# 2011 Tendring District Council election

The 2011 Tendring District Council election for the Tendring District Council was held in 2011 as part of the wider local elections.

## Election results

Tendring District Council Election, 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39.7 | 19,199 | -0.1 |
| Labour | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18.6 | 8,989 | +3.4 |
| Tendring First | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12.3 | 5,946 | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10.0 | 4,835 | -4.8 |
| Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.6 | 4,137 | +0.6 |
| Holland Residents | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 1,991 | +1.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1,329 | +2.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 939 | +1.2 |
| Community Representative | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 752 | -4.4 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 236 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Alresford

Alresford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 688 | 74.9 | +21.5 |
| | Conservative | Luke Edwards | 148 | 16.1 | −20.6 |
| | Labour | Terry Ripo | 82 | 8.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Park

Alton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Delia Aldis | 567 | 29.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Graham Caines | 541 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 431 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Madge | 365 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ardleigh and Little Bromley

Ardleigh and Little Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Stock | 457 | 54.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Potter | 201 | 23.8 |
| | Independent | Steve Wilcox | 185 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Beaumont and Thorpe

Beaumont and Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | José Powell | 494 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | Mike Brown | 374 | 43.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Shearing | 539 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Siggy Challinor | 505 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whitson | 500 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Durham | 457 | 17.6 |
| | Labour | Ray Rogers | 305 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | James Osben | 297 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Patten | 502 | 58.2 | +13.3 |
| | Green | Tim Glover | 360 | 41.8 | +25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Graham Steady | 1,584 | 21.5 |
| | Independent | Jayne Chapman | 1,553 | 21.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Goggin | 1,028 | 13.9 |
| | Independent | Karen Yallop | 907 | 12.3 |
| | Conservative | Vivien Chapman | 744 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | Colin Oliver | 586 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dixon | 492 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Liz Eidey | 480 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Burrsville

Burrsville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pam Sambridge | 502 | 56.0 |
| | Labour | Brigid Prosser | 179 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Lever | 142 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Chris Southall | 74 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Frinton

Frinton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Giles Watling | 1,047 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative | Nick Turner | 971 | 28.2 |
| | Tendring First | Terry Allen | 686 | 19.9 |
| | Tendring First | Barrie Dunwell | 478 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | David Bolton | 139 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Kayleigh Hegarty | 126 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Golf Green

Golf Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dan Casey | 667 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 552 | 19.5 |
| | Conservative | John Chittock | 550 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Roy Raby | 458 | 16.2 |
| | Independent | Kevin Watson | 283 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | Bernard Leatherdale | 193 | 6.8 |
| | BNP | Keith Beaumont | 132 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Community Representative | Labour gain from Community Representative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Community Representative | Labour gain from Community Representative | Swing | |

### Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Tom Howard | 342 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative | Tanya Ferguson | 313 | 39.3 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Warner | 141 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Great Bentley

Great Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynda McWilliams | 603 | 67.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Taylor | 285 | 32.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hamford

Hamford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Platt | 717 | 24.1 |
| | Tendring First | Iris Johnson | 635 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Alexander | 620 | 20.8 |
| | Tendring First | Anna Hockridge | 520 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Gary Henderson | 248 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Henderson | 239 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Swing | |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |

### Harwich East

Harwich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ivan Henderson | 473 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative | Tony Woods | 202 | 25.3 |
| | Community Representative | Jim Brown | 64 | 8.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Gardner | 61 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Garry Calver | 618 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Dave McLeod | 533 | 20.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry Brown | 515 | 19.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Day | 478 | 18.4 |
| | UKIP | John Brown | 285 | 11.0 |
| | Community Representative | David Smith | 166 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Harwich West

Harwich West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Double | 683 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Ricky Callender | 671 | 22.7 |
| | Labour | John Thurlow | 557 | 18.9 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Thompson | 547 | 18.5 |
| | Community Representative | Ann Price | 180 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | Lindsay Glenn | 177 | 6.0 |
| | Community Representative | Rhonda Gee | 138 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jo Henderson | 631 | 24.2 |
| | Conservative | Claire Callender | 534 | 20.4 |
| | Conservative | Colleen O'Neill | 445 | 17.0 |
| | Community Representative | Steven Henderson | 342 | 13.1 |
| | Community Representative | David Rutson | 311 | 11.9 |
| | Independent | Jacky Wares | 231 | 8.8 |
| | Independent | Helen Gardner | 199 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Community Representative | Labour gain from Community Representative | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Community Representative | Conservative gain from Community Representative | Swing | |

### Haven

Haven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Holland Residents | Joy Broderick | 650 | 70.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger Payne | 270 | 29.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Holland Residents gain from Conservative | Holland Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Holland and Kirby

Holland and Kirby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Robert Bucke | 997 | 28.5 |
| | Tendring First | Mark Cossens | 953 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Braithwaite | 648 | 18.5 |
| | Conservative | Iain Wicks | 482 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Theadom | 259 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Cameron Scott | 160 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |

### Homelands

Homelands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mick Page | 396 | 46.6 |
| | Tendring First | David Lines | 327 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | Sarah Williams | 126 | 14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lawford

Lawford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Val Guglielmi | 664 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative | Keith Simons | 564 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | John Ford | 374 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Barrett | 359 | 13.9 |
| | UKIP | David Macdonald | 335 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Eleanor Gordon | 284 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Little Clacton and Weeley

Little Clacton and Weeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Peter Balbirnie | 627 | 20.3 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Skeels | 609 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | Mick Skeels | 594 | 19.2 |
| | Tendring First | Daniel Land | 553 | 17.9 |
| | Independent | Carol Bannister | 354 | 11.4 |
| | Labour | Gary McNamara | 183 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | Natasha Lund-Colon | 176 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carlo Guglielmi | 759 | 26.1 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Candy | 724 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smith | 656 | 22.5 |
| | Green | Duncan Gordan | 407 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Potter | 367 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gwen Mitchell | 446 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative | Mitch Mitchell | 427 | 20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Harper | 379 | 18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Shearing | 335 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Bill Prosser | 257 | 12.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Roebuck | 223 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Pier

Pier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Honeywood | 480 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Honeywood | 473 | 20.7 |
| | Tendring First | Ann Oxley | 303 | 18.3 |
| | Tendring First | Ronald Stephenson | 278 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Colman | 270 | 12.4 |
| | Labour | Keith Henderson | 225 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ramsey and Parkeston

Ramsey and Parkeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Colbourne | 297 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Hugh Markham-Lee | 252 | 34.7 |
| | UKIP | Martyn Donn | 178 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Community Representative | Conservative gain from Community Representative | Swing | |

### Rush Green

Rush Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Danny Mayzes | 491 | 24.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mayzes | 467 | 23.3 |
| | Labour | Linda Jacobs | 374 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Jon Salisbury | 344 | 17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trisha Turner | 121 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams | 109 | 5.4 |
| | BNP | Tracey Worsley | 104 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Bartholomews

St. Bartholomews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Holland Residents | Mary Bragg | 1,341 | 37.5 |
| | Holland Residents | K.T. King | 1,278 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | Anne Alexander | 527 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Maureen McGrath | 428 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Holland Residents hold | Holland Residents hold | Swing | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Griffiths | 766 | 29.2 |
| | Conservative | Gill Downing | 718 | 27.4 |
| | Tendring First | David Rose | 276 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Wendy Brown | 256 | 9.8 |
| | Labour | Kim Rawlins | 207 | 7.9 |
| | Tendring First | Mike Vaughan-Chatfield | 191 | 7.3 |
| | Green | James Horsler | 87 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Candler | 79 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Whitson | 44 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Halliday | 633 | 23.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Amos | 575 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | Samantha Atkinson | 474 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Eve Casey | 396 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Peters | 284 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Redding | 228 | 8.4 |
| | Green | Rosemary Dodds | 117 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Fawcett | 474 | 18.9 |
| | Tendring First | Irene Tracey | 429 | 17.1 |
| | Tendring First | Mark Stephenson | 418 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | Clive McGrath | 385 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Norman Jacobs | 353 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Max Morris | 319 | 12.7 |
| | Independent | John Hones | 131 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Tendring First gain from Labour | Tendring First gain from Labour | Swing | |

### St. Osyth and Point Clear

St. Osyth and Point Clear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Talbot | 637 | 23.0 |
| | Independent | John White | 633 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Jimmy Green | 484 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Tony Finnegan-Butler | 394 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | Tracey Osben | 361 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Harrison | 265 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tendring First | Pierre Oxley | 945 | 29.8 |
| | Tendring First | David Oxley | 928 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative | Mick Steels | 680 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | Andy Wood | 618 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |
| | Tendring First hold | Tendring First hold | Swing | |

### Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Heaney | 974 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Fred Nichols | 838 | 28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Caruana | 610 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Mason | 571 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Delyth Miles | 502 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pugh | 436 | 20.1 |
| | Tendring First | Jan King | 379 | 17.5 |
| | Tendring First | Jack Robertson | 328 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | Hayley Henderson | 272 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Henderson | 255 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Conservative gain from Tendring First | Swing | |