2007 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

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Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 30.3%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 903-352.947.18,639+10.6
  Conservative 830+347.146.78,565+0.1
  Liberal Democrats 00000.04.6853-7.0
  English Democrat 00000.00.9156New
  UKIP 00000.00.7134New

Ward results

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Sherlock30742.2
Conservative Jonathan Starkey26536.4
English Democrat Maurice Brookes15621.4
Majority425.8
Turnout 72825.7
Labour hold Swing
Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Sherlock66971.7+11.2
Conservative Anne Hughes26428.3+5.4
Majority40543.4+5.8
Turnout 93323.2
Labour hold Swing
Groves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Anderson50960.7
Labour Colin Cooper32939.3
Majority18021.4
Turnout 83830.7
Conservative hold Swing
Ledsham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Huddart88859.8+6.5
Labour Sue Pugh59740.2+11.0
Majority29119.6-4.5
Turnout 1,48532.1+8.0
Conservative hold Swing
Little Neston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Mealor51945.5
Labour Louise Gittins48842.8
UKIP Henry Crocker13411.7
Majority312.7
Turnout 1,14141.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Neston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Williams54655.6+6.1
Conservative Chris Bale43644.4+6.3
Majority11011.2-0.2
Turnout 98241.5
Labour hold Swing
Parkgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Dowdings1,09079.4+1.5
Labour Susan Craggs28220.6-1.5
Majority80858.8+3.0
Turnout 1,37247.3
Conservative hold Swing
Pooltown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Robson46963.6+18.1
Conservative Tracy Hardwick26936.4+5.0
Majority20027.2+13.1
Turnout 73825.2
Labour hold Swing
Rivacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Claydon39457.9
Conservative Gordon Meldrum28642.1
Majority10815.8
Turnout 68023.0
Labour hold Swing
Rossmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivor Jones84558.4+7.9
Conservative Michael English60141.6-7.9
Majority24416.8+15.8
Turnout 1,44631.5
Labour hold Swing
Stanlow and Wolverham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thommy Griffiths60665.2+15.7
Conservative Simon Harris32434.8+17.0
Majority28230.4+13.6
Turnout 93022.5
Labour hold Swing
Strawberry Fields (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathy Lord440
Conservative Nic Hebson407
Labour Cherie Hill381
Labour Abdul Jilani357
Liberal Democrats Hilary Chrusciezl250
Liberal Democrats Graham Handley216
Turnout 2,05141.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Jones67953.6+10.1
Conservative Karl Hardwick58746.4-10.1
Majority927.2
Turnout 1,26629.2
Labour hold Swing
Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Murphy47268.5
Conservative Thomas Hughes21731.5
Majority25537.0
Turnout 68925.9
Labour hold Swing
Whitby (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Cooper746
Conservative Susie McMillan717
Labour Mike McKusker618
Labour Tony Walsh600
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes220
Liberal Democrats Kurt Jewkes167
Turnout 3,06834.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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