2011 Bournemouth Borough Council election

Elections to Bournemouth Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 54 seats, across 18 wards of this unitary authority, were up for election.

There were 176 candidates nominated, comprised as follows: 54 Conservatives, 40 Labour, 39 Liberal Democrats, 24 Independents, 14 UK Independence Party, 4 Green Party and 1 Liberal Party. There were 3 more candidates standing than in the 2007 election.

Election result summary

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Less than a week after the elections, Derek Borthwick, elected as an independent in the Throop and Muscliff ward joined the Conservative Party.