2007 Hart District Council election

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2007 Hart District Council election
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  2006 3 May 2007 2008  

12 of 35 seats to Hart District Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Community Campaign Hart
Seats before16125
Seats won552
Seats after15126
Popular vote8,5955,5671,791
Percentage50.933.010.6

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Results by Ward

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2007 Hart Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the council remain without any party having a majority. [3] The Conservatives remained the largest party with 15 seats despite losing 1 seat to the Community Campaign (Hart) (CCH). [4] Christopher Axam gained Fleet Courtmoor for the CCH after winning 828 votes, compared to 758 for the Conservatives. [5] This meant the CCH had 6 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats held the seats they had been defending to remain with 12 councillors. [3] Overall turnout in the election was 35.85%. [6]

Following the election a Conservative bid to take control of the council failed with the existing Liberal Democrat, Community Campaign (Hart) and independent coalition continuing after a 20-15 vote. [7]

Hart Local Election Result 2007 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 501-141.750.88,595+7.9%
  Liberal Democrats 500041.733.05,587+6.5%
  Community Campaign Hart 210+116.710.61,791-5.0%
  Labour 000002.9492+0.7%
  BNP 000002.4405+0.7%
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.242+0.2%

Ward results

Blackwater and Hawley

Blackwater and Hawley [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Neighbour83457.4-2.6
Conservative Vivienne Gascoigne61942.6+6.0
Majority21514.8-8.6
Turnout 1,45342.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Church Crookham West

Church Crookham West [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Campaign Hart Jennifer Radley96367.6-1.6
Conservative Eleanor Whyte46232.4+5.0
Majority50135.2-6.6
Turnout 1,42537.7-1.1
Community Campaign Hart hold Swing

Eversley

Eversley [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugo Eastwood70487.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Clark10112.5
Majority60374.9
Turnout 80539.2
Conservative hold Swing

Fleet Courtmoor

Fleet Courtmoor [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Campaign Hart Christopher Axam82848.3+48.3
Conservative Christopher Butler75844.2-4.7
Labour Sheila Stone875.1+5.1
Monster Raving Loony Alan Hope 422.4+2.4
Majority704.1
Turnout 1,71546.1+2.3
Community Campaign Hart gain from Conservative Swing

Fleet North

Fleet North [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Barrell87459.9+4.1
Liberal Democrats Maria Van Dolen58440.1-4.1
Majority29019.9+8.2
Turnout 1,45830.4-3.8
Conservative hold Swing

Frogmore and Darby Green

Frogmore and Darby Green [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vivien Street74461.9-8.8
Conservative Richard Fielden35429.5+6.3
Labour Joyce Still1038.6+2.5
Majority39032.5-15.0
Turnout 1,20129.9-5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sara-Lea Kinnell85955.7+55.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Griffin46129.9+3.5
BNP Roger Robertson22214.4-4.8
Majority39825.8
Turnout 1,54239.7-4.5
Conservative hold Swing

Hook

Hook [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Henderson1,46071.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats David Evans57228.1+1.5
Majority88843.7-3.0
Turnout 2,03233.3-0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Odiham

Odiham [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Crookes1,26883.6+12.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Carter24916.4-7.7
Majority1,01967.2+20.5
Turnout 1,51740.9-1.2
Conservative hold Swing

Yateley East

Yateley East [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill74557.0+1.4
Conservative Edward Dawson47035.9+4.8
Labour John Davies937.1-0.5
Majority27521.0-3.6
Turnout 1,30832.6-2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Yateley North

Yateley North [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Simpson74460.3-5.2
Conservative James Lawrence42334.3+4.0
Labour David Jenkins675.4+1.2
Majority32126.0-9.3
Turnout 1,23432.3-5.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Yateley West [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Myra Billings55345.3-12.4
Conservative Edward Bromhead34428.2-4.3
BNP Geoffrey Crompton18315.0+15.0
Labour Mary Jenkins14211.6+1.8
Majority20917.1-8.0
Turnout 1,22231.5-1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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Preceded by
2006 Hart Council election
Hart local elections Succeeded by
2008 Hart Council election