Blackpool Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Blackpool council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Blackpool UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Blackpool council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2007 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of the unitary Blackpool Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. [1]

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Election Result

Blackpool Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 26 13 0 +13 61.9 47.3 37,148 +8.7%
  Labour 13 0 12 -12 31.0 34.4 27,034 -8.3%
  Liberal Democrat 3 1 2 -1 7.1 13.9 10,919 -2.9%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2,371 +3.0%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 399 +0.3%
  Mums' Army 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 219 +0.3%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 202 -1.4%
  UK F.A.G.S. 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 193 +0.2%

Ward results

2007 map with ward names coloured with party whose candidate received the most votes. Blackpool 2007 election map.png
2007 map with ward names coloured with party whose candidate received the most votes.

Ancorsholme

Anchorsholme (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tony Williams95019.31+3.91
Conservative Michael Jebson91118.52+3.71
Liberal Democrat Jon Bamborough 891 18.11 -5.53
Liberal Democrat Steven Bate 802 16.30 -4.49
Labour Betty Bradford 700 14.23 +1.04
Labour Daniel Bradford 665 13.52 +1.35
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Bispham

Bispham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Don Clapham1,32931.93+0.88
Conservative Henry Mitchell1,27430.61+0.58
Labour Alan Haynes 502 12.06 -4.04
Labour Christopher Ryan 419 10.07 -4.71
BNP Susan Kelly 366 8.79 +8.79
Liberal Democrat Steven Farley 272 6.54 -1.44
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Doreen Holt55518.99+1.24
Labour Mary Smith50217.17-1.56
Labour Roger Cooke 466 15.94 -2.13
Liberal Democrat Michael Hodkinson 414 14.16 -0.93
Conservative Ephraim Bell 317 10.85 -4.53
Conservative Ian Dodd 274 9.37 -5.60
Independent John Finlay 202 6.91 +6.91
UK F.A.G.S. Hamish Howitt 193 6.60 +6.60
Turnout
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brunswick

Brunswick (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gary Coleman79626.83-3.94
Labour Simon Blackburn77526.12-4.18
Conservative Pat Mancini 602 20.29 +6.86
Conservative Peter Watson 561 18.91 +6.38
UKIP Colin Porter 233 7.85 +2.86
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Claremont

Claremont (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ivan Taylor78023.80-5.02
Labour Sylvia Taylor69321.15-6.10
Conservative May Ashford 521 15.90 -1.32
Conservative Philip Cartwright 477 14.56 -1.71
Liberal Democrat Susan Close 281 8.57 +1.86
BNP Chris Ryan 275 8.39 +8.39
Liberal Democrat Richard Powell 250 7.63 +7.63
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clifton

Clifton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Greenhalgh80124.70-5.35
Conservative Joe Best74923.10+4.24
Labour Michael Carr 703 21.68 -4.86
Conservative Marlene McGuirk 703 21.68 +5.57
Liberal Democrat Stuart Mackie 287 8.85 +0.41
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Greenlands

Greenlands (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julian Mineur94823.75+2.75
Conservative Steve Houghton88622.20+1.29
Labour Kathryn Benson 786 19.69 -5.39
Labour Bob Harrison 687 17.21 -6.57
BNP Jonathan Murphy 370 9.27 +9.27
Liberal Democrat Barbara Bamborough 314 7.87 -1.36
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hawes Side

Hawes Side (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Norman Hardy78921.81-6.93
Labour Valerie Haynes75720.92-6.16
Conservative Jean Kenrick 664 18.35 +0.68
Conservative Barry Wells 554 15.31 -2.02
BNP Irene Cain 369 10.20 +10.20
Liberal Democrat Patricia Rawson 266 7.35 -1.83
Mums' Army Bev Warren 219 6.05 +6.05
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Highfield

Highfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lily Henderson1,09228.30+3.84
Conservative Susan Fowler1,08628.14+4.27
Labour Gillian Campbell 544 14.10 -4.52
Labour Pamela Jackson 539 13.97 -5.70
BNP Roy Goodwin 339 8.78 +8.78
Liberal Democrat Alma Rollinson 259 6.71 -6.68
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ingthorpe

Ingthorpe (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tim Cox1,02524.11+6.76
Labour Kath Robson1,00723.68-7.00
Conservative Jill Ratcliffe 966 22.72 +6.59
Labour Roy Lewis 928 21.82 -4.48
Liberal Democrat Linda Bate 326 7.67 -1.88
Turnout 43.9 -2.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +13.8
Labour hold Swing -13.6

Layton

Layton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sue Ridyard1,02825.60+12.60
Conservative Roy Haskett94623.56+11.18
Labour Sue Wright 862 21.46 -8.01
Labour Roy Fisher 860 21.41 -7.06
Liberal Democrat Jack Smith 320 7.97 +1.28
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Marton

Marton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicola Best1,26426.25-1.91
Conservative Jim Houldsworth1,26226.21-0.02
Labour Jim Elmes 610 12.67 -8.31
Labour David O'Hara 536 11.13 -6.61
Liberal Democrat Hazel Williams 216 4.49 -2.38
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Norbreck

Norbreck (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maxine Callow1,75637.54+5.29
Conservative Peter Callow1,71936.75+3.95
Labour Alan Thomson 484 10.35 -4.86
Labour Alun Priestley 442 9.45 -3.53
Liberal Democrat Donna Bamborough 277 5.92 -0.84
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Les Kersh66121.15-5.76
Labour Brian Doherty63120.19-7.12
Conservative Tim Rosser 536 17.15 +2.54
Conservative Gill Clapham 517 16.54 +2.87
BNP Les Joy 339 10.84 +10.84
Liberal Democrat Susan Powell 276 8.83 -1.65
UKIP John Bebbington 166 5.31 +5.31
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Squires Gate

Squires Gate (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Robert Wynne1,31730.15+3.04
Liberal Democrat Douglas Green1,22328.00+5.79
Conservative Geoffrey Price 638 14.61 -0.60
Conservative Roger Jones 608 13.92 +0.95
Labour David Menon 318 7.28 -5.13
Labour James Sorah 264 6.04 -4.05
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Stanley

Stanley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Evans1,40133.90+10.29
Conservative Granville Heap1,30731.62+9.70
Labour Gillian Tomlinson 595 14.40 -0.12
Labour Amy Cross 527 12.75 +1.67
Liberal Democrat David Stevenson 303 7.33 -5.59
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot

Talbot (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Bell77925.59+9.01
Conservative Ron Bell75924.93+9.03
Labour Eric Allcock 632 20.76 -3.06
Labour John Boughton 601 19.74 -2.47
Liberal Democrat Peter Wood 273 8.97 -2.47
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Tyldesley

Tyldesley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jim Price83323.90+5.46
Conservative Roger Stansfield80223.01+7.36
Labour Allan Matthews 775 22.23 -7.11
Labour Edward Collett 749 21.49 -5.88
Liberal Democrat Rod Holt 327 9.38 +0.18
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Fred Jackson78326.44+2.28
Labour David Owen66022.29+0.37
Conservative Sam Bell 528 17.83 +5.777
Conservative Bryan Horne 523 17.66 +6.20
Liberal Democrat Ian Coleman 467 15.77 -0.31
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joyce Delves1,08426.90+2.52
Conservative Tony Brown1,05726.23+2.84
Labour Maureen Horn 453 11.24 -5.84
Labour Stephen Perry 417 10.35 -6.03
Liberal Democrat Anne Heyworth 359 8.91 -0.70
Liberal Democrat Kevan Benfold 347 8.61 -0.46
BNP Alan Kelly 313 7.77 +7.77
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Waterloo

Waterloo (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Fowler97227.43+6.71
Conservative Tony Lee94026.52+8.46
Labour Carol Radcliffe 730 20.60 +0.20
Labour Paul Wainwright 605 17.07 -0.82
Liberal Democrat Susan Moss 297 8.38 -3.56
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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