Eastleigh Council election, 2007

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

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 13 3 0 +3 92.9 50.8 13,718 +2.3%
  Labour 1 0 1 -1 7.1 12.3 3,326 +0.7%
  Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0 29.1 7,855 -4.9%
  UK Independence 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 1,924 +1.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 143 +0.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 31 -0.6%

[edit] Ward results

Bishopstoke East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Angela Roling 860 53.1 +26.5
Conservative Edward Law 366 22.6 -7.7
Labour Wendy Borrill 226 14.0 -1.4
UK Independence Vivienne Young 167 10.3 -7.4
Majority 494 30.5 +24.2
Turnout 1,619 36.9 -5.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bishopstoke West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Michael Thornton 785 42.8 +3.9
Labour Sue Toher 684 37.3 +1.8
Conservative Tristan Rhodes 228 12.4 +1.0
UK Independence Steve Challis 139 7.6 -6.6
Majority 101 5.5 +2.1
Turnout 1,836 44.2 -2.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Burlesdon & Old Netley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Tonia Craig 1,092 57.2 +4.1
Conservative John Milne 594 31.1 -4.9
UK Independence Neil Smith 131 6.9 +1.0
Labour Pat Moran 92 4.8 -0.2
Majority 498 26.5 +9.4
Turnout 1,909 33.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Moore 970 38.1
Conservative Robert Quane 657 25.8
Labour Christine Hadley 587 23.1
UK Independence Paul Webber 155 6.1
Green Sarah Goode 143 5.6
Independent Alan Sneddon 31 1.2
Majority 313 12.3
Turnout 2,543 33.7 -1.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Wall 1,136 54.9 +3.0
Conservative Chris Melton 483 23.4 -2.0
Labour Ted White 246 11.9 -1.5
UK Independence Caroline Bradbeer 203 9.8 +0.5
Majority 653 31.5 +5.0
Turnout 2,068 34.1 -0.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Norgate 772 34.4 -8.3
Liberal Democrat Martin Kyrle 766 34.2 +0.1
Conservative Andrew Ross 525 23.4 +10.3
UK Independence Ann Bays 180 8.0 +8.0
Majority 6 0.2 -8.4
Turnout 2,243 38.4 -0.1
Labour hold Swing
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Roger Smith 1,358 53.2 +6.8
Conservative Chris Rhodes 890 34.9 -4.9
Labour John Sorley 156 6.1 -1.3
UK Independence Hugh McGuinness 149 5.8 -0.5
Majority 468 18.3 +11.7
Turnout 2,553 38.5 +4.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Cross 1,052 53.3 +15.2
Conservative David Meffett 750 38.0 -10.0
UK Independence Beryl Humphrey 100 5.1 -3.4
Labour Elsie Truscott 70 3.5 -1.7
Majority 302 15.3
Turnout 1,972 45.4 -2.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Hedge End Grange Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Derek Pretty 882 60.6 -0.6
Conservative Paul Philp 473 32.5 -1.2
Labour Kevin Butt 54 3.7 +0.9
UK Independence Simon Young 46 3.2 +0.9
Majority 409 28.1 +0.6
Turnout 1,455 26.1 -1.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hedge End St Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat June Hughes 1,338 52.2 +1.3
Conservative Jerry Hall 922 36.0 -3.5
UK Independence Michale O'Donoghue 214 8.3 -1.3
Labour Geoffrey Kosted 89 3.5 +3.5
Majority 416 16.2 +4.8
Turnout 2,563 43.8 +0.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hedge End Wildern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Day 764 51.2 -7.3
Conservative Peter Hudson 563 37.7 +2.7
UK Independence Elizabeth McKay 103 6.9 +0.4
Labour Bill Luffman 62 4.2 +4.2
Majority 201 13.5 -10.0
Turnout 1,492 36.3 -2.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Netley Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Luke McNulty 885 59.5 -5.2
Conservative Maureen Queen 377 25.4 +10.9
UK Independence Fred Estall 137 9.2 -4.3
Labour Gwyneth Hubert 88 5.9 -1.3
Majority 508 34.1 -16.1
Turnout 1,487 37.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
West End North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Tony Noyce 904 55.1 +1.1
Conservative Steven Broomfield 560 34.1 -1.7
Labour Pat Rose 99 6.0 -0.2
UK Independence Dan Bradbeer 77 4.7 +0.7
Majority 344 21.0 +2.8
Turnout 1,640 41.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
West End South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Goodall 926 57.3 +0.8
Conservative Reggie Campbell 467 28.9 -1.4
UK Independence Peter Stewart 123 7.6 +1.8
Labour Daniel Clarke 101 6.2 -1.2
Majority 459 28.4 +2.2
Turnout 1,617 35.6 -2.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] External links

BBC report of 2007 Eastleigh election result


Preceded by
Eastleigh Council election 2006		 Eastleigh local elections Succeeded by
Eastleigh Council election 2008