2007 Poole Borough Council election

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Elections to Poole Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 42 seats across 16 wards [1] of this unitary authority were up for election.

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There were 115 candidates nominated, comprised as follows:- 42 Conservatives, 36 Liberal Democrats, 16 Labour, 13 UK Independence Party, 5 Independents, 2 British National Party and 1 Green Party.

Election result summary

Poole Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2523-150.959.554,506
  Liberal Democrats 1732+140.538.240,956
  UKIP 000003.94,182
  Labour 000003.63,907
  Independent 000001.71,835
  BNP 000000.8878
  Green 000000.4836

Election results by ward

[2]

Alderney (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Trent1,652
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Wilson1,611
Liberal Democrats Charles Meachin1,534
Conservative Carol Burnell537
Conservative Michael Woolrych518
Conservative Linda Gillard515
BNP Stuart Smith464
UKIP Joan Player349
Labour Verity Sanderson302
Turnout 2,90034.86
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Branksome East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Hillman947
Conservative Guy Montrose817
Independent Veronica Trevett577
Liberal Democrats Cathey Gardner353
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews334
Turnout 1,68935.71
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Branksome West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Eades1,119
Conservative Joyce Lavender1,007
Liberal Democrats Marion Le Poidevin996
Conservative Jonathan Bagram854
Turnout 2,10838.90
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Broadstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Brooke2,696
Liberal Democrats Graham Mason2,314
Liberal Democrats Daniel Martin2,301
Conservative David Newell1,872
Conservative Barry Smith1,796
Conservative Marie Krolski-Pethen1,587
UKIP Ian Critchley307
Independent Roy Godfrey272
Independent Brian Lloyd235
Turnout 4,67155.67
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Canford Cliffs (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Deas2,610
Conservative May Haines2,414
Conservative Niel Sorton2,263
Liberal Democrats Robin Rennison508
UKIP John Haywood420
Turnout 3,11943.27
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Canford Heath East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Moore1,221
Liberal Democrats Graham Curtis1,152
Conservative Margaret Roebuck410
Conservative Sheila Roberts399
UKIP Valerie Foice139
Labour Matthew Smith83
Labour James Selby-Bennett76
Turnout 1,84434.20
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Canford Heath West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Matthews1,100
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Allen994
Conservative Bernard Broderick757
Conservative Mike Walton706
UKIP Jack Edwards163
Labour Julie Sanderson125
Labour George Inglis113
Turnout 2,10439.76
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Creekmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Burden1,649
Conservative John Rampton1,503
Conservative Judy Butt1,475
Liberal Democrats Rory Mackay788
Liberal Democrats Keith Bates757
Liberal Democrats Andrew May753
UKIP John Butler364
Turnout 2,55635.18
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hamworthy East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Gregory805
Conservative Mike White793
Liberal Democrats Carol Bond494
Liberal Democrats Martin Fraser377
Labour Darren Brown256
Labour Jason Sanderson209
Turnout 1,54235.65
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hamworthy West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Chandler829
Conservative Michael Wilkins815
Liberal Democrats Lou Knight563
Liberal Democrats Ann Deacon510
Labour Pat Hicks223
Labour Bill Duncan198
Turnout 1,64932.61
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Merley and Bearwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Maiden2,238
Liberal Democrats David Brown2,227
Liberal Democrats Daphne Long2,036
Conservative Katie Hives1,676
Conservative Jonathan Pethen1,492
Conservative Karen Rampton1,475
Turnout 3,90146.81
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Newtown (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Plummer1,452
Liberal Democrats Brian Clements1,439
Liberal Democrats Graham Wilson1,391
Conservative John Allen854
Conservative Leo Belcham809
Conservative Suki Tate770
Labour Hazel Malcolm-Walker322
Labour Ian Malcolm-Walker287
Turnout 2,78130.75
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Oakdale (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Adams1,584
Conservative David Gillard1,484
Conservative Janet Walton1,194
Liberal Democrats Christina Parker572
Liberal Democrats Sean Perrin926
Liberal Democrats Angela van Lancker868
Labour Brian Ellis413
UKIP Gillian Coulbeck379
Labour Tony Gardner363
UKIP Emma-Leigh Graham353
UKIP Michael Fisher322
Labour Tilak Ginige298
Turnout 2,78130.75
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Parkstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Stribley2,074
Conservative Don Collier1,989
Conservative Tony Woodcock1,747
Liberal Democrats Judith Howells947
Green Jack Constantine836
Independent Ian Northover559
BNP Glenn Chappelle-Marriot298
Turnout 3,35240.51
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Penn Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Atkinson1,947
Conservative Xena Dion1,942
Conservative Ronald Parker1,911
Liberal Democrats Quenten Walker900
UKIP Marion Wilson472
Turnout 3,06836.14
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Poole Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Evans1,248
Conservative Brian Leverett1,245
Conservative Chris Bulteel1,190
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wilson485
Liberal Democrats David Parker480
Liberal Democrats Anndrew Muspratt478
UKIP Avril King377
Labour Jennie Ellis346
Labour John Hewinson293
UKIP Andrew Smith286
UKIP Peter Wheat251
Independent Jason Jones192
Turnout 2,48135.40
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Borough of Poole – Wards". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Borough of Poole – Election Results 2007" . Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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