2011 Test Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Test Valley Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011. The Conservatives maintained control of the council, with an increased majority.^[1]

Candidates and Results

Before the election, the council consisted of 33 Conservatives, 14 Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent.^[1]

Only the Conservatives contested all 48 seats. The Liberal Democrats contested 43 seats, while Labour contested 14, the UK Independence Party 7 and the Greens 2. There were also 3 independent candidates. Two wards, Bourne Valley and Over Wallop, were uncontested, meaning the Conservative candidates were elected by default.

Despite all 48 seats being up for election, only three changed hands: The Conservatives gained two seats in Andover, both from the Liberal Democrats, and, in the Abbey Ward of Romsey, defeated Independent Sally Lamb, who had been previously elected as a Liberal Democrat.

Overall Result

Test Valley Borough Council Election, 2011
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	36	3	0	+3	75	56.3	47,760
	Liberal Democrats	12	0	2	-2	25	32.8	27,774
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	5.4	4,564
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	2,824
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	691
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	1.4	1,180
Total		48						84,793

Ampfield and Braishfield

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Ampfield and Braishfield ward, 2011^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Hatley	806	70.8	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Anderson	198	17.4	+1.9
	Labour	David Stevens	125	11.0	+7.1
Majority			608
Rejected ballots			10	0.8
Turnout			1,139	61.7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Amport

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Amport ward, 2011^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Few Brown	699	72.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Dominic Mills	219	22.6	N/A
Majority			480
Rejected ballots			49	5.1
Turnout			968	52.3%
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Andover: Alamein

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Alamein ward, 2011^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Phil North	1086	50.3
	Conservative	Janet Whiteley	993	46.0
	Conservative	Alex Brook	963	44.6
	Liberal Democrats	Len Gates	840	38.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Hughes	796	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Hughes	739	34.2
	Labour	Martin Bell	370	17.1
Rejected ballots			15	0.7
Turnout			2158	34.3%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Andover: Harroway

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Harroway ward, 2011^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brian Page	1,206
	Conservative	Karen Hamilton	1,193
	Conservative	Carl Borg-Neal	1,142
	Labour	Jonathan Ridge	487
	UKIP	Tim Rolt	429
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Hughes	373
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Msonthi	329
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Whiteley	314
Rejected ballots			23
Turnout			2,367	39.9%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Andover: Millway

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Millway ward, 2011^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Zilliah Brooks	1,486
	Conservative	Sandra Hawke	1,321
	Conservative	Ian Robin	1,247
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Fifield	446
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Carpenter	432
	Labour	John Newland	386
	UKIP	Laurie Manifold	348
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Henstock	311
Rejected ballots			10
Turnout			2,365	40.5%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Andover: St Mary's

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: St Mary's ward, 2011^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Iris Andersen	750
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Bird	700
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Long	682
	Conservative	Katie Brooks	644
	Conservative	David Denny	640
	Liberal Democrats	Vincent McGarry	540
	Labour	Andy Fitchet	457
	UKIP	Anthony McCabe	366
	Independent	Donald MacDonald	257
	Independent	Peter Mather	250
Rejected ballots			11
Turnout			2,086	34.6%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Andover: Winton

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Winton ward, 2011^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chris Lynn	1,307
	Conservative	Jan Budzynski	1,020
	Conservative	Jan Lovell	1,004
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Campbell	669
	UKIP	Peter Sumner	614
	Liberal Democrats	Sid Dajani	547
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wilson	547
	UKIP	Bill McCabe	537
	Labour	Adam Jones	438
Rejected ballots			24
Turnout			2,668	43.0%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anna

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Anna ward, 2011^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Maureen Flood	1,341
	Conservative	Graham Stallard	1,071
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Harrington-Ellsmore	394
	UKIP	Stan Oram	372
Rejected ballots			28
Turnout			1,947	52.3%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackwater

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Blackwater ward, 2011^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tony Gentle	1,495
	Conservative	Gordon Bailey	1,435
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Green	492
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Curtis	361
	Labour	Albert Astbury	166
Rejected ballots			16
Turnout			2,176	52,4%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bourne Valley

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Bourne Valley ward, 2011^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Giddings	Uncontested	N/A	N/A
Majority			N/A
Rejected ballots			N/A
Turnout			N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broughton and Stockbridge

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Broughton and Stockbridge ward, 2011^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Boulton	1,489
	Conservative	Daniel Busk	1,343
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Warren	495
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Treadwell	425
	Labour	Paul Doran	218
Rejected ballots			18
Turnout			2,181	56.3%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charlton

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Charlton ward, 2011^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Carr	489	55.9	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael McGarry	223	25.5	−7.5
	UKIP	Norman Woods	158	18.0	+18.0
Majority			266
Rejected ballots			6	0.6
Turnout			876	54.2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams ward, 2011^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Philip Bundy	1,643
	Conservative	Nigel Anderdon	1,639
	Conservative	Alison Finlay	1,509
	Liberal Democrats	Jessica Cosier	528
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Houghton	448
	Labour	Joan Morrell	444
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Thompson	429
Rejected ballots			27
Turnout			2,571	48.6%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dun Valley

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Dun Valley ward, 2011^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neville Whiteley	604	66.2	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Waller	294	32.2	+3.4
Majority			310
Rejected ballots			14	1.6
Turnout			912	53.2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harewood

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Harewood ward, 2011^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Neal	670	66.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Rowles	328	32.5	N/A
Majority			324
Rejected ballots			11	1.1
Turnout			1,010	55.1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kings Somborne and Michelmersh

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Kings Somborne and Michelmersh ward, 2011^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tony Ward	793	69.8
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Gee	320	28.2
Majority			473
Rejected ballots			18	1.6
Turnout			1,136	55.5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Baddesley

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: North Baddesley ward, 2011^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Cosier	1,526
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Dowden	1,319
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Tupper	1,309
	Conservative	Richard Eagan	852
	Conservative	Ron Brayshaw	810
	Conservative	Trevor Coles	753
	Labour	Chris Devrell	412
Rejected ballots			32
Turnout			2,722	49.2%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Over Wallop

1 seat

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Over Wallop ward, 2011^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tony Hope	Uncontested
Majority			N/A
Rejected ballots			N/A
Turnout			N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Penton Bellinger

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Penton Bellinger ward, 2011^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ellie Charnley	1,272	70.2
	Conservative	Phil Lashbrook	1,265	69.8
	Green	Lance Mitchell	403	22.2
	Green	Owain Clarke	288	15.9
Rejected ballots			26	1.4
Turnout			1,812	49.3%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Romsey: Abbey

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Abbey ward, 2011^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Richards	1,042
	Conservative	Clive Collier	950
	Independent	Sally Lamb	673
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Wenman	399
	Labour	Christine Watkins	360
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Cosier	357
Rejected ballots			17
Turnout			2,089	54.4%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Romsey: Cupernham

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Cupernham ward, 2011^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Baverstock	1,034
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Dunleavey	992
	Conservative	John Ray	891
	Conservative	Craig Buckingham	747
	Labour	Joss MacDonald	289
Rejected ballots			26
Turnout			2,144	53.3%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Romsey: Tadburn

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Tadburn ward, 2011^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cooper	1,277
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hurst	1,014
	Conservative	Nick Michell	895
	Conservative	Jill Gethin	893
	Labour	Carolyn Nixson	262
Rejected ballots			16
Turnout			2,347	56.7%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Romsey Extra

2 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Romsey Extra ward, 2011^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Hibberd	767
	Conservative	Alison Johnston	757
	Liberal Democrats	John Parker	481
	Liberal Democrats	Priya Banerjee	352
	Labour	Amanda Ford	150
Rejected ballots			20
Turnout			1,365	53.9%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Valley Park

3 seats

Test Valley Borough Council Elections: Valley Park ward, 2011^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Dowden	1,590
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Beesley	1,368
	Liberal Democrats	Kath Tilling	1,337
	Conservative	John Barton	1,010
	Conservative	Jane Johnson	916
	Conservative	Roger Curtis	912
Rejected ballots			36
Turnout			2,859	49.5%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

[bbc-1] "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Test Valley". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[2] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Ampfield%20and%20Braishfield.pdf

[3] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Amport.pdf

[4] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Alamein.pdf

[5] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Harroway.pdf

[6] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Millway.pdf

[7] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011St%20Marys.pdf

[8] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Winton.pdf

[9] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Anna.pdf

[10] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Blackwater.pdf

[11] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Bourne%20Valley.pdf

[12] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20of%20Broughton%20&%20Stockbridge.pdf

[13] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Charlton.pdf

[14] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Chilworth,%20Nursling%20&%20Rownhams.pdf

[15] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Dun%20Valley.pdf

[16] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Harewood.pdf

[17] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Harewood.pdf

[18] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011North%20Baddesley.pdf

[19] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Over%20Wallop.pdf

[20] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Penton%20Bellinger.pdf

[21] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Abbey.pdf

[22] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Cupernham.pdf

[23] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Tadburn.pdf

[24] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/L&D_2011Romsey%20Extra.pdf

[25] ttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdf/Declaration%20Valley%20Park%20%28Borough%29.pdf

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