2007 Tendring District Council election

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2007 Tendring District Council election
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  2003 5 May 2007 2011  

All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Tendring First Labour
Last election25 seats, 36.0%N/A11 seats, 21.0%
Seats before2511
Seats won28106
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg10Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote16,9125,0646,470
Percentage39.8%11.9%15.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.8%N/ADecrease2.svg5.8%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Community Rep. Independent
Last election13 seats, 21.7%4 seats, 8.7%4 seats, 6.2%
Seats before1344
Seats won653
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote6,2692,5343,381
Percentage14.8%6.0%8.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.9%Decrease2.svg2.7%Increase2.svg1.8%

 Seventh party
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Party Holland Residents
Last election3 seats, 3.1%
Seats before3
Seats won2
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,316
Percentage3.1%
SwingSteady2.svg0.0%

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Results of the 2007 Tendring District Council election

Majority party before election

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Majority party after election

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Elections to Tendring District Council were held on 5 May 2007 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party remained the largest party.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2007 Tendring District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 56281311Increase2.svg 346.739.816,912+3.8
  Tendring First 1910100Increase2.svg 1016.711.95,064N/A
  Labour 39616Decrease2.svg 510.015.26,470–5.8
  Liberal Democrats 29606Decrease2.svg 710.014.86,269–6.9
 Community Representatives11510Increase2.svg 18.36.02,534–2.7
  Independent 9301Decrease2.svg 15.08.03,381–1.8
  Residents 3201Decrease2.svg 13.33.11,316±0.0
  UKIP 2000Steady2.svg0.00.7296–0.2
  Green 2000Steady2.svg0.00.5214–1.3

Ward results

Alresford

Alresford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Scott 403 53.4
Conservative Laurence Franklin27736.7
Labour Terry Ripo759.9
Turnout 75544.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Park

Alton Park (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes 453 50.4 +26.2
Labour Delia Aldis* 446 49.6 +5.3
Labour Mark Morley-Souter*42547.3+7.2
Conservative Brian Pennell38743.0+21.9
Turnout 89926.9+5.8
Registered electors 3,416
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Ardleigh & Little Bromley

Ardleigh & Little Bromley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Stock 434 68.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Potter12820.3
Labour Vincent Campbell6810.8
Turnout 63035.2
Conservative hold Swing

Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent José Powell 399 55.5
Conservative Dawn Skeels32044.5
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 71939.3

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Shearing* 604 45.7 –25.4
Liberal Democrats Brian Whitson 541 40.9 –27.7
Conservative Siggy Challinor49737.6+11.9
Conservative Trevor Durham48636.8+14.6
Labour Richard Aldis22116.7N/A
Labour Graham Caines22116.7N/A
Turnout 1,32237.5+7.1
Registered electors 3,431
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Patten 350 44.9
Liberal Democrats Mark de Roy24431.3
Green Michael Mealing13016.7
Labour Wilf Rose557.1
Turnout 77943.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Graham Steady 1,682 57.9 N/A
Conservative Alan Goggin 1,597 54.9 +29.5
Conservative Vivien Chapman 1,016 35.0 +10.0
Liberal Democrats David Dixon*74325.6–22.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Russell58620.2–15.3
Labour Philip Shirley48216.6–30.5
Conservative Patrick Wilde35012.0N/A
Turnout 2,90742.5+7.9
Registered electors 6,234
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Labour

Bursville

Bursville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charlie Sambridge 549 65.7
Tendring First Mavis Balbirnie10512.6
Liberal Democrats Charles Harrison9911.9
Labour Eve Casey829.8
Turnout 83546.4
Conservative hold Swing

Frinton

Frinton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giles Watling 1,010 57.4 –10.5
Conservative Nick Turner* 954 54.2 –7.7
Tendring First Terry Allen75142.6N/A
Tendring First Jack Robertson65637.3N/A
Turnout 1,76150.9+9.6
Registered electors 3,473
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Golf Green

Golf Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Rep. Roy Smith* 815 51.7 –25.2
Community Rep. Kevin Watson 652 41.3 –2.8
Labour Maurice Alexander45829.0–4.3
Labour Dan Casey40025.4N/A
Conservative Cherie Clark30419.3+3.7
Conservative Brian McCann29318.6N/A
Turnout 1,57739.7+3.3
Registered electors 3,953
Community Rep. hold
Community Rep. hold

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tanya Ferguson 303 49.4
Labour Malcolm Bell13021.2
Tendring First David Turner12520.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Bensilum559.0
Turnout 61335.3
Conservative hold Swing

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda McWilliams 509 58.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Taylor28032.1
Green Oliver King849.6
Turnout 87349.7
Conservative hold Swing

Hamford

Hamford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tendring First Iris Johnson* 834 45.9 N/A
Tendring First Anne Hockridge 712 39.2 N/A
Conservative Charles Braithwaite62034.1–38.8
Independent Geoff Francis20711.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheila Harrison1578.6–8.4
Turnout 1,81843.1+5.4
Registered electors 3,303
Tendring First gain from Conservative
Tendring First gain from Conservative

Harwich East

Harwich East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrie Payne* 272 41.5
Community Rep. Michael Gardener26139.8
Conservative Emily van der Bijl12318.8
Turnout 65634.5

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Calver 538 38.1 –6.5
Labour Dave McLeod 516 36.6 –6.4
Conservative Ben Howlett48234.2–9.8
Conservative Barry Brown43931.1N/A
Community Rep. Fraser Leeks24417.3–10.9
Community Rep. Martyn Donn23116.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith Tully14710.4N/A
Turnout 1,41137.6+6.8
Registered electors 3,603
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Harwich West

Harwich West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Double* 451 34.0 –18.0
Conservative Ricky Callender 405 30.5 ±0.0
Conservative Joanne Firth38429.0N/A
Labour Hugh Markham-Lee*35326.6–12.1
Community Rep. Brain Cunnew32124.2–3.7
Community Rep. Lesley Donn29722.4+0.7
Independent Lindsay Glenn24718.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Tracey McCartney14911.2N/A
Turnout 1,32634.6+5.0
Registered electors 3,964
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Rep. Steven Henderson* 611 46.7 –11.9
Community Rep. David Rutson* 554 42.4 –8.1
Labour Vickie Williams36027.5–4.6
Labour John Thurlow35226.9–5.2
Conservative Claire Callender33625.7+6.3
Conservative Paul Southgate28722.0N/A
Turnout 1,30736.1+3.9
Registered electors 3,612
Community Rep. hold
Community Rep. hold

Haven

Haven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joy Broderick47253.6
Residents Michael Vaughn-Chatfield40846.4
Turnout 88048.3
Conservative gain from Residents Swing

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tendring First Mark Cossens*Unopposed
Tendring First Robert Bucke*Unopposed
Registered electors 3,756
Tendring First gain from Conservative
Tendring First gain from Conservative

Homelands

Homelands [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tendring First David Lines 460 61.1
Labour Dick Hebborn14919.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Kent14419.1
Turnout 78345.7
Registered electors 1,692
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing

Lawford

Lawford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Candy* 522 44.0 –5.6
Conservative Valerie Gugliemli 519 43.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tracy Hunter25621.6–17.2
Liberal Democrats John Kelly*25121.1N/A
UKIP David MacDonald18215.3N/A
Labour Stacy Turner18215.3–7.0
Labour Zoe Double17815.0–6.7
Community Rep. David Smy453.8–13.1
Turnout 1,18734.5+7.3
Registered electors 3,333
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Little Clacton & Weeley

Little Clacton & Weeley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Skeels 514 32.5 –28.8
Tendring First Peter Balbernie* 500 31.6 N/A
Conservative Iain Wicks42827.1–30.3
Tendring First Bernard Leatherdale42326.8N/A
Labour Janet Bloomfield23915.1–6.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Brown21113.4–17.3
Labour Tony Sargent20513.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Ricky Hunn16810.6N/A
UKIP Alan Olford1167.3N/A
Turnout 1,58038.3+11.7
Registered electors 3,771
Conservative hold
Tendring First gain from Conservative

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carlo Guglielmi 634 43.5 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Dew* 600 43.5 –6.4
Conservative Paul Maher58642.5+5.7
Liberal Democrats James Carter51837.6–9.1
Labour Louise Armstrong1359.8–4.3
Labour John Ford1208.7N/A
Turnout 1,37838.5+5.9
Registered electors 3,523
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Shearing* 400 36.5 –29.3
Conservative Mitch Mitchell 353 32.2 +4.5
Conservative Pam Sambridge32629.7+4.7
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Augrandjean33230.3–35.0
Independent Philip Sherman18917.2N/A
Labour John Rigby15514.1N/A
Labour Anne Alexander14112.9N/A
Turnout 1,09730.2+8.8
Registered electors 3,355
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Pier

Pier (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Honeywood 376 34.3 –12.9
Conservative Sue Honeywood 359 32.7 –11.4
Tendring First Ann Oxley*28025.5N/A
Tendring First Ron Stephenson25423.2N/A
Labour Kevin Colman24021.9–16.6
Labour Roy Raby20919.1–19.4
Independent Chris Humphrey272.5N/A
Turnout 92326.5+5.3
Registered electors 3,355
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Rep. John Brown 237 40.2
Labour George Elmer*18731.7
Conservative Michelle Curme16828.0
Turnout 58932.4
Registered electors 1,827
Community Rep. gain from Labour Swing

Rush Green

Rush Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny Mayzes 554 60.6 +32.5
Conservative Stephen Mayzes 509 55.7 N/A
Labour Clive Baker36039.4–3.2
Labour Ken Aldis35939.3–0.9
Turnout 91428.2+7.7
Registered electors 3,346
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

St Bartholomews

St Bartholomews (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Mary Bragg* 908 51.6 +1.6
Residents KT King 853 48.4 +2.8
Conservative Linda Mead78344.5+1.1
Conservative Hugh Morrison77844.2+1.9
Turnout 1,76146.3+8.3
Registered electors 3,829
Residents hold
Residents hold

St. James

St. James (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Griffiths* 727 53.1 +16.7
Conservative Gill Downing* 671 49.0 +14.3
Tendring First Susan Marcus28020.5N/A
Tendring First Linda Allen25018.3N/A
Labour David Bolton19514.3–8.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Jarvis16612.1–21.9
Turnout 1,36837.4+4.8
Registered electors 3,304
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Johns

St. Johns (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Halliday 558 41.2 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Cripps* 538 39.7 –13.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Gooch47234.9–11.9
Conservative Sheila Wilde46434.3+5.2
Labour Linda Jacobs25819.1–2.4
Turnout 1,35435.5+6.2
Registered electors 3,661
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

St Marys

St Marys (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Fawcett 421 32.4 –0.4
Labour Ian Beckett 419 32.2 –1.0
Conservative John Chittock40030.8–0.4
Labour Norman Jacobs36227.8–3.8
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Hursey33725.9–5.0
Liberal Democrats Marie Clifford-Hales26320.2–6.1
Independent John Hones1239.5N/A
Turnout 1,30033.4+12.1
Registered electors 3,715
Conservative hold
Labour hold

St Osyth & Point Clear

St Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Talbot* 507 38.2 –22.8
Conservative Ron Walker 507 38.2 +5.3
Independent John White50638.1–20.7
Conservative Hayley Turner43332.6N/A
Labour Julie Ward31323.6N/A
Labour Tracey Osben30823.2N/A
Turnout 1,32736.4+6.3
Registered electors 3,701
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent

St Pauls

St Pauls (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tendring First Pierre Oxley* 1,106 71.5 N/A
Tendring First David Oxley 1,086 70.2 N/A
Conservative Catherine Jessop*44028.5–33.8
Conservative Matthew Woods38424.8–30.3
Turnout 1,54642.5+8.5
Registered electors 3,693
Tendring First gain from Conservative
Tendring First gain from Conservative

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Heaney 957 71.7 +21.2
Conservative Peter Scott 847 63.4 +14.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Redding37828.3–17.7
Turnout 1,33535.6+4.2
Registered electors 3,648
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Walton

Walton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tendring First Jan King* 623 57.5 N/A
Tendring First Christine Turner* 609 56.2 N/A
Conservative Seb Craig37034.2–35.6
Conservative Delyth Miles35432.7–33.1
Liberal Democrats Kris Gurney23021.2N/A
Turnout 1,08336.6+8.2
Registered electors 3,302
Tendring First gain from Conservative
Tendring First gain from Conservative

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University.