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]
Unitary authorities of England are local authorities that are responsible for the provision of all local government services within a district. They are constituted under the Local Government Act 1992, which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to allow the existence of counties that do not have multiple districts. They typically allow large towns to have separate local authorities from the less urbanised parts of their counties and provide a single authority for small counties where division into districts would be impractical. Unitary authorities do not cover all of England. Most were established during the 1990s and a further tranche were created in 2009. Unitary authorities have the powers and functions that are elsewhere separately administered by councils of non-metropolitan counties and the non-metropolitan districts within them.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | 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% | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Williams | 950 | 19.31 | +3.91 | |
Conservative | Michael Jebson | 911 | 18.52 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Clapham | 1,329 | 31.93 | +0.88 | |
Conservative | Henry Mitchell | 1,274 | 30.61 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Doreen Holt | 555 | 18.99 | +1.24 | |
Labour | Mary Smith | 502 | 17.17 | -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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Coleman | 796 | 26.83 | -3.94 | |
Labour | Simon Blackburn | 775 | 26.12 | -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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ivan Taylor | 780 | 23.80 | -5.02 | |
Labour | Sylvia Taylor | 693 | 21.15 | -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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Greenhalgh | 801 | 24.70 | -5.35 | |
Conservative | Joe Best | 749 | 23.10 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Mineur | 948 | 23.75 | +2.75 | |
Conservative | Steve Houghton | 886 | 22.20 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman Hardy | 789 | 21.81 | -6.93 | |
Labour | Valerie Haynes | 757 | 20.92 | -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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lily Henderson | 1,092 | 28.30 | +3.84 | |
Conservative | Susan Fowler | 1,086 | 28.14 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Cox | 1,025 | 24.11 | +6.76 | |
Labour | Kath Robson | 1,007 | 23.68 | -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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Ridyard | 1,028 | 25.60 | +12.60 | |
Conservative | Roy Haskett | 946 | 23.56 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicola Best | 1,264 | 26.25 | -1.91 | |
Conservative | Jim Houldsworth | 1,262 | 26.21 | -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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maxine Callow | 1,756 | 37.54 | +5.29 | |
Conservative | Peter Callow | 1,719 | 36.75 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Les Kersh | 661 | 21.15 | -5.76 | |
Labour | Brian Doherty | 631 | 20.19 | -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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Wynne | 1,317 | 30.15 | +3.04 | |
Liberal Democrat | Douglas Green | 1,223 | 28.00 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Evans | 1,401 | 33.90 | +10.29 | |
Conservative | Granville Heap | 1,307 | 31.62 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Bell | 779 | 25.59 | +9.01 | |
Conservative | Ron Bell | 759 | 24.93 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Price | 833 | 23.90 | +5.46 | |
Conservative | Roger Stansfield | 802 | 23.01 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Jackson | 783 | 26.44 | +2.28 | |
Labour | David Owen | 660 | 22.29 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joyce Delves | 1,084 | 26.90 | +2.52 | |
Conservative | Tony Brown | 1,057 | 26.23 | +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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Fowler | 972 | 27.43 | +6.71 | |
Conservative | Tony Lee | 940 | 26.52 | +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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