2007 Halton Borough Council election

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The 2007 Halton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Nineteen of the 56 seats on the council were contested in the election including the seat of the Conservative group leader on the council, David Findon. [3] Other candidates included the former Labour mayor, Peter Lloyd-Jones, standing in Norton North after losing his seat in the 2006 election and one British National Party candidate, Andrew Taylor, in Appleton ward. [4]

The campaign saw controversy over the possibility of transferring hospital services from Halton to Warrington, with a campaigner against the move standing for the Liberal Democrats in Halton Brook against the Labour chairman of the North Cheshire Hospitals Trust. [4] [5]

Results

The results saw Labour hold their majority on the council with 33 seats despite losing two in the election. [2] The Labour losses were Allan Massey in Halton Brook ward and the longest serving councillor Arthur Cole in Castlefield, who lost by only 3 votes. [6] Both seats were gained by Liberal Democrats who ended the election with 15 councillors, while the Conservatives still had 8. [6] Overall turnout in the election was 27.33%. [7]

Halton Local Election Result 2007 [2] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1002-252.641.210,025-4.9
  Liberal Democrats 620+231.630.87,506+10.1
  Conservative 300015.822.65,509-4.2
  Green 00000.03.3808-0.3
  Independent 00000.01.2287-0.1
  BNP 00000.00.5111-0.2
 Citizens Party of Halton00000.00.496-0.4

Ward results

Appleton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ged Philbin69561.3−6.2
Conservative Duncan Harper21418.9−13.6
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Tang11410.1+10.1
BNP Andrew Taylor1119.8+9.8
Majority 48142.4+7.4
Turnout 1,13423.7+1.9
Labour hold Swing
Beechwood [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ulfar Norddahl76670.9
Labour Darran Lea18316.9
Conservative Barbara Price13212.2
Majority 58354.0
Turnout 1,08133.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Birchfield [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Findon86961.8+6.5
Labour Jo Gleave53738.2+5.8
Majority 33223.6+0.7
Turnout 1,40629.8+0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Gilligan77664.6−0.3
Conservative Philip Harper22919.1−16.0
Liberal Democrats Geoff Brown19716.4+16.4
Majority 54745.5+15.7
Turnout 1,20224.7+0.4
Labour hold Swing
Castlefields [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Blackmore56546.1+17.6
Labour Arthur Cole56245.8+7.3
Conservative Philip Balmer998.1−0.9
Majority 30.3
Turnout 1,22626.4+1.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Daresbury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bradshaw58048.3
Liberal Democrats Jayne Worrall42435.3
Labour Amanda Stockton19716.4
Majority 15613.0
Turnout 1,20137.5
Conservative hold Swing
Ditton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Osborne78449.4+0.4
Conservative Peter Browne48530.6−20.4
Liberal Democrats Damian Curzon31820.0+20.0
Majority 29918.8
Turnout 1,58729.7+2.7
Labour hold Swing
Farnworth [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Murray90953.1−1.6
Labour Robert Beck45026.3−1.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Hare24214.1+3.0
Green Maureen Miller1116.5−0.4
Majority 45926.8−0.6
Turnout 1,71232.2−0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Grange [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Lowe53844.5−4.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Pickering45837.9+8.8
Conservative William Dowdle21417.7−4.3
Majority 806.6−13.2
Turnout 1,21023.6+0.3
Labour hold Swing
Halton Brook [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Bryant71455.0+17.7
Labour John Massey50338.8−11.3
Conservative Patricia Parkinson816.2−6.4
Majority 21116.2
Turnout 1,29826.8+4.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Halton Lea [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Loftus55452.7−0.5
Liberal Democrats Janet Clein23122.0−7.7
Conservative Ian Adams17016.2+6.4
Citizens Party of HaltonMichael Gelling969.1+1.9
Majority 32330.7+7.2
Turnout 1,05122.2+1.1
Labour hold Swing
Halton View [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Parker71942.3+0.2
Green Derek Mellor40023.6−1.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Curzon37221.9+4.4
Conservative Denis Thomas20712.2−2.9
Majority 31918.7+1.9
Turnout 1,69832.0−0.1
Labour hold Swing
Heath [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ratcliffe98254.8−0.2
Conservative Marjorie Bradshaw29516.5−13.0
Independent Gareth Stockton28716.0+16.0
Labour Christopher Loftus22812.7−2.9
Majority 68738.3+12.8
Turnout 1,79238.2+2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hough Green [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Wainwright67553.4−10.9
Conservative Ruth Rowan31124.6−11.1
Liberal Democrats David Austin15112.0+12.0
Green Miriam Hodgson12610.0+10.0
Majority 36428.8+6.4
Turnout 1,26323.4+1.0
Labour hold Swing
Kingsway [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Gerrard66364.1−1.6
Conservative Frank Lloyd20119.4−2.1
Green Linda Mellor17116.5+3.7
Majority 46244.7+0.5
Turnout 1,03521.3+1.3
Labour hold Swing
Mersey [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ernest Ratcliffe69354.1+7.5
Labour Nortman Plumpton42933.5−4.9
Conservative Maureen Forsyth15912.4−2.6
Majority 26420.6+12.4
Turnout 1,28126.0−0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norton North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Inch83058.0+6.4
Labour Peter Lloyd Jones42930.0+1.5
Conservative Mark Walsh17312.1+0.2
Majority 40128.0+4.9
Turnout 1,43229.2+1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norton South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cargill62563.3+6.3
Liberal Democrats Rick Rothwell26526.8+4.6
Conservative Terence McDermott989.9−0.1
Majority 36036.5+1.7
Turnout 98820.4+0.9
Labour hold Swing
Riverside [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Wallace47864.2+1.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Meara18424.7−2.2
Conservative Margaret Hill8311.1+0.4
Majority 29439.5+4.0
Turnout 74520.8−0.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Halton". BBC News Online . Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cheshire local election results". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Coligan, Nick (25 April 2007). "It's one fight that Labour cannot lose ; Lib Dems' mission impossible: Local elections 2007". Liverpool Echo. p. 15.
  4. 1 2 "Hopefuls fight for your vote". icCheshireOnline. 19 April 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Labour aims for 2008 ; Results, reports and reaction from your council ... Local election 2007: Culture year claims on night of tension – and scuffles". Liverpool Echo. 4 May 2007. p. 2.
  6. 1 2 "Bob celebrates shock victory". This Is Cheshire. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Halton Election Results 2007". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 28 January 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
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