2007 Plymouth City Council election

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2007 Plymouth City Council election [1]
  2006 3 May 2007 2008  

19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election25283
Seats before26292
Seats won1180
Seats after31260
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote28,19919,5919,959
Percentage43.1%29.9%15.2%

Plymouth City Council election 2007 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2007 Plymouth City Council elections.
Councillor John Lock of Plympton Erle ward defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives in January 2007. [2]

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2007 Plymouth City Council election was held on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party. [3] [4]

Contents

Overall results

2007 Plymouth City Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1150Increase2.svg557.943.128,199
  Labour 814Decrease2.svg342.129.919,591
  Liberal Democrats 002Decrease2.svg20.015.29,959
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.02.91,896
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.04.22,718
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.04.02,597
  BNP 000Steady2.svg0.00.8498
Total1965,458

Ward results

Budshead

Location of Budshead ward Budshead ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Budshead ward
Budshead 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jonathan Drean 1,731 47.5%
Labour Michael Fox1,38738.0%
Liberal Democrats Janet Crocker52814.5%
Majority3449.4%
Turnout 3,64638.7%
Conservative gain from Labour

Compton

Location of Compton ward Compton ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Compton ward
Compton 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Stark 2,025 52.6%
Liberal Democrats Steve Smith77620.2%
Labour Margaret Storer59915.6%
Green Josie Bannon2366.1%
UKIP Ronald Coombes2125.5%
Majority1,24932.5%
Turnout 3,84842.8%
Conservative hold

Devonport

Location of Devonport ward Devonport ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Devonport ward
Devonport 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark Coker 1,258 44.2%
Conservative Jim Bell85430.0%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Flockton41614.6%
UKIP Syd Brooks31611.1%
Majority40414.2%
Turnout 2,84431.6%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Note: The seat was won for Labour the previous time it was contested in 2003, by Bernard Brotherton who subsequently defected to the Liberal Democrats. [5]

Drake

Location of Drake ward Plympton Erle ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Drake ward
Drake 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andy Fox 542 31.9%
Liberal Democrats Karen Gillard52731.0%
Labour Carol Blackburn28917.0%
Green Saul Walker1378.1%
Independent David Santillo1337.8%
UKIP Andrew Leigh714.2%
Majority150.9%
Turnout 1,69927.0%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Efford and Lipson

Location of Efford and Lipson ward Efford and Lipson ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Efford and Lipson ward
Efford and Lipson 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Claude Miller 1,346 42.4%
Conservative Mary Orchard99431.3%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Goldthorp56817.9%
Green Tean Mitchell2638.3%
Majority35211.1%
Turnout 3,17133.3%
Labour hold

Eggbuckland

Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Eggbuckland ward
Eggbuckland 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lynda Bowyer 1,847 44.6%
Labour Derick Bray1,15527.9%
Independent Lee Finn50212.1%
Liberal Democrats Robert McVicar49211.9%
Green Raymond Delamare1413.4%
Majority69216.7%
Turnout 4,13740.8%
Conservative gain from Labour

Ham

Location of Ham ward Ham ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Ham ward
Ham 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tudor Evans 1,460 44.4%
Conservative Stuart Charles1,22737.4%
Liberal Democrats Emma Swann59818.2%
Majority2337.1%
Turnout 3,28534.2%
Labour hold

Honicknowle

Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Honicknowle ward
Honicknowle 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark Lowry 1,272 38.2%
Conservative Edward Delbridge75322.6%
Independent Paul Carter66920.1%
Liberal Democrats Gillian Hirst34910.5%
Independent Ivor Lucas1785.3%
Green Daniel Knaeble1083.2%
Majority51915.6%
Turnout 3,32932.7%
Labour hold

Moor View

Location of Moor View ward Moor View ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Moor View ward
Moor View 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Susan Dann 1,506 40.3%
Conservative Anna Chapman1,44438.7%
Liberal Democrats David Jolly3579.6%
Independent Geoffrey Shepherdson2927.8%
Green Nicola Bannon1363.6%
Majority621.7%
Turnout 3,73539.8%
Labour hold

Peverell

Location of Peverell ward Peverell ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Peverell ward
Peverell 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Mahony 2,228 52.5%
Liberal Democrats Deborah Earl79218.7%
Labour John Sewell69316.3%
Green Don Allen3498.2%
UKIP Graeme Peters1824.3%
Majority1,43633.8%
Turnout 4,24443.4%
Labour hold

Plympton Erle

Location of Plympton Erle ward Plympton Erle ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Plympton Erle ward
Plympton Erle 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Terri Beer 1,331 49.2%
Liberal Democrats Paul Rowe51419.0%
Labour Ross Burns44916.6%
UKIP John Roberts1726.4%
BNP Mark Cooper1445.3%
Green Colin Bannon933.4%
Majority81730.2%
Turnout 2,70339.2%
Liberal Democrats hold

Plympton St Mary

Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Plympton St Mary ward
Plympton St Mary 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Partick Nicholson 2,807 67.9%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Dustan68116.5%
Labour Steven Lemin46311.2%
Green Nicola Hawker1864.5%
Majority2,12651.4%
Turnout 4,13742.2%
Conservative hold

Plymstock Dunstone

Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plympton Dunstone ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward
Plymstock Dunstone 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Viney 2,666 65.8%
Labour Kenneth Morrish66616.4%
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Smith50712.5%
Green Wendy Miller2135.3%
Majority2,00049.4%
Turnout 4,05241.0%
Conservative hold

Plymstock Radford

Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plympton Radford ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Plymstock Radford ward
Plymstock Radford 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ken Foster 1,958 50.8%
Labour Valerie Burns59915.6%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Radmore40910.6%
UKIP Roger Bullock40810.6%
Independent Roger Dodd3288.5%
Green Colin Trier1503.9%
Majority1,35935.3%
Turnout 3,85241.0%
Conservative hold

St Budeax

Location of St Budeaux ward St Budeaux ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of St Budeaux ward
St Budeaux 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Wheeler 1,317 42.9%
Conservative Peter Berrow90029.3%
Liberal Democrats Raymond McSweeney43714.2%
Independent Tom Williams41613.6%
Majority41713.6%
Turnout 3,07032.8%
Labour hold

St Peter and the Waterfront

Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward St Peter and the Waterfront ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward
St Peter and the Waterfront 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark King 1,138 36.1%
Conservative Richard Ball1,06033.7%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Janes39512.5%
UKIP Ray Rees3129.9%
Green Clare O'Neill1665.3%
Independent Jo Jo792.5%
Majority782.5%
Turnout 3,15033.5%
Labour hold

Southway

Location of Southway ward Southway ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Southway ward
Southway 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Brian Roberts 1,547 40.1%
Labour Pauline Murphy1,52039.4%
Liberal Democrats Jane Barwick44111.4%
BNP Robert Perkins3549.2%
Majority270.7%
Turnout 3,86241.1%
Conservative gain from Labour

Stoke

Location of Stoke ward Stoke ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Stoke ward
Stoke 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Joan Watkins 1,459 39.7%
Labour Michael Fletcher1,18232.2%
Liberal Democrats Mike Gillbard59516.2%
UKIP Richard Ellison2236.1%
Green Nicholas Byrne2175.9%
Majority2777.5%
Turnout 3,67638.6%
Conservative gain from Labour

Sutton and Mount Gould

Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward Sutton and Mount Gould ward in Plymouth 2003.svg
Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward
Sutton and Mount Gould 2007 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jean Nelder 1,292 42.8%
Conservative Edmund Shillabeer82627.4%
Liberal Democrats Peter York57719.1%
Green Louise Parker32310.7%
Majority46615.4%
Turnout 3,01832.3%
Labour hold

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