2007 Blackpool Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Blackpool council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Blackpool UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Blackpool council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2007 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of the unitary Blackpool Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party. [1]

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Election Result

Blackpool Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 26130+1361.947.337,148+8.7%
  Labour 13012-1231.034.427,034-8.3%
  Liberal Democrats 312-17.113.910,919-2.9%
  BNP 000003.02,371+3.0%
  UKIP 000000.5399+0.3%
 Mums' Army000000.3219+0.3%
  Independent 000000.3202-1.4%
 UK F.A.G.S.000000.2193+0.2%

Ward results

2007 map with ward names coloured with party whose candidate received the most votes. Blackpool 2007 election map.png
2007 map with ward names coloured with party whose candidate received the most votes.

Anchorsholme

Anchorsholme (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Williams95019.31+3.91
Conservative Michael Jebson91118.52+3.71
Liberal Democrats Jon Bamborough89118.11-5.53
Liberal Democrats Steven Bate80216.30-4.49
Labour Betty Bradford70014.23+1.04
Labour Daniel Bradford66513.52+1.35
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bispham

Bispham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Don Clapham1,32931.93+0.88
Conservative Henry Mitchell1,27430.61+0.58
Labour Alan Haynes50212.06-4.04
Labour Christopher Ryan41910.07-4.71
BNP Susan Kelly3668.79+8.79
Liberal Democrats Steven Farley2726.54-1.44
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Doreen Holt55518.99+1.24
Labour Mary Smith50217.17-1.56
Labour Roger Cooke46615.94-2.13
Liberal Democrats Michael Hodkinson41414.16-0.93
Conservative Ephraim Bell31710.85-4.53
Conservative Ian Dodd2749.37-5.60
Independent John Finlay2026.91+6.91
UK F.A.G.S.Hamish Howitt1936.60+6.60
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brunswick

Brunswick (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Coleman79626.83-3.94
Labour Simon Blackburn77526.12-4.18
Conservative Pat Mancini60220.29+6.86
Conservative Peter Watson56118.91+6.38
UKIP Colin Porter2337.85+2.86
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Claremont

Claremont (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Taylor78023.80-5.02
Labour Sylvia Taylor69321.15-6.10
Conservative May Ashford52115.90-1.32
Conservative Philip Cartwright47714.56-1.71
Liberal Democrats Susan Close2818.57+1.86
BNP Chris Ryan2758.39+8.39
Liberal Democrats Richard Powell2507.63+7.63
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clifton

Clifton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Greenhalgh80124.70-5.35
Conservative Joe Best74923.10+4.24
Labour Michael Carr70321.68-4.86
Conservative Marlene McGuirk70321.68+5.57
Liberal Democrats Stuart Mackie2878.85+0.41
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Greenlands

Greenlands (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Mineur94823.75+2.75
Conservative Steve Houghton88622.20+1.29
Labour Kathryn Benson78619.69-5.39
Labour Bob Harrison68717.21-6.57
BNP Jonathan Murphy3709.27+9.27
Liberal Democrats Barbara Bamborough3147.87-1.36
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hawes Side

Hawes Side (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Hardy78921.81-6.93
Labour Valerie Haynes75720.92-6.16
Conservative Jean Kenrick66418.35+0.68
Conservative Barry Wells55415.31-2.02
BNP Irene Cain36910.20+10.20
Liberal Democrats Patricia Rawson2667.35-1.83
Mums' ArmyBev Warren2196.05+6.05
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Highfield

Highfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lily Henderson1,09228.30+3.84
Conservative Susan Fowler1,08628.14+4.27
Labour Gillian Campbell54414.10-4.52
Labour Pamela Jackson53913.97-5.70
BNP Roy Goodwin3398.78+8.78
Liberal Democrats Alma Rollinson2596.71-6.68
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ingthorpe

Ingthorpe (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Cox1,02524.11+6.76
Labour Kath Robson1,00723.68-7.00
Conservative Jill Ratcliffe96622.72+6.59
Labour Roy Lewis92821.82-4.48
Liberal Democrats Linda Bate3267.67-1.88
Turnout 43.9-2.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +13.8
Labour hold Swing -13.6

Layton

Layton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Ridyard1,02825.60+12.60
Conservative Roy Haskett94623.56+11.18
Labour Sue Wright86221.46-8.01
Labour Roy Fisher86021.41-7.06
Liberal Democrats Jack Smith3207.97+1.28
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Marton

Marton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola Best1,26426.25-1.91
Conservative Jim Houldsworth1,26226.21-0.02
Labour Jim Elmes61012.67-8.31
Labour David O'Hara53611.13-6.61
Liberal Democrats Hazel Williams2164.49-2.38
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Norbreck

Norbreck (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maxine Callow1,75637.54+5.29
Conservative Peter Callow1,71936.75+3.95
Labour Alan Thomson48410.35-4.86
Labour Alun Priestley4429.45-3.53
Liberal Democrats Donna Bamborough2775.92-0.84
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Kersh66121.15-5.76
Labour Brian Doherty63120.19-7.12
Conservative Tim Rosser53617.15+2.54
Conservative Gill Clapham51716.54+2.87
BNP Les Joy33910.84+10.84
Liberal Democrats Susan Powell2768.83-1.65
UKIP John Bebbington1665.31+5.31
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Squires Gate

Squires Gate (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Wynne1,31730.15+3.04
Liberal Democrats Douglas Green1,22328.00+5.79
Conservative Geoffrey Price63814.61-0.60
Conservative Roger Jones60813.92+0.95
Labour David Menon3187.28-5.13
Labour James Sorah2646.04-4.05
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stanley

Stanley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Evans1,40133.90+10.29
Conservative Granville Heap1,30731.62+9.70
Labour Gillian Tomlinson59514.40-0.12
Labour Amy Cross52712.75+1.67
Liberal Democrats David Stevenson3037.33-5.59
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot

Talbot (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Bell77925.59+9.01
Conservative Ron Bell75924.93+9.03
Labour Eric Allcock63220.76-3.06
Labour John Boughton60119.74-2.47
Liberal Democrats Peter Wood2738.97-2.47
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Tyldesley

Tyldesley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Price83323.90+5.46
Conservative Roger Stansfield80223.01+7.36
Labour Allan Matthews77522.23-7.11
Labour Edward Collett74921.49-5.88
Liberal Democrats Rod Holt3279.38+0.18
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Jackson78326.44+2.28
Labour David Owen66022.29+0.37
Conservative Sam Bell52817.83+5.777
Conservative Bryan Horne52317.66+6.20
Liberal Democrats Ian Coleman46715.77-0.31
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Delves1,08426.90+2.52
Conservative Tony Brown1,05726.23+2.84
Labour Maureen Horn45311.24-5.84
Labour Stephen Perry41710.35-6.03
Liberal Democrats Anne Heyworth3598.91-0.70
Liberal Democrats Kevan Benfold3478.61-0.46
BNP Alan Kelly3137.77+7.77
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Waterloo

Waterloo (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fowler97227.43+6.71
Conservative Tony Lee94026.52+8.46
Labour Carol Radcliffe73020.60+0.20
Labour Paul Wainwright60517.07-0.82
Liberal Democrats Susan Moss2978.38-3.56
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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