2011 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election

2011 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election

5 May 2011

All 67 seats to East Riding of Yorkshire Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 47, 70.1% 3, 4.5% 12, 18.0%
Seats won 53 6 3
Seat change 6 3 9
Popular vote 47,426 26,349 17,451
Percentage 40.2% 22.3% 14.8%
Swing 0.7% 8.8% 13.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent East Yorkshire Independents SDP
Last election 4, 6.0% 0, 0.0% 1, 1.5%
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 13,900 6,696 1,167
Percentage 11.8% 5.7% 1.0%
Swing 0.8% 5.7% 0.9%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2011 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country. All 67 seats were contested. The Conservatives retained control of the council, surpassing the 34-seat majority threshold with 53 seats, up 6 from the last election.