Three Rivers District Council election, 2007

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Elections to Three Rivers Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.

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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Three Rivers Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 11 1 0 +1 68.8 54.9 10,216 +8.5%
  Conservative 3 1 1 0 18.8 35.7 6,653 -8.5%
  Labour 2 0 1 -1 12.5 7.7 1,439 -0.4%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 179 +0.7%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 125 +0.2%

Ward results

Abbots Langley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Matthew Bedford 1,028 67.8 +10.9
Conservative Andy Woodard 401 26.4 -8.0
Labour Bruce Prochnik 88 5.8 -2.9
Majority 627 41.4 +18.9
Turnout 1,517 41.5 -2.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Ashridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Denman 241 43.9 +10.5
Labour Nena Spellen 231 42.1 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Gabriel Aitman 77 14.0 -13.0
Majority 10 1.8 -4.3
Turnout 549 22.3 -6.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bedmond and Primrose Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Richard Laval 525 59.3 +0.4
Conservative Claire Woodard 281 31.8 +6.3
Labour Stephen Cox 79 8.9 +0.5
Majority 244 27.5 -5.9
Turnout 885 33.2 -9.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Carpenders Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pam Hames 1,003 60.9 +7.6
Conservative Craig Lewell 448 27.2 -12.4
UKIP Andrew Shanks 125 7.6 +7.6
Labour Stephen King 72 4.4 -2.7
Majority 555 33.7 +20.0
Turnout 1,648 41.4 -7.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chorleywood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Barbara Green 1,163 53.5 +0.3
Conservative Richard Booth 933 42.9 +4.2
Green Tina Kamei 78 3.6 +0.5
Majority 230 10.6 -3.9
Turnout 2,174 53.0 -4.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Croxley Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Leighton Dann 977 60.6 +4.1
Conservative Mark Englefield 512 31.8 -5.1
Labour David Wynne-Jones 123 7.6 +0.9
Majority 465 28.8 +9.6
Turnout 1,612 38.5 -9.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Croxley Green North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Lloyd 841 76.0 +23.7
Conservative David Redman 266 24.0 -16.3
Majority 575 52.0 +40.0
Turnout 1,107 43.0 -1.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Croxley Green South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Brading 705 75.2 +8.0
Conservative Jacqueline Worrall 233 24.8 +0.1
Majority 472 50.4 +5.9
Turnout 938 36.0 -7.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hayling
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phil Redshaw 274 52.4 -5.1
Conservative Malcolm Butwick 162 31.0 +8.0
Liberal Democrat David Lowes 87 16.6 -2.9
Majority 112 21.4 -13.1
Turnout 523 21.2 -9.4
Labour hold Swing
Langleybury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Goggins 839 68.3 +2.9
Conservative Barbara Brockhurst 244 19.9 -3.5
Labour John Sutton 146 11.9 +0.7
Majority 595 48.4 +6.4
Turnout 1,229 34.7 -2.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Leavesden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Giles-Medhurst 952 77.0 +11.8
Conservative Wally Tuck 217 17.6 -8.1
Labour Peter Arthur 67 5.4 -3.7
Majority 735 59.4 +19.9
Turnout 1,236 31.7 -2.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Maple Cross and Mill End
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ann Shaw 819 69.9 +13.3
Conservative Edna Nicholls 353 30.1 -4.8
Majority 466 39.8 +18.1
Turnout 1,172 32.2 -3.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Moor Park and Eastbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ralph Sangster 1,096 76.9 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Asquith 229 16.1 -0.4
Green Andy Lewis 101 7.1 +7.1
Majority 867 60.8 -0.4
Turnout 1,426 32.8 -10.9
Conservative hold Swing
Northwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ron Spellen 299 36.8 -2.5
Conservative Alistair Macdonald 268 33.0 +11.0
Liberal Democrat Alan Feldman 246 30.3 -8.3
Majority 31 3.8 +3.1
Turnout 813 23.5 -4.2
Labour hold Swing
Oxhey Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Ray 589 55.3 +9.0
Conservative Roy Clements 417 39.1 -4.0
Labour Sheila Bull 60 5.6 -5.0
Majority 172 16.2 +13.0
Turnout 1,066 42.4 +0.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Sarratt
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tony Barton 581 81.0 +5.6
Liberal Democrat Sue Stibbs 136 19.0 -5.6
Majority 445 62.0 +11.2
Turnout 717 48.1 +7.2
Conservative hold Swing

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