Watling - Election - 5 May 2011

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An election was held in Watling ward on 5 May 2011 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by the Liberal Democrats. Following the election, the Conservatives gained one of the seats from the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats held the other seat.

Diana Smith and Wendy Purdy were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Smith Diana Mary Diana Mary Smith *
Liberal Democrat 950 21.7%

Purdy Wendy Wendy Purdy
Conservative 780 17.8%

Manning Phillip Stanley Phillip Stanley Manning
Conservative 764 17.4%

Jeacock Tony Tony Jeacock
Liberal Democrat 751 17.1%

Cuthbert Ian Ian Cuthbert
Labour 560 12.8%

Walker David Charles David Charles Walker
Labour 437 10.0%

Archer Barry Paul Barry Paul Archer
Independent 143 3.3%

Turnout 44.2%

Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrat hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Smith Diana Mary Diana Mary Smith * Liberal Democrat	950	21.7%
Purdy Wendy Wendy Purdy Conservative	780	17.8%
Manning Phillip Stanley Phillip Stanley Manning Conservative	764	17.4%
Jeacock Tony Tony Jeacock Liberal Democrat	751	17.1%
Cuthbert Ian Ian Cuthbert Labour	560	12.8%
Walker David Charles David Charles Walker Labour	437	10.0%
Archer Barry Paul Barry Paul Archer Independent	143	3.3%
Turnout		44.2%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrat 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 Share

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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