Elections to Waveney District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011. This was the first election held as a Whole Council election following a change made to the electoral system in 2010.Changing to Whole Council Elections – Explanatory Document
, Waveney District Council, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-06. As a result, all 48 council seats were contested. Before the election the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

had an overall majority on the council with 25 councillors. The Labour Party had 15 councillors, Liberal Democrats two, the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

one and there were three Independent councillors and two vacant seats.Wards - Representatives and election cycles
, Waveney District Council (version prior to 2011 election). Retrieved 2011-05-06. As a result of the election the Conservative Party lost overall control, with both it and the Labour Party represented by 23 councillors, the balance of the council being made up of one Green Party and one Independent councillor.Waveney
BBC news, 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-06.'Battle for power at Waveney District Council'
''Eastern Daily Press'', 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-12. A series of procedural moves led to the formation of a Conservative-led administration.Colin Law is new leader
, Waveney District Council, 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-06-06.New leader chosen for Waveney District Council
''Eastern Daily Press'', 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-06-06.

Election result

^{/sup> The two Conservative gains were the vacant seats in Oulton Broad and Southwold and Reydon. Both had been won by the party in 2008.

References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2011

Waveney Waveney may refer to:
* River Waveney, a river that forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England
* Waveney District, a local government district in Suffolk, England
* Waveney (UK Parliament constituency)
* Waveney class lifeboat, a class ...

2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2010s in Suffolk}