2007 Fylde Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Fylde council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Ratepayers in white and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Fylde UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Fylde council election. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, Ratepayers in white and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2007 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

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Election result

Fylde Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27+152.948.323,053-0.8%
  Independent 18+335.325.512,185+5.0%
 Ratepayers4-47.88.23,930-6.4%
  Liberal Democrats 21103.913.26,314+4.2%
  Labour 000004.62,212-2.2%

2 Independents and 2 Conservatives were uncontested.

Ward results

Map showing wards coloured by party which came top in each seat. Fylde 2007 election map.png
Map showing wards coloured by party which came top in each seat.

Ansdell

Ansdell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Aitken886
Conservative Elizabeth Clarkson827
Conservative David Eaves810
RatepayerPaula Tupling Prest555
Labour Janet Sherwood335
Turnout 3,413
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashton

Ashton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayerJohn Davies698
Liberal Democrats Tony Ford605
Independent Barbara Pagett601
Conservative Colin Walton555
Liberal Democrats Brian Bullick539
Conservative Mike Knowles498
Conservative Jon Harrison470
Turnout 3,966
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Central

Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Fazackerley540
Conservative Fabian Craig-Wilson516
Conservative Dawn Prestwich493
Independent Barbara Mackenzie480
Liberal Democrats Annette Ford332
Turnout 2,361
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clifton

Clifton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Thompson840
Conservative Richard Fulford-Brown739
Independent Ken Hopwood725
Conservative Angela Fulford-Brown710
Labour Gareth Nash239
Turnout 3,253
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Elswick and Little Eccleston

Elswick and Little Eccleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Hayhurstuncontested
Independent hold Swing

Fairhaven

Fairhaven (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Little745
RatepayerRichard Eastham732
Conservative George Caldwell578
Conservative Alfred Jealous521
Liberal Democrats Michael Turner405
Turnout 2,981
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Freckleton East

Freckleton East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Threlfall628
Independent Kiran Mulholland509
Conservative St John Greenhough362
Liberal Democrats Kate Little177
Turnout 1,676
Independent hold Swing

Freckleton West

Freckleton West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Fiddler726
Independent Louis Rigby701
Liberal Democrats Pam Winlow130
Turnout 1,557
Independent hold Swing

Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Coombes821
Conservative Keith Hyde792
Conservative Craig Halewood699
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Smith643
Labour David Meldrum332
Turnout 3,287
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Akeroyd621
Conservative Roger Small618
Conservative William Prestwich575
Ratepayer David Serella 503
Liberal Democrats Bob Fielding394
Liberal Democrats Christine Marshall373
Labour Peter Stephenson203
Turnout 3,287
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkham North

Kirkham North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elaine Silverwood852
Independent John Bennett778
Independent Keith Beckett569
Conservative Michelle Welch450
Conservative Edward Oldfield408
Independent James Cameron225
Labour Cecil Adkins-Farmer141
Turnout 3,423
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Kirkham South

Kirkham South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liz Oades595
RatepayerPeter Hardy375
Conservative Barry Mitchell189
Conservative Jim Proctor139
Labour Vernon Allen89
Turnout 1,387
Independent hold Swing

Medlar-with-Wesham

Medlar-with-Wesham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Renwick714
Independent Linda Nulty519
Independent Alan Clayton403
Labour Bill Taylor89
Turnout 1,725
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Newton & Treales

Newton & Treales (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Heather Speak724
Independent Peter Collins696
Labour Dennis Davenport168
Turnout 1,588
Independent hold Swing

Park

Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Fieldhouse1,057
Conservative Michael Cornah1,014
Independent David Chedd872
Liberal Democrats John Graddon688
Labour Peter Willis327
Turnout 3,958
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Ribby with Wrea

Ribby with Wrea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lyndsay Greening34854.5
Conservative Janet Wardell29045.5
Majority589.0
Turnout 638
Independent hold Swing

Singleton & Greenhalgh

Singleton & Greenhalgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Maxine Chewuncontested
Independent hold Swing

St John's

St John's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Ashton612
RatepayerKathleen Harper596
Conservative Brenda Ackers547
Conservative Raymond Norsworthy471
Labour Maureen Dobson289
Turnout 2,515
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Buckley624
Liberal Democrats Howard Henshaw600
Conservative Angela Jacques567
Liberal Democrats Karen Henshaw563
RatepayerDes Downey471
Liberal Democrats Anne Fielding336
Turnout 3,161
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Staining & Weeton

Staining & Weeton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Pounderuncontested
Conservative John Singletonuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Warton & Westby

Warton & Westby (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Janine Owen836
Conservative Paul Rigby572
Conservative Barbara Douglas627
Conservative Harold Butler556
Independent Michael Gilbert398
Liberal Democrats Janice Taylor309
Liberal Democrats Bill Winlow121
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell99
Turnout 3,692
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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