2007 West Lindsey District Council election

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Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat Party held overall control of the council after what was seen as a straight fight with the Conservative Party. [1] [2]

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The election in Scotter ward was decided by the toss of a coin which the Conservative candidate won. [3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 612-150.047.86,429+1.5%
  Liberal Democrats 521+141.744.65,997-2.5%
  Independent 10008.32.0263+1.2%
  UKIP 000002.5333-1.8%
  BNP 000001.7225+1.7%
  Labour 000001.4191-0.1%

One Independent candidate was unopposed.

Ward results

Caistor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Caineunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Gainsborough East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kristan Smith71670.3+3.3
Conservative Paul Howitt-Cowan30329.7−3.3
Majority 41440.6+6.6
Turnout 1,01921.0−2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gainsborough North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat O'Connor66846.7−20.4
Conservative Gillian Bardsley49934.9+10.0
Independent Stuart Morley20214.1+14.1
UKIP Gordon Simmonds604.2+4.2
Majority 16911.8−30.4
Turnout 1,42928.9+4.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Gainsborough South-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Rainsforth66574.4+16.4
Conservative Alan Beverley16818.8+0.2
Independent Mike Parker616.8−1.7
Majority 49755.6+16.2
Turnout 89424.6−11.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kelsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lewis Strange80884.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor11011.5
UKIP Steven Pearson414.3
Majority 69872.8
Turnout 95946.8
Conservative hold Swing
Lea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jessie Milne52556.0+37.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Parsons41244.0+9.9
Majority 11312.0
Turnout 93752.4+8.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Middle Rasen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Fenwick53449.9−4.7
Conservative Geoffrey Wiseman42539.7+8.9
UKIP Dave Ranby11110.4+10.4
Majority 10910.2−13.6
Turnout 1,07047.5+2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Saxilby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Brockway93454.0−22.8
Conservative Giles McNeill70941.0+17.8
UKIP Tony Wells865.0+5.0
Majority 22513.0−40.6
Turnout 1,72942.0−8.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Scotter
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Underwood-Frost78150.0−4.2
Liberal Democrats John Burtenshaw78150.0+4.2
Majority 00−8.4
Turnout 1,56242.1−4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Torksey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Kinch59453.6−7.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Bartle28926.1−12.5
BNP Malcolm Porter22520.3+20.3
Majority 30527.5+4.7
Turnout 1,10848.8+0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Welton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Parish99552.8+10.1
Liberal Democrats Marlene Chapman88847.2−10.1
Majority 1075.6−9.0
Turnout 1,88343.7−9.2
Conservative hold Swing
Yarborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Bierley62273.3+12.2
Labour John Indian19122.5−16.4
UKIP Carol Pearson354.1+4.1
Majority 43150.8+28.6
Turnout 84844.1−4.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Tories make gains in Lincolnshire". BBC Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. "Tories eyeing success in Lincoln". BBC Online. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  3. "Heads or tails wins the seat". The Independent. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2008.