# 2011 North West Leicestershire District Council election

Elections to the North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. A total of 38 councillors were elected from 20 wards as the whole council is up for election.
The Conservatives held control of the council after winning it in a landslide at the previous election. The Labour Party failed to retake control of the council but made significant gains at the expense of the Conservatives, who lost 6 councillors, the Liberal Democrats, who lost 2 councillors, the BNP, who lost both of their councillors, and one Independent.

## Results

North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 21 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 55.3 | 46.5 | 27,214 | +1.2 |
| Labour | 16 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 42.1 | 38.7 | 22,632 | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 5,149 | −5.6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2,475 | +1.0 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 616 | −3.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 404 | New |

## Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

### Appleby

Appleby (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Blunt | 620 | 56.3 | −21.2 |
| | Independent | Colin Roberts | 302 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Gordon Tacey | 179 | 16.3 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | 62.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashby Castle

Ashby Castle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Geoffrey Coxon | 810 | 71.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Gerry Pointon | 323 | 28.5 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,133 | 55.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashby Holywell

Ashby Holywell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger David Bayliss | 907 | 29.7 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Arthur Allman | 817 | 26.8 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Eric Avins | 679 | 22.2 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Whetton | 650 | 21.3 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | 43.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Conservative | 1,724 | 56.5 | +8.6 | 2 |
| | Labour | 1,329 | 43.5 | +15.4 | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 3,053 |

### Ashby Ivanhoe

Ashby Ivanhoe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hoult | 952 | 28.2 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Geraint Jones | 929 | 27.5 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Mick Newborough | 784 | 23.2 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | David Whetton | 714 | 21.1 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 49.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Conservative | 1,881 | 55.7 | −0.8 | 2 |
| | Labour | 1,498 | 44.3 | +9.2 | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 3,379 |

### Bardon

Bardon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Specht | 296 | 33.4 | −23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wyatt | 276 | 31.2 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | Rodney Storer | 244 | 27.6 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Sue Morrell | 69 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Breedon

Breedon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas James Rushton | 568 | 52.3 | −27.9 |
| | Independent | Barry Webster | 293 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Laurie Andrade | 163 | 15.0 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shane Bowler | 62 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,086 | 54.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Castle Donington

Castle Donington (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Saffell | 1,310 | 20.9 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Large | 1,120 | 17.9 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles Meynell | 1,051 | 16.8 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Derek Wintle | 993 | 15.9 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Patrick Lynch | 881 | 14.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Haskins | 626 | 10.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Turner | 278 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Conservative | 3,481 | 55.6 | −10.9 | 3 |
| | Labour | 2,500 | 39.9 | +6.4 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 278 | 4.4 | N/A | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 6,259 |

### Coalville

Coalville (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Legrys | 665 | 26.3 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Pam Clayfield | 595 | 23.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Bridgen | 371 | 14.7 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Philip Holland | 370 | 14.7 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Leah Miller | 301 | 11.9 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Ann Edwards | 222 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | 35.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Labour | 1,260 | 49.9 | +26.5 | 2 | +1 |
| | Conservative | 672 | 26.6 | −3.6 | 0 | |
| | Independent | 592 | 23.5 | −0.3 | 0 | −1 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,524 |

### Greenhill

Greenhill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronnie Adams | 800 | 12.9 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Barry Wyatt | 783 | 12.7 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Nick Clarke | 763 | 12.3 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Dave De Lacy | 674 | 10.9 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Hoult | 611 | 9.9 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Bowler | 557 | 9.0 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Anne Roberts | 546 | 8.8 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | John Turnbull Kailofer | 533 | 8.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Mary Tuckey | 533 | 8.6 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Terry Morrell | 216 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jim Collins | 174 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Labour | 2,237 | 36.1 | +10.4 | 2 | +2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1,886 | 30.5 | −6.7 | 1 | −2 |
| | Conservative | 1,677 | 27.1 | +5.4 | 0 | |
| | Green | 216 | 3.5 | N/A | 0 | |
| | Independent | 174 | 2.8 | −4.3 | 0 | |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 6,190 |

### Hugglescote

Hugglescote (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Anthony Hyde | 484 | 18.3 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | John Cotterill | 440 | 16.7 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Lauren Otter | 437 | 16.5 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Pollard | 331 | 12.5 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Graham Partner | 270 | 10.2 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | Steve Palmer | 252 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alan Gamble | 172 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Penny Wakefield | 119 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Adcock | 74 | 2.8 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Dennis | 62 | 2.3 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,321 | 41.8 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Labour | 921 | 34.9 | +10.3 | 1 | +1 |
| | Conservative | 771 | 29.2 | +4.1 | 1 | |
| | Independent | 694 | 26.3 | +11.5 | 0 | −1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 136 | 5.1 | −14.3 | 0 | |
| | Green | 119 | 4.5 | N/A | 0 | |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,641 |

### Ibstock and Heather

Ibstock and Heather (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Virge Richichi | 970 | 17.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Stacy Harris | 748 | 13.7 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Janet Ruff | 693 | 12.7 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Gerald Wilkinson | 685 | 12.6 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Neville Drury | 648 | 11.9 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Colin Tracey | 612 | 11.2 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | Ivan Hammonds | 420 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Wyatt | 355 | 6.5 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Catchpole | 161 | 3.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Finney | 156 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 40.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Conservative | 2,230 | 40.9 | −2.1 | 1 | −1 |
| | Labour | 2,126 | 39.0 | −0.2 | 2 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 672 | 12.3 | +3.0 | 0 | |
| | Independent | 694 | 7.7 | −0.8 | 0 | |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 4,811 |

### Kegworth and Whatton

Kegworth and Whatton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Pendleton | 1,111 | 45.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Alison Smith | 761 | 31.1 | −2.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Christopher Smith | 576 | 23.5 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | 47.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Conservative | 1,872 | 76.5 | −3.9 | 2 |
| | Labour | 576 | 23.5 | +3.9 | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,174 |

### Measham

Measham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Neilson | 732 | 28.6 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Sean David Sheahan | 691 | 27.0 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Keeley | 574 | 22.4 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Jason Summerfield | 565 | 22.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,281 | 38.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Labour | 1,423 | 55.5 | +13.8 | 2 | +2 |
| | Conservative | 1,139 | 44.5 | −3.2 | 0 | −2 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,562 |

### Moira

Moira (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Annette Bridges | 872 | 27.1 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | John Bridges | 841 | 26.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | John Perry | 788 | 24.5 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Jim Roberts | 719 | 22.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,610 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Conservative | 1,713 | 53.2 | −1.2 | 2 |
| | Labour | 1,507 | 46.8 | +1.2 | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 3,220 |

### Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Massey | 443 | 47.9 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Bridgen | 401 | 43.4 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Fox | 81 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | 46.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ravenstone and Packington

Ravenstone and Packington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Smith | 739 | 68.8 | +18.8 |
| | Labour | Tom Legrys | 249 | 23.2 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Wyatt | 86 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 54.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Snibston

Snibston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Geary | 617 | 22.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Russell Johnson | 615 | 22.4 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Paula Diane Purver | 534 | 19.5 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Timmis | 447 | 16.3 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Reed Barney | 284 | 10.3 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Windram | 246 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,372 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Labour | 1,232 | 44.9 | +4.4 | 2 | +2 |
| | Conservative | 981 | 35.8 | −11.1 | 0 | −2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 530 | 19.3 | +6.7 | 0 | |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,743 |

### Thringstone

Thringstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Everitt | 882 | 29.5 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Leon Spence | 853 | 28.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Antony Dandy | 576 | 19.3 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Jakob Whiten | 397 | 13.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Timmins | 156 | 5.2 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Fox | 126 | 4.2 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,495 | 48.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Labour | 1,735 | 58.0 | +14.6 | 2 |
| | Conservative | 973 | 32.5 | +0.7 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 282 | 9.4 | −15.4 | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,990 |

### Valley

Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rowena Holland | 1,041 | 36.9 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | David Stevenson | 977 | 34.6 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | John Pegg | 461 | 16.3 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tyler | 342 | 12.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 50.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats |
| | Conservative | 2,018 | 71.5 | +8.9 | 2 |
| | Labour | 461 | 16.3 | ±0.0 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 342 | 12.1 | +0.7 | 0 |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 2,821 |

### Whitwick

Whitwick (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Howe | 1,215 | 20.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Tony Gillard | 1,042 | 17.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Ray Woodward | 1,011 | 16.8 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Russell Boam | 885 | 14.7 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Craig Bowley | 721 | 12.0 | +5.3 |
| | BNP | Ian Meller | 616 | 10.3 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Bowler | 188 | 3.1 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Wyatt | 166 | 2.8 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Windram | 164 | 2.7 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,003 | 49.3 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward Summary :
| Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | ±% | Seats | Change |
| | Conservative | 2,648 | 44.1 | +18.6 | 1 | |
| | Labour | 2,226 | 37.1 | +4.5 | 2 | +1 |
| | BNP | 616 | 10.3 | −4.0 | 0 | −1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 518 | 8.6 | −19.0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes Cast | Total Votes Cast | 6,008 |