2009 Salisbury City Council election

2009 Salisbury City Council election |  | 8 June 2009 (2009-06-08) | 2013 ->

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All 23 seats to Salisbury City Council
12 seats needed for a majority
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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%

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Ind

Party  | Independent |
Seats won  | 1  |
Popular vote  | 757  |
Percentage  | 2.8%  |

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|  | Elected Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

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

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]

## Contents

* 1 Election result
* 2 Results by ward
* 2.1 Bemerton
* 2.2 Fisherton and Bemerton Village
* 2.3 Harnham
* 2.4 St Edmund and Milford
* 2.5 St Francis and Stratford
* 2.6 St Mark's and Bishopdown
* 2.7 St Martin's and Cathedral
* 2.8 St Paul's
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Election result[edit]

Salisbury City Council Election Result 2009  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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[edit]

### Bemerton[edit]

Bemerton (3 seats)[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

Fisherton & Bemerton Village (3 seats)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

Harnham (3 seats)[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

St Edmund & Milford (3 seats)[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

St Francis & Stratford (3 seats)[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

St Mark's & Bishopdown (2 seats)[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

St Martin's & Cathedral (3 seats)[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

St Paul's (3 seats) [11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

* Salisbury City Council
* 2009 Wiltshire Council election

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b "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

## External links[edit]

* Keith Robinson, Returning Officer, Statement of Persons Nominated at wiltshire.gov.uk
* salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk (official web site)