2007 Gloucester City Council election

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2007 Gloucester City Council election
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  2006 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2008  

11 seats of 36 on council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderMark Hawthorne
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before16812
Seats after15912
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The 2007 Gloucester City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. The council remained under no overall control. [1] Prior to the election the leader of the council was Mark Hawthorne, a Conservative, but he chose not to stand for re-election. Paul James was appointed leader after the election, continuing to lead a Conservative minority administration. [2]

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Results

[3]

Gloucester City Council election, 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 443
  Liberal Democrats 430
  Labour 322
  UKIP 03
  Green 03

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey 2007 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman John Ravenhill 1,614 63
Labour Bernard James Mundy49719
Liberal Democrats Jason Dunsford31412
UKIP Danny Sparkes1355
Turnout 2560
Conservative hold Swing

Barnwood

Barnwood 2007 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phillip Taylor 1,151 42
Conservative Gordon Taylor109039
Labour Jean Grigg35213
UKIP Mike Smith1084
Green Dee Kyne662
Turnout 2767
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Barton and Tredworth

Barton and Tredworth 2007 [4] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harjit Gill 1,012 41
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Shabbir Bham81333
Conservative Tarren Randle44918
Green Jennifer Maureen Hume1847
Turnout 2458
Labour hold Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 2007 [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Declan Wilson 1,678 56
Conservative Malcolm Edwin Ogden104935
Labour Roger Alfred James Mills2609
Turnout 2987
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsholm and Wotton

Kingsholm and Wotton 2007 [4] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Richard Seymour Field 949 53
Conservative Robert Gough59933
Labour Judith Christine Robinson25514
Turnout 1803
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 2007 [4] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathy Williams 1,884 60
Liberal Democrats David John Brown82226
Labour Steve Frederick Richards2729
UKIP Frank Moran1585
Turnout 3136
Conservative hold Swing

Matson and Robinswood

Matson and Robinswood 2007 [4] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Haigh 1,066 43
Conservative Stuart Gavin Wilson94438
Liberal Democrats David Young2229
UKIP John George Todd1727
Green Anna Patricia Buckland924
Turnout 2496
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moreland

Moreland 2007 [4] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraldene Lilian Gillespie 881 42
Conservative Gerald Charles Dee71634
Green Bryan John Meloy20610
Liberal Democrats Paul Harries1809
UKIP Richard John Edwards1135
Turnout 2096
Labour hold Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt 2007 [4] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie Llewellyn 728 58
Labour Gary Davis24620
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Christopher Trigg16413
UKIP Peter Gilmartin1139
Turnout 1251
Conservative hold Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Severn Vale 2007 [4] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn White 840 61
Labour Margaret Onians30622
Liberal Democrats Andrew George Meads23817
Turnout 1384
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate 2007 [4] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Heath 692 50
Conservative Marilyn Anne Champion49836
Labour Peter Reed1309
Green Jack Martin Hallett624
Turnout 1382
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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