# 2011 Thanet District Council election

Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 5 May 2011, as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the Alternative Vote Referendum. No political party won an overall majority of seats, meaning that the council went into 'No Overall Control' status for the first time since 1991. The Conservative Party ran a minority administration until December of that year, when a Conservative councillor defected to the Independents group, enabling The Labour Party to run a minority administration until 2015. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.

## Overall Results

After the election, the composition of the council is:
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| Conservative Party | 40,813 | 46.58 | | 27 | 6 |
| Labour Party | 33,498 | 38.24 | | 26 | 7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,302 | 2.63 | | 0 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1,673 | 1.91 | | 0 | |
| Ramsgate First | 519 | 0.59 | | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 283 | 0.32 | | 0 | |
| Independent(s) | 8,522 | 9.73 | | 3 | |
| Total | 87,610 | 100 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Valid ballots cast | 39,318 | 98.60 | | | |
| Invalid/blank ballots cast | 559 | 1.40 | | | |
| Total ballots cast | 39,877 | 100 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 93,589 | 42.61 | | | |
| Source: BBC ||||||

## Results by ward

Listed below are the results in each of the 26 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.

### Beacon Road

Beacon Road (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jenny Matterface | 703 | 27 |
| | Conservative | Rosalind Binks | 672 | 25 |
| | Labour | Gordon John Edwards | 670 | 25 |
| | Conservative | David Macdonald Lawson | 591 | 22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2636 | 44 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Birchington North

Birchington North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Day | 835 | 29 |
| | Conservative | Keith Coleman-Cooke | 787 | 27 |
| | Independent | Ash Ashbee | 552 | 19 |
| | Labour | Jodie Sharon Hibbert | 228 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Granata | 210 | 7 |
| | Independent | Bernard Anthony La Roche | 201 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Seth Proctor | 87 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 8.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2900 | 53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Birchington South

Birchington South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Worrow | 1171 | 23 |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Bruce | 1079 | 21 |
| | Independent | Jack Bernard Cohen | 1023 | 20 |
| | Conservative | Jo Roberts | 900 | 18 |
| | Labour | Hannah Rose Scobie | 499 | 10 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Jayne Scobie | 433 | 8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5105 | 46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bradstowe

Bradstowe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Saunders | 832 | 29 |
| | Conservative | Bill Hayton | 781 | 27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louisa June Rachel Latham | 412 | 14 |
| | Labour | Brian Yeoman | 372 | 13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Alison Hunt | 279 | 10 |
| | Independent | Robin Peter Vaughan-Lyons | 211 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 12.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2887 | 50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central Harbour

Central Harbour (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Campbell | 859 | 15 |
| | Labour | Mary Dwyer | 743 | 13 |
| | Labour | Corinna Huxley | 729 | 13 |
| | Independent | Ralph Christopher Hoult | 630 | 11 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Spicer | 554 | 10 |
| | Conservative | Mike Taylor | 517 | 9 |
| | Independent | Frank Batt | 485 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Saul Huggins | 440 | 8 |
| | Independent | Angela Cousins | 435 | 8 |
| | UKIP | Trev Shonk | 335 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 1.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5727 | 39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Ramsgate First | Labour gain from Ramsgate First | Swing | |

### Cliffsend and Pegwell

Cliffsend and Pegwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Derek Kirby | 966 | 31 |
| | Conservative | Jo Gideon | 859 | 27 |
| | Labour | Steve Ward | 502 | 16 |
| | Independent | Brian Urwin | 439 | 14 |
| | Labour | Peter Wharmby | 384 | 12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 11.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3150 | 49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cliftonville East

Cliftonville East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sandy Ezekiel | 1187 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Martin Wise | 1165 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Brian Sullivan | 1155 | 18 |
| | Independent | William Friend | 601 | 9 |
| | Independent | Louise Friend | 598 | 9 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Poole | 515 | 8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Symonds | 490 | 8 |
| | Labour | Matthew Rowland Poole | 456 | 7 |
| | Green | Timothy Peter Patrick Spencer | 283 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 8.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6450 | 49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cliftonville West

Cliftonville West(3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clive Hart | 875 | 21 |
| | Labour | Douglas Clark | 822 | 20 |
| | Labour | Linda Aldred | 800 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Bert McCastree | 588 | 14 |
| | Conservative | Henry James Martell | 567 | 14 |
| | Conservative | John Rothman | 525 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 5.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4177 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dane Valley

Dane Valley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandra Jean Hart | 921 | 19 |
| | Labour | John Martin Edwards | 863 | 18 |
| | Labour | Will Scobie | 818 | 17 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Allan | 582 | 12 |
| | Conservative | Michael Jarvis | 479 | 10 |
| | Conservative | David Wallin | 431 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew David Brown | 289 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Flaig | 278 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Furness | 243 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 4.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4904 | 35 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Eastcliff

Eastcliff (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Green | 767 | 18 |
| | Labour | Rick Everitt | 651 | 15 |
| | Labour | Pat Moore | 622 | 15 |
| | Ramsgate First | Gerry O'Donnell | 519 | 12 |
| | Conservative | Eric Easton | 457 | 11 |
| | Conservative | John Holmes | 404 | 10 |
| | Conservative | David Barrie Spicer | 372 | 9 |
| | Independent | Jane Ann Roscow | 226 | 5 |
| | Independent | Les Shonk | 224 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 2.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4242 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Garlinge

Garlinge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Shirley Timlinson | 482 | 21 |
| | Conservative | Ken Gregory | 440 | 19 |
| | Labour | Beth Caroline Denning | 415 | 18 |
| | Labour | Colin James Harvey | 403 | 17 |
| | Independent | Roy Douglas Ovenden | 312 | 13 |
| | UKIP | David John Greely | 266 | 11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2318 | 40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsgate

Kingsgate (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert William Bayford | 518 | 65 |
| | Labour | Nigel Utton | 171 | 21 |
| | UKIP | Alan Terry | 107 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 43.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | 46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Margate Central

Margate Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Iris Johnston | 682 | 39 |
| | Labour | John Terence Charles Watkins | 570 | 32 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Clements | 283 | 16 |
| | Conservative | Glenn Coleman-Cooke | 235 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 16.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1770 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Nethercourt

Nethercourt (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Alexandrou | 669 | 24 |
| | Labour | Kim Gibson | 628 | 22 |
| | Conservative | Jill Marion Kirby | 600 | 21 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Marilyn Rogers | 562 | 20 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Larkins | 188 | 7 |
| | UKIP | Maggie Carter | 166 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2813 | 44 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Newington

Newington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Harrison | 705 | 33 |
| | Labour | Richard Russell Nicholson | 702 | 33 |
| | Conservative | Wynnette Joyce Marsh | 370 | 17 |
| | Conservative | Phil Simpson | 351 | 16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 15.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2128 | 36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Northwood

Northwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kay Dark | 971 | 20 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Green | 951 | 20 |
| | Labour | Ian Driver | 877 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Byne | 726 | 14 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Hudson | 658 | 14 |
| | Conservative | Mark Mulvihill | 616 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 3.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4799 | 38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Salmestone

Salmestone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry William Scobie | 579 | 26 |
| | Labour | Ela Lodge-Pritchard | 557 | 25 |
| | Conservative | Ingrid Spencer | 417 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Payam Tamiz | 312 | 14 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Elenor | 165 | 8 |
| | UKIP | Andy Jardine | 163 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 6.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2193 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sir Moses Montefiore

Sir Moses Montefiore (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michelle Fenner | 872 | 31 |
| | Labour | Alan Poole | 858 | 31 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Elizabeth Todd | 541 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Vic Todd | 514 | 18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 11.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2785 | 42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Peters

St Peters (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian James Gregory | 1385 | 21 |
| | Conservative | Zita Pauline Wiltshire | 1330 | 20 |
| | Conservative | Jason Savage | 1329 | 20 |
| | Labour | Wendy Perfect | 869 | 13 |
| | Labour | Dick Symonds | 861 | 13 |
| | Labour | Emma Poole | 853 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 6.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6627 | 44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thanet Villages

Thanet Villages (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bob Grove | 1209 | 23 |
| | Conservative | Mike Roberts | 1011 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Linda Wright | 837 | 16 |
| | Conservative | Karen Sullivan | 720 | 14 |
| | Independent | Ken Read | 523 | 10 |
| | Labour | Andrew Stephen Bean | 516 | 10 |
| | Labour | Serena Bean | 472 | 9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 2.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5288 | 47 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Viking

Viking (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mave Saunders | 1487 | 22 |
| | Conservative | Chris Wells | 1352 | 20 |
| | Conservative | Julie Marson | 1321 | 19 |
| | Labour | Colin Kemp | 777 | 11 |
| | Labour | Bill Pitt | 733 | 11 |
| | Labour | Stephen Perfect | 649 | 10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Anne Branscombe-Kent | 504 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 7.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6823 | 48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westbrook

Westbrook (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Hornus | 704 | 30 |
| | Conservative | Mick Tomlinson | 697 | 30 |
| | Labour | Kerry Harker | 459 | 20 |
| | Labour | Louise Mary Frances Drelaud | 450 | 19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 10.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2310 | 42 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westgate-on-Sea

Westgate-on-Sea (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Thomas George King | 853 | 17 |
| | Conservative | Simon Moores | 793 | 16 |
| | Conservative | Brian Goodwin | 751 | 15 |
| | Conservative | Richard Chapman | 675 | 14 |
| | Labour | David Michael Bull | 555 | 11 |
| | Labour | Lynda Diane Robinson | 528 | 11 |
| | Labour | Meg Harvey | 444 | 9 |
| | UKIP | Rosamund Mary Parker | 283 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4882 | 42 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |