2007 West Berkshire Council election

The 2007 West Berkshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

Background

At the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats won 26 seats and the Liberal Democrats kept control with the chairman's casting vote.^[2] However the Conservatives took control in May 2005 after gaining a seat from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election.^[3]

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority to 20 seats after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats.^[4] Conservative gains included taking seats in Clay Hill, Falkland and Thatcham Central wards to win 36 seats on the council, but they did lose one seat in Thatcham North to leave the Liberal Democrats on 16 seats.^[4] Overall turnout at the election improved to 45%.^[4]

West Berkshire local election result 2007^[5]^[6]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	36	10	1	+9	69.2	59.4	52,047	+9.1%
Liberal Democrats	16	1	10	-9	30.8	35.3	30,962	-10.3%
Labour	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	1,966	-0.9%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	1,330	+1.1%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	831	+0.4%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	232	+0.3%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	224	+0.3%

Ward results

Aldermaston^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Irene Neill	762	79.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kath Evans	194	20.3	−9.3
Majority			568	59.4	+18.5
Turnout			956	46.5	−1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Basildon^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Law	968	83.2	+27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Silvia Boschetto	195	16.8	−27.3
Majority			773	66.5	+54.6
Turnout			1,163	51.2	−4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Birch Copse (3 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joe Mooney	1,390
	Conservative	Tony Linden	1,340
	Conservative	Emma Webster	1,265
	Labour	Sean Hartney	509
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hillman	486
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Prime	425
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Pritchard	357
Turnout			5,772	34.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklebury (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Graham Pask	1,340
	Conservative	Quentin Webb	1,283
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Morgan	382
	Liberal Democrats	James Cullen	283
Turnout			3,288	49.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burghfield (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Royce Longton	991
	Conservative	Carol Jackson-Doerge	956
	Conservative	Michael Wright	946
	Liberal Democrats	John Farrin	921
Turnout			3,814	44.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Calcot (3 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brian Bedwell	1,507
	Conservative	Peter Argyle	1,354
	Conservative	Manohar Gopal	1,254
	Independent	Edmund Savage	531
	Labour	Glenn Dennis	504
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Day	311
	Liberal Democrats	Gina Houghton	282
	Green	Jacob Sanders	270
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Thatcher	197
Turnout			6,210	34.10
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chieveley^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Cole	720	82.2	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Steels	156	17.8	−13.9
Majority			564	64.4	+27.8
Turnout			876	46.8	+9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clay Hill (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Beck	986
	Conservative	Dave Goff	892
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Barnett	817
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Taylor	717
	Labour	Barry Lambert	88
Turnout			3,500	38.6	+4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Cold Ash^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoff Findlay	834	69.0	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rod King	374	31.0	−13.8
Majority			460	38.1	+27.8
Turnout			1,208	54.1	+4.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Compton^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Alexander	798	68.3	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Newman	371	31.7	−7.9
Majority			427	36.5	+15.7
Turnout			1,169	52.8	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Downlands^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Chandler	826	70.8	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Walter	160	13.7	+13.7
	Green	Adrian Hollister	104	8.9	+8.9
	Labour	Yogi Johnston	77	6.6	−4.4
Majority			666	57.1	+26.1
Turnout			1,167	51.7	+6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Falkland (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Edwards	1,537
	Conservative	Howard Bairstow	1,510
	Liberal Democrats	Mavis Greenhalgh	1,070
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Greenhalgh	1,070
	Labour	Derek Brear	100
Turnout			5,287	57.9	+12
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Greenham (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Billy Drummond	868
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Swift-Hook	804
	Conservative	Chris Austin	663
	Conservative	Ken Neal	621
	Labour	Hannah Cooper	101
Turnout			3,057	41.5	+4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hungerford (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paul Hewer	1,244
	Conservative	David Holtby	1,189
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Gaines	924
	Liberal Democrats	James Mole	821
Turnout			4,178	49.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kintbury (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Rowles	1,224
	Conservative	Anthony Stansfeld	1,211
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Doyle	455
	Liberal Democrats	Ian O'Callaghan	380
Turnout			3,270	46.5	+10
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lambourn Valley (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Jones	1,514
	Conservative	Gordon Lundie	1,343
	Liberal Democrats	John Davies	409
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Easteal	350
	Labour	Grahame Murphy	85
Turnout			3,701	46.8	+23
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mortimer (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Lock	1,183
	Liberal Democrats	Mollie Lock	1,063
	Conservative	John Bull	1,017
	Conservative	Ben Bovill	928
Turnout			4,191	54.1	+15
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Northcroft (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Vickers	749
	Liberal Democrats	Gwen Mason	712
	Conservative	John Tristam	644
	Conservative	Charlie Farrow	643
	Independent	David Yates	342
	Independent	Lee Harris	290
Turnout			3,380	45.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pangbourne^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Bale	742	82.8	+8.6
	Green	Katherine Kennet	56	6.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Teresa Wareham	50	5.6	−10.3
	Labour	Robert Tutton	48	5.4	−4.5
Majority			686	76.6	+18.4
Turnout			896	41.0	+5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purley on Thames (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Metcalfe	1,272
	Conservative	David Betts	1,261
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bown	278
	Green	Miriam Kennet	264
	Labour	Riyad Abboushi	261
	Liberal Democrats	David Wood	238
Turnout			3,574	37.7	+14
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Speen (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Bryant	1,336
	Conservative	Marcus Franks	1,295
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hood	517
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Elliott	488
Turnout			3,636	44.2	+5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Johns (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Johnston	1,269
	Conservative	Ieuan Tuck	1,227
	Liberal Democrats	Malik Azam	848
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl McAlinn	837
Turnout			4,181	48.9	+9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sulhamstead^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Chopping	663	67.0	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	James Kerry	326	33.0	−15.8
Majority			337	34.1	+31.8
Turnout			989	50.9	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thatcham Central (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Crumly	818
	Conservative	Ellen Crumly	793
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Denys	773
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Payton	720
	UKIP	Craig Sandelands	127
	Green	Volker Heinemann	110
Turnout			3,341	39.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Thatcham North (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Rendel	1,019
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Dillon	920
	Conservative	Sheila Ellison	904
	Conservative	Kay Smurthwaite	854
	BNP	Andy Clasper	119
	BNP	Jacqui Hunt	113
Turnout			3,929	49.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Thatcham South and Crookham (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Owen Jeffery	898
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Port	861
	Conservative	Peter Ellison	817
	Conservative	Sandra Warham	764
Turnout			3,340	38.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Thatcham West (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Woodhams	960
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Brooks	957
	Conservative	Rodney Arnold	837
	Conservative	James Crumly	797
Turnout			3,551	37.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Theale^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Macro	445	50.9	+9.5
	Conservative	Ian MacFarlane	300	34.3	+0.5
	Labour	Terry Jackson	102	11.7	−13.0
	Green	Nicholas Foster	27	3.1	+3.1
Majority			145	16.6	+9.0
Turnout			874	42.0	+10
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Victoria (2 seats)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Hunneman	609
	Liberal Democrats	Gabrielle McGarvey	578
	Conservative	Brian Goodall	504
	Conservative	Pearl Hancock	425
	Independent	Philip Parry	167
	UKIP	David McMahon	97
Turnout			2,380	35.1	+5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Westwood^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laszlo Zverko	460	64.4	+23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sid Sidamparappillai	163	22.8	−17.3
	Labour	Charles Croal	91	12.7	−6.5
Majority			297	41.6	+41.0
Turnout			714	38.7	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Thatcham South and Crookham by-election 22 July 2010^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Morgan	936	54.3	+2.0
	Conservative	Dominic Boeck	787	45.7	−2.0
Majority			149	8.6
Turnout			1,723	34.0	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

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^ "West Berks Council hung - Lib Dems' 12-year grip over". Reading Post. NewsBank. 2 May 2003.
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