2011 election results

All the results have been declared in the 2011 Thanet District Council elections, with no party gaining overall control of the council. (Friday 6 May).

Due to the requirement that the council had to complete the verification of the Alternative Vote referendum, before proceeding with the count and declarations of the District and Parish council elections, the normal count process was unexpectedly prolonged with the final results declared just before 8am. As a result, the count for the Town and Parish Council elections for Broadstairs and St. Peter's, Minster and Ramsgate, which had been due to take place overnight, had to be held the following day (Friday 6 May).

In total, Thanet District Council has 56 seats, with a party needing to win 29 seats for an overall majority. The numbers elected for each party were:

Party	2011 elections	Pre-2011 elections
Conservative	27	32
Labour	26	20
Independent Group	0	2
Independent	3	1

(Prior to the 2011 election, there was one vacant seat)

Turnout across Thanet in the District Council elections was 42%, an improvement on the 2007 elections, when the turnout was 35%.

The full details of the newly elected Councillors are as follows:

Ward	Candidate(s) elected	Description	Gain or loss compared to 2007	Votes	Turnout
Beacon Road (two seats)	Rosalind Binks Jenny Matterface	Conservative Labour	No change Labour gain from Conservatives	672 703	44%
Birchington North (two seats)	Keith Coleman-Cooke Simon Day	Conservative Conservative	No change No change	787 835	53%
Birchington South (three seats)	Alasdair Bruce Jack Cohen John Worrow	Conservative Independent Conservative	No change Independent gain from Conservatives No change	1079 1023 1171	46%
Bradstowe (two seats)	Bill Hayton David Saunders	Conservative Conservative	No change Conservative from vacant	781 832	50%
Central Harbour (three seats)	Peter Campbell Mary Dwyer Corinna Huxley	Labour Labour Labour	No change No change Labour gain from Conservatives	859 743 729	39%
Cliffsend and Pegwell (two seats)	Jo Gideon John Kirby	Conservative Conservative	No change No change	859 966	48%
Cliftonville East (three seats)	Sandy Ezekiel Brian Sullivan Martin Wise	Conservative Conservative Conservative	No change No change No change	1187 1155 1165	49%
Cliftonville West (three seats)	Linda Aldred Douglas Clark Clive Hart	Labour Labour Labour	No change No change No change	800 822 875	35%
Dane Valley (three seats)	John Edwards Sandra Hart Will Scobie	Labour Labour Labour	Labour gain from Conservatives No change Labour gain from Independent	863 921 818	35%
Eastcliff (three seats)	Rick Everitt David Green Patricia Moore	Labour Labour Labour	No change No change No change	651 767 622	35%
Garlinge (two seats)	Ken Gregory Shirley Tomlinson	Conservative Conservative	No change No change	440 482	40%
Kingsgate (one seat)	Bob Bayford	Conservative	No change	518	46%
Margate Central (two seats)	Iris Johnston John Watkins	Labour Labour	No change No change	682 570	34%
Nethercourt (two seats)	Steven Alexandrou Kim Gibson	Labour Labour	Labour gain from Conservatives Labour gain from Conservatives	669 628	44%
Newington (two seats)	Mike Harrison Richard Nicholson	Labour Labour	No change No change	705 702	36%
Northwood (three seats)	Kay Dark Ian Driver Elizabeth Green	Labour Labour Labour	No change No change No change	971 877 951	38%
Salmestone (two seats)	Ela Lodge-Pritchard Harry Scobie	Labour Labour	No change No change	557 579	34%
Sir Moses Montefiore (two seats)	Michelle Fenner Alan Poole	Labour Labour	No change No change	872 858	42%
St. Peter's (three seats)	Ian Gregory Jason Savage Zita Wiltshire	Conservative Conservative Conservative	No change No change No change	1385 1329 1330	44%
Thanet Villages (three seats)	Bob Grove Michael Roberts Linda Wright	Independent Conservative Conservative	No change No change No change	1209 1011 837	47%
Viking (three seats)	Julie Marson Mave Saunders Christopher Wells	Conservative Conservative Conservative	No change No change No change	1321 1487 1352	48%
Westbrook (two seats)	Neil Hornus Mick Tomlinson	Conservative Conservative	No change No change	704 697	42%
Westgate-on-Sea (three seats)	Brian Goodwin Thomas King Simon Moores	Conservative Independent Conservative	No change No change No change	751 853 793	42%

Ward

Candidate(s) elected

Description

Gain or loss compared to 2007

Votes

Turnout

Beacon Road (two seats)

Rosalind Binks

Jenny Matterface

Conservative

Labour

No change

Labour gain from Conservatives

672

703

44%

Birchington North (two seats)

Keith Coleman-Cooke

Simon Day

Conservative

No change

787

835

53%

Birchington South (three seats)

Alasdair Bruce

Jack Cohen

John Worrow

Conservative

Independent

Conservative

No change

Independent gain from Conservatives

No change

1079

1023

1171

46%

Bradstowe (two seats)

Bill Hayton

David Saunders

Conservative

No change

Conservative from vacant

781

832

50%

Central Harbour (three seats)

Peter Campbell

Mary Dwyer

Corinna Huxley

Labour

No change

Labour gain from Conservatives

859

743

729

39%

Cliffsend and Pegwell (two seats)

Jo Gideon

John Kirby

Conservative

No change

859

966

48%

Cliftonville East (three seats)

Sandy Ezekiel

Brian Sullivan

Martin Wise

Conservative

No change

1187

1155

1165

49%

Cliftonville West (three seats)

Linda Aldred

Douglas Clark

Clive Hart

Labour

No change

800

822

875

35%

Dane Valley (three seats)

John Edwards

Sandra Hart

Will Scobie

Labour

Labour gain from Conservatives

No change

Labour gain from Independent

863

921

818

35%

Eastcliff (three seats)

Rick Everitt

David Green

Patricia Moore

Labour

No change

651

767

622

35%

Garlinge (two seats)

Ken Gregory

Shirley Tomlinson

Conservative

No change

440

482

40%

Kingsgate (one seat)

Bob Bayford

Conservative

No change

518

46%

Margate Central (two seats)

Iris Johnston

John Watkins

Labour

No change

682

570

34%

Nethercourt (two seats)

Steven Alexandrou

Kim Gibson

Labour

Labour gain from Conservatives

669

628

44%

Newington (two seats)

Mike Harrison

Richard Nicholson

Labour

No change

705

702

36%

Northwood (three seats)

Kay Dark

Ian Driver

Elizabeth Green

Labour

No change

971

877

951

38%

Salmestone (two seats)

Ela Lodge-Pritchard

Harry Scobie

Labour

No change

557

579

34%

Sir Moses Montefiore (two seats)

Michelle Fenner

Alan Poole

Labour

No change

872

858

42%

St. Peter's (three seats)

Ian Gregory

Jason Savage

Zita Wiltshire

Conservative

No change

1385

1329

1330

44%

Thanet Villages (three seats)

Bob Grove

Michael Roberts

Linda Wright

Independent

Conservative

No change

1209

1011

837

47%

Viking (three seats)

Julie Marson

Mave Saunders

Christopher Wells

Conservative

No change

1321

1487

1352

48%

Westbrook (two seats)

Neil Hornus

Mick Tomlinson

Conservative

No change

704

697

42%

Westgate-on-Sea (three seats)

Brian Goodwin

Thomas King

Simon Moores

Conservative

Independent

Conservative

No change

751

853

793

42%

Full District Council election results - 5 May 2011

Full Town and Parish Council results - 5 May 2011

ENDS

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