2011 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2011 Tamworth Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of the Tamworth Borough Council. Ten seats were up for grabs; the Conservative Party won 75% of them with 48.70% of the votes.

Election result

Tamworth Borough Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7				70.00%	47.00%	10,375
	Green	0				0	1.40%	308
	Independent	1				10.00%	4.4%	947
	Labour	2				20.00%	43.40%	9,246
	Liberal Democrats	0				0%	3.31%	1,658

Ward results

Amington (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Brindley	948	43.10%
	Conservative	Michelle Thurgood	1,254	56.90%
Majority			1,254	56.90%
Turnout			2,202	37.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belgrave (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Foster	994	51.70%
	Conservative	Martyn Price	930	48.30%
Majority			994	51.70%
Turnout			1,924	33.80%
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolehall (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warren Clegg	847	41.30%
	Labour	Peter Seekings	1,205	58.70%
Majority			1,205	58.70%
Turnout			2,052	35.50%
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Claymore	1,078	48.60%
	Labour	Gary Hirons	958	43.20%
	Green	Simon Johnson	184	8.30%
Majority			1,078	48.60%
Turnout			2,220	39.20%
	Labour hold		Swing

Glascote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Cook	702	40.00%
	Labour	Thomas Peaple	636	36.20%
	Conservative	Ben Price	419	23.80%
Majority			702	40.00%
Turnout			1,757	39.20%
	Independent hold		Swing

Mercian (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Couchman	787	36.30%
	Green	Lisa Crane	124	5.70%
	Independent	Kenneth Forest	245	11.30%
	Conservative	Andrew James	1,015	46.80%
Majority			1,015	46.80%
Turnout			2,171	41.90%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spital (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Gant	1,255	53.40%
	Labour	Karen Hirons	874	37.20%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pinkett	221	9.40%
Majority			1,015	46.80%
Turnout			2,350	43.10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonydelph (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Doyle	897	50.70%
	Labour	Margaret Clarke	872	49.30%
Majority			897	50.70%
Turnout			1,769	30.80%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trinity (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gregory Clarke	802	34.10%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	221	9.40%
	Conservative	Jeremy Oates	1,326	56.40%
Majority			1,326	56.40%
Turnout			2,349	39.80%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilnecote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Beale	1,354	54.10%
	Labour	Patrick Standen	1,150	45.90%
Majority			1,354	54.10%
Turnout			2,504	35.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing