malcolm Gardner | 277 | 54.5 | New | |
| Conservative | Raymond Alderson*[g] | 231 | 45.5 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 508 | 97.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 519 | 57.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 901 | ||||
| Independentgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||