2007 Canterbury City Council election

2007 Canterbury City Council election ^[1]

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All 50 seats in the Canterbury City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 24 19 7 Seats before 26† 17† 7 Seats won 29 19 2 Seat change 3 2 5 Popular vote 18,501 13,423 5,144 Percentage 44.4% 32.2% 12.3%
Map of the results of the 2007 Canterbury council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Lib Dems in orange. † The Conservatives gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in a by-election in 2005 [2]
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 2007 Canterbury City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control until 2005 when The Conservative Party took control following a by election and defection from the Liberal Democrats. ^[3]

References

1. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2007". Local Elections Archive Project.
2. "Barton Ward By Election Results". Canterbury City Council. 7 October 2004. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011.
3. "English local elections 2007". BBC News.