# 2011 South Holland District Council election

The 2011 South Holland District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of the South Holland District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Results

South Holland District Council Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 25 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 67.57 | 56.50 | 25,950 | +7.00% |
| Independent | 11 | 4 | 4 | N/C | 29.73 | 37.23 | 17,102 | -3.09% |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 827 | +1.80% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 802 | -2.11% |
| UKIP | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1.08 | 496 | +0.28% |
| Labour | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.87 | 402 | +0.14% |
| BNP | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 220 | -4.26% |
| Green | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 133 | +0.29% |

## Council composition

Following the last election in 2007, the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 11 |
| Conservative | Independent |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 11 | 1 |
| Conservative | Independent | LI |
LI - Lincolnshire Independents

## Ward results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*). References -

### Crowland & Deeping St. Nicholas

Crowland & Deeping St. Nicholas (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | B. Alcock* | 841 | 43.7 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Przyszlak* | 804 | 41.8 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Harrison | 696 | | |
| | Independent | J. Astill* | 675 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Scholes | 557 | | |
| | Independent | P. Barrett | 556 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Mayley | 279 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 | +9.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Donington Quadring & Gosberton

Donington Quadring & Gosberton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Clark* | 1,219 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Puttick* | 1,111 | |
| | Independent | J. King | 1,027 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Espin* | 937 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,294 | 40.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Fleet

Fleet (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Keeble* | 430 | 58.9 | +10.2 |
| | Independent | D. Woolard | 300 | 41.1 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 17.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 | 41.8 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gedney

Gedney (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S. Wilkinson | 401 | 51.8 | |
| | Conservative | S. Marthews* | 373 | 48.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | 40.8 | +4.8 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Holbeach Hurn

Holbeach Hurn (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Worth | Uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holbeach Town

Holbeach Town (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Biggadike* | 1,186 | 54.1 | |
| | Independent | M. Howard | 1,008 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | R. Rudkin | 870 | | |
| | Conservative | V. Lawson | 802 | | |
| | Independent | H. Huett | 735 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,601 | 36.7 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Long Sutton

Long Sutton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D. Tennant* | 1,658 | 59.0 | |
| | Independent | D. Wilkinson | 1,369 | | |
| | Independent | S. Booth | 1,220 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Tyrell | 1,152 | 41.0 | |
| | Conservative | N. Baker | 569 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,968 | 42.5 | +4.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Moulton Weston & Cowbit

Moulton Weston & Cowbit (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Casson* | 1,419 | 47.5 | |
| | Conservative | A. Woolf* | 1,184 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Grocock | 970 | | |
| | Independent | P. Winn | 759 | 25.4 | |
| | UKIP | R. Fairman | 496 | 16.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Hancocks | 315 | 10.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Ramkaran | 208 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,351 | 44.7 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pinchbeck & Surfleet

Pinchbeck & Surfleet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Sneath | 1,273 | 63.5 | |
| | Conservative | J. Avery* | 1,183 | | |
| | Conservative | S. Slade | 967 | | |
| | Independent | D. Turp | 731 | 36.5 | |
| | Independent | L. Tetherton | 633 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,787 | 41.0 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Spalding Castle

Spalding Castle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Taylor | 475 | 64.0 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | J. Johnson | 134 | 18.1 | |
| | Green | M. Blake | 133 | 17.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 45.9 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 742 | 40.7 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Spalding Monks House

Spalding Monks House (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A Newton* | 955 | 46.5 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Aley | 697 | 33.9 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | R. Sadd | 402 | 19.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,054 | 37.2 | +3.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Spalding St. Johns

Spalding St. Johns (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K. Dark | 837 | 63.8 | |
| | Independent | R. Perkins | 619 | | |
| | Conservative | H. Drury | 475 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative | J. Scarlett | 452 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 31.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Spalding St. Marys

Spalding St. Marys (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Johnson* | 789 | 61.0 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | G. Porter* | 674 | | |
| | Independent | R. West | 505 | 39.0 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,968 | 33.6 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Spalding St. Pauls

Spalding St. Pauls (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Ashby | 542 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative | A. Miller | 492 | | |
| | Independent | G. Swallow | 428 | 36.0 | |
| | BNP | M. Flaxman-Binns | 220 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 29.1 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Spalding Wygate

Spalding Wygate (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Gambba-Jones* | 867 | 67.1 | |
| | Conservative | C. Lawton | 767 | | |
| | Independent | J. Godfry | 425 | 32.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,059 | 37.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sutton Bridge

Sutton Bridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | C. Brewis* | 827 | 40.4 | |
| | Independent | M. Booth* | 779 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative | T. Rowe | 442 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,048 | 36.4 | −3.2 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Brewis was previously elected as an Independent councillor.

### The Saints

The Saints (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Seymour* | Unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whaplode & Holbeach St. Johns

Whaplode & Holbeach St. Johns (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Creese* | 849 | 62.6 | |
| | Conservative | M. Chandler* | 727 | | |
| | Independent | M. Pullen | 507 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 39.6 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Creese was previously elected as an Independent councillor.