2007 Braintree District Council election

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The 2007 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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2007 Braintree District Council election
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59 seats to Braintree District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Halstead Residents
Last election27 seats, 35.7%20 seats, 33.6%5 seats, 6.7%
Seats won4295
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 11Steady2.svg
Popular vote39,08821,8473,747
Percentage50.3%28.1%4.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.6%Decrease2.svg 5.5%Decrease2.svg 1.9%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election2 seats, 6.0%4 seats, 12.5%2 seats, 5.4%
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,3595,5841,786
Percentage5.6%7.2%2.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.4%Decrease2.svg 5.3%Decrease2.svg 3.1%
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

Results summary

2007 Braintree District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 42150Increase2.svg 1570.050.339,088+14.6
  Labour 9011Decrease2.svg 1115.028.121,847-5.5
  Halstead Residents 500Steady2.svg8.34.83,747-1.9
  Green 200Steady2.svg3.35.64,359-0.4
  Liberal Democrats 103Decrease2.svg 31.77.25,584-5.3
  Independent 101Decrease2.svg 11.72.31,786-3.1
  English Democrat 000Steady2.svg0.01.2917N/A
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.00.6453N/A

Ward results

Black Notley and Terling

Black Notley and Terling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Galione 805 65.3 +26.3
Conservative Andrew Meyer 752 61.0 +31.6
Labour Juliet Walton19215.6-0.1
Labour Tony Bennett16513.4+1.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Weaver15912.9-26.4
Green Joyce Wells13310.8N/A
Turnout 1,23241.2-2.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Reid 1,099 55.3 +12.2
Conservative Wendy Schmitt 1,099 55.3 +11.0
Conservative Liz Edey 1,065 53.5 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Terry Brooks63431.9+12.5
Labour Richard Green47423.8-15.3
Labour Richard Parsons45222.7-11.9
Labour Michael Coughlan33817.0-14.9
Turnout 1,98934.0+6.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Mann 573 46.7 -7.4
Labour Tony Everard 547 44.6 -4.5
Conservative Vanessa Santomauro42634.7+2.0
Conservative Jennifer Smith37430.5+0.5
UKIP Michael Ford18715.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Eileen Fierheller13110.7-6.2
Turnout 1,22638.0+10.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Baugh 619 47.2 +15.0
Labour Moia Thorogood 551 42.0 -16.1
Conservative Stephen Sandbrook53841.0+16.9
Labour Lynn Watson53440.7-20.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Braley14110.7N/A
Turnout 1,31233.2+8.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green James Abbott 895 75.2 +17.1
Green Philip Hughes 865 72.7 +21.2
Labour Greta Tew25821.7-7.9
Labour Tony Tearle22919.2-8.0
Turnout 1,19034.0-6.2
Green hold
Green hold

Braintree Central

Braintree Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John McKee 1,042 52.1 +18.6
Conservative Trevor McArdle 999 49.9 +16.4
Conservative Lene Shepherd 970 48.5 N/A
Labour Agnes Bishop57328.6-5.3
Labour Martin Green52926.4-9.3
Labour Bill Edwards49224.6-10.4
Liberal Democrats Pauline Brooks42321.1-15.5
Green Rachel Brunton32116.0+6.0
Turnout 2,00135.6+10.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Braintree East

Braintree East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Bishop 581 39.4 -12.6
Conservative Caroline Denise 546 37.0 +10.5
Labour Eric Lynch 541 36.7 -9.6
Labour Eileen Davidson51635.0-8.7
Conservative Nigel Edey50734.4N/A
Conservative David Messer48332.8N/A
UKIP Philip Shute26618.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Lemon24716.8-2.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Miller24416.6-2.2
Turnout 1,47431.3+5.6
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Braintree South

Braintree South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Doug Rice 673 39.4 -1.0
Conservative Russell Wilkins 607 35.5 +7.1
Labour Michael Lynch 582 34.1 -12.7
Conservative David Finch52931.0+5.2
Labour Gordon Currie51830.3-9.5
Conservative David Morse49829.1N/A
Labour Allan Millam47427.7-15.4
Green Dawn Holmes25915.2+0.9
English Democrat Albert Da24714.5N/A
Turnout 1,70934.2+8.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Collar 515 62.2 -8.8
Labour Steven Trumm31337.8+8.8
Majority20224.4-17.6
Turnout 82843.0+3.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.8

Coggeshall and North Feering

Coggeshall and North Feering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Newton 1,134 68.9 +20.7
Conservative Malcolm Dunn 1,045 63.4 +17.0
Labour Robert Alston53632.5-5.1
Labour Cathie Joyce51331.1-9.1
Turnout 1,64742.4+1.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cressing and Stisted

Cressing and Stisted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lynette Flint 564 82.5 +26.6
Labour Michael Shirvington12017.5N/A
Majority44465.0+53.2
Turnout 68440.8+12.8
Independent hold Swing N/A

Gosfield and Greenstead Green

Gosfield and Greenstead Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John O'Reilly-Cicconi 638 74.6 +19.5
Labour Maureen Bennett21725.4+11.1
Majority42149.2+24.6
Turnout 85544.7-3.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.2

Great Notley and Braintree West

Great Notley and Braintree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Butland 1,158 72.3 +11.9
Conservative Claire Sandbrook 1,129 70.5 +14.9
Conservative Roger Walters 1,010 63.0 +9.3
Liberal Democrats David Rice28417.7-6.2
Independent Tony Watts20312.7-0.7
Labour Richard Tincknell18411.5-0.3
Labour Steven Goodfellow1489.2-1.9
Labour Daniel Ezra1328.2-1.7
Turnout 1,60232.0-0.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Halstead Residents David Hume 949 58.6 -10.8
Halstead Residents Beryl Gage 911 56.2 -13.8
Halstead Residents Michael Gage 822 50.7 -19.6
English Democrat Raymond Brown56434.8N/A
Labour Grahame McCoyd39824.6-0.8
Labour Adrian Axtell39724.5-0.6
Labour Nancy Freeman35822.1-1.2
Turnout 1,62031.4+2.9
Halstead Residents hold
Halstead Residents hold
Halstead Residents hold

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Halstead Residents Jacqueline Pell 604 61.4 -15.9
Halstead Residents Howard Messenger 461 46.9 -10.7
Labour Malcolm Fincken35736.3+2.2
Labour Stuart Gilbert29129.6-2.8
Turnout 98328.4-1.6
Halstead Residents hold
Halstead Residents hold

Hatfield Peveral

Hatfield Peveral
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bebb 1,006 78.0 +12.9
Conservative Keith Bigden 987 76.6 -0.1
Labour Carole Hine28322.0-2.5
Labour Neil Coughlan18714.5-6.9
Turnout 1,28938.6+8.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hedingham and Maplestead

Hedingham and Maplestead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Beavis 1,283 65.3 +3.5
Conservative Wendy Scattergood 1,114 56.7 +13.4
Conservative Fred Swallow 1,103 56.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Bolter72636.9+3.9
Labour Ted Snarey32616.6+0.8
Labour John Kotz23612.0-0.1
Labour Noel Owen22411.4-8.8
Turnout 1,96640.0+7.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Foster 881 52.8 +10.9
Conservative Robert Mitchell 845 50.7 +13.2
Labour Ian Marshall43225.9-7.2
Labour Terrence Lazell33520.1-13.8
Green Cheryl Gerrard27816.7N/A
Turnout 1,66843.7-1.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Panfield

Panfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Wilkinson 630 80.5 +9.7
Labour Carl May-Smith15319.5-9.7
Majority47761.0+19.4
Turnout 78347.8+11.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.7

Rayne

Rayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Banthorpe 399 58.9 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Lesley Beckett12117.9-32.9
English Democrat Colin Morris10615.7N/A
Labour Ken Tew517.5N/A
Majority27841.0N/A
Turnout 67741.5-1.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg21.3

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Harley 650 77.8 +15.1
Labour Betty Kotz18622.2+4.0
Majority46455.6+12.0
Turnout 83650.4+9.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Shelton 555 64.5 -8.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Crowe24528.5N/A
Labour Fred Hearn607.0-19.9
Majority31036.0-10.2
Turnout 86051.0+14.0
Conservative hold Swing N/A

The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary O'Shea 752 50.4 N/A
Conservative Gabrielle Spray 686 46.0 -7.6
Independent Bernard Gaught53235.7-24.6
Independent Jim Bond48732.6N/A
Labour Dais Marshall1489.9-15.7
Labour Holly Barlow1469.8-15.0
Turnout 1,49238.3+6.1
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Three Fields

Three Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Finbow 1,066 78.6 +6.4
Conservative Simon Walsh 1,029 75.9 +5.2
Labour Corinne Green22616.7-4.1
Labour Miles Scrivens20415.0-4.9
Turnout 1,35644.3+7.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Bolton 579 83.1 +16.1
Labour Peter Long11816.9+3.5
Majority69766.2+18.8
Turnout 69742.0+8.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.3

Witham Chipping Hill and Central

Witham Chipping Hill and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Lager 609 43.7 +6.9
Conservative Sandra Howell 593 42.6 N/A
Labour Phil Barlow51737.1+0.3
Labour Cynthia Woodhouse39028.0-2.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Hooper25017.9-12.2
Green Nelson Brunton22816.4-4.8
Turnout 1,39340.5+7.5
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Evans 507 46.4 -9.1
Labour John Gyford 453 41.5 -10.8
Conservative Patricia Lee40637.2+11.4
Conservative Paula Cohen37634.4N/A
Green Nicholas Scales22520.6+4.0
Turnout 1,09232.0+9.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham South

Witham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Money 829 46.7 +8.1
Conservative Ron Ramage 794 44.7 +7.4
Conservative John Elliott 771 43.4 +8.3
Labour Paul Heath58833.1-9.9
Labour Jacqueline Martin58733.0-10.7
Labour Wayne Tearle58032.6-6.4
Green Patricia Brunton29616.7+3.4
Liberal Democrats Bernard Dearlove25714.5-1.9
Green Stephanie Bills23913.4N/A
Turnout 1,77730.9+3.1
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Witham West

Witham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Lambourne 864 49.0 +15.3
Conservative Bill Rose 636 36.1 N/A
Labour Lucy Barlow 584 33.1 -9.1
Labour Kathie Tearle56131.8-11.4
Labour Kerin Boylan53930.6-14.1
Liberal Democrats Joy Reekie36720.8-2.5
Green Stephen Hicks35720.2-4.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Fleet34119.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Helen Waring34119.3N/A
Green Wendy Partridge26314.9-8.6
Turnout 1,76435.4+10.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel McCrea 373 72.6 +30.1
Labour David Green14127.4-1.8
Majority23245.2+31.9
Turnout 51433.5-3.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg16.0

By-elections

Braintree East

Braintree East: 9 June 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 668 50.7 +17.4
Labour 40630.8-4.6
Green 1259.5N/A
Liberal Democrats 1199.0-6.1
Majority26219.9
Turnout 1,318
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg11.0

Hatfield Peveral

Hatfield Peveral: 9 June 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 782 78.1 +0.1
Labour 13813.8-8.2
Green 818.1N/A
Majority64464.3+8.3
Turnout 1,001
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.2

Witham West

Witham West: 2 October 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 508 40.9 +1.1
Labour 37330.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats 18214.7-2.2
Green 17814.3-2.1
Majority13510.8N/A
Turnout 1,241
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.1

The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes: 4 December 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 647 77.0 +24.5
Labour 12114.4+4.1
Green 728.6N/A
Majority52662.6N/A
Turnout 840
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg10.2

Braintree South

A by-election was called due to the disqualification of Cllr Russell Wilkins (Conservative) for non-attendance.

Braintree South: 24 June 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abi Olumbori 351 33.0 +7.4
Labour Gordon Currie31629.7+5.1
Liberal Democrats David Toombs21620.3-8.1
Independent Andy Beatty13813.0N/A
Green Wendy Partridge444.1-6.8
Majority353.3N/A
Turnout 1,065
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

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