2011 Uttlesford District Council election

2011 Uttlesford District Council election
5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)
All 44 seats to Uttlesford District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 34 8 2
Seat change 8 7 1
Popular vote 30,158 16,064 910
Percentage 58.7% 31.3% 1.8%
Swing 5.3% 10.5% 1.8%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

2011 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 34 8 0 8 77.3 58.7 30,158 +5.3
  Liberal Democrats 44 8 0 7 7 18.2 31.3 16,064 –10.5
  Independent 2 2 0 1 1 4.5 1.8 910 –1.8
  Labour 17 0 0 0 0.0 8.2 4,235 +7.2

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.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Ketteridge 529 71.2 +21.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Harcourt 214 28.8 –16.1
Majority 315 42.4 +37.5
Turnout 743 55.6 –3.4
Registered electors 1,352
Conservative hold Swing 18.8

Barnston & High Easter

Barnston & High Easter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Hicks* 525 75.9 –3.2
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Davies 167 24.1 +3.2
Majority 358 51.8 –6.4
Turnout 692 52.7 +9.7
Registered electors 1,335
Conservative hold Swing 3.2

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Godwin* 381 79.4 –11.3
Liberal Democrats John Hudson* 99 20.6 +11.3
Majority 282 58.8 –22.6
Turnout 480 44.1 +3.5
Registered electors 1,108
Independent hold Swing 11.3

Broad Oak & The Hallingburys

Broad Oak & The Hallingburys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Wells* 872 59.7 –16.1
Conservative Keith Artus* 836 57.2 –17.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Dyer 204 14.0 –3.3
Labour Bill McCarthy 180 12.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jane Benson 127 8.7 –7.0
Turnout ~1,461 52.8 +12.1
Registered electors 2,767
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Oliver 514 80.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Daniel Caton 128 19.9 +13.3
Majority 386 60.2 N/A
Turnout 642 57.6 +10.0
Registered electors 1,114
Conservative gain from Independent

Elsenham & Henham

Elsenham & Henham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Morson* 862 56.9 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parr 798 52.7 –1.3
Conservative Anthony Goodwin 542 35.8 –3.9
Conservative Keith Howard 394 26.0 –10.7
Labour Hilary Todd 116 7.7 N/A
Labour John Todd 86 5.7 N/A
Turnout ~1,515 53.0 +11.0
Registered electors 2,858
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Crome 1,204 73.7 +15.5
Conservative Stephanie Favell 1,113 68.1 +15.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Flynn 320 19.6 –21.7
Liberal Democrats David Richardson 314 19.2 –19.9
Turnout ~1,633 41.9 –1.0
Registered electors 3,898
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Davey 744 62.3 +24.0
Conservative Paul Davies 689 57.7 +22.2
Liberal Democrats Ron Clover* 367 30.7 –23.7
Liberal Democrats Roy Roberts 292 24.5 –22.7
Turnout ~1,194 41.8 +6.6
Registered electors 2,857
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Baker 962 60.0 +12.9
Conservative Keith Mackman 907 56.5 +10.8
Conservative Vic Ranger 855 53.3 +9.1
Liberal Democrats David Perry 507 31.6 –19.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Hirons 500 31.2 –15.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Taylor 467 29.1 –13.9
Turnout ~1,604 40.5 +1.3
Registered electors 3,961
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Lemon* 529 88.2 –0.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Edwards 71 11.8 +0.3
Majority 458 76.4 –0.6
Turnout 600 42.7 +7.5
Registered electors 1,416
Independent hold Swing 0.3

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Menell* 551 76.1 –10.0
Labour Jane Berney 104 14.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Powers 69 9.5 –4.4
Majority 447 61.7 –10.6
Turnout 724 55.5 +8.1
Registered electors 1,315
Conservative hold

Newport

Newport (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Rose 727 49.7 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilcock* 689 47.1 –8.9
Conservative Patricia Rose 635 43.4 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Rory Gleeson 549 37.6 –15.5
Turnout ~1,462 54.4 +2.8
Registered electors 2,687
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alastair Walters* 1,003 55.2 +6.1
Conservative David Watson* 957 52.6 +5.5
Conservative Douglas Perry 947 52.1 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Hibbs 763 42.0 –4.3
Liberal Democrats David Foley 505 27.8 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Crook 499 27.4 –9.2
Labour John Evans 380 20.9 N/A
Labour Francis Deutsch 371 20.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,818 47.7 +2.6
Registered electors 3,812
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Eastham 857 48.4 +1.0
Conservative Heather Asker* 811 45.8 –0.2
Conservative David Sadler* 772 43.6 –0.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Freeman 465 26.3 –12.8
Labour Daphne Cornell 453 25.6 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jones 413 23.3 –12.2
Labour Arthur Coote 398 22.5 +8.7
Labour Simon Trimnell 380 21.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Westlake 345 19.5 –14.0
Turnout ~1,771 47.7 +5.9
Registered electors 3,712
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Ketteridge* 1,184 61.5 +0.2
Conservative Keith Eden* 1,002 52.0 +0.5
Conservative Howard Rolfe* 847 44.0 –3.9
Labour Yvonne Morton 411 21.3 N/A
Labour Betty McGregor 378 19.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sonia Sault 373 19.4 –18.9
Labour Adrian Williamson 366 19.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Taylor 312 16.2 –21.2
Liberal Democrats Jonah Rhodes 300 15.6 –19.8
Turnout ~1,926 46.0 +7.6
Registered electors 4,187
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stansted North

Stansted North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Salmon* 773 51.1 +1.0
Conservative Joe Rich 707 46.7 –1.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sell* 654 43.2 –5.8
Liberal Democrats Melvin Caton 538 35.6 –9.5
Labour Eric Davies 122 8.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,513 56.9 +6.1
Registered electors 2,659
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stansted South

Stansted South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean* 626 59.4 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Iris Evans 493 46.8 +2.6
Conservative Nick Church 428 40.6 +2.0
Conservative Dephne Wallace-Jarvis 324 30.8 –4.9
Turnout ~1,053 42.8 +9.6
Registered electors 2,461
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christina Cant* 329 52.4 +0.5
Conservative Sandi Merifield 255 40.6 –7.5
Labour David Sowter 44 7.0 N/A
Majority 74 11.8 +8.0
Turnout 628 51.7 –0.2
Registered electors 1,216
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.0

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Loughlin* 388 56.3 +3.4
Conservative Kathryn Chambers 301 43.7 –3.4
Majority 87 12.6 +6.8
Turnout 689 58.4 +5.3
Registered electors 1,192
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3.4

Takeley & The Cranfields

Takeley & The Cranfields (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Cheetham* 1,042 73.2 +3.0
Conservative Derek Jones* 827 58.1 –1.2
Labour Terry Brandon 206 14.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anna Halmane 201 14.1 –20.0
Liberal Democrats Ben Matthews 126 8.9 –11.4
Turnout ~1,423 40.2 –2.4
Registered electors 3,540
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Freeman 691 49.8 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Foley* 671 48.4 –10.0
Conservative Terry Frostick 604 43.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Wattebot* 517 37.3 –11.1
Turnout ~1,387 51.8 +5.0
Registered electors 2,678
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Redfern* 579 77.6 +15.9
Liberal Democrats John Watkiss 167 22.4 –15.9
Majority 412 55.2 +31.8
Turnout 746 58.6 +0.6
Registered electors 1,298
Conservative hold Swing 15.9

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lawrence Smith 487 81.2 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Wilcock 113 18.8 –0.6
Majority 374 62.4 +1.2
Turnout 600 50.0 +7.7
Registered electors 1,211
Conservative hold Swing 0.6

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Barker* 554 81.7 –5.9
Liberal Democrats Ruth Rawlinson 124 18.3 +5.9
Majority 430 63.4 –11.8
Turnout 678 49.5 +4.1
Registered electors 1,375
Conservative hold Swing 5.9

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Howell* 565 74.0 +1.7
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 199 26.0 –1.7
Majority 366 48.0 +3.4
Turnout 764 53.3 +7.4
Registered electors 1,477
Conservative hold Swing 1.7

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Chambers* 552 74.6 –2.5
Labour Caroline Fookes 126 17.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Thawley 62 8.4 –14.5
Majority 426 57.6 +3.4
Turnout 740 60.6 +7.8
Registered electors 1,230
Conservative hold

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Knight* 490 66.1 –7.6
Liberal Democrats Gwyneth Pennicard 137 18.5 –7.8
Labour Peter Donovan 114 15.4 N/A
Majority 353 47.6 +0.2
Turnout 741 43.5 +2.3
Registered electors 1,728
Conservative hold Swing 0.1

By-elections

Newport By-Election 2 May 2013[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joanna Parry 428 36.5 +36.5
Conservative Peter Arscott 380 32.4 −18.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Bowman 240 20.5 −28.2
Labour Denis Mongon 125 10.7 +10.7
Majority 48 4.1
Turnout 1,173
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Felsted By-Election 25 July 2013[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marie Felton 557 54.1 −24.9
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Wattebot 253 24.6 +3.6
UKIP Alan Stannard 181 17.6 +17.6
Labour Yad Zanganah 38 3.7 +3.7
Majority 304 29.5
Turnout 1,029
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Uttlesford District Council Elections 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Felsted Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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