# 2011 South Hams District Council election

Elections to South Hams District Council took place on 5 May, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections and the Alternative Vote referendum. 27 of the 30 wards were up for election, each with either 1,2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The number of seats up for election in each ward is indicated by the number in the brackets following the ward name. 37 of the 40 councillors elected in 2007 defend their seats in this year. The three wards of Ivybridge Central, Newton & Noss and Thurlestone were uncontested, only having one candidate each, so no election took place. The candidates were Michael Francis Saltern, Suzie Cooper and Ian Bramble respectively; all of whom were from the Conservative Party.

## Results summary

South Hams District Council election, 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 30 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 75.0% | 56.0% | 24,091 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 12.5% | 20.5% | 8,804 |
| Green | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7.5% | 10.6% | 4,567 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2.5% | 7.5% | 3,216 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.5% | 4.1% | 1,757 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 574 |

## Ward elections
### Allington and Loddiswell

South Hams District Council elections: Allington and Loddiswell ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Hicks | 630 | 68.9% |
| | Green | Sandy Matthews | 152 | 16.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam English | 132 | 14.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | 51.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Avon and Harbourne

South Hams District Council elections: Avon and Harbourne ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Steer | 646 | 67.6% |
| | Green | Christopher Kingdon Noakes | 310 | 32.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 52.7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bickleigh & Shaugh (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Bickleigh & Shaugh ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Hitchins | 774 | 28.7% |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Bruce-Spencer | 686 | 25.4% |
| | Independent | Roger Brown Whittle | 479 | 17.8% |
| | Independent | Elaine Kill Smerdon | 366 | 13.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda-Jayne Morton | 212 | 7.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Neill Morton | 178 | 6.6% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1568 | 41.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Charterlands

South Hams District Council elections: Charterlands ward (Kingston and Bigbury), 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bryan Edward Carson | 673 | 64.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bridgwater | 266 | 25.5% |
| | UKIP | Colin David Curtis | 106 | 10.1% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,059 | 61.7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cornwood and Sparkwell

South Hams District Council elections: Cornwood and Sparkwell ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Blackler | 431 | 45.2% |
| | Independent | Sally Margaret Fairman | 363 | 38.1% |
| | Green | Peter James Lanyon | 99 | 10.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Jenkins | 61 | 6.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 961 | 50.4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dartington

South Hams District Council elections: Dartington ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 404 | 51.2% |
| | Conservative | Ruksaana Schutt | 247 | 31.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Alexander Pannell | 138 | 17.5% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | 54.0% |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Dartmouth (Townstal)

South Hams District Council elections: Dartmouth (Townstal) ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Benjamin Stuart Cooper | 244 | 39.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Smith | 210 | 34.2% |
| | Independent | Francis John Hawke | 160 | 26.1% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 675 | 37.9% |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Dartmouth and Kingswear (3)

South Hams District Council elections: Dartmouth and Kingswear ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hawkins | 1,446 | 33.1% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Bastone | 1,195 | 29.4% |
| | Conservative | Melvyn Stone | 1,029 | 25.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise O'Callaghan | 499 | 12.3% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 51 | 2.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 50.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### East Dart

South Hams District Council elections: East Dart ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Rowe | 526 | 56.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Anthony Smith | 398 | 43.1% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 2.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | 59.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastmoor

South Hams District Council elections: Eastmoor ward (rural Buckfastleigh), 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Smerdon | 507 | 45.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Watson Jones | 314 | 27.9% |
| | Green | Lydia Helen Somerville | 205 | 18.2% |
| | Independent | John Dance | 93 | 8.3% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,126 | 60.6% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Erme Valley (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Erme Valley ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Holway | 1,258 | 31.9%' |
| | Conservative | Lindsay Ward | 1,070 | 29.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandi Marshall | 512 | 14.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Talbot-Rosevear | 459 | 12.6% |
| | Independent | George Rosevear | 436 | 12.0% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | 1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,103 | 52.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Ivybridge Filham (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Ivybridge Filham ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kathy Cuthbert | 841 | 30.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 576 | 21.0% |
| | Conservative | Richard Alistair Martyn Peachey | 559 | 20.4% |
| | Labour | Chris Childs | 357 | 13.0% |
| | Green | Daniel Forster | 257 | 9.4% |
| | Green | Paula Black | 156 | 5.7% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 41.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ivybridge Woodlands (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Ivybridge Woodlands ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David William May | 818 | 33.0% |
| | Conservative | Louise Paula Jones | 713 | 28.8% |
| | Labour Co-op | Helen Eassom | 355 | 14.3% |
| | Green | Katie Anne Reville | 282 | 11.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon May | 219 | 8.8% |
| | Green | Stephen John Casemore | 89 | 3.6% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,453 | 42.4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsbridge East

South Hams District Council elections: Kingsbridge East ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Wingate | 603 | 76.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mo Hort | 184 | 23.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 38 | 4.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 48.6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsbridge North

South Hams District Council elections: Kingsbridge North ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rufus Gilbert | 547 | 72.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hort | 205 | 27.3% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | 41.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Marldon

South Hams District Council elections: Marldon ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Pennington | 756 | 78.3% |
| | Independent | Ray Harrington | 160 | 16.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Davis Allan Robinson | 49 | 5.1% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 53.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Salcombe and Malborough (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Salcombe and Malborough ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Coulson | 964 | 42.8% |
| | Conservative | John Carter | 945 | 41.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Brazil | 344 | 15.3% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,421 | 50.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Saltstone

South Hams District Council elections: Saltstone ward (east of Kingsbridge Estuary), 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil | 580 | 71.9% |
| | Conservative | Sandy Gilbert | 227 | 28.1% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814 | 61.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Skerries

South Hams District Council elections: Skerries ward (Slapton-Stoke Fleming), 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Foss | 702 | 75.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justine Chinn | 233 | 24.9% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 2.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 56.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Brent

South Hams District Council elections: South Brent ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Madeleine Pannell | 515 | 45.9% |
| | Conservative | Richard Hosking | 391 | 34.8% |
| | Green | Shruti Gordon | 217 | 19.3% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 53.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Stokenham

South Hams District Council elections: Stokenham ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Baverstock | 739 | 78.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Beagley | 201 | 21.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | 58.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Totnes Bridgetown (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Totnes Bridgetown ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Judy Westacott | 895 | 37.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hannaford | 603 | 25.3% |
| | Green | Susie Greenway | 332 | 14.0% |
| | Green | Roselle Loweneth Angwin | 241 | 10.1% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 173 | 7.3% |
| | Labour | Louise Jane Lewis | 135 | 5.7% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 50.2% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Totnes Town (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Totnes Town ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Robert Vint | 674 | 20.0% |
| | Green | Alan Gorman | 639 | 19.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Patricia Ward | 636 | 18.9% |
| | Labour | Tony Whitty | 493 | 14.7% |
| | Conservative | Richard O'Connell | 473 | 14.1% |
| | Independent | John Thomas Dixon Macadie | 264 | 7.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert James Stephenson | 183 | 5.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 31 | 1.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,936 | 51.8% |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Wembury and Brixton (2)

South Hams District Council elections: Wembury and Brixton ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John William Squire | 1,241 | 43.5% |
| | Conservative | Basil Fernley Cane | 1,146 | 40.1% |
| | UKIP | Terence John Clarke | 468 | 16.4% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 107 | 5.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,913 | 50.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Dart

South Hams District Council elections: West Dart ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Tucker | 613 | 61.9% |
| | Green | Mike North | 226 | 22.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Heseltine | 151 | 15.3% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 60.4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westville and Alvington

South Hams District Council elections: Westville and Alvington ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Wright | 382 | 49.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurel Lawford | 300 | 39.2% |
| | Green | Thalia Vitali | 83 | 10.8% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | 46.2% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Yealmpton

South Hams District Council elections: Yealmpton ward, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith John Baldry | 647 | 67.4% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Elliot Webster | 313 | 32.6% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | 56.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |