2007 Fenland District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Fenland council election. Conservatives in blue and independent in grey. Fenland UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Fenland council election. Conservatives in blue and independent in grey.

The 2007 Fenland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. All 40 seats of the council were up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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2007 Fenland District Council election
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  2003 3 May 2007 2011  

All 40 seats to Fenland District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election? seats, ?%? seats, ?%? seats, ?%
Seats won3900

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderN/A
Party Independent UKIP Green
Last election0 seats, 0%0 seats, %
Seats before00
Seats won100
Seat change0
Popular vote0
Percentage0%
SwingN/A%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council after winning 39 of the 40 seats on the council. [2] Only 13 of the 27 wards were contested, with Conservatives taking the seats in the other 14 wards without opposition. [2] This meant the Conservatives had been guaranteed a majority even before voting, as 18 of their candidates were unopposed and another 4 were in multi-seat wards where there were not enough candidates from other parties. [3]

Labour lost the 3 seats they had been defending, 2 in Waterlees ward in Wisbech and 1 in March East. [2] What was remarkable, however, about the results was areas such as Waterlees ward, traditionally, had been part of larger wards (until the 2003 boundary changes) that were opposition strongholds. [3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but did come within 37 votes in Slade Lode ward in Chatteris. [2] The only non-Conservative elected was independent Mark Archer, who gained Manea from Conservative Robert Sears by almost 200 votes, [4] in a seat which Sears had won in a by-election in 2006. [3]

Fenland Local Election Result 2007 [5] [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3941+397.567.614,898+0.1%
  Independent 11102.55.61,236-1.1%
  Liberal Democrats 0000019.34,250+16.4%
  Labour 003-307.61,668-14.1%

Ward results

Bassenhally [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Mayor unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Butcher 841
Conservative Pamela Potts 774
Independent 430
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Birch [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Melton 316
Liberal Democrats Christine Colbert252
Labour David Biggs55
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Clarkson [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Cox unoppposed
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Delph [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Mayor unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Doddington [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Harper unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Elm and Christchurch (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Cotterell 700
Conservative Philip Webb 540
Independent Robert Pinnock
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hill (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon King unopposed
Conservative Bruce Wegg unopposed
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsmoor [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Curtis unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkgate [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Simsunopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Lattersey [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Garratt unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Manea [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mark Archer487
Conservative Robert Searsunopposed
Swing
March East (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Yeulett 1,026
Conservative John Clark 1,011
Conservative Bernard Keane 981
Labour Barry Howlett724
Liberal Democrats Heather Kinnear357
Liberal Democrats Chris Hancox322
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
March North (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Quince 862
Conservative John West 818
Conservative Peter Tunley 737
Liberal Democrats Paul Adams586
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fey573
Liberal Democrats Verity Roscoe470
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
March West (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Owen 1,049
Conservative Janet French 1,045
Conservative Peter Skoulding 883
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Medworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Farmer 360
Labour Mark Plumb 196
Conservative hold Swing
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cyril Bellamy
Conservative Clifford Edwards
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Peckover [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Oliver unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Roman Bank (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Hatton
Conservative Michael Humphrey
Conservative Chris Seaton
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Slade Lode [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Florence Newell 260
Liberal Democrats Chris Howes223
Labour Grant Osbourn67
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
St Andrews [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Speechley unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
St Marys [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Peachey unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Staithe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Green unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
The Mills [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray German 400
Liberal Democrats Diane Baldrey301
Majority
Turnout
Waterlees (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wenneye [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Murphy
Liberal Democrats
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Wimblington [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

[5]

Ward results

Bassenhally [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Mayor unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2) [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Butcher 841
Conservative Pamela Potts 774
Independent Linda Keppel-Spoor430
Turnout 2,04539
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Birch [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Melton 316 50.7 −15.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Colbert25240.4+40.4
Labour David Biggs558.8−24.7
Majority 6410.3−22.7
Turnout 62333+4
Conservative hold Swing
Clarkson [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Cox unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Delph [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Mayor unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Doddington [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Harper unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Elm and Christchurch (2) [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Cotterell 700
Conservative Philip Webb 540
Independent Robert Pinnock319
Turnout 1,55928+1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hill (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon King unopposed
Conservative Bruce Wegg unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsmoor [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Curtis unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkgate [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Sims unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lattersey [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Garratt unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Manea [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Archer 487 61.4
Conservative Robert Sears30638.6
Majority 18122.8
Turnout 79354
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
March East (3) [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Yeulett 1,026
Conservative John Clark 1,011
Conservative Bernard Keane 981
Labour Barry Howlett724
Liberal Democrats Heather Kinnear357
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hancox322
Turnout 4,42134+5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
March North (3) [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Quince 862
Conservative John West 818
Conservative Peter Tunley 737
Liberal Democrats Paul Adams586
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fey573
Liberal Democrats Verity Roscoe470
Turnout 4,04629+5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
March West (3) [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Owen 1,049
Conservative Janet French 1,045
Conservative Peter Skoulding 883
Liberal Democrats Stephen Court727
Turnout 3,70432
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Medworth [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Farmer 360 64.7
Labour Mark Plumb19635.3
Majority 16429.4
Turnout 55632
Conservative hold Swing
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cyril Bellamy unopposed
Conservative Clifford Edwards unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Peckover [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Oliver unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Roman Bank (3) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Hatton unopposed
Conservative Michael Humphrey unopposed
Conservative Christopher Seaton unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Slade Lode [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Florence Newell 260 47.3 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Howes22340.5+9.7
Labour Grant Osbourn6712.2−17.6
Majority 376.7−1.9
Turnout 55031+5
Conservative hold Swing
St Andrews [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Speechley unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
St Marys [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Peachey unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Staithe [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Green unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
The Mills [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert German 400 57.1 −4.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Baldry30142.9+42.9
Majority 9914.1−9.6
Turnout 70135+4
Conservative hold Swing
Waterlees (2) [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Griffin 538
Conservative David Wheeler 528
Labour Ann Purt316
Labour Avis Gilliatt310
Turnout 1,69244+26
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wenneye [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Murphy 488 68.3 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Colleen Bryce22631.7−12.2
Majority 26236.7+24.5
Turnout 71436+1
Conservative hold Swing
Wimblington [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jillian Tuck 435 67.1 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Watkins21332.9+32.9
Majority 22234.3−25.5
Turnout 64838+1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Fenland". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Election: Stalwarts lose seats in Fenland landslide". Fenland Citizen. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 Elworthy, John; Jackson, Tom (4 May 2007). "Conservatives capture 39 of the 40 seats". Wisbech Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. "Will there by a role for independent?". Fenland Citizen. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
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  7. "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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