# 2011 Wychavon District Council election

The 2011 Wychavon District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

After the last election in 2007 the Conservatives controlled the council with 35 councillors, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats. By October 2009, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives at a by-election in Droitwich South West.
In 2011, 12 candidates, 11 Conservatives and one Liberal Democrat, were elected without opposition, while in Elmley Castle and Somerville the election was delayed after no candidates were nominated for that ward.

## Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council, making a net gain of five seats to have 38 councillors after the May election. The Conservative gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, who dropped to 5 seats on the council after losing six seats to the Conservatives. These losses including losing all three seats the Liberal Democrats had held in Droitwich, as well as two seats in Pershore and one seat in The Littletons.
Meanwhile, Labour regained a seat on the council after having lost all of their seats in 2007. The Labour gain came in Droitwich West, where Peter Pinfield was returned to the council defeating Conservative councillor Laurie Evans. Overall turnout at the election was 46.95%.
Wychavon local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 86.7 | 58.8 | 27,349 | -0.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 11.1 | 22.1 | 10,290 | -5.9% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 4,819 | +5.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 3,115 | +0.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 935 | +0.7% |
The above totals include the delayed election in Elmley Castle and Somerville on 23 June 2011.

## Ward results

Badsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Jakeman | 488 | 51.2 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Mary Campbell | 465 | 48.8 | +43.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.4 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 953 | 44.9 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bengeworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Bulman | 665 | | |
| | Conservative | Emma Stokes | 661 | | |
| | Independent | Albert Booth | 477 | | |
| | Labour | Frederick Kaler | 338 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Rencher | 286 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,427 | 39.4 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bowbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Rowley | 750 | 59.5 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | David Greenwood | 510 | 40.5 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 19.0 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,260 | 58.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bredon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Hardman | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bretforton and Offenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Wright | 536 | 53.4 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Smith | 468 | 46.6 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 6.8 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 50.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Broadway and Wickhamford (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Eyre | unopposed |
| Conservative | Barrie Parmenter | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Dodderhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Pearce | 542 | 72.8 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Evans | 203 | 27.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 45.5 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | 39.1 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Drakes Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Middlebrough | 675 | 73.8 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imelda Carlton Smith | 240 | 26.2 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 47.5 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 915 | 49.3 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Droitwich Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glenise Noyes | 359 | 43.4 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Sheila Seabourne | 289 | 34.9 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Littlechild | 180 | 21.7 | −19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 42.0 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Droitwich East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Barratt | 1,033 | | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Brookes | 998 | | |
| | Labour | Sheila Neary | 585 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Pinfield | 538 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rowe | 343 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,497 | 44.7 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Droitwich South East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Morris | 1,342 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Jennings | 1,236 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Baker | 375 | | |
| | Labour | Colin Beardwood | 368 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Hall | 245 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Littlechild | 237 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,803 | 51.8 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Droitwich South West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Beale | 846 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Noyes | 805 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Barton | 486 | | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Meyrick | 461 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Carter | 448 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Crawford | 339 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,385 | 45.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Droitwich West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynne Duffy | 679 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Pinfield | 622 | | |
| | Conservative | Laurence Evans | 587 | | |
| | Labour | Roy Seabourne | 571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,459 | 34.2 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Eckington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Davis | 848 | 63.5 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Paul Ellis-Gormley | 302 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Hayman | 186 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | 40.9 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,336 | 60.0 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Evesham North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josephine Sandalls | 663 | | |
| | Conservative | Frances Smith | 609 | | |
| | Green | Gordon Matthews | 339 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Haines | 275 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Haines | 218 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,104 | 34.3 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Evesham South (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Robert Banks | unopposed |
| Conservative | Gerard O'Donnell | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Fladbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas McDonald | 943 | 77.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Brown | 270 | 22.3 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 55.5 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | 56.2 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Hampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Smith | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hartlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Dowty | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harvington and Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Homer | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Honeybourne and Pebworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alastair Adams | 649 | 66.5 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Bean | 327 | 33.5 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 33.0 | +24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 976 | 51.9 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Inkberrow (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Audrey Steel | 1,798 | | |
| | Conservative | David Lee | 1,431 | | |
| | Independent | David Powis | 897 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,126 | 57.1 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Hampton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dyke | 803 | | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Dyke | 725 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Payne | 474 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 34.6 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lovett and North Claines (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Miller | 1,475 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Fisher | 1,115 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Saunders | 555 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,145 | 49.2 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Norton and Whittington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Adams | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ombersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Tomlinson | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pershore (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Wood | 1,209 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Tucker | 1,163 | | |
| | Conservative | David Brotheridge | 1,026 | | |
| | Independent | Christopher Parsons | 974 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Lewis | 930 | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gowenlock | 752 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Watt | 701 | | |
| | Green | David Shaw | 596 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,351 | 49.5 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Pinvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Tucker | 872 | 70.9 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Lawley | 358 | 29.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 41.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 55.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
South Bredon Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Darby | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The Littletons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Lasota | 616 | 55.1 | +25.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Duffy | 501 | 44.9 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 52.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Upton Snodsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Robinson | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elmley Castle and Somerville delayed election

The election in Elmley Castle and Somerville was delayed until 23 June 2011 after no candidates were nominated originally. This came after the previous Conservative councillor Anna Mackison died in March 2011. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Roma Kirke with a 238-vote majority over Liberal Democrat Jayne Lewis.
Elmley Castle and Somerville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roma Kirke | 435 | 68.8 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Lewis | 197 | 31.2 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 37.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 632 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2011 and 2015

A by-election was held in Fladbury on 22 May 2014 after the death of Conservative councillor Tom McDonald. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Bradley Thomas with a majority of 137 votes over Liberal Democrat candidate Diana Brown.
Fladbury by-election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bradley Thomas | 456 | 45.2 | −32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Brown | 319 | 31.6 | +9.3 |
| | UKIP | Neil Whelan | 234 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 13.6 | −41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,009 | 46.2 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |