# 2011 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2011 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 24
* Labour 6
* Liberal 5
* Health Concern 4
* Independent 3

## Background

After the last election in 2010 the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 23 seats, compared to 8 for Health Concern, 5 Liberals, 3 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. However, in late May 2010 the leader of Health Concern on the council, Howard Martin, left the party to sit as an independent and went on to join Labour in September 2010. Another change came in March 2011 when both of the Liberal Democrat councillors, husband and wife Peter and Helen Dyke, left the party to become independents due to disillusionment with the national Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.

## Election result

The Conservatives retained a majority on the council with 24 councillors and gained a seat from Health Concern in Mitton. Labour were the other party to make gains, taking an extra 2 seats, including gaining Areley Kings from Health Concern by 39 votes. This made Labour the second largest party on the council with six seats, while Health Concern dropped three to have four seats. Meanwhile, Peter Dyke held Aggborough and Spennells as an independent, after having left the Liberal Democrats earlier in the year.
Wyre Forest local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.0 | 38.6 | 10,669 | -0.5% |
| Labour | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 28.6 | 23.9 | 6,617 | +5.3% |
| Health Concern | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7.1 | 21.1 | 5,825 | -3.7% |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1,634 | -1.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1,012 | +3.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 909 | -6.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 512 | +1.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 462 | +0.1% |

## Ward results

Aggborough and Spennells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Dyke | 831 | 37.6 | +37.6 |
| | Conservative | Gill Onslow | 570 | 25.8 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Dan Watson | 239 | 10.8 | −0.1 |
| | Health Concern | Liz Davies | 220 | 9.9 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Troth | 203 | 9.2 | −25.1 |
| | UKIP | Tony Baker | 149 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,212 | 42.7 | −25.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Areley Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vi Higgs | 691 | 34.8 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Ken Henderson | 652 | 32.9 | −3.3 |
| | Health Concern | John Thomas | 588 | 29.6 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stephen | 53 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 42.8 | −23.3 |
| | Labour gain from Health Concern | Labour gain from Health Concern | Swing | | |
Bewdley and Arley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jenny Greener | 1,047 | 42.0 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Gittins | 681 | 27.3 | +13.2 |
| | Health Concern | Derek Killingworth | 626 | 25.1 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Smith | 141 | 5.7 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 14.7 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | 46.6 | −26.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Blakedown and Chaddesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Williams | 1,247 | 78.6 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Matthew Nicholls | 198 | 12.5 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Prosser | 142 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,049 | 66.1 | +21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 48.9 | −27.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadwaters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Sewell | 602 | 28.7 | +6.4 |
| | Health Concern | Mary Rayner | 558 | 26.6 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Juliet Smith | 521 | 24.9 | −7.8 |
| | Independent | Steven Walker | 181 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Mark Haynes | 144 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Phil Oliver | 89 | 4.2 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,095 | 35.3 | −23.7 |
| | Labour gain from Health Concern | Labour gain from Health Concern | Swing | | |
Cookley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Nicholls | 538 | 55.5 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Greta Smith | 235 | 24.2 | +0.8 |
| | Health Concern | Les Rising | 197 | 20.3 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 31.2 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 47.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Franche :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Hingley | 1,098 | 47.0 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Nigel Knowles | 714 | 30.5 | +5.3 |
| | Health Concern | Michael Shellie | 460 | 19.7 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Burns | 66 | 2.8 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 16.4 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,338 | 42.7 | −26.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Harrison | 701 | 32.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | John Stevenson | 513 | 24.0 | −17.7 |
| | Labour | Vicky Smith | 484 | 22.7 | +2.4 |
| | Health Concern | Chris Thomas | 333 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | Green | Alexandra Heelis | 103 | 4.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,134 | 35.0 | −26.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Habberley and Blakebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Kelly | 895 | 37.9 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Susan Meekings | 845 | 35.8 | −1.0 |
| | Health Concern | Jim Lawson | 485 | 20.5 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Cassidy | 87 | 3.7 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Dave Finch | 50 | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,362 | 45.3 | −21.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Health Concern | Jim Parish | 925 | 44.0 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | David Little | 813 | 38.7 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Knowles | 363 | 17.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 5.3 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,101 | 39.0 | −27.2 |
| | Health Concern hold | Health Concern hold | Swing | | |
Mitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Rogers | 805 | 36.1 | −9.9 |
| | Health Concern | Cliff Brewer | 778 | 34.9 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Gary Watson | 399 | 17.9 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | Bill Jones | 156 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Steve Brown | 89 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.2 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,227 | 38.4 | −29.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Health Concern | Conservative gain from Health Concern | Swing | | |
Offmore and Comberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Price | 977 | 43.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Averil Chinn | 794 | 35.6 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Lee Wright | 461 | 20.7 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 8.2 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,232 | 41.6 | −26.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sutton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracey Onslow | 822 | 40.2 | −2.0 |
| | Health Concern | Linda Candlin | 388 | 19.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Bill Bradley | 352 | 17.2 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Beavis | 217 | 10.6 | −7.7 |
| | UKIP | Michael Wrench | 207 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Mike Whitbread | 61 | 3.0 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 21.2 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,047 | 36.2 | −23.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wolverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hart | 519 | 60.6 | +5.0 |
| | Health Concern | Caroline Shellie | 267 | 31.2 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Kate Spohrer | 70 | 8.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 29.4 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 856 | 50.4 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |