2007 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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

The 2007 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party. [1]

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Background

After the 2006 election the Conservatives controlled the council with a majority of 3, [2] with 15 seats, compared to 12 for the Liberal Democrats. [3] For 2007 the council changed from the previous system whereby a third of the council was elected each year, to have the whole council elected every 4 years, after a unanimous vote by the council. [2] Earlier in 2007 Norman Marsh left the Liberal Democrats to sit as an Independent, while Liberal Democrat Irene Sims resigned from the council. [2]

A record 89 candidates contested the election, [3] up from the previous high of 81 in 2002 when the entire council was last elected. [2] Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats stood a full 27 candidates, compared to 12 for Labour, 9 Green Party and 5 UK Independence Party. [2] Councillors standing down at the election included Conservatives Patrick Bowker and David Stevens, Liberal Democrat Robert Slater and independent Norman Marsh. [3]

Election result

The Liberal Democrats made 9 gains to take control of the council from the Conservatives [4] for the first time since 2004, with 8 of the gains being from the Conservatives. [5] The Liberal Democrats gained seats in Old Town, Sovereign and Upperton wards to hold 20 seats and have a majority of 13, while the Conservatives were reduced to 7 seats. [6] The Conservatives losses included the leader of the council, Ian Lucas, in Old Town and the cabinet member for finance, Chris Williams, in Sovereign. [7] Overall turnout at the election was 42.26%, [8] compared to 40.70% in 2006. [9]

The Liberal Democrat victory was attributed to the introduction of parking charges in Eastbourne by the Conservative-controlled East Sussex County Council and to a decision by borough councillors to increase their expenses by 52%. [6] Following the election David Tutt became the new leader of the council, while the national Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell came to Eastbourne to celebrate the result. [10] [11] [12]

Eastbourne local election result 2007 [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 2090+974.148.640,571+8.1
  Conservative 708-825.941.934,975-4.6
  Green 00000.05.84,846-2.1
  Labour 00000.02.62,211-2.5
  UKIP 00000.01.1909+1.1
  Independent 001-10.0N/A0N/A

Ward results

Devonshire (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bannister1,598
Liberal Democrats Neil Stanley1,442
Liberal Democrats Steven Wallis1,395
Conservative Camilla Lau632
Conservative Sandra Elkin619
Conservative Marco Giorgi569
Green Simon Payne229
Green Zoe Vonderdell224
Labour Keith Gell160
UKIP Len Richardson157
Labour Richard Goude154
Turnout 2,64534.5−0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hampden Park (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Pooley1,338
Liberal Democrats Olive Woodall1,277
Liberal Democrats Mike Thompson1,138
Conservative Christopher Brenchley555
Conservative Bill Bailey499
Conservative Milly Skriczka417
Labour Ann Ring274
Labour David Brinson230
Green Leslie Dalton208
Labour David Salmon197
Green Finn O'Shea181
Green Ivor Hueting164
Turnout 2,31732.0−1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Langney (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harun Miah1,453
Liberal Democrats Troy Tester1,333
Liberal Democrats Daniel Purchese1,310
Conservative Tony Freebody912
Conservative Marcus Maddison-White826
Conservative John Stanbury806
Green Chris Quarrington192
Labour Colin Akers174
Green Amy Erridge163
Turnout 2,57034.0+1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Meads (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Taylor2,407
Conservative David Elkin2,387
Conservative Nigel Goodyear2,329
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ticehurst729
Liberal Democrats Jean Fisher692
Liberal Democrats Brendan Creaven681
Green Kate Arnold457
Green Harry Boys375
Green Dorothy Forsyth299
Labour Dennis Scard 220
Turnout 3,75447.9−1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Old Town (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Heaps2,202
Liberal Democrats Andrew Goodwin2,007
Liberal Democrats Gregory Szanto1,939
Conservative Anne Angel1,890
Conservative Ian Lucas1,772
Conservative Simon Herbert1,667
Green Clive Gross681
UKIP Anne Chambers191
Labour Ann Cottrell190
Turnout 4,45054.8+4.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ratton (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Belsey2,07655.8
Conservative Barbara Goodall1,97052.9
Conservative Sandie Howlett1,92051.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Hearn1,18431.8
Liberal Democrats John Moore1,12830.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Staker1,02327.5
Green Nancy Dalton3328.9
UKIP Ken Alderton2707.3
Green Kev Moore2406.4
Labour Jim Nolan1724.6
Turnout 372248.3+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Anthony's (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Tutt2,344
Liberal Democrats Jon Harris2,242
Liberal Democrats Gill Mattock2,193
Conservative Jane Challen766
Conservative Tom Stoddart735
Conservative Susan Steinberg710
Green Hugh Norris199
Labour Ian Culshaw170
Green Rob Sier156
Turnout 3,41941.3+1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Sovereign (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Morris1,762
Liberal Democrats Michael Bloom1,756
Liberal Democrats Margaret Salsbury1,692
Conservative Patrick Warner1,379
Conservative Tracy Moles1,298
Conservative Christopher Williams1,294
Green Jocelyn McCarthy269
Labour David Mieres121
Turnout 3,30139.0+2.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Upperton (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Hough1,610
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Madell1,573
Conservative Graham Marsden1,557
Conservative Bob Lacey1,534
Liberal Democrats Pat Rodohan1,530
Conservative Ann Murray1,449
Green Stephanie Lewis253
Green Liam Stephens224
Labour Elizabeth Goude149
UKIP Geraldine Mackillop146
UKIP Paul Murden145
Turnout 3,55746.3+5.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Eastbourne". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "90 candidates stand for election". Eastbourne Herald . 5 April 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Marzouk, Lawrence (20 April 2007). "Eastbourne's make-up may change". The Argus . Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "The new political map of Britain". The Independent. 5 May 2007. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Lib Dems gain power in Eastbourne". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  6. 1 2 Whelan, Andy (4 May 2007). "Lib Dem landslide in Eastbourne". The Argus . Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Lib Dems 20, Tories 7". Eastbourne Herald . 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Election Results 2007". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "Results of elections held Thursday 4 May 2006". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  10. ↑ "Lib Dems celebrate victory in Eastbourne". The Argus . 5 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  11. ↑ "In pictures: English elections 2007". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Ming joins the celebration". Eastbourne Herald . 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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