[2] However the only Liberal Democrat councillor, Peter Hall of Town Cente ward, defected to the Conservatives in June 2011.
[5] Other candidates were six from the Green party and three independents, including the two sitting councillors in Jumpers ward, Colin Bungey and Fred Neale.
[4] Three Conservative councillors, Mike Duckworth, Gillian Geary and Myra Mawbey, stood down at the election.
[7] The Conservatives also won both seats at the June delayed election in North Highcliffe and Walkford ward.
The election in North Highcliffe and Walkford ward take place on 18 June 2015, delayed from 7 May when the rest of the council voted, after the death of Labour candidate Richard Walls.