2011 Maldon District Council election

2011 Maldon District Council election

5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)

All 31 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Democratic Alliance
Seats won 28 3 0
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 18,551 4,036 did not stand
Percentage 66.4% 14.4% did not stand
Swing 6.4% 7.1% 16.7%


Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2011 Maldon District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2011 Maldon District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 31 28 3 1 2 90.3 66.4 18,551 +6.4
  Independent 8 3 1 1 9.7 14.4 4,036 +7.1
  Labour 10 0 0 0 0.0 10.5 2,926 +1.0
  Green 5 0 0 0 0.0 4.7 1,315 N/A
  BNP 3 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 611 –2.8
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 283 +0.4
  UKIP 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 219 –0.1
  Democratic Alliance 0 0 0 2 2 0.0 N/A N/A –16.7

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Althorne

Althorne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Boyce 963 73.0
Conservative Tony Cussen* 781 59.2
BNP Len Blain 213 16.1
Turnout ~1,319 39.9
Registered electors 3,305
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Wood* 756 58.9
Conservative Neil Pudney* 589 45.9
Conservative Matthew Pudney 494 38.5
Turnout ~1,283 43.0
Registered electors 2,983
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Elliott 730 53.6
Conservative Ron Pratt* 581 42.7
Independent Jack Sheppard 548 40.3
Labour Leslie McDonald 348 25.6
Turnout ~1,361 43.1
Registered electors 3,157
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Delderfield* 1,068 71.1
Conservative David Sismey* 807 53.7
Green Robert Graves 339 22.6
Labour Keith Flynn 273 18.2
Turnout ~1,503 51.6
Registered electors 2,912
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge East

Heybridge East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Beale* 903 71.2
Conservative Bryan Harker* 765 60.3
BNP Mark Burmby 214 16.9
Turnout ~1,269 39.7
Registered electors 3,197
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge West

Heybridge West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Miriam Lewis* 726 68.2
Conservative Alan Cheshire* 596 56.0
BNP Richard Perry 184 17.3
Turnout ~1,065 34.8
Registered electors 3,061
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maldon East

Maldon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Savage* 254 47.7
Labour John Sweeney 160 30.0
Independent Richard Hawkes 119 22.3
Majority 94 17.7
Turnout 533 33.8
Registered electors 1,646
Conservative hold Swing

Maldon North

Maldon North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Shrimpton 720 48.2
Conservative Michael Pearlman 606 40.5
Labour Jon Howorth 516 34.5
Independent Brian Mead* 481 32.2
Turnout ~1,495 46.0
Registered electors 3,250
Conservative gain from Democratic Alliance
Conservative hold

Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Cain* 743 56.5
Conservative Brenda Harker 721 54.8
Labour Michael Bentley 492 37.4
Turnout ~1,315 43.8
Registered electors 3,002
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maldon West

Maldon West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Heard 573 39.7
Conservative David Williams* 565 39.2
Conservative Charles Mackenzie* 460 31.9
Independent Tom Kelly 397 27.5
Green Janet Carden 185 12.8
Liberal Democrats Kate Grundy* 154 10.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel Grundy 129 8.9
Turnout ~1,443 47.5
Registered electors 3,037
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Mayland

Mayland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Horner* Unopposed
Conservative Penny Channer* Unopposed
Registered electors 3,419
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Purleigh

Purleigh (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Archer* Unopposed
Conservative Sue White Unopposed
Registered electors 2,720
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Beale* 733 64.5
Conservative Adrian Fluker 488 43.0
Conservative Helen Elliott 341 30.0
Labour Madeline Diamond 217 19.1
Turnout ~1,136 36.1
Registered electors 3,148
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Tillingham

Tillingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Dewick* 513 59.0
UKIP Tim Drain 219 25.2
Labour Norman Hunt 137 15.8
Majority 294 33.8
Turnout 869 50.7
Registered electors 1,753
Conservative gain from Democratic Alliance Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Porter 358 48.0
Labour Stevan Slodzik 268 35.9
Green Robert King 120 16.1
Majority 90 12.1
Turnout 746 47.6
Registered electors 1,593
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Long* 887 54.9
Conservative Ma5ie Thompson 699 43.3
Independent Gerald Munson 429 26.6
Green Jonathan King 296 18.3
Labour Robert Stannard 272 16.8
Turnout ~1,615 49.6
Registered electors 3,257
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wickham Bishops & Woodham

Wickham Bishops & Woodham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Bass 1,141 70.4
Conservative Mark Durham 1,052 64.9
Green Kevin Cornwell 375 23.1
Labour Ron McKay 243 15.0
Turnout ~1,621 56.5
Registered electors 2,869
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Tollesbury By-Election 5 July 2012[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stevan Slodzik 271 44.9 +9.0
Conservative Andrew St Joseph 257 42.6 −5.4
Independent Gerald Munson 75 12.4 +12.4
Majority 14 2.3
Turnout 603
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tollesbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2023.