2007 East Dorset District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. East Dorset UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 East Dorset District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2007 East Dorset District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council after a net gain of one seat. [1]

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Election result

East Dorset local election result 2007 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2532+169.462.030,092+2.1%
  Liberal Democrats 1122030.632.815,901-3.3%
  UKIP 000004.12,003+3.6%
  Labour 000000.7334-1.0%
  Independent 001-100.3168-0.8%

Ward results

Alderholt [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cozier58165.6−10.2
Liberal Democrats David Tooke24227.3+3.1
UKIP Annette Hurst637.1+7.1
Majority 33938.3−13.3
Turnout 88639.5+7.3
Conservative hold Swing
Ameysford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Reynolds65179.4+5.8
Liberal Democrats Valery Kitson16920.6−5.8
Majority 48258.8+11.5
Turnout 82039.6+7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Colehill East (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Dover933
Liberal Democrats Don Wallace805
Conservative K Johnson486
Conservative Peter Finney447
UKIP John Myers210
UKIP Ken Dacombe205
Labour Judy Eeles83
Turnout 3,16943.8+7.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Colehill West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Packer54058.0−0.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Spencer-Smith32334.7−6.9
UKIP Alan Haines687.3+7.3
Majority 21723.3+6.5
Turnout 93147.7+7.2
Conservative hold Swing
Corfe Mullen Central (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Holland920
Liberal Democrats Philip Cuckston837
Conservative Peter Haward561
Conservative Basil Pitt455
UKIP Dave Evans219
UKIP Josephine Evans188
Turnout 3,18040.8+12.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Corfe Mullen North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Holland47961.6−9.7
Conservative Andrew Russell22228.5−0.3
UKIP David Maloney779.9+9.9
Majority 25733.0−9.5
Turnout 77840.5+7.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Corfe Mullen South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stewart Hearn48456.5−6.8
Conservative Ivan Harrington37343.5+6.8
Majority 11113.0−13.5
Turnout 85741.5+6.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Crane [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Palmer46460.5−13.5
Liberal Democrats James Hankins30339.5+13.5
Majority 16121.0−26.9
Turnout 76744.2+5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Ferndown Central (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Queenie Comfort1,248
Conservative Derek Burt1,127
Liberal Democrats Robin Barsby358
Turnout 2,73341.9+4.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ferndown Links (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Little1,084
Conservative Malcolm Birr1,063
Liberal Democrats Margaret Martin388
Turnout 2,53536.5+7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Handley Vale [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Tong68262.5+20.0
Liberal Democrats Pauline Bailey-Wright41037.5−20.0
Majority 27224.9
Turnout 1,09254.0+17.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Holt [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Spencer Flower69979.8+5.5
Liberal Democrats Henry Bartlett17720.2−5.5
Majority 52259.6+11.0
Turnout 87646.0+5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Longham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Elliot51165.9+6.9
Liberal Democrats Patricia Irvine13417.3−23.7
UKIP John Baxter13016.8+16.8
Majority 37748.6+30.7
Turnout 77539.8+5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Parley (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Daw1,298
Conservative Barbara Manuel1,269
Labour Christopher Hampton251
Turnout 2,81840.6+8.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonards & St Ives East (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Warman1,347
Conservative Michael Dyer1,277
UKIP Mike Eckel239
Liberal Democrats Adrian Wilson230
UKIP Allan Tallett183
Turnout 3,27644.0+5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonards & St Ives West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Dudman92485.7+3.8
Liberal Democrats John Irvine15414.3−3.8
Majority 77071.4+7.7
Turnout 1,07852.0+5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stapehill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Russell64973.9−7.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Harknett13114.9−4.2
UKIP David Baxter9811.2+11.2
Majority 51859.0−2.7
Turnout 87845.5+10.9
Conservative hold Swing
Stour [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Bennett54468.1+24.7
Liberal Democrats Tim Chant25531.9−24.7
Majority 28936.2
Turnout 79939.7+9.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Three Cross & Potterne [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Richardson29546.0+46.0
Independent Victor Redpath16826.2−31.7
UKIP Jeremy Andrews9014.0+14.0
Liberal Democrats Diana Baker8913.9−28.2
Majority 12719.8
Turnout 64233.6+10.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Verwood Dewlands (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Toni Coombs1,058
Conservative Jean Hazel999
Liberal Democrats Peter Baker524
Turnout 2,58139.5+5.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Newtown [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Boyd Mortimer40562.9+9.1
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Dedden23937.1−0.7
Majority 16625.8+9.8
Turnout 64431.8−4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Verwood Stephen's Castle (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Clark1,029
Conservative Michael Simper976
Liberal Democrats Michael Daymond514
Liberal Democrats Alan Dedden436
Turnout 2,95539.9−0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Moors (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pete Holden1,501
Conservative Alexander Clarke1,429
Liberal Democrats Nick Smith1,409
Conservative David Durley1,389
Conservative Andy Skeats1,242
Turnout 6,97045.1+11.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wimborne Minster (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Hymers1,300
Liberal Democrats David Morgan1,110
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Osner1,047
Conservative Robin Cook1,042
Conservative Richard Booth899
Conservative Michael Hodkinson827
UKIP Jeff Markley233
Turnout 6,45841.6+5.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Alderholt

Alderholt By-Election 23 October 2008 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Monks49953.0−12.5
Liberal Democrats David Tooke44247.0+19.7
Majority 576.0−32.3
Turnout 94141.8+2.3
Conservative hold Swing

Ferndown Central

A by-election was held in Ferndown Central after the resignation of Conservative councillor Queenie Comfort. [5] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lesley Dedman with a majority of 33 over independent Jason Lawford. [5]

Ferndown Central By-Election 2 July 2009 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Dedman51051.7−26.0
Independent Jason Lawford47748.3+48.3
Majority 333.4
Turnout 98726.4−15.5
Conservative hold Swing

Corfe Mullen South

A by-election was held in Corfe Mullen South after Liberal Democrat councillor Stewart Hearn resigned from the council. [6] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Philip Harknet with a majority of 128. [6]

Corfe Mullen South By-Election 15 July 2010 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Harknet47855.5−1.0
Conservative 35040.6−2.9
UKIP 343.9+3.9
Majority 12814.8+1.8
Turnout 86240.5−1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "East Dorset". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Results - Election 2007". The Times . NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "East Dorset District Election Results 2007". dorsetforyou.com. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Conservatives hold Ferndown Central in by-election". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Lib Dem wins for by-election". Western Gazette . NewsBank. 22 July 2010. p. 12.
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