Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Basingstoke and Deane council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007. Basingstoke and Deane 2007 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2007 Basingstoke and Deane council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.

The 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Basingstoke and Deane Borough and Non-metropolitan district in England

Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the hamlet of Deane, some 7 miles (11 km) from Basingstoke.

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Hampshire County of England

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England. The county town, with city status, is Winchester, a frequent seat of the Royal Court before any fixed capital, in late Anglo-Saxon England. After the metropolitan counties and Greater London, Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom. Its two largest settlements, Southampton and Portsmouth, are administered separately as unitary authorities and the rest of the area forms the administrative county, which is governed by Hampshire County Council.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Background

The Conservative party had run the council since the 2006 election and won an overall majority for the first time in 11 years after gaining a seat in a by-election in Buckskin from Labour in December 2006. [3] In March 2007 the Conservatives also held a seat in a by-election in Rooksdown. [3] This meant that the Conservative held 31 seats going into the election, compared to 15 Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour and 3 Independent councillors. [3]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Rooksdown village in the United Kingdom

Rooksdown is a civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. The parish was formed on 1 April 2004. It covers a small estate in the north-west of Basingstoke which was previously part of the parish of Sherborne St. John, itself originally part of the Vyne estate.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

5 councillors stood down at the election, 3 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, Jonathan Curry, Terence Faulkner, Paul Findlow, Alex Green and John Wall. [3] 20 seats were up for election, with the leader of the Conservatives on the council, Mark Ruffell, being unopposed in Upton Grey and the Candovers. [3] Candidates stood from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, as well as 2 independents. [3] [4]

Upton Grey village in the United Kingdom

Upton Grey is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control with 31 seats, with no changes taking place in the political balance on the council. [5] The Liberal Democrats remained on 15 seats, Labour on 11 and independents on 3 seats. [2]

Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2007 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 12 0 0 0 60.0 54.4 18,593 +4.7%
  Labour 4 0 0 0 20.0 18.4 6,282 +2.8%
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 0 0 15.0 23.6 8,053 -6.9%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 5.0 3.7 1,250 +0.9%

Ward results

Basing [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Marks 1,864 65.1 +9.9
Liberal Democrat Anna Archibald 906 31.6 -8.0
Labour Amal Sarkar 93 3.2 -2.0
Majority 958 33.5 +18.0
Turnout 2,863 44 -5
Conservative hold Swing
Brookvale and Kings Furlong [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Doris Jones 823 56.9 +4.5
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 430 29.7 +3.0
Labour Philip Courtenay 193 13.3 -1.4
Majority 393 27.2 +1.5
Turnout 1,446 36 +1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Buckskin [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Taylor 539 52.9 +21.0
Labour Gill Gleeson 387 38.0 -10.8
Liberal Democrat Obi Nwasike 93 9.1 +9.1
Majority 152 14.9
Turnout 1,019 31 +6
Conservative hold Swing
Calleva [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Gardiner 1,288 78.3 +15.8
Labour Terence Price 356 21.7 +5.5
Majority 932 56.7 +15.5
Turnout 1,644 38 +0
Conservative hold Swing
Chineham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Downes 1,258 63.2 +24.5
Independent Christopher Tomblin 393 19.7 -34.5
Labour Eileen Cavanagh 191 9.6 +2.5
Liberal Democrat Janice Spalding 149 7.5 +7.5
Majority 865 43.4
Turnout 1,991 34 +0
Conservative hold Swing
Grove [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Day 1,261 66.6 +5.0
Conservative Hayley Eachus 538 28.4 -5.5
Labour Hema Krishan 94 5.0 +0.5
Majority 723 38.2 +10.5
Turnout 1,893 43 -4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Harry Robinson 1,398 69.6 +0.5
Liberal Democrat Roger Barnard 363 18.1 -1.0
Labour Julie Worthington 248 12.3 +0.5
Majority 1,035 51.5 +1.5
Turnout 2,009 29 -2
Conservative hold Swing
Kempshott [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Heath 1,749 70.9 -0.7
Liberal Democrat Tom Mitchell 381 15.5 +0.3
Labour Colin Regan 336 13.6 +0.4
Majority 1,368 55.5 -0.9
Turnout 2,466 41 -1
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsclere [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Cathy Osselton 1,277 78.4 -1.5
Labour James Gibb 186 11.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Roger Ward 165 10.1 +1.7
Majority 1,091 67.0 -1.2
Turnout 1,628 44 +1
Conservative hold Swing
Norden [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Harvey 1,057 54.4 -2.1
Conservative Onnalee Cubitt 615 31.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Richard Whitechurch 270 13.9 -0.5
Majority 442 22.8 -4.6
Turnout 1,942 33 +1
Labour hold Swing
Oakley and North Waltham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Diane Taylor 1,801 74.6 +10.3
Liberal Democrat John Burbidge-King 442 18.3 -17.4
Labour David Cavanagh 171 7.1 +7.1
Majority 1,359 56.3 +27.6
Turnout 2,414 43 -2
Conservative hold Swing
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ian Tilbury 857 49.2 +49.2
Conservative Marion Jones 481 27.6 -2.8
Liberal Democrat Jacky Lessware 328 18.8 -45.2
Labour Warwick Dady 76 4.4 -1.2
Majority 376 21.6
Turnout 1,742 50 -1
Independent hold Swing
Popley East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andy McCormick 629 63.6 +11.9
Conservative Stephen McConnell 223 22.5 -9.1
Liberal Democrat Michael Berwick-Gooding 137 13.9 -2.8
Majority 406 41.1 +21.1
Turnout 989 31 +2
Labour hold Swing
Popley West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Frankum 534 53.5 +3.9
Conservative Zoe Wheddon 354 35.4 +6.5
Liberal Democrat Angela Old 111 11.1 -10.4
Majority 180 18.0 -2.7
Turnout 999 39 +9
Labour hold Swing
South Ham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sean Keating 959 49.4 -4.0
Conservative Valerie Valentine 741 38.2 +2.7
Liberal Democrat Stephen Whitechurch 240 12.4 +1.3
Majority 218 11.2 -6.6
Turnout 1,940 35 -1
Labour hold Swing
Tadley North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen West 1,048 55.3 +16.6
Liberal Democrat Josephine Slimin 732 38.6 -22.7
Labour Stephen Rothman 114 6.0 +6.0
Majority 316 16.7
Turnout 1,894 43 +0
Conservative hold Swing
Tadley South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Musson 872 66.1 +26.1
Liberal Democrat Ian Hankinson 337 25.5 +25,5
Labour Upali Wickremeratne 110 8.3 -3.7
Majority 535 40.6
Turnout 1,319 31 -2
Conservative hold Swing
Upton Grey and The Candovers [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Ruffell unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Whitchurch [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith Watts 1,163 58.4
Conservative William Judge 828 41.6
Majority 335 16.8
Turnout 1,991 52 +4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Winklebury [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rob Golding 1,289 64.8 +2.2
Labour Lea Jeff 548 27.6 -9.8
Liberal Democrat Chijioke Nwasike 152 7.6 +7.6
Majority 741 37.3 +12.2
Turnout 1,989 39 -4
Conservative hold Swing

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