2009 Salisbury City Council election

The first elections to the newly created Salisbury City Council were held on 4 June 2009.[1]

2009 Salisbury City Council election
8 June 2009 (2009-06-08)
All 23 seats to Salisbury City Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LD
Con
Lab
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats won 12 8 2
Popular vote 13,461 7,295 5,298
Percentage 50.4% 27.3% 19.8%
  Fourth party
 
Ind
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Popular vote 757
Percentage 2.8%
Elected Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The whole council was up for election and the election was contested by 54 candidates, representing the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour, Green Party, British National Party, and also by two Independents.[2] The Liberal Democrats took control.[3]

All wards were new, coinciding with eight new divisions of the newly created Wiltshire Council.[3]

Election result
Salisbury City Council Election Result 2009
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 12 52.2 50.4 13461
  Conservative 8 34.8 27.3 7295
  Labour 2 8.7 19.8 5298
  Independent 1 4.3 2.8 757
  Green 0 0 2.0 525
  BNP 0 0 0.3 89

Results by ward

Bemerton
Bemerton (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Iris Evans 578
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Abbott 552
Liberal Democrats Frank Pennycook 486
Labour Stanley George Spreadbury 447
Labour Michael James Osment 446
Liberal Democrats Ashley Craig Day 427
Majority 39
Turnout 30.5
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Fisherton and Bemerton Village
Fisherton & Bemerton Village (3 seats)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Jo Broom 682
Liberal Democrats Timothy Anthony Payne 677
Liberal Democrats Ian Broom 576
Labour John Michael Perings Walsh 399
Labour Anne Trevett 379
Majority 177
Turnout 35.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Harnham
Harnham (3 seats)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Edward Dalton 855
Conservative John Collier 736
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Rosalie Hill 698
Conservative Josa Snow 682
Conservative Ayesha Nickol 643
Liberal Democrats Andy Thomson 624
Labour Phil Potter 126
Majority 16
Turnout 44.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Edmund and Milford
St Edmund & Milford (3 seats)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Sample 917
Liberal Democrats John English 762
Liberal Democrats Susan Margaret Thorpe 690
Green Sue Wright 525
Conservative Tom Griffiths 478
Labour Clare Miranda Moody 643
Labour Dave Roberts 124
Majority 237
Turnout 41.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Francis and Stratford
St Francis & Stratford (3 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Nettle 944
Conservative Patrick Vernon Hugh Paisey 884
Conservative Derek William Brown 836
Liberal Democrats Ian C Curr 830
Liberal Democrats Tony Thorpe 823
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Jane Grimaldi Phillips 767
Labour Mark Riches 128
Labour Michael Harvey Thompson 125
Majority 6
Turnout 47.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Mark's and Bishopdown
St Mark's & Bishopdown (2 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Chalke 440
Conservative Penny Brown 380
Liberal Democrats James Campbell Robertson 371
Liberal Democrats David Bennet Crockett 335
Independent Deborah Kathleen Roberts 290
Labour Clive Robert Vincent 84
Majority 9
Turnout 42.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Martin's and Cathedral
St Martin's & Cathedral (3 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bobbie Chettleburgh 993
Conservative Gloria Cecillia Tudhope 786
Labour Ian Tomes 777
Liberal Democrats Brian Richard McLoughlin 662
Liberal Democrats Annette Mansfield 594
Labour Patricia Ann Fagan 475
Majority 115
Turnout 44.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Paul's
St Paul's (3 seats) [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Charles Righton Roberts 467
Conservative John Lindley 426
Liberal Democrats Joe Rooney 408
Labour Steven Fear 398
Liberal Democrats Robert William Steel 397
Labour Paul Michael Clegg 375
Liberal Democrats Dana Lauren Charlotte Broom 335
Labour Patricia Mary Abraham-Nunns 265
BNP Dave Evett 89
Majority 10
Turnout 37.1
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. About your council at salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  2. Keith Robinson, Returning Officer, Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  3. "City Council elections" in Salisbury Journal dated 11 June 2009, p. 3
  4. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, Salisbury Bemerton dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2014
  5. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2014
  6. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, Salisbury Harnham dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2014
  7. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Edmund and Milford ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  8. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Francis and Stratford ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  9. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Marks and Bishopdown ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  10. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Martin's and Cathedral ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
  11. Tim Revell, Declaration of Result of Poll, St Paul's ward, dated 9 June 2009 at wiltshire.gov.uk, accessed 14 May 2015
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