Luton and Wayfield
5 May 2011
An election was held in Luton and Wayfield ward on 5 May 2011 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, Labour held two of the seats and the Conservatives held the other seat. Following the election, Labour held two of the seats and gained the reamining seat from the Conservatives.
Sam Craven, Christine Janice Godwin and Tristan John Osborne were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Sam Craven Labour |
1,487 | 17.4% | ||
|
Christine Janice Godwin Labour |
1,467 | 17.2% | ||
|
Tristan John Osborne Labour |
1,326 | 15.5% | ||
|
Tashi Tamang Bhutia * Conservative |
1,268 | 14.8% | ||
|
Mike Franklin Conservative |
1,108 | 13.0% | ||
|
Gloria Chukwuka Blessing Opara Conservative |
992 | 11.6% | ||
|
Dave Arthur Green party |
299 | 3.5% | ||
|
Chris Hooper Liberal Democrat |
168 | 2.0% | ||
|
Heather Jane Downs TUSC |
160 | 1.9% | ||
|
Eddie Hooper Liberal Democrat |
141 | 1.6% | ||
|
Christopher John Sams Liberal Democrat |
136 | 1.6% | ||
| Turnout | 34.5% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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