Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 5 May 2011, as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the Alternative Vote Referendum. No political party won an overall majority of seats, meaning that the council went into 'No Overall Control' status for the first time since 1991. The Conservative Party ran a minority administration until December of that year, when a Conservative councillor defected to the Independents group, enabling The Labour Party to run a minority administration until 2015. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.
Overall results After the election, the composition of the council is:
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–Conservative Party40,81346.58 276Labour Party33,49838.24 267Liberal Democrats2,3022.63 0 UK Independence Party1,6731.91 0 Ramsgate First5190.59 01Green Party2830.32 0 Independent(s)8,5229.73 3 Total87,610100.000560Valid ballots cast39,31898.60Invalid/blank ballots cast5591.40Total ballots cast39,877100.00Registered voters/turnout93,58942.61Source: BBC
Results by ward Listed below are the results in each of the 26 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.
Beacon Road
Birchington North
Birchington South
Bradstowe
Central Harbour
Cliffsend and Pegwell
Cliftonville East
Cliftonville West
Dane Valley
Eastcliff
Garlinge
Kingsgate
Margate Central
Nethercourt
Newington
Northwood
Salmestone
Sir Moses Montefiore
St Peters
Thanet Villages
Viking
Westbrook
Westgate-on-Sea
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