2011 Darlington Borough Council election

Results of the 2011 Darlington Borough Council election

The 2011 Darlington Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect all 53 members of the Darlington Borough Council to a four-year term. Labour held control of the council after the election.[1] The total turnout across the council was 41%.[2]

Results summary

2011 Darlington Borough Council election[3][4][5]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 34 Increase5 64.2
  Conservative 14 Decrease4 26.4
  Liberal Democrats 5 Decrease1 9.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0
  England First 0 New 0.0

Ward results

Bank Top

Bank Top (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Copeland* 603
Labour Chris Taylor 464
Conservative Simon Nicholson 216
Conservative Stanley Johnson 207
Liberal Democrats Albert Oates 73
Liberal Democrats Myrtle Oates 67
Turnout 902 33.3
Registered electors 2,712
Labour hold
Labour hold

Central

Central (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jan Taylor 488
Labour Malcolm Wright 444
Conservative David Davies 257
Liberal Democrats Hilary Allen 178
Liberal Democrats Paul Bennett 149
Turnout 932 33.1
Registered electors 2,819
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cockerton East

Cockerton East (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Thistlethwhaite* 879
Labour Sue Richmond 810
Labour Paul Baldwin* 808
Conservative Alice Park 620
Conservative Steven Shaw 599
Conservative Alexandra Nicholson* 596
Independent Gary Aislabie 125
Turnout 1,702 41.5
Registered electors 4,102
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Cockerton West

Cockerton West (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jan Cossins*[a] 686
Labour David Regan* 632
Conservative Lauren Costin 245
Conservative Andrew Wattsford 238
Turnout 995 33.9
Registered electors 2,935
Labour hold
Labour hold

College

College (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Galletley* 1,064
Conservative Tony Richmond* 1,024
Labour Elaine Hope 613
Labour Martin Wood 573
Turnout 1,781 54.9
Registered electors 3,246
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eastbourne

Eastbourne (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roddy Francis* 839
Labour Bill Dixon* 714
Labour Lee Vasey* 652
Independent Kevin Nicholson 423
Conservative Charles Beckham 383
Conservative Doreen Tucker 338
Conservative Marjorie Roberts 276
Liberal Democrats Gordon Bean 107
Liberal Democrats Charles Oliver 71
Liberal Democrats Joe Hackett 64
Turnout 1,559 33.5
Registered electors 4,659
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Faverdale

Faverdale (1 seat)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Grundy 387 53.5 Decrease21.8
Labour Rosie Dixon 337 46.5 Increase21.8
Majority 50 6.9 Decrease43.6
Total valid votes 724 99.3
Rejected ballots 5 0.7
Turnout 729 34.5
Registered electors 2,110
Conservative hold Swing Decrease21.8

Harrowgate Hill

Harrowgate Hill (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Burton* 1,261
Labour John Vasey 959
Labour Marjory Knowles 910
Conservative Gill Cartwright* 863
Conservative Ian Ferguson 590
Conservative Paul Howell 554
Turnout 2,005 43.3
Registered electors 4,635
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Haughton East

Haughton East (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Landers* 742
Labour Chris McEwan 742
Conservative Vicky Lloyd 352
Conservative Jennifer Hardy 352
Turnout 1,169 37.9
Registered electors 3,086
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haughton North

Haughton North (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bev Hutchinson 747
Labour Tom Nutt* 736
Conservative Ian Storey 521
Conservative Kimberley Summers 440
Turnout 1,303 47.5
Registered electors 2,746
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haughton West

Haughton West (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lyonette* 996
Labour Andrew Scott* 963
Labour Nick Wallis* 857
Conservative George Jenkinson 462
Conservative Louise Armstrong 401
Independent Nick Haithwaite 347
Turnout 1,683 40.8
Registered electors 4,121
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Heighington and Coniscliffe

Heighington and Coniscliffe (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Lee* 1,118
Conservative Paul Crudass 861
Labour Martin McTague 360
Labour Christopher Kelsey 287
Turnout 1,522 51.7
Registered electors 2,944
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hummersknott

Hummersknott (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Coultas* 1,006
Conservative Charles Johnson* 981
Labour Amanda McEwan 384
Labour Rebecca Taylor 360
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Hill 190
Turnout 1,591 54.7
Registered electors 2,907
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hurworth

Hurworth (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Swainston* 886
Liberal Democrats Joe Kelley 568
Conservative Christopher Brownbridge 505
Conservative John Howard 386
Labour James Garner 175
Labour Esther Taylor 175
Turnout 1,429 49.8
Registered electors 2,870
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Lascelles

Lascelles (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Maddison* 599
Labour Wendy Newall* 544
Conservative Pat Chapman 277
Turnout 937 32.1
Registered electors 2,919
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lingfield

Lingfield (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Haszeldine* 576
Labour Lynne Haszeldine* 527
Conservative Janet Galletley 267
Conservative Olivia McPhee 243
Liberal Democrats Harry Longmoor 117
Liberal Democrats Jean Curry 101
Turnout 998 34.6
Registered electors 2,888
Labour hold
Labour hold

Middleton St. George

Middleton St. George (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doris Jones* 923
Conservative Stephen York* 796
Labour Philip Crumbie 289
Labour Elizabeth Muggleton 251
Liberal Democrats Alex Swainston 208
Liberal Democrats Chris Leech 195
Turnout 1,452 41.6
Registered electors 3,487
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Mowden

Mowden (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ron Lewis* 1,090
Conservative Bill Stenson 992
Labour Jackie Saint 629
Labour Robert Watson 494
Turnout 1,680 54.3
Registered electors 3,094
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North Road

North Road (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fred Lawton* 717
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Curry 665
Liberal Democrats Alan MacNab 618
Labour Michael Nicholson 499
Labour Jonnie Vasey 487
Labour Mark Wilkes 466
Conservative Catherine Parkinson 163
Conservative James Moore 159
Conservative Craig Smith 152
Turnout 1,494 34.0
Registered electors 4,391
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Northgate

Northgate (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Long* 579
Labour Eleanor Lister* 561
Conservative Carol Johnson 208
Liberal Democrats Peter Everett 179
Liberal Democrats Tom Hodgson 119
England First Paul Thompson 74
Turnout 1,030 35.4
Registered electors 2,911
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park East

Park East (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cyndi Hughes* 699
Labour Joe Lyonette* 681
Labour Paul Harman 669
Conservative Nathalie Carter 378
Conservative Francis Elliott 360
Conservative Nicholas Bilney 342
Liberal Democrats Peter Freitag* 214
Independent John Monkhouse 176
Liberal Democrats Ian Barnes 147
Liberal Democrats Adam Baldwin 121
Turnout 1,435 33.4
Registered electors 4,296
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Park West

Park West (2 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Scott* 1,082
Conservative Bob Donoghue 1,028
Labour Jack Madden 452
Labour James Doran 450
Turnout 1,710 57.7
Registered electors 2,966
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Pierremont

Pierremont (3 seats)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Harker* 908
Labour Linda Hughes 882
Labour Bob Carson 864
Conservative Tony Brockley 616
Conservative Kate Davies* 556
Conservative Pauline Culley 509
Independent Paul Ripley 208
Turnout 1,733 42.9
Registered electors 4,041
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Sadberge and Whessoe

Sadberge and Whessoe (1 seat)[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Jones* 602 77.0 Decrease4.3
Labour Sandy Thorne-Wallis 180 23.0 Increase4.3
Majority 422 54.0 Decrease8.7
Total valid votes 782 98.6
Rejected ballots 11 1.4
Turnout 793 48.4
Registered electors 1,637
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.3

Notes

  1. ^ Cossins was elected in the 8 July 2010 by-election[6] following the resignation of Jenny Chapman.

References

  1. ^ Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Local elections 2011" (PDF). Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Darlington". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Darlington Borough Council Election Results 1996-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Cockerton West Ward - Darlington". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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