Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2011
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Local district and parish elections took place within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees
on Thursday 5 May 2011, a referendum was also held on the same day regarding the alternative voting system.
A total of 56 council seats were contested in 26 wards; no party gained overall control of the council as a result of the last district and council elections in 2007.
The Labour
party, who held 22 seats from the 2007 elections, were aiming to take 29 seats in 2011 to ultimately gain control of the council; 16 seats were held by independent councillors in 2007, 13 by the Conservative party and 5 Liberal Democrats. In 2007, a 'rainbow coalition' was formed, which saw both Labour and Conservative party members sitting on Cabinet and Councillor Kenneth Lupton (Conservative) installed at Leader of the Council.
The count for the 2011 elections took place at Thornaby Pavilion, commencing at 09:00. The result of the count was as follows:
Labour
- 27 seats (net gain of 5 seats from 2007), holding all their seats as well as gaining both seats in Grangefield ward from the Tories, and winning one seat in each of Stainsby Hill, Mandale & Victoria and Billingham North from independents.
Conservatives
- 12 seats (net loss of 1 seat from 2007), losing both seats in Grangefield but gaining one councillor in Eaglescliffe from the Lib Dems.
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society (IBIS) - 6 seats (no change from 2007), holding all seats in Ingleby Barwick
.
Thornaby Independent Association (TIA) - 5 seats (net loss of 2 seats from 2007), losing two seats to Labour, one in each ward of Stainsby Hill and Mandale & Victoria.
Liberal Democrats
- 4 seats (net loss of 1 seat from 2007), losing one seat to the Tories in Eaglescliffe
.
Billingham Independent Association (BIA) - 2 seats (net loss of 1 seat from 2007), losing one seat in Billingham
North to Labour.
Councillor Bob Cook has since been elected as the new leader of the Labour group and will be the new council leader appointing 6 Labour Cabinet members and two IBIS cabinet members.
Stockton-on-Tees (borough)
Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of north east England, with a population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates....
on Thursday 5 May 2011, a referendum was also held on the same day regarding the alternative voting system.
A total of 56 council seats were contested in 26 wards; no party gained overall control of the council as a result of the last district and council elections in 2007.
The Labour
Labour 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...
party, who held 22 seats from the 2007 elections, were aiming to take 29 seats in 2011 to ultimately gain control of the council; 16 seats were held by independent councillors in 2007, 13 by the Conservative party and 5 Liberal Democrats. In 2007, a 'rainbow coalition' was formed, which saw both Labour and Conservative party members sitting on Cabinet and Councillor Kenneth Lupton (Conservative) installed at Leader of the Council.
The count for the 2011 elections took place at Thornaby Pavilion, commencing at 09:00. The result of the count was as follows:
Labour
Labour 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...
- 27 seats (net gain of 5 seats from 2007), holding all their seats as well as gaining both seats in Grangefield ward from the Tories, and winning one seat in each of Stainsby Hill, Mandale & Victoria and Billingham North from independents.
Conservatives
Conservative 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...
- 12 seats (net loss of 1 seat from 2007), losing both seats in Grangefield but gaining one councillor in Eaglescliffe from the Lib Dems.
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society (IBIS) - 6 seats (no change from 2007), holding all seats in Ingleby Barwick
Ingleby Barwick
Ingleby Barwick is a large private residential estate and civil parish built on what was the southern perimeter of Thornaby airfield in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The estate is enclosed by water to the west, north and east...
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Thornaby Independent Association (TIA) - 5 seats (net loss of 2 seats from 2007), losing two seats to Labour, one in each ward of Stainsby Hill and Mandale & Victoria.
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
- 4 seats (net loss of 1 seat from 2007), losing one seat to the Tories in Eaglescliffe
Eaglescliffe
Eaglescliffe is a small town in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the north bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in County Durham. The bridge at Eaglescliffe on the border with Yarm marked the last crossing point of tidal section of the River Tees...
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Billingham Independent Association (BIA) - 2 seats (net loss of 1 seat from 2007), losing one seat in Billingham
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...
North to Labour.
Councillor Bob Cook has since been elected as the new leader of the Labour group and will be the new council leader appointing 6 Labour Cabinet members and two IBIS cabinet members.