2007 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

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South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2007
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Results by ward of the 2007 local election in South Cambridgeshire
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Overall composition of the council following the 2007 election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2007, as part of the 2007 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2007 were last contested at the 2004 election, when all seats were up for election due to new ward boundaries, and were next contested at the 2011 election. The Conservative Party gained an overall majority on the council for the first time.

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Summary

Of the seats being contested at this election, the Conservatives were defending 9 seats, Liberal Democrats were defending 6 seats, and independents were defending 4 seats. Two seats had changed hands at by-elections prior to this election. In November 2004, Liberal Democrats gained Duxford from the Conservatives, [1] while in October 2006 Conservatives gained the Abingtons from the Liberal Democrats. [2] Both by-election gains were successfully defended at this election.

A further three seats were gained by the Conservative Party at this election. Gains from independents in Barton and in Orwell and Barrington as well as from the Liberal Democrats in the Shelfords and Stapleford meant the Conservative Party formed a majority on the council for the first time.

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2007 [3]
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±Votes%
  Conservative 121729+312,68350.2
  Liberal Democrats 51217−17,87031.1
  Independent 2810−22,4399.6
  Labour 01102,0258.0
  UKIP 00001840.7
  Green 0000760.3
Total193857–25,277–
Turnout40.1

Results by ward

Balsham Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Edwin Barrett1,14259.9+8.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Elizabeth Jarvis69236.3−12.6
Labour Richard Amos723.8N/A
Majority450
Turnout 54.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bar Hill Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Hall87160.3+10.5
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Mary Abbott22015.2−22.3
UKIP Helene Yvette Davies18412.7N/A
Labour John Shepherd16911.7+4.7
Majority651
Turnout 37.5
Conservative hold Swing
Barton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis William Miles Burkitt44650.4+21.0
Independent Keith Robert Scott30934.9N/A
Green Anna Gomori-Woodcock768.6+2.0
Labour Annabel Jane Barrett546.1N/A
Majority137
Turnout 48.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Bourn Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorraine Ann Morgan67644.1−10.6
Independent Roger Keith Hume64241.9N/A
Labour Mark David Hurn21514.0+7.1
Majority52
Turnout 31.6
Conservative hold Swing
Comberton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Alexander Harangozo43848.2+2.5
Conservative Hywel Wyn Griffiths40144.2+3.0
Labour Peter Durrant697.6−5.6
Majority39
Turnout 49.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cottenham Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy John Wotherspoon1,16356.9+20.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Mary Bainbridge67833.2+6.9
Labour Michael Wilson2029.9N/A
Majority485
Turnout 34.0
Conservative hold Swing
Duxford Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Williams52554.9+6.0
Conservative Robin Driver39140.9−10.2
Labour Yvonne Nobis404.2N/A
Majority134
Turnout 47.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fowlmere and Foxton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Deborah Patricia Roberts48945.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Dallas Cartwright33831.2N/A
Conservative Robert James Poulter23021.2N/A
Labour Grace Everson262.4N/A
Majority151
Turnout 57.5
Independent hold Swing
Fulbourn Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil John Scarr52839.6+15.8
Liberal Democrats John George Williams39129.4+1.2
Conservative Alison Mary Farmer35026.3+5.2
Labour Owen Leonard634.7N/A
Majority137
Turnout 39.4
Independent hold Swing
Hardwick Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Stewart50473.7+16.4
Conservative Mandy Lorraine Smith15122.1−14.5
Labour Helen Haugh294.2N/A
Majority353
Turnout 35.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Histon and Impington Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Peter Chatfield1,30952.2+17.6
Conservative Philip 'Scotty' Scott1,00840.2+8.6
Labour Robin Philip Stern1917.6−0.5
Majority301
Turnout 40.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Marion Smith71451.4+18.9
Conservative Gerda Covell58442.0+15.2
Labour Valerie Ross916.6−1.8
Majority130
Turnout 45.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Orwell and Barrington Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bird53283.3+50.9
Labour Sara Alison Ball10716.7N/A
Majority425
Turnout 35.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Papworth and Elsworth Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Wright88574.2+28.6
Labour Angela Patrick30825.8N/A
Majority577
Turnout 36.6
Conservative hold Swing
Sawston Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Roy Bard99567.5+17.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Douglas Wallace25617.4+4.4
Labour Michael Olanrewaju Idowu22415.2+0.1
Majority739
Turnout 27.9
Conservative hold Swing
Teversham Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Anne Huntunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
The Abingtons Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Geoffrey Orgee68081.2+58.5
Liberal Democrats David John Willingham15818.9−44.7
Majority522
Turnout 48.5
Conservative hold Swing
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jaime Ann Dipple1,45754.2−10.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Freda Kember1,04038.7+16.5
Labour Michael Nettleton1897.0−5.8
Majority417
Turnout 49.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Willingham and Over Ward [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Roy Burling81747.1−6.9
Independent Pat Daniels47127.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Leslie Harold Gelling36521.0−14.7
Labour Nicola Andrews834.8N/A
Majority346
Turnout 35.1
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ District Council By-Election: Duxford Ward – Thursday, 25 November 2004, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  2. ↑ District Council By-Election: The Abingtons Ward – Thursday, 19 October 2006, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  3. ↑ District Council Elections – Thursday, 3 May 2007, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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