2007 Christchurch Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Christchurch UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2007 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Background

After the last election in 2003 the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 14 councillors, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents. [2] This majority increased when both of the Liberal Democrat councillors for Portfield, Susan Darch and Lillian Jefferis, defected to the Conservatives. [3] However the Liberal Democrats regained one of the seats in a by-election on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of Susan Darch from the council and at the same time picked up a seat in Jumpers ward, which had formerly been held by an independent councillor. [3]

63 candidates stood in 2007 for the 24 seats on the council, with Conservative candidates for every seat. [4] The Liberal Democrats had 19 candidates, with at least one in all 11 wards, while six independents stood for election. [5] After 16 years without a seat on the council, Labour stood 11 candidates in 2007, one in each ward, and the UK Independence Party had three candidates. [4]

Only one councillor stood down at the election, Kevin Dingley from North Highcliffe and Walkford ward. [5]

Election result

The Conservatives majority on the council was strengthened after they won 17 of the 24 seats on the council. [6] This was at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost half of their seats on the council to fall to four councillors. [7] Meanwhile, independents picked up two seats to have three councillors. [7]

The Conservatives gained seats from the Liberal Democrats in Purewell and Stanpit, but they did lose a seat back in Portfield. [7] In Jumpers ward, independent Fred Neale picked up a seat, while independent Julie Petrie also gained a seat, topping the poll in Grange ward. [7] [8] The second seat in Grange had Conservative Denise Jones and Liberal Democrat John Freeman both finish with 374 votes. [8] The winner of this seat was chosen by drawing a name out of a hat and Conservative Denise Jones gained the seat from the Liberal Democrat after she was given one more vote, as her name was chosen. [8]

Christchurch local election result 2007 [6] [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1731+270.861.022,022+5.7
  Liberal Democrats 415-416.725.79,278-6.0
  Independent 320+212.56.12,220-1.4
  Labour 00000.04.31,549-0.8
  UKIP 00000.02.91,051+2.5

Ward results

Burton and Winkton (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Flagg972
Conservative Colin Jamieson944
Liberal Democrats Dexter Davies424
Liberal Democrats John Blunden371
Labour Michael Woods95
Turnout 2,80644.7+2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Grange (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Julie Petrie412
Conservative Denise Jones375
Liberal Democrats John Freeman374
Liberal Democrats Ian Nichols359
Independent Jason Perry345
Conservative Trevor Watts297
Labour Vera Hill118
Turnout 2,28033.4+6.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Highcliffe (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Myra Mawbey1,310
Conservative John Lofts1,153
Liberal Democrats Gillian Pitt391
Labour Carol Wilcox168
Turnout 3,02254.0+3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Jumpers (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Bungey597
Independent Frederick Neale484
Conservative Tavis Fox409
Conservative Lisle Smith378
Liberal Democrats Jason Viney352
Liberal Democrats Stephen Humphrey292
Labour Robert Deeks61
Turnout 2,57343.0+4.1
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Mudeford and Friars Cliff (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josephine Spencer1,638
Conservative Michael Duckworth1,575
Conservative Eric Spreadbury1,464
Liberal Democrats Christopher Legg507
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Lodge477
Labour James Brennan290
Turnout 5,95149.9+2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
North Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Derham Wilkes1,117
Conservative Nicholas Geary1,004
Liberal Democrats Debby Broomfield415
Labour Simon Trim179
Turnout 2,71551.3+7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Portfield (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Davies465
Liberal Democrats David Vick457
Conservative Lillian Jefferis397
Conservative Maurne Wilson339
Independent Carol Flynn212
Independent Linda Hammond170
Labour Abdulhaye Qureshi67
Turnout 2,10736.0−0.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Purewell and Stanpit (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Nottage810
Conservative Lucy Filer804
Liberal Democrats Christine Payne715
Liberal Democrats Alan Wright654
Labour Matthew Hepple93
Turnout 3,07647.2+6.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St Catherine's and Hurn (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Spittle957
Conservative David Fox919
Liberal Democrats Maria Drummond362
Liberal Democrats John Campbell355
UKIP John Reid306
UKIP David Williams260
Labour James Bewley100
Turnout 3,25955.5+12.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Town Centre (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Hall956
Liberal Democrats Brett Bader863
Conservative Malcolm Mawbey513
Conservative John Newman506
Labour George Gregory93
Turnout 2,93146.6+0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West Highcliffe (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Griffiths1,428
Conservative Patricia Jamieson1,426
Conservative David Jones1,287
Liberal Democrats Martyn Hurll489
UKIP Philip Glover485
Labour Robert Maskell285
Turnout 5,40046.1+4.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

A by-election was held in Portfield on 16 July 2009 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor David Vick due to poor health. [10] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Christine Payne with a one-vote majority over Conservative Lisle Smith. [11]

Portfield by-election 16 July 2009 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Payne27934.4−1.1
Conservative Lisle Smith27834.3+4.0
Independent Christopher Neale15619.2−9.9
UKIP Kenneth Johnson9812.1+12.1
Majority 10.1
Turnout 81125.4−11.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Christchurch". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Tributes flooding in for 'wonderful' councillor". Dorset Echo . 10 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Residents say 'bring in some new ideas'". Bournemouth Daily Echo . NewsBank. 28 April 2007.
  5. 1 2 "Electioneers keep it all in the family". Bournemouth Daily Echo . NewsBank. 5 April 2007.
  6. 1 2 "Results - Election 2007". The Times . NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Conservatives' grip now even stronger". Bournemouth Daily Echo . NewsBank. 4 May 2007.
  8. 1 2 3 "Name out of a hat result". Bournemouth Daily Echo . 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Christchurch Borough Council. dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Polls open in by-election". Bournemouth Daily Echo . NewsBank. 15 July 2009.
  11. 1 2 "One vote secures election win". Cornish Guardian . NewsBank. 24 July 2009. p. 3.
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