# 2011 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election

Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 5 May 2011. This election was the first following an Electoral Review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The total number of councillors became 44 (down from 60) in a mixture of single and multi-member wards (31 single member wards, 5 two member wards and 1 three member ward). The former election by thirds (i.e., one third of councillors up for election in each of three years out of a four-year cycle) was replaced by whole council election every fourth year.

## Election result

After the election, the parties were represented thus: Labour 34 seats; Conservative 2 seats; Others (independents and "unaffiliated") 8 seats. After several years as a minority party, Labour had acquired a dominant majority of seats. A notable feature of this result was the elimination of Liberal Democrat representation and that of various right-wing populist parties. The second largest political "grouping" is of Independent councillors.
Stoke-on-Trent Council Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Labour | 34 | - | - | +8 | | 41.15 | 29691 |
| | Independent | 8 | | | -9 | | 20.62 | 14880 |
| | Conservative | 2 | | | -6 | | 15.84 | 11429 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | | -4 | | 8.99 | 6489 |
| | Community Voice | 0 | | | | | 5.00 | 3607 |
| | BNP | 0 | | | -5 | | 3.50 | 2528 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | | | | 2.61 | 1882 |
| | England First | 0 | | | | | 1.05 | 760 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | | | | 0.67 | 486 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | | | | 0.56 | 402 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
The net change column is a comparison with the preceding council, which was 16 members larger. It was, therefore, possible for every party or group to have lost seats. Shares of the votes are based upon accepted votes cast (in multi-member wards, an elector is not obliged to use all votes to which they are entitled).

## Ward results

Elected candidates are in bold. Previously sitting councillors (on the old 60 member council) marked by "*".
Abbey Hulton and Townsend (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gwenyth Hassall* | 1092 | 31.27 |
| | Labour | Adrian Knapper* | 900 | 25.77 |
| | BNP | Melanie Baddeley* | 483 | 13.83 |
| | Community Voice | Elaine Walker* | 416 | 11.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margery Graham | 258 | 7.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dugald Connell | 216 | 6.19 |
| | TUSC | Neil Singh | 127 | 3.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 11.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3492 | 28.01 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Baddeley, Milton and Norton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Brereton | 1305 | 11.33 |
| | Labour | Andrew Lilley | 1247 | 10.83 |
| | Labour | Duncan Walker* | 1174 | 10.19 |
| | Community Voice | Michael Salih* | 1124 | 9.76 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Powell-Beckett* | 1120 | 9.72 |
| | Labour | Israel Amponsah | 960 | 8.33 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Lyth* | 895 | 7.77 |
| | Independent | Alan Rigby* | 830 | 7.21 |
| | Independent | Gary Elsby | 800 | 6.95 |
| | BNP | Michael White | 439 | 3.81 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Smith | 410 | 3.56 |
| | Independent | Alexandrina Knight | 395 | 3.43 |
| | English Democrat | Leslie Simpson | 253 | 2.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Chadwick | 235 | 2.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ford | 231 | 2.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Nadeem Ali | 100 | 0.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,518 | 33.82 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bentilee and Ubberley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Pitt | 849 | 29.22 |
| | Labour | Alison Wedgwood | 596 | 20.51 |
| | BNP | Steven Batkin* | 429 | 14.76 |
| | Independent | Rita Dale* | 404 | 13.90 |
| | Independent | John Davis* | 330 | 11.36 |
| | Community Voice | Margaret Lowe | 231 | 7.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sajid Hussain | 67 | 2.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 5.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2906 | 22.25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Birches Head and Central Forest Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Meredith | 1145 | 25.92 |
| | Independent | Paul Breeze | 915 | 20.72 |
| | Labour | Javid Najmi* | 754 | 17.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieran Clarke* | 479 | 10.84 |
| | Conservative | Richard Brereton | 339 | 7.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Cunningham | 311 | 7.04 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bradbury | 299 | 6.77 |
| | TUSC | Claire Vodrey | 175 | 3.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 3.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4417 | 29.76 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Blurton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Glenys Ward | 496 | 33.56 |
| | Conservative | Christine Warren | 483 | 32.68 |
| | Labour | Mubsira Aumir | 454 | 30.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tasneem Kausar | 45 | 3.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1478 | 35.32 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Blurton West and Newstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Day | 499 | 45.82 |
| | Independent | Brian Ward* | 331 | 30.39 |
| | Conservative | Harold Mouat | 124 | 11.39 |
| | Independent | Georgina Hulse | 104 | 9.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tariq Mahmood | 31 | 2.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 15.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1089 | 25.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Boothen and Oak Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Platt | 525 | 42.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Grocock | 349 | 28.30 |
| | UKIP | Dean Emery | 142 | 11.52 |
| | Community Voice | Karen Eardley | 124 | 10.06 |
| | BNP | Stephen Issard | 93 | 7.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 14.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1233 | 28.63 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bradeley and Chell Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gurmett Singh Kallar | 443 | 41.95 |
| | Community Voice | Peter Kent-Baguley* | 238 | 22.54 |
| | Independent | Angela Miller | 156 | 14.77 |
| | England First | Lynne Pond | 133 | 12.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Wilson | 86 | 8.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 19.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1056 | 26.13 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Broadway and Longton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Reynolds* | 660 | 51.64 |
| | Independent | Anthony Simmonds | 395 | 30.91 |
| | English Democrat | Nicholas McVeigh | 149 | 11.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mazhar Hussain | 74 | 5.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 20.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1278 | 31.16 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Burslem Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Dutton | 447 | 47.45 |
| | Independent | Edward Owen | 291 | 30.89 |
| | Independent | Stephen Ball | 119 | 12.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Thomas | 54 | 5.73 |
| | TUSC | Jane Mellalieu | 31 | 3.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 16.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | 21.47 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Burslem Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joy Garner* | 600 | 49.71 |
| | Independent | Robert Conway | 357 | 29.58 |
| | Independent | David Chatton | 171 | 14.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Safina Noman | 79 | 6.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 20.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1207 | 30.56 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Dresden and Florence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shazad Hussain | 515 | 34.84 |
| | Community Voice | Michael Barnes* | 406 | 27.47 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Shafiq | 344 | 23.27 |
| | England First | Spencer Cartlidge | 90 | 6.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Gore | 89 | 6.02 |
| | TUSC | Matthew Wright | 34 | 2.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 7.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1478 | 38.50 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Eaton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terrence Crowe | 517 | 44.19 |
| | Independent | Denise Maddison | 309 | 26.41 |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 295 | 25.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Wilson | 49 | 4.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 17.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1170 | 30.97 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Etruria and Hanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Majid Khan* | 464 | 30.27 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Iqbal* | 353 | 23.03 |
| | UKIP | Lee Fallows | 306 | 19.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gulzar Ahmed | 265 | 17.29 |
| | Community Voice | Amir Khan | 145 | 9.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 7.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1533 | 34.77 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fenton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Shotton* | 628 | 51.18 |
| | Independent | Ian Mitchell | 528 | 43.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zahra Asim | 71 | 5.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 8.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1227 | 27.25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karen Clarke | 577 | 39.31 |
| | Independent | Michael Bell* | 574 | 39.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blakemore | 98 | 6.68 |
| | UKIP | Peter Atkinson | 95 | 6.47 |
| | BNP | Paula Roberts | 94 | 6.40 |
| | Independent | Joseph Hemmings | 30 | 2.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1468 | 31.84 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ford Green and Smallthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matthew Wilcox* | 600 | 50.38 |
| | Community Voice | John Nicholls | 209 | 17.55 |
| | Independent | Sheila Matthews | 134 | 11.25 |
| | BNP | Andrew Jones | 100 | 8.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Borg | 86 | 7.22 |
| | Independent | Ian Norris | 62 | 5.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 32.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1191 | 26.79 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Goldenhill and Sandyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Garner | 436 | 41.25 |
| | Independent | Laura Ryan* | 337 | 31.88 |
| | England First | Craig Pond | 101 | 9.56 |
| | Independent | Charles Sutton* | 97 | 9.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Wyman | 86 | 8.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 9.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1057 | 25.21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Great Chell and Packmoor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janine Bridges* | 973 | 24.43 |
| | Independent | Ann James | 882 | 22.15 |
| | Labour | Anthony Fradley* | 804 | 20.19 |
| | Independent | Lesley Adams | 471 | 11.83 |
| | Independent | Stephen Parry | 415 | 10.42 |
| | BNP | David Leese | 274 | 6.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Redfern | 98 | 2.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Porch | 65 | 1.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 1.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3982 | 31.17 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Hanford and Trentham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Terence Follows* | 1456 | 19.83 |
| | Independent | Peter Hayward | 1345 | 18.32 |
| | Conservative | Mark Wright* | 1284 | 17.49 |
| | Conservative | Ross Irving* | 891 | 12.14 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Dyer | 752 | 10.24 |
| | Labour | Derrick Hesom | 588 | 8.01 |
| | UKIP | Michael Harold | 300 | 4.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Alcock | 228 | 3.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Grocock | 178 | 2.42 |
| | UKIP | Terence Lancashire | 174 | 2.37 |
| | BNP | Philip Sandland | 146 | 1.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7342 | 40.30 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Hanley Park and Shelton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammad Wazir* | 598 | 54.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asim Shaheen | 300 | 27.37 |
| | Conservative | Jonathon Taylor | 145 | 13.23 |
| | TUSC | Liat Norris | 53 | 4.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 27.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1096 | 21.77 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hartshill and Basford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaun Pender | 558 | 37.63 |
| | Independent | Barbara Andrew | 474 | 31.96 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Jellyman | 297 | 20.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Gill | 154 | 10.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 5.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1483 | 32.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hollybush and Longton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Banks | 651 | 48.95 |
| | Independent | Shaun Bennett | 387 | 29.10 |
| | Conservative | Laura Bloor | 223 | 16.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Lubinski | 69 | 5.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 19.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1330 | 29.78 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Joiner's Square :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alastair Watson | 663 | 61.73 |
| | Community Voice | Marjorie Bate | 243 | 22.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Yasir | 168 | 15.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 39.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1074 | 29.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Lightwood North and Normacot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bagh Ali* | 888 | 44.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadaqat Maqsoom | 795 | 39.65 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Harley | 322 | 16.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 4.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2005 | 49.10 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Little Chell and Stanfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Conway* | 652 | 46.34 |
| | Labour | Melanie Clark | 637 | 45.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Nicholls | 118 | 8.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1407 | 31.74 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Meir Hay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Muhammad Aumir | 480 | 40.23 |
| | Conservative | Ross Ward | 423 | 35.46 |
| | England First | John Barnett | 197 | 16.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Elias | 93 | 7.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 4.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1193 | 29.59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Meir North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ruth Rosenau* | 556 | 45.17 |
| | BNP | Michael Coleman* | 299 | 24.29 |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Bloor | 277 | 22.50 |
| | TUSC | Andrew Bentley | 66 | 5.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Tyrer | 33 | 2.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 20.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1231 | 29.04 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Meir Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Abigail Brown* | 737 | 46.85 |
| | Labour | Frederick Ball | 509 | 32.36 |
| | Community Voice | Neil Walker | 144 | 9.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whittaker | 102 | 6.48 |
| | UKIP | Colin Rushton | 81 | 5.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 14.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1573 | 40.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Meir South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Deborah Wheeldon | 552 | 50.00 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brown | 228 | 20.65 |
| | BNP | John Burgess* | 171 | 15.49 |
| | Independent | Warren Lloyd | 64 | 5.80 |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Pearson | 52 | 4.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabrina Bowers | 37 | 3.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 29.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1104 | 28.06 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Moorcroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Pervez* | 1066 | 72.62 |
| | Conservative | Donald Smith | 200 | 13.62 |
| | Independent | Roger Ibbs | 149 | 10.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elliott Devaney | 53 | 3.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 866 | 58.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1468 | 37.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Penkhull and Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Randy Conteh* | 727 | 41.59 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Dillon* | 567 | 32.44 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Jellyman | 156 | 8.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karlton Rowley | 128 | 7.32 |
| | UKIP | Brendan Kelly | 120 | 6.86 |
| | Community Voice | Grant Barnes | 50 | 2.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 9.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1748 | 34.90 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Sandford Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Olwen Hamer* | 634 | 50.92 |
| | England First | Mark Leat | 239 | 19.20 |
| | Conservative | John Pennington | 193 | 15.50 |
| | Independent | Christine Bloor | 131 | 10.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamran Akbar | 48 | 3.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 31.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1245 | 27.53 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sneyd Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Debra Gratton* | 523 | 44.70 |
| | Conservative | Austin Cooke | 292 | 24.96 |
| | Independent | Richard Ibbs | 158 | 13.50 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Knight | 145 | 12.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charley Hasted | 52 | 4.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 19.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1170 | 29.70 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Springfields and Trent Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Hill* | 537 | 40.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Billington | 321 | 23.94 |
| | Community Voice | Jacqueline Barnes | 277 | 20.66 |
| | UKIP | Michael Bednarski | 206 | 15.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 16.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1341 | 27.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tunstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Charles Wanger | 700 | 49.44 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Matloob* | 484 | 34.18 |
| | Independent | Douglas Green | 179 | 12.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Robinson | 53 | 3.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 15.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1416 | 35.02 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Weston Coyney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matthew Fry | 589 | 42.84 |
| | Conservative | John Daniels* | 557 | 40.51 |
| | UKIP | Steven Morris | 190 | 13.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Khaliq | 39 | 2.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1375 | 36.71 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |