Elections to West Wiltshire District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives took control.
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Most wards had boundary changes or were new.[1] One ward, Shearwater, was uncontested.
Of the 44 new members, 21 were not members of the outgoing council.
The district councillors were elected on 3 May 2007 for a four-year term of office, but a review of local government determined in 2008 that the four district councils of Wiltshire should be merged with Wiltshire County Council to form a new unitary authority for Wiltshire with effect from 1 April 2009, when the district councillors' term of office would end. The county council was treated as a "continuing authority", and elections to the new Wiltshire Council unitary council took place in June 2009.
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 26 | +9 | 59.1 | 49.5 | 32,397 | + 8.0 % | |||
Liberal Democrats | 14 | -4 | 31.8 | 36.5 | 23,895 | - 1.4 % | |||
Independent | 4 | -2 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 5,020 | - 1.3 % | |||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 4.6 | 2,988 | - 1.0 % | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,197 | + 1.8 % | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - 5.9 % |
Ward results
editAtworth, Whitley and South Wraxall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Terry Chivers | 616 | 55.6 | ||
Conservative | Colin Henry Callow | 386 | 34.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hayes | 105 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 430 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,107 | 46.9 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Avonside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernie Clark | 1,514 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor William Carbin | 1,129 | |||
Conservative | David James Binding | 902 | |||
Conservative | Marion Mortimer | 871 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian James Crook | 837 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Fran Lewis | 677 | |||
Conservative | Bob Munden | 555 | |||
Majority | 31 | ||||
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bradford-on-Avon North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David John Bolwell | 1,137 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Lindsay Repton | 1,119 | |||
Conservative | Sheila Allen | 892 | |||
Conservative | Neil Cocking | 792 | |||
Majority | 245 | ||||
Turnout | 48.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bradford-on-Avon South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Isabel Catherine Martindale | 998 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Brown | 997 | |||
Conservative | Gwen Allison | 966 | |||
Conservative | Mike Roberts | 950 | |||
Majority | 31 | ||||
Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Dilton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Conley | 476 | 48.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alison Mary Irving | 371 | 37.7 | ||
Independent | Francis Morland | 77 | 7.8 | ||
UKIP | Keith Malcolm Green | 61 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 105 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 985 | 43.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Ethandune
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Swabey | 855 | 76.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Rigg | 265 | 23.7 | ||
Majority | 590 | 52.7 | |||
Turnout | 1120 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Manor Vale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carolyn Joy Walker | 676 | 63.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard George Crofts | 392 | 36.7 | ||
Majority | 284 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 1068 | 43.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Melksham East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Alford | 533 | |||
Conservative | Mark Griffiths | 520 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Terri Welch | 476 | |||
Labour | Vic Oakman | 411 | |||
Labour | Tony Palmer | 319 | |||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Turnout | 29.0 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Melksham Spa
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Carr | 689 | |||
Conservative | Brian Mudge | 642 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Petty | 536 | |||
Labour | Louise Anne Smith | 402 | |||
Labour | Gordon Cox | 365 | |||
Majority | 106 | ||||
Turnout | 32.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Melksham Without
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Wiltshire | 861 | |||
Conservative | Roy Sidney While | 813 | |||
Conservative | Rod Eaton | 773 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jon Hubbard | 345 | |||
Labour | Margaret White | 322 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Content | 310 | |||
Labour | Jim McGee | 276 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Landell Mills | 247 | |||
UKIP | Paul Robert Carter | 253 | |||
UKIP | David Gordon Sedgewick | 222 | |||
Majority | 432 | ||||
Turnout | 30.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Mid Wylye Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Christopher Newbury | 591 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Steve Welling | 464 | 39.5 | ||
UKIP | Charlotte Kirsten Mozley | 121 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | 127 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,176 | 52.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Shearwater
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mounde | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing |
Summerham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Virginia Fortescue | 686 | 75.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Gregory Littledale | 420 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 266 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 906 | 48.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Trowbridge and North Bradley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham David Payne | 589 | 66.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Marcus Alexander Francis | 295 | 33.4 | ||
Majority | 294 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 884 | 38.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Trowbridge and Southwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Phillips | 453 | 59.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bob Brice | 310 | 40.6 | ||
Majority | 143 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 884 | 38.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Trowbridge Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Graham Thomas Hedley | 548 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Terry Couchman | 525 | |||
Conservative | George Chamulewicz | 448 | |||
Conservative | Geoffrey Kenneth Whiffen | 433 | |||
Independent | Sarah Jane Beatrice Newbury | 344 | |||
Independent | Tony Durrant | 333 | |||
Majority | 77 | ||||
Turnout | 29.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Trowbridge East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Fuller | 812 | |||
Conservative | Derek Coop | 798 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew James Bryant | 786 | |||
Conservative | Trace Senior | 749 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul William Scrimgeour | 677 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rollie Cleere | 672 | |||
Majority | 37 | ||||
Turnout | 31.0 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Trowbridge North East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Blakemore | 672 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tom James | 667 | |||
Conservative | Richard Arthur Ing | 621 | |||
Conservative | Stephen Nash | 606 | |||
Majority | 46 | ||||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Trowbridge North West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Kevin Seager | 320 | 43.5 | ||
Independent | John Knight | 287 | 39.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Beaver | 129 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 33 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Trowbridge South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Osborn | 989 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Bridget Osborn | 948 | |||
Conservative | Adam John Berrisford | 384 | |||
Conservative | Gerald Clive Burnan | 383 | |||
Majority | 564 | ||||
Turnout | 32.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Warminster East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Davis | 1,510 | |||
Conservative | Chris March | 1,426 | |||
Conservative | Bill Parks | 1,346 | |||
Liberal Democrats | May Joan Law | 521 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Rowland Fisher | 431 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Alan Pocock | 423 | |||
Majority | 825 | ||||
Turnout | 34.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Warminster West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pip Ridout | 1,027 | |||
Conservative | Keith Maurice Humphries | 957 | |||
Conservative | Veronica Dorothy Anne Burden | 930 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Batchelor | 867 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David John Lovell | 691 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roger John Coveney | 603 | |||
Independent | Michael John Turner | 535 | |||
Majority | 63 | ||||
Turnout | 33.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Westbury Ham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Ian King | 749 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Jenkins | 738 | |||
Independent | Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker | 723 | |||
Conservative | Michael Barry Hawkins | 640 | |||
Conservative | Ian Taylor | 573 | |||
Conservative | Bill Braid | 501 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Jonathon Rosier | 393 | |||
Labour | Peter John Ezra | 234 | |||
Majority | 83 | ||||
Turnout | 29.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Westbury Laverton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Georgie Denison-Pender | 703 | |||
Conservative | Sue Ezra | 676 | |||
Labour | Christine Linda Mitchell | 215 | |||
Labour | Dot Large | 211 | |||
Majority | 461 | ||||
Turnout | 25.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 at opsi.gov.uk
External links
edit- West Wiltshire District Council election results - 3 May 2007 at wiltshire.gov.uk (ward by ward)
- 2007 West Wiltshire election result at bbc.co.uk (general result)