# 2011 East Hampshire District Council election

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

## Background

The previous election in 2007 saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after winning 30 seats, compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats. In 2008 the councillor for Whitehill Pinewood, Ian Dowdle, defected from the Liberal Democrats to join the Conservatives. However, in 2010 Dowdle would resign from the Conservatives over the party's handling of the local eco-town and he then resigned from the council in January 2011. A further 2 defections took place in March 2011 with Conservatives Maureen Comber and Eve Hope, representing Selborne, and Bramshott and Liphook respectively, joining the Liberal Democrats.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats compared to the 2007 election. This took the Conservatives to 39 councillors, compared to 5 Liberal Democrats, the largest majority since the founding of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 48%.
Conservatives gained 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Alton, including defeating the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Jerry James, in Alton Wooteys. Other Conservative gains came in Clanfield and Finchdean, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray and Petersfield Causeway. This left the Liberal Democrats with just 5 councillors, all in the Whitehill and Bordon area.
The Conservatives leader of the council Patrick Burridge described the results as "beyond my wildest dreams". Meanwhile, the new Liberal Democrat leader on the council Adam Carew put their defeats down to high Conservative turnout in the Alternative Vote referendum which was held at the same time as the council election and that the "low popularity rating" of the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg "had a negative effect".
East Hampshire Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 88.6 | 61.0 | 30,578 | +0.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 11.4 | 26.7 | 13,405 | -8.4% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 5,418 | +7.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 452 | +0.3% |
| JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 275 | +0.5% |
5 Conservative candidates were unopposed at the election. Seat changes are compared to the 2007 election and do not take into account defections.

## Ward results
### Alton Amery

Alton Amery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Saunders | 409 | 46.8 | +15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Smith | 318 | 36.4 | −21.0 |
| | Labour | Barbara Burfoot | 146 | 16.7 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | 45.7 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Alton Ashdell

Alton Ashdell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Joy | 651 | 63.6 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris McCallum | 372 | 36.4 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 27.3 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,023 | 53.8 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Eastbrooke

Alton Eastbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean Phillips | 358 | 47.4 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Bradford | 269 | 35.6 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Jan Treacher | 128 | 17.0 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 38.4 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Alton Westbrooke

Alton Westbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Branch | 467 | 45.9 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Atu Patel | 408 | 40.1 | −20.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Treacher | 143 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,018 | 46.0 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Alton Whitedown

Alton Whitedown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maynard Melissa | 578 | 48.7 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Chick | 468 | 39.4 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | Roger Godber | 141 | 11.9 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | 52.6 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Alton Wooteys

Alton Wooteys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Orme | 344 | 45.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry James | 273 | 36.0 |
| | Labour | Don Hammond | 141 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 42.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Binstead and Bentley

Binsted and Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Carter | 898 | 74.7 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Davison | 304 | 25.3 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 49.4 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 52.7 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramshott and Liphook

Bramshott and Liphook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna James | 1,485 | | |
| | Conservative | Sam James | 1,456 | | |
| | Conservative | Angela Glass | 1,436 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Croucher | 947 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eve Hope | 918 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Evans | 841 | | |
| | Labour | John Tough | 503 | | |
| | Labour | Catriona Mackenzie | 304 | | |
| | Labour | Ann Saunders | 249 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,139 | 46.0 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clanfield and Finchdean

Clanfield and Finchdean (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Moon | 1,164 | | |
| | Conservative | David Newberry | 1,019 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Judd | 497 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Phipps | 417 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Burgess | 252 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Broome | 251 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | 49.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Downland

Downland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Burridge | 883 | 76.4 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Ludlow | 273 | 23.6 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | 52.8 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,156 | 59.1 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East Meon

East Meon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Parkinson | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Four Marks and Medstead

Four Marks and Medstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pat Seward | 1,729 | | |
| | Conservative | Maurice Johnson | 1,703 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Taggart | 682 | | |
| | Labour | Carole Parsons | 227 | | |
| | Labour | Frances Thompson | 184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,525 | 52.0 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Froxfield and Steep

Froxfield and Steep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Drew | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grayshott

Grayshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ferris Cowper | 810 | 82.7 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Gray | 167 | 17.3 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | 65.5 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 51.1 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Headley

Headley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Williams | 1,475 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Millard | 1,436 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Clifford | 576 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Hopwood | 469 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,956 | 38.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holybourne and Froyle

Holybourne and Froyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glynis Watts | 810 | 68.6 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Janes | 370 | 31.4 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 37.3 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | 57.0 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean

Horndean, Catherington and Lovedean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sara Schillemore | 589 | 69.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Humphreys | 258 | 30.5 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 39.1 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 847 | 43.8 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean Downs

Horndean Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julia Marshall | 630 | 64.5 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Port | 236 | 24.2 | −25.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Pain | 111 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 40.3 | +39.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 977 | 48.7 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth

Horndean, Hazleton and Blendworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Denston | 693 | 76.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Port | 218 | 23.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 52.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | 46.2 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean Kings

Horndean Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Evans | 626 | 52.3 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Darragh | 420 | 35.1 | −27.1 |
| | Labour | Derek Thompson | 152 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 47.9 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Horndean Murray

Horndean Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynn Evans | 501 | 57.7 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Maiden | 224 | 25.8 | −26.5 |
| | Labour | Katie Green | 143 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 868 | 45.1 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Lindford

Lindford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Parker-Smith | 545 | 65.0 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Desmond | 160 | 19.1 | −6.3 |
| | Independent | Neville Taylor | 134 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 45.9 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 839 | 39.5 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Liss

Liss (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gina Logan | 1,173 | | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Gray | 1,085 | | |
| | Labour | Keith Budden | 441 | | |
| | Labour | Howard Linsley | 439 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 419 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,557 | 49.0 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Bell Hill

Petersfield Bell Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John West | 572 | 57.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Budden | 235 | 23.5 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Beth Vaughan | 193 | 19.3 | +14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 33.7 | +22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 52.0 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Causeway

Petersfield Causeway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Aiston | 511 | 52.8 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Mills | 275 | 28.4 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | James Bridge | 182 | 18.8 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 48.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Heath

Petersfield Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Butler | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Rother

Petersfield Rother :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Ayer | 844 | 71.0 |
| | Labour | Bill Organ | 344 | 29.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 62.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Petersfield St Mary's

Petersfield St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Stacpoole | 717 | 67.8 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Julie Dickinson | 340 | 32.2 | +18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 35.7 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,057 | 51.3 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield St Peter

Petersfield St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Ayer | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ropley and Tisted

Ropley and Tisted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Graham | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rowlands Castle

Rowlands Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marge Harvey | 758 | 59.0 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Protheroe | 427 | 33.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Greg Beckett-Leonard | 100 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 25.8 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | 60.5 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Selborne

Selborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ashcroft | 734 | 72.4 | +22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Comber | 151 | 14.9 | −35.0 |
| | Labour | Sarah Hall | 129 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 57.5 | +57.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,014 | 57.4 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### The Hangers and Forest

The Hangers and Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judy Onslow | 726 | 72.5 | −6.8 |
| | JAC | Don Jerrard | 275 | 27.5 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 45.1 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | 52.5 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehill Chase

Whitehill Chase :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zoya Faddy | 330 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative | Dave Williamson | 318 | 49.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 37.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Whitehill Deadwater

Whitehill Deadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Muldoon | 427 | 78.8 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Francis MacNamara | 115 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 57.6 | +30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 542 | 30.0 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehill Hogmoor

Whitehill Hogmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Drury | 272 | 41.7 | −29.4 |
| | Conservative | John Haine | 193 | 29.6 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Roger Russell | 128 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| | Labour | Timothy King | 60 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 12.1 | −30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | 33.0 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehill Pinewood

Whitehill Pinewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Wherrell | 260 | 57.8 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Bill Wain | 190 | 42.2 | +42.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 15.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 450 | 22.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehill Walldown

Whitehill Walldown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Carew | 524 | 67.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Cooper | 252 | 32.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 44.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |