# 2011 Gedling Borough Council election

An election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.

## Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 28 seats, compared to 9 for Labour, 8 Liberal Democrats and 5 independents.
A big issue in the election was the introduction of car parking charges by the Conservative council. Labour said that local businesses were suffering because of the charges and proposed to end the charges and cut the number of councillors, while the Conservatives said the charges enabled them to preserve services and keep council tax down. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats expected that they and the Conservatives would suffer due to the cuts being made by the national coalition government.

## Election result

The results saw Labour gain control of the council from the Conservatives, after taking 13 seats from the Conservative party, 5 from the Liberal Democrats and all 5 independent seats. This left Labour with 32 seats, compared to 15 Conservatives and 3 Liberal Democrats. Overall turnout in the election was 45.3%.
Gedling Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 32 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 64.0 | 46.7 | 44,416 | +13.0% |
| Conservative | 15 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 30.0 | 37.9 | 36,033 | -7.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 10,762 | -3.6% |
| Calverton First Independents | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 2.1 | 2,017 | -1.9% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,056 | -0.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 550 | +0.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 228 | -0.7% |

## Ward results
### Bestwood Village

Bestwood Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Denis Beeston | 382 | 58.1 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Coull | 275 | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 657 | 43.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bonington

Bonington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roy Allan | 1,048 | 18.3 |
| | Labour | Roxanne Ellis | 995 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Phil McCauley | 961 | 16.8 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Fullwood | 778 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Sally Mason-Kempster | 758 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Walker | 750 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Smalley | 175 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Minna Patterson | 141 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Walkyier | 125 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,731 | 39.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph

Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Poole | 777 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Tomlinson | 764 | 22.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Fife | 461 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Flynn | 437 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Jeanette Johnson | 359 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Ferni Ogundipe | 291 | 8.6 |
| | Independent | Pat Blandamer | 166 | 4.9 |
| | Independent | Colin Blandamer | 112 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,367 | 58.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Calverton

Calverton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Emily Bailey | 1,098 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | Nick Quilty | 1,010 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | Mike Hope | 1,003 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | Boyd Elliott | 970 | 15.9 |
| | Calverton First Independent | Bill Peet | 777 | 12.7 |
| | Calverton First Independent | Tony Barton | 664 | 10.9 |
| | Calverton First Independent | Grant Withers | 576 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,098 | 45.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Carlton

Carlton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nicki Brooks | 1,363 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Ainley | 1,357 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Glover | 1,297 | 19.0 |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Clarke | 793 | 11.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Goodwin | 755 | 11.1 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Golland | 743 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abigail Rhodes | 186 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Whitaker | 174 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michel Flor-Henry | 154 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,822 | 44.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Carlton Hill

Carlton Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Creamer | 1,378 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Feeney | 1,334 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Darrell Pulk | 1,332 | 20.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Butcher | 686 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Tom Butcher | 663 | 10.4 |
| | Conservative | Luke Warrington | 553 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Drewberry | 159 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Newman | 147 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Spiros Fafoutis | 133 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,385 | 41.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Daybrook

Daybrook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Barnes | 919 | 33.8 |
| | Labour | Sandra Barnes | 891 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Mason-Kempster | 383 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Wilson | 351 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amy Nash | 91 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Blaylock | 85 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 38.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Gedling

Gedling (3 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jenny Hollingsworth | 856 | 12.0 |
| | Labour | Krista Blair | 855 | 12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Tunnicliffe | 788 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Alexander Scroggie | 759 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marguerite Wright | 724 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Dunkin | 711 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Leaper | 706 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Selim Catkin | 677 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | Helen Greensmith | 677 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Jeannie Thompson | 143 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Jim Norris | 127 | 1.8 |
| | Green | Margret Vince | 121 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,144 | 47.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Killisick

Killisick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Wheeler | 552 | 76.9 |
| | Independent | Harvey Maddock | 166 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 40.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Kingswell

Kingswell (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hewson | 729 | 21.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Key | 699 | 20.3 |
| | Conservative | Natalie Sharpe | 672 | 19.5 |
| | Labour | Les Nourse | 595 | 17.5 |
| | Independent | Mary Kempster | 278 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | Paul Peet | 235 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Swift | 121 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jensen Stansfield-Coynw | 118 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,447 | 48.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Lambley

Lambley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roland Spencer | 599 | 73.0 |
| | Labour | Patricia Osbaldiston | 222 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | 47.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Mapperley Plains

Mapperley Plains (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ged Clarke | 1,283 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Carol Pepper | 1,261 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | John Parr | 1,219 | 16.7 |
| | Labour | John Butterworth | 995 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Joy Knowles | 983 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Marion Welton | 936 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Buxton | 212 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil King | 210 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Beeken | 188 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,287 | 44.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Netherfield and Colwick

Netherfield and Colwick (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Clarke | 1,087 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Barbara Miller | 1,070 | 20.6 |
| | Labour | Meredith Lawrence | 1,052 | 20.3 |
| | Conservative | Allen Clarke | 527 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Richardson | 445 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | Elliot Taylor | 409 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Stammers | 165 | 3.2 |
| | Green | Jean Katimertzis | 159 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nora Crosland | 137 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Brownlee | 136 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,187 | 34.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Newstead

Newstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Andrews | 433 | 56.0 |
| | Labour | John McCauley | 340 | 44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 773 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Phoenix

Phoenix (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cheryl Hewlett | 742 | 27.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Howarth | 684 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ellwood | 680 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Berry | 636 | 23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,742 | 41.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Porchester

Porchester (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Collis | 1,375 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | John Truscott | 1,336 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Muriel Weisz | 1,279 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | John Collin | 1,040 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | John Tanner | 1,035 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Spencer | 980 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine James | 235 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Poynter | 199 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pratt | 181 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,660 | 49.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Ravenshead

Ravenshead (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Barnfather | 1,725 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Andrews | 1,638 | 24.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Powell | 1,525 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Carol Wright | 711 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | John Kendrick | 677 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Maguire | 508 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,784 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St James

St James (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathryn Fox | 605 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Gillam | 534 | 17.7 |
| | Labour | Steven Syme | 504 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | Julie Catkin | 461 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Stansfield | 459 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | James Faulconbridge | 452 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | 47.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pauline Allan | 1,144 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Payne | 1,136 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Marje Paling | 1,077 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | Bob Tait | 834 | 13.8 |
| | Conservative | Terry Pepper | 827 | 13.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Anthony | 805 | 13.3 |
| | UKIP | Mark Brinsley-Day | 228 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,051 | 43.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Valley

Valley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Gregory | 546 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hughes | 469 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Dunkin | 463 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Stewart Ragsdale | 461 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Day | 234 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | Tanya Hinds | 195 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Deva Kumarasiri | 55 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Robert Dawson | 44 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,467 | 39.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Woodborough

Woodborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Boot | 658 | 77.9 |
| | Labour | Anne Hawkins | 187 | 22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 845 | 56.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Prew-Smith | 1,381 | 16.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bexon | 1,315 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Nicholson | 1,292 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Grahame Pope | 1,242 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Towers | 1,094 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Osbaldiston | 1,089 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Swift | 364 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Patterson | 292 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Smalley | 272 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,341 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## By-Elections between May 2011 - April 2015

By-elections are called when a representative Councillor resigns or dies, so are unpredictable. A by-election is held to fill a political office that has become vacant between the scheduled elections.

### Phoenix - 15 September 2011

Phoenix By-Election 15 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ellwood | 566 | 49.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Allan Leadbeater | 445 | 38.7 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative | James Faulconbridge | 98 | 8.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Lee Waters | 42 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Kingswell - 2 May 2013

Kingswell By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Ellis | 547 | 36.3 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Adams | 483 | 32.0 | −8.6 |
| | UKIP | Lee Waters | 397 | 26.3 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhiann Stansfield-Coyne | 80 | 5.3 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 39.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gedling - 27 March 2014

Gedling By-Election 27 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynda Pearson | 482 | 32.6 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Dunkin | 428 | 28.9 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | Claude-Francois Loi | 337 | 22.8 | New |
| | Conservative | James Faulconbridge | 233 | 15.7 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1482 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |