2007 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Basingstoke and Deane council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007. Basingstoke and Deane 2007 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2007 Basingstoke and Deane council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.

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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

The 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

The 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]

Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2007 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1200060.054.418,593+4.7%
  Labour 400020.018.46,282+2.8%
  Liberal Democrats 300015.023.68,053-6.9%
  Independent 10005.03.71,250+0.9%

Ward results

Basing [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Marks1,86465.1+9.9
Liberal Democrats Anna Archibald90631.6−8.0
Labour Amal Sarkar933.2−2.0
Majority95833.5+18.0
Turnout 2,86344−5
Conservative hold Swing
Brookvale and Kings Furlong [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Doris Jones82356.9+4.5
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena43029.7+3.0
Labour Philip Courtenay19313.3−1.4
Majority39327.2+1.5
Turnout 1,44636+1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Buckskin [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Taylor53952.9+21.0
Labour Gill Gleeson38738.0−10.8
Liberal Democrats Obi Nwasike939.1+9.1
Majority15214.9
Turnout 1,01931+6
Conservative hold Swing
Calleva [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Gardiner1,28878.3+15.8
Labour Terence Price35621.7+5.5
Majority93256.7+15.5
Turnout 1,64438+0
Conservative hold Swing
Chineham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Downes1,25863.2+24.5
Independent Christopher Tomblin39319.7−34.5
Labour Eileen Cavanagh1919.6+2.5
Liberal Democrats Janice Spalding1497.5+7.5
Majority86543.5
Turnout 1,99134+0
Conservative hold Swing
Grove [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Day1,26166.6+5.0
Conservative Hayley Eachus53828.4−5.5
Labour Hema Krishan945.0+0.5
Majority72338.2+10.5
Turnout 1,89343−4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Robinson1,39869.6+0.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Barnard36318.1−1.0
Labour Julie Worthington24812.3+0.5
Majority1,03551.5+1.5
Turnout 2,00929−2
Conservative hold Swing
Kempshott [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Heath1,74970.9−0.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Mitchell38115.5+0.3
Labour Colin Regan33613.6+0.4
Majority1,36855.5−0.9
Turnout 2,46641−1
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsclere [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cathy Osselton1,27778.4−1.5
Labour James Gibb18611.4−0.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Ward16510.1+1.7
Majority1,09167.0−1.2
Turnout 1,62844+1
Conservative hold Swing
Norden [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Harvey1,05754.4−2.1
Conservative Onnalee Cubitt61531.7+2.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitechurch27013.9−0.5
Majority44222.8−4.6
Turnout 1,94233+1
Labour hold Swing
Oakley and North Waltham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diane Taylor1,80174.6+10.3
Liberal Democrats John Burbidge-King44218.3−17.4
Labour David Cavanagh1717.1+7.1
Majority1,35956.3+27.6
Turnout 2,41443−2
Conservative hold Swing
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Tilbury85749.2+49.2
Conservative Marion Jones48127.6−2.8
Liberal Democrats Jacky Lessware32818.8−45.2
Labour Warwick Dady764.4−1.2
Majority37621.6
Turnout 1,74250−1
Independent hold Swing
Popley East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy McCormick62963.6+11.9
Conservative Stephen McConnell22322.5−9.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding13713.9−2.8
Majority40641.1+21.1
Turnout 98931+2
Labour hold Swing
Popley West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Frankum53453.5+3.9
Conservative Zoe Wheddon35435.4+6.5
Liberal Democrats Angela Old11111.1−10.4
Majority18018.0−2.7
Turnout 99939+9
Labour hold Swing
South Ham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Keating95949.4−4.0
Conservative Valerie Valentine74138.2+2.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Whitechurch24012.4+1.3
Majority21811.2−6.6
Turnout 1,94035−1
Labour hold Swing
Tadley North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen West1,04855.3+16.6
Liberal Democrats Josephine Slimin73238.6−22.7
Labour Stephen Rothman1146.0+6.0
Majority31616.7
Turnout 1,89443+0
Conservative hold Swing
Tadley South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Musson87266.1+26.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Hankinson33725.5+25.5
Labour Upali Wickremeratne1108.3−3.7
Majority53540.6
Turnout 1,31931−2
Conservative hold Swing
Upton Grey and The Candovers [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Ruffellunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Whitchurch [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Watts1,16358.4
Conservative William Judge82841.6
Majority33516.8
Turnout 1,99152+4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Winklebury [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Golding1,28964.8+2.2
Labour Lea Jeff54827.6−9.8
Liberal Democrats Chijioke Nwasike1527.6+7.6
Majority74137.3+12.2
Turnout 1,98939−4
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Basingstoke & Deane". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Martin, Kate (9 May 2007). "Tories keep their grip on power". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Martin, Kate (12 April 2007). "Campaigns begin for borough seats". Basingstoke Gazette . Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. "Local election candidates". Basingstoke Gazette . 10 April 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. "Mixed results in Hampshire vote". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "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