# 2011 Bournemouth Borough Council election

Elections to Bournemouth Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 54 seats, across 18 wards of this unitary authority, were up for election.
There were 176 candidates nominated, comprised as follows: 54 Conservatives, 40 Labour, 39 Liberal Democrats, 24 Independents, 14 UK Independence Party, 4 Green Party and 1 Liberal Party. There were 3 more candidates standing than in the 2007 election.

## Composition of council seats before election

| Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 36 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Independent | 5 |
| Labour | 3 |
| Non-aligned | 2 |

## Election result summary

Bournemouth Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 45 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 83.3 | 50.9 | 64,556 | -1.8 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 17.3 | 21,883 | +8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5.6 | 17.1 | 21,721 | -9.5 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 13,278 | +3.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3,899 | -0.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1,185 | +0.1 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 268 | +0.2 |
Less than a week after the elections, Derek Borthwick, elected as an independent in the Throop and Muscliff ward joined the Conservative Party.

## Election results by ward

Boscombe East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Rochester | 1,128 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Bailey | 1,059 | |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 1,032 | |
| | Independent | Mike Everingham | 683 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Crouch | 682 | |
| | Labour | Jilly Grower | 612 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Jones | 586 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Blinkhorn | 574 | |
| | Labour | Mike Hicks | 514 | |
| | Independent | Rob Wotton | 412 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.98 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Boscombe West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Kelly | 747 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Wakefield | 723 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Stanley-Watts | 686 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Northover | 537 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maan Basma | 420 | |
| | Labour | Mike Goff | 350 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Pull | 336 | |
| | Labour | Bob Milner | 309 | |
| | Labour | Ian Taylor | 279 | |
| | Green | Damian Maguire | 261 | |
| | Independent | Angus Reid | 187 | |
| | Independent | Michal Figat | 150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Chapman | 1,207 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Greene | 1,118 | |
| | Conservative | Dave Smith | 1,036 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Card | 557 | |
| | Labour | Austin McCormack | 516 | |
| | Labour | Stepehn Sinsbury | 442 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
East Cliff & Springbourne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Filer | 1,505 | |
| | Conservative | David Kelsey | 1,433 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Filer | 1,416 | |
| | Labour | Louise Bell | 762 | |
| | Labour | Carol Milner | 699 | |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 687 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 540 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
East Southborne & Tuckton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Coope | 2,293 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Davies | 2,197 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Lawton | 1,944 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Eden | 779 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Amboorallee | 635 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Saunders | 547 | |
| | UKIP | Pam McAlester | 494 | |
| | UKIP | Vicky Millward | 419 | |
| | UKIP | Sam Whitt | 319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Kinson North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Battistini | 914 | |
| | Conservative | Amedeo Angiolini | 891 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Gritt | 827 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Smith | 804 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart McKeown | 803 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Lewis | 788 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smith | 732 | |
| | Labour | Helen Rosser | 730 | |
| | Labour | David Stokes | 693 | |
| | Independent | Julie Darbyshire | 427 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.55 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Kinson South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Beryl Baxter | 1,043 | |
| | Labour | Ben Grower | 992 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Marley | 922 | |
| | Labour | Mel Semple | 892 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Old | 787 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Rose | 782 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Chizlett | 308 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Merrifield | 256 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.26 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Littledown & Iford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick King | 1,865 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Montrose | 1,755 | |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Williams | 1,743 | |
| | Independent | Margaret Rose | 802 | |
| | Labour | Roger Ansell | 575 | |
| | Labour | Debbie Sharman | 512 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Kirkland | 397 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sibanda Innocent | 318 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |