Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association in pink and independents in white. Windsor and Maidenhead 2007 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association in pink and independents in white.

The 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats. [1]

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Place in England

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. Its nearest border to London, being Maidenhead is approx 30 miles. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of four boroughs entitled to be prefixed Royal and is one of six unitary authorities in its county which has Historic and Lieutenancy county status.

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

Berkshire County of England

Berkshire is one of the home counties in England. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading.

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Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain control of the council from the Liberal Democrats after gaining 19 seats, 18 of them from the Liberal Democrats. [2] This meant the Conservatives held 36 seats, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats. [3] Among the Liberal Democrats who were defeated was the leader of the council, Mary Rose Gliksten, who was defeated in Castle Without ward. [3] Meanwhile, the British National Party, who were standing 4 candidates for the council for the first time, failed to win any seats, but won more votes than the Labour party in the wards they were contesting. [4] [5] [3]

Castle Without is an electoral ward comprising the Windsor town centre. It is represented by three councillors in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Nationally, the ward forms part of the UK Parliamentary constituency of Windsor and is represented by Adam Afriyie of the Conservative Party.

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that 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.

Windsor and Maidenhead Local Election Result 2007 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 36190+1963.253.055,333+15.2%
  Liberal Democrat 16018-1828.135.637,178-13.4%
  Independent 301-15.34.54,739-0.3%
 Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association20003.51.41,491-0.4%
  Labour 000003.73,866-2.3%
  BNP 000001.31,340+1.3%
  UKIP 000000.4449+0.4%

Ward results

Ascot and Cheapside (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Hilton1,087
Conservative Duncan McBride969
Liberal Democrat Hirak Chakravarty245
Liberal Democrat Peter Watts216
UKIP Murray Barter175
Turnout 2,69239.2+8.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Belmont (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Clive Baskerville1,224
Liberal Democrat David Mackay1,147
Liberal Democrat Rajiv Chelani1,133
Conservative Philip Love1,060
Conservative Marion Mills1,005
Conservative Susan Kindeleit986
Labour Jennifer Cooper175
UKIP Richard Wells165
Labour Elaine Percival129
Turnout 7,02446.4+7.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bisham and Cookham (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Kellaway1,361
Conservative John Stretton1,339
Conservative MJ Saunders1,288
Liberal Democrat Mandy Brar1,226
Liberal Democrat David Ricardo1,019
Liberal Democrat Margaret Cubley970
Labour Paul Percival135
Turnout 7,33850.6+9.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Boyn Hill (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mike Holness1,192
Liberal Democrat Norma Herdson1,109
Conservative Christian Harris1,090
Conservative Paul Lion1,081
Conservative Gillian Moore1,045
Liberal Democrat David Howes1,033
Labour Robert Barclay184
Turnout 6,73448.3+11.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Bray (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Burbage1,391
Conservative Leo Walters1,390
Conservative Barry Thompson1,380
Liberal Democrat Peter Janikoun413
Liberal Democrat Mike Singh412
Liberal Democrat Nick Bagri383
Turnout 5,36936.6+8.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Castle Without (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elisabeth Barton936
Conservative Catherine Batchelor935
Conservative Sue Evans854
Liberal Democrat David Eglise713
Liberal Democrat Mary Gliksten704
Liberal Democrat John Foster662
Labour Ann Matthews138
Labour Antony Matthews128
Turnout 5,07041.9+10.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Clewer East (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Eileen Quick912
Conservative Tom Bursnall898
Liberal Democrat Lee Hibbard579
Liberal Democrat Susan Thompson578
Labour Janet Milward90
Labour Susan Denegri85
Turnout 3,14247.5+9.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Clewer North (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Cynthia Endacott1,216
Independent John Penfold1,085
Independent John Fido1,040
Conservative Peter Smith645
Conservative Peter Bellini630
Conservative Vivian Falzon600
BNP Paul Hanson402
BNP Matthew Tait336
Labour Linda Ayres233
Labour Marc Green221
Turnout 6,40844.0+12.4
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Clewer South (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Evans784
Conservative Simon Meadowcroft744
Liberal Democrat Richard Fagence522
Liberal Democrat Antony Wood506
Labour Eddie Bell127
Labour Kenneth Coles122
Turnout 2,80540.3+12.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Cox Green (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Vicky Howes1,019
Liberal Democrat Bruce Adams1,000
Liberal Democrat Emrys Richards966
Conservative Jo Close905
Conservative George Bathurst778
Conservative Anthony Cross742
BNP John Coombes391
Labour Ian Harvey144
Labour Robert Horner122
Labour Judith Percival115
Turnout 6,18240.8+6.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Datchet (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jesse Grey948
Conservative Elizabeth Hawkes906
Liberal Democrat Moray Barclay211
Liberal Democrat Bryan Hedley187
Labour Jenny Ward150
Labour Peter Ward110
Turnout 2,51237.8+8.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Eton and Castle [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Liam Maxwell28352.9+18.9
Liberal Democrat Richard Pratt19837.0-21.3
Labour George Davidson5410.1+2.4
Majority8515.9
Turnout 53538.6+8.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Eton Wick [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Smith45263.4+26.3
UKIP Ken Wight10915.3+15.3
Liberal Democrat Suzanne Battison7710.8+10.8
Labour Paul Crossland7510.5-52.4
Majority34348.1
Turnout 71341.6-0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Furze Platt (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mary Stock1,192
Liberal Democrat Humaira Javed1,132
Liberal Democrat Cynthia Pitteway1,113
Conservative Clifford Baker863
Conservative Susan Maskell826
Conservative Penny Baker775
Turnout 5,90142.7+5.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Horton and Wraysbury (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Rayner1,303
Conservative John Lenton1,201
Independent Ewan Larcombe410
Liberal Democrat Matthew Jackson92
Liberal Democrat Martin Pritchett66
Turnout 3,07244.0+9.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Hurley and Walthams (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maureen Hunt1,096
Conservative Paul Etherington1,029
Conservative Hazel Wilson928
Liberal Democrat John Iles842
Liberal Democrat John Addiscott768
Liberal Democrat Joseph Mullen732
Labour Patrick McDonald207
Turnout 5,60245.5+1.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Maidenhead Riverside (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pam Proctor1,094
Liberal Democrat Alison Napier1,066
Conservative Simon Dudley1,048
Conservative Mohammed Ilyas998
Conservative Tom Denniford990
Liberal Democrat Julian Tisi851
Independent Andrew Jenner448
Independent Claire Huntley270
Independent Helen Hyman270
Labour Pamela Kennedy126
Labour Mohammed Shafiq73
Turnout 7,23449.7+7.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Old Windsor (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' AssociationMalcolm Beer783
Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' AssociationEric Wiles708
Conservative Allen Cottee442
Conservative Christopher Hawkes396
Labour Roy Reeves109
Labour Ahamedlebbe Mashoor90
Turnout 2,52835.1+4.6
Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association hold Swing
Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association hold Swing
Oldfield (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derek Wilson1,197
Conservative Dorothy Kemp1,186
Conservative Asghar Majeed1,113
Liberal Democrat Margaret Hyde642
Liberal Democrat Gail Dorrington611
Liberal Democrat Tony Langdown539
Labour Kathleen Cutting186
Labour Nigel Smith135
Turnout 5,60938.3+10.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Park (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Philip Bicknell1,098
Conservative Richard Gard1,046
Liberal Democrat Michael Scott596
Liberal Democrat Beverley Green575
Labour Brent Curless72
Labour Andrew Gittens69
Turnout 3,45649.3+12.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Pinkneys Green (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Kathy Newbound1,405
Liberal Democrat Simon Werner1,254
Liberal Democrat Wilson Hendry1,192
Conservative Charles Hollingsworth1,007
Conservative Richard Hogg996
Conservative Howard McBrien892
BNP Joanne Stevens211
Turnout 6,95749.8+10.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Sunningdale (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Bateson1,183
Conservative Sayonara Luxton1,090
Liberal Democrat Gary Wilson173
Liberal Democrat Heather Elliot161
Labour Ajay Nehra99
Turnout 2,70639.4+7.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Sunninghill and South Ascot (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alison Knight1,076
Conservative John Story1,072
Conservative Lynda Yong1,058
Liberal Democrat Enid Cross542
Liberal Democrat Barbara Grant-Adamson455
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Pope441
Labour Elizabeth Yates163
Turnout 4,80737.2+2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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