The 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 31
- Liberal Democrats 15
- Labour 11
- Independent 3[2]
Background
editThe Conservative Party had run the council since the 2006 election and won an overall majority for the first time in 11 years after gaining a seat in a by-election in Buckskin from Labour in December 2006.[3] In March 2007 the Conservatives also held a seat in a by-election in Rooksdown.[3] This meant that the Conservative held 31 seats going into the election, compared to 15 Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour and 3 Independent councillors.[3]
5 councillors stood down at the election, 3 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, Jonathan Curry, Terence Faulkner, Paul Findlow, Alex Green and John Wall.[3] 20 seats were up for election, with the leader of the Conservatives on the council, Mark Ruffell, being unopposed in Upton Grey and the Candovers.[3] Candidates stood from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, as well as 2 independents.[3][4]
Election result
editThe results saw the Conservatives stay in control with 31 seats, with no changes taking place in the political balance on the council.[5] The Liberal Democrats remained on 15 seats, Labour on 11 and independents on 3 seats.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 54.4 | 18,593 | +4.7% | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 6,282 | +2.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 8,053 | -6.9% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1,250 | +0.9% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Marks | 1,864 | 65.1 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anna Archibald | 906 | 31.6 | −8.0 | |
Labour | Amal Sarkar | 93 | 3.2 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 958 | 33.5 | +18.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,863 | 44 | −5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 823 | 56.9 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Ranil Jayawardena | 430 | 29.7 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Philip Courtenay | 193 | 13.3 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 393 | 27.2 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,446 | 36 | +1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Taylor | 539 | 52.9 | +21.0 | |
Labour | Gill Gleeson | 387 | 38.0 | −10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Obi Nwasike | 93 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 152 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,019 | 31 | +6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Gardiner | 1,288 | 78.3 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Terence Price | 356 | 21.7 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 932 | 56.7 | +15.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,644 | 38 | +0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Downes | 1,258 | 63.2 | +24.5 | |
Independent | Christopher Tomblin | 393 | 19.7 | −34.5 | |
Labour | Eileen Cavanagh | 191 | 9.6 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 149 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 865 | 43.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,991 | 34 | +0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Day | 1,261 | 66.6 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Hayley Eachus | 538 | 28.4 | −5.5 | |
Labour | Hema Krishan | 94 | 5.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 723 | 38.2 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,893 | 43 | −4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Robinson | 1,398 | 69.6 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Barnard | 363 | 18.1 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Julie Worthington | 248 | 12.3 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,035 | 51.5 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,009 | 29 | −2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Heath | 1,749 | 70.9 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Mitchell | 381 | 15.5 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Colin Regan | 336 | 13.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,368 | 55.5 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,466 | 41 | −1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cathy Osselton | 1,277 | 78.4 | −1.5 | |
Labour | James Gibb | 186 | 11.4 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Ward | 165 | 10.1 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,091 | 67.0 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,628 | 44 | +1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Harvey | 1,057 | 54.4 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | Onnalee Cubitt | 615 | 31.7 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 270 | 13.9 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 442 | 22.8 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,942 | 33 | +1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diane Taylor | 1,801 | 74.6 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Burbidge-King | 442 | 18.3 | −17.4 | |
Labour | David Cavanagh | 171 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 1,359 | 56.3 | +27.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,414 | 43 | −2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ian Tilbury | 857 | 49.2 | +49.2 | |
Conservative | Marion Jones | 481 | 27.6 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacky Lessware | 328 | 18.8 | −45.2 | |
Labour | Warwick Dady | 76 | 4.4 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 376 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,742 | 50 | −1 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy McCormick | 629 | 63.6 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen McConnell | 223 | 22.5 | −9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 137 | 13.9 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 406 | 41.1 | +21.1 | ||
Turnout | 989 | 31 | +2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Frankum | 534 | 53.5 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Zoe Wheddon | 354 | 35.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela Old | 111 | 11.1 | −10.4 | |
Majority | 180 | 18.0 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 999 | 39 | +9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Keating | 959 | 49.4 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | Valerie Valentine | 741 | 38.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Whitechurch | 240 | 12.4 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 218 | 11.2 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,940 | 35 | −1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen West | 1,048 | 55.3 | +16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Josephine Slimin | 732 | 38.6 | −22.7 | |
Labour | Stephen Rothman | 114 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 316 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,894 | 43 | +0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Musson | 872 | 66.1 | +26.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Hankinson | 337 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Labour | Upali Wickremeratne | 110 | 8.3 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 535 | 40.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,319 | 31 | −2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Ruffell | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Keith Watts | 1,163 | 58.4 | ||
Conservative | William Judge | 828 | 41.6 | ||
Majority | 335 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,991 | 52 | +4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rob Golding | 1,289 | 64.8 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Lea Jeff | 548 | 27.6 | −9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chijioke Nwasike | 152 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 741 | 37.3 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,989 | 39 | −4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Basingstoke & Deane". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b Martin, Kate (9 May 2007). "Tories keep their grip on power". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Martin, Kate (12 April 2007). "Campaigns begin for borough seats". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Local election candidates". Basingstoke Gazette. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Mixed results in Hampshire vote". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Borough Election Results - Thursday 3 May 2007". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
Preceded by 2006 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |
Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by 2008 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |