Broxbourne Council election, 2011
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The 2011 Broxbourne Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Broxbourne
Borough
Council in Hertfordshire
, England
. One third of the council was up for election.
This was the last election before boundary changes take place in 2012.
Accordingly, all newly elected members will have a 1 year term of office before an "all out" election for 30 members in 10 new wards in May 2012.
The Conservative Party won 12 of the 13 seats, making a gain in Cheshunt North Ward from an Independent.
This was the first Broxbourne Council Election where the English Democrats and United Kingdom Independence Party had fielded candidates.
All 4 of the English Democrat candidates at this election had previously stood for the British National Party in the 2010 Broxbourne Borough Election.
This was the first Broxbourne Borough Election since 2000 where the British National Party had failed to field any candidates.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
This was the final Broxbourne Council Election before boundary changes take place in 2012.
The boundary changes will reduce the number of wards from 13 to 10 and the number of Borough Councillors from 38 to 30.
The next Local Government Election is scheduled for Thursday May 3rd 2012 when all 30 of the new seats will be contested
Shortly after the May 2011 election, Councillor Jason Brimson (elected May 2010) resigned from his Cheshunt Central Seat. At the subsequent by-election held on 30th June 2011, Councillor Tony Siracusa (Conservative) was elected leaving the political balance of the council unchanged.
Broxbourne (borough)
Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea...
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
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. One third of the council was up for election.
This was the last election before boundary changes take place in 2012.
Accordingly, all newly elected members will have a 1 year term of office before an "all out" election for 30 members in 10 new wards in May 2012.
Composition of expiring seats before election
| Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxbourne | Conservative | 2007 | Brian Perry | No |
| Bury Green | Conservative | 2007 | Hazel Jackson | Yes |
| Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 2007 | Ray Hannam | Yes |
| Cheshunt North | Independent | 2007 | Joanne Welch | YesJoanne Welch elected as a Conservative in 2007. |
| Flamstead End | Conservative | 2007 | Susan Ball-Greenwood | Yes |
| Goffs Oak | Conservative | 2007 | Jeremy Pearce | Yes |
| Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 2007 | Eddy Rowland | YesEddy Rowland stood in Broxbourne Ward in 2011. |
| Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 2007 | Brian Hill | Yes |
| Rosedale | Conservative | 2007 | Dee Hart | Yes |
| Rye Park | Conservative | 2007 | Antonio Infantino | Yes |
| Theobalds | Conservative | 2007 | Norman Ames | Yes |
| Waltham Cross | Labour | 2007 | Richard Greenhill | YesRichard Greenhill stood in Theobalds Ward in 2011. |
| Wormley / Turnford | Conservative | 2007 | Paolo Caruso | No |
Election results
Results summary
An election was held in all 13 wards on Thursday 5th May 2011.The Conservative Party won 12 of the 13 seats, making a gain in Cheshunt North Ward from an Independent.
This was the first Broxbourne Council Election where the English Democrats and United Kingdom Independence Party had fielded candidates.
All 4 of the English Democrat candidates at this election had previously stood for the British National Party in the 2010 Broxbourne Borough Election.
This was the first Broxbourne Borough Election since 2000 where the British National Party had failed to field any candidates.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
- ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
35 seats - LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
3 seats
This was the final Broxbourne Council Election before boundary changes take place in 2012.
The boundary changes will reduce the number of wards from 13 to 10 and the number of Borough Councillors from 38 to 30.
The next Local Government Election is scheduled for Thursday May 3rd 2012 when all 30 of the new seats will be contested
Shortly after the May 2011 election, Councillor Jason Brimson (elected May 2010) resigned from his Cheshunt Central Seat. At the subsequent by-election held on 30th June 2011, Councillor Tony Siracusa (Conservative) was elected leaving the political balance of the council unchanged.