# 2011 Christchurch Borough Council election

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

## Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after winning 21 of the 24 seats. They gained both of the seats in Portfield ward from the Liberal Democrats, with Conservatives Margaret Phipps and Lisle Smith being elected. A further gain came in Town Centre where Conservative Gillian Geary took one of the two seats for the ward, while Paul Hilliard was elected for the first time in Grange ward.
The Liberal Democrat defeats in Portfield and Town Centre wards reduced them to just one seat on the council, with Peter Hall in Town Centre ward being the party's only councillor. The only other non-Conservatives elected were independents Colin Bungey and Fred Neale who were re-elected in Jumpers ward. Overall turnout at the election was 48.7%.
Following the election Ray Nottage was chosen by the Conservative group as the new leader of the council.
Christchurch local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 21 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 87.5 | 63.3 | 19,708 | +2.3% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 2,219 | +1.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4.2 | 13.8 | 4,310 | -11.9% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 2,860 | +4.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 2,034 | +3.6% |

## Ward results

Burton and Winkton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Flagg | 903 | | |
| | Conservative | Colin Jamieson | 869 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Woodford | 649 | | |
| | Labour | John Merritt | 301 | | |
| | UKIP | John Dendy | 243 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 50.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grange (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Jones | 606 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Hilliard | 513 | | |
| | Labour | Vera Hill | 312 | | |
| | Independent | Ellen Stammas | 251 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Campbell | 214 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renetta Vick | 153 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 34.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Highcliffe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lofts | 1,423 | | |
| | Conservative | Myra Mawbey | 1,413 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Satherley | 254 | | |
| | Labour | Carol Wilcox | 245 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,335 | 57.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Jumpers (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Bungey | 798 | | |
| | Independent | Frederick Neale | 673 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Kinzett | 490 | | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Mawbey | 411 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurll | 233 | | |
| | Labour | Abdulhaye Qureshi | 135 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,740 | 46.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Mudeford and Friars Cliff (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Claire Bath | unopposed |
| Conservative | Mike Duckworth | unopposed |
| Conservative | Trevor Watts | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
North Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Derham Wilkes | 1,136 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Geary | 1,001 | | |
| | Labour | Donald Barr | 381 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,518 | 53.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Portfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lisle Smith | 542 | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Phipps | 515 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Davies | 352 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brett Bader | 295 | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Lane | 273 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Sleightholme | 200 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,177 | 39.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Purewell and Stanpit (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Nottage | 920 | | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Davis | 849 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zoe Larrad | 424 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Chaffey | 416 | | |
| | Independent | Barry Sherwin | 224 | | |
| | Labour | Philippa Lloyd | 181 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | 48.2 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Catherine's and Hurn (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Spittle | 1,175 | | |
| | Conservative | Tavis Fox | 1,083 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Lodge | 282 | | |
| | UKIP | Simon Boyd | 270 | | |
| | Labour | James Kennedy | 228 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 56.0 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Town Centre (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hall | 751 | | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Geary | 675 | | |
| | Conservative | Lucy Filer | 594 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Slaney | 541 | | |
| | UKIP | John Reid | 240 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Woods | 194 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,995 | 49.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
West Highcliffe (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Dedman | 1,583 | | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jamieson | 1,572 | | |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 1,435 | | |
| | UKIP | Philip Glover | 557 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Thompson | 429 | | |
| | UKIP | Carl Williams | 399 | | |
| | UKIP | David Williams | 325 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,300 | 53.0 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |