2011 North West Leicestershire District Council election

Elections to the North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 5 May 2011,North West Leicestershire District Council election, 2011 results, North West Leicestershire District Council website in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. A total of 38 councillors were elected from 20 wards as the whole council was up for election.

The Conservatives held control of the council after winning it in a landslide at the previous election. The Labour Party failed to retake control of the council but made significant gains at the expense of the Conservatives, who lost 6 councillors, the Liberal Democrats, who lost 2 councillors, the BNP, who lost both of their councillors, and one Independent.

Results

Ward results In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

Appleby

Ashby Castle

Ashby Holywell

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,724 56.5 +8.6 2 1,329 43.5 +15.4 0Total Votes Cast 3,053

Ashby Ivanhoe

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,881 55.7 −0.8 2 1,498 44.3 +9.2 0Total Votes Cast 3,379

Bardon

Breedon

Castle Donington

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 3,481 55.6 −10.9 3 2,500 39.9 +6.4 0 278 4.4 N/A 0Total Votes Cast 6,259

Coalville

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,260 49.9 +26.5 2 +1 672 26.6 −3.6 0 592 23.5 −0.3 0 −1Total Votes Cast 2,524

Greenhill

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 2,237 36.1 +10.4 2 +2 1,886 30.5 −6.7 1 −2 1,677 27.1 +5.4 0 216 3.5 N/A 0 174 2.8 −4.3 0Total Votes Cast 6,190

Hugglescote

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 921 34.9 +10.3 1 +1 771 29.2 +4.1 1 694 26.3 +11.5 0 −1 136 5.1 −14.3 0 119 4.5 N/A 0Total Votes Cast 2,641

Ibstock and Heather

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 2,230 40.9 −2.1 1 −1 2,126 39.0 −0.2 2 +1 672 12.3 +3.0 0 694 7.7 −0.8 0Total Votes Cast 4,811

Kegworth and Whatton

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,872 76.5 −3.9 2 576 23.5 +3.9 0Total Votes Cast 2,174

Measham

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,423 55.5 +13.8 2 +2 1,139 44.5 −3.2 0 −2Total Votes Cast 2,562

Moira

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,713 53.2 −1.2 2 1,507 46.8 +1.2 0Total Votes Cast 3,220

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

Ravenstone and Packington

Snibston

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,232 44.9 +4.4 2 +2 981 35.8 −11.1 0 −2 530 19.3 +6.7 0Total Votes Cast 2,743

Thringstone

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 1,735 58.0 +14.6 2 973 32.5 +0.7 0 282 9.4 −15.4 0Total Votes Cast 2,990

Valley

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 2,018 71.5 +8.9 2 461 16.3 ±0.0 0 342 12.1 +0.7 0Total Votes Cast 2,821

Whitwick

Ward summaryPartyVotes% Votes±%SeatsChange 2,648 44.1 +18.6 1 2,226 37.1 +4.5 2 +1 616 10.3 −4.0 0 −1 518 8.6 −19.0 0Total Votes Cast 6,008

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