Swindon Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrat in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007. Swindon 2007 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2007 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrat in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.

The 2007 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Wiltshire County of England

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of 3,485 km2. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge.

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Campaign

92 candidates were contesting 21 seats with 2 seats available in Haydon Wick wards. [3] [4] Both Conservative and Labour parties contested every seat, while the Liberal Democrats had 20 candidates. [3] Other political parties contesting the election included the Green party with 16 candidates, United Kingdom Independence Party with 7 and the British National Party with 3. [3]

Haydon Wick

The civil parish of Haydon Wick is a northern suburb of the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, in England. It has a population in excess of 20,000.

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. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist 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.

Issues in the election included regeneration of the town, affordable housing, crime [5] and preserving green space. [6] The Conservative council's plans to move to fortnightly rubbish collection were also criticised by the Labour party. [7]

Affordable housing housing affordable to those with a median household income

Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a median household income or below as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. Most of the literature on affordable housing refers to mortgages and number of forms that exist along a continuum – from emergency shelters, to transitional housing, to non-market rental, to formal and informal rental, indigenous housing, and ending with affordable home ownership.

For the election voters were able to cast their vote at any polling station or library instead of just their polling station, as well as internet and text voting being available. [3] [8] The vote count was also done electronically, however problems at a few polling stations meant some votes had to be checked manually. [9] This meant the election count was 2 hours later than expected, [10] with overall turnout in the election being 33.8%. [11]

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 43 seats, compared to 13 for Labour and 3 Liberal Democrats. [10] Both the Conservative and Labour parties made 2 gains, with each party taking 1 seat from the other. [12] The Conservatives gained Moredon from Labour, while Labour took a seat back in Central ward. [12] Both parties also gained a seat from an independent, with the Conservatives taking Freshbrook and Grange Park, while Labour took Penhill. [12] Elsewhere Conservative candidates held on by small majorities of 36 and 45 over Labour in St Philip and Walcot wards respectively. [12]

Swindon Local Election Result 2007 [11] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1521+171.446.823,429-0.8%
  Labour 521+123.828.914,458-1.3%
  Liberal Democrat 10004.813.26,635-0.9%
  Green 000005.92,946+0.1%
  UKIP 000003.71,875+3.7%
  BNP 000001.2597+0.5%
  Independent 002-200.3165-0.7%

Ward results

Abbey Meads [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Stoddart1,63969.3-1.1
Labour Ian Carroll37515.9+2.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Law2048.6+0.2
Green Richard Uzzell1466.2-1.2
Majority1,26453.5-3.1
Turnout 2,36426.8
Conservative hold Swing -1.6%
Central [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Derique Montaut1,09247.1+0.6
Conservative Karen Leakey66328.6-1.1
Liberal Democrat Steven Pipe30113.0-1.7
Green Karsten Evans1566.7+0.3
Independent David Cox1054.5+1.9
Majority42918.5+1.7
Turnout 2,31730.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.8%
Covingham and Nythe [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Glenn Smith1,49754.2-3.3
Labour Maureen Dilley74326.9-15.6
UKIP Cynthia Desmond32311.7+11.7
Liberal Democrat David Pajak1997.2+7.2
Majority75427.3+12.2
Turnout 2,76240.8
Conservative hold Swing +6.1%
Dorcan [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andy Albinson1,38457.6+8.5
Labour Sally Lee71829.9-0.5
Green Daniel Fraser30112.5+4.0
Majority66627.7+9.1
Turnout 2,40335.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.5%
Eastcott [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Martin Wiltshire87939.6-9.3
Conservative Paul Gregory55124.9+5.2
Labour Sarah Bush52623.7+3.0
Green Bill Hughes26111.8+1.1
Majority32814.8-13.4
Turnout 2,21729.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -7.2%
Freshbrook and Grange Park [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Dickinson1,15249.0+3.8
Liberal Democrat Judith Peppitt66928.5-5.0
Labour Carol Heavens39316.7+2.1
Green Jim Santaniello1365.8-0.9
Majority48320.6+8.9
Turnout 2,35031.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +4.4%
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Ballman85044.8+3.5
Conservative Louise Gallavin48525.6+4.5
BNP Reg Bates21211.2-4.8
Liberal Democrat Les Wood1548.1-0.4
UKIP Robin Tingey1045.5+5.5
Green Neil Gutteridge914.8+4.8
Majority36519.3-0.9
Turnout 1,89627.8
Labour hold Swing -1.0%
Haydon Wick (2) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Dobie1,320
Conservative Rex Barnett1,299
Labour John Keepin651
Labour Mark Dempsey614
Green Emma Bushell298
UKIP Michael Stuckey270
Liberal Democrat Ann Morgan252
Liberal Democrat Andrew Sharp227
Turnout 4,93134.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Highworth [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Melanie Duff1,49256.8+2.0
Labour Gerald Edwards69626.5-0.1
Green Andy Day2579.8-1.1
Liberal Democrat Hannah Pajak1847.0-0.8
Majority79630.3+2.1
Turnout 2,62940.5
Conservative hold Swing +1.0%
Moredon [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephanie Exell1,18747.7+2.7
Labour Maureen Caton88535.6-7.8
UKIP Kathleen Webb2188.8+8.8
Liberal Democrat Heidi Teague1977.9-3.7
Majority30212.1+10.5
Turnout 2,48733.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.2%
Old Town and Lawn [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Fionuala Foley2,04458.7+0.1
Liberal Democrat Mark Wheaver54315.6-1.4
Labour Cindy Matthews46813.4-0.9
Green Christine Smith2457.0-3.1
UKIP Terrence Hayward1805.2+5.2
Majority1,50143.1+1.5
Turnout 3,48043.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.8%
Parks [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Fay Howard77540.9-1.7
Conservative Graham Cherry60331.8-3.8
BNP Chris Southgate22311.8+11.8
Liberal Democrat Helen Thompson21311.2+11.2
Green David Miles814.3-17.5
Majority1729.1+2.1
Turnout 1,89527.7
Labour hold Swing +1.0%
Penhill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Baker51941.7-3.5
Liberal Democrat Tel Hudson31425.2-5.7
Conservative Halina Tomlinson24920.0-3.9
BNP Ken Waters16213.0+13.0
Majority20516.5+2.2
Turnout 1,24427.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing +1.1%
Shaw and Nine Elms [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Perkins1,24456.1-4.1
Liberal Democrat James Farr39217.7+4.8
Labour Mary Gladman37516.9-1.2
Green Jennifer Miles2079.3+0.5
Majority85238.4-3.7
Turnout 2,21831.7
Conservative hold Swing -4.4%
St Margaret [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Russell Holland1,32551.8-11.6
Labour Michael Spry72828.5-8.1
Liberal Democrat Peter Wood26410.3+10.3
UKIP Robert Feal-Martinez2399.4+9.4
Majority59723.4-3.5
Turnout 2,55632.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.7%
St Philip [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Findlow1,25441.9+0.1
Labour Teresa Page1,21840.7-0.3
UKIP Peter Thompson-Watt2127.1+7.1
Liberal Democrat Ann Richards1866.2-2.4
Green Raymond Smith1254.2-4.4
Majority361.2+0.3
Turnout 2,99541.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.2%
Toothill & Westlea [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steve Wakefield97952.3+4.1
Labour Junab Ali41121.9-3.5
Liberal Democrat Christopher Shepherd29715.9+1.0
Green Marilyn Harrison1869.9-1.6
Majority56830.3+7.5
Turnout 1,87332.3
Conservative hold Swing +3.8%
Walcot [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Mallinson75639.0+5.3
Labour Neil Heavens71136.7-5.1
Liberal Democrat Kathy McCarthy24912.9-4.3
UKIP Stephen Halden1417.3+7.3
Green Ray Burcham804.1-3.1
Majority452.3
Turnout 1,93734.7
Conservative hold Swing +5.2%
Western [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Des Moffatt1,26849.4+3.1
Conservative Jon Watton65625.5-7.4
Liberal Democrat Mark Cousens2439.5-6.2
UKIP Greg Heathcliffe1887.3+7.3
Green Deborah Schofield1536.0+6.0
Independent Michael Morton602.3+2.3
Majority61223.8+10.4
Turnout 2,56831.6
Labour hold Swing +5.2%
Wroughton and Chiseldon [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bill Morton1,65055.3+0.2
Liberal Democrat Victor Godman66822.4+7.6
Labour Ruairi Tobin44214.8+0.3
Green Bob Heritage2237.5+0.4
Majority98232.9-7.4
Turnout 2,98337.6
Conservative hold Swing -3.7%

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