Fenland Council election, 2007

The 2007 Fenland Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council after winning 39 of the 40 seats on the council.[2] Only 13 of the 27 wards were contested, with Conservatives taking the seats in the other 14 wards without opposition.[2] This meant the Conservatives had been guaranteed a majority even before voting, as 18 of their candidates were unopposed and another 4 were in multi seat wards were there were not enough candidates from other parties.[3]

Labour lost all 3 seats they had been defending, 2 in Waterlees in Wisbech and 1 in March East,[2] with the loss in Waterlees being a shock as Labour had been strong in the area for 30 years.[3] Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but did come within 37 votes in Slade Lode ward in Chatteris.[2] The only non-Conservative elected was independent Mark Archer, who gained Manea from Conservative Robert Sears by almost 200 votes,[4] in a seat which Sears had won in a by-election in 2006.[3]

Fenland Local Election Result 2007[5][6][7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 39 4 1 +3 97.5 67.6 14,898 +0.1%
  Independent 1 1 1 0 2.5 5.6 1,236 -1.1%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 19.3 4,250 +16.4%
  Labour 0 0 3 -3 0 7.6 1,668 -14.1%

Ward results

Bassenhally[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Mayor unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2)[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Butcher 841
Conservative Pamela Potts 774
Independent Linda Keppel-Spoor 430
Turnout 2,045 39
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Birch[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Melton 316 50.7 -15.8
Liberal Democrat Christine Colbert 252 40.4 +40.4
Labour David Biggs 55 8.8 -24.7
Majority 64 10.3 -22.7
Turnout 623 33 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Clarkson[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Cox unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Delph[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Mayor unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Doddington[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Harper unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Elm and Christchurch (2)[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Cotterell 700
Conservative Philip Webb 540
Independent Robert Pinnock 319
Turnout 1,559 28 +1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hill (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon King unopposed
Conservative Bruce Wegg unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kingsmoor[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Curtis unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkgate[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Sims unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Lattersey[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Garratt unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Manea[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Archer 487 61.4
Conservative Robert Sears 306 38.6
Majority 181 22.8
Turnout 793 54
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
March East (3)[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Yeulett 1,026
Conservative John Clark 1,011
Conservative Bernard Keane 981
Labour Barry Howlett 724
Liberal Democrat Heather Kinnear 357
Liberal Democrat Christopher Hancox 322
Turnout 4,421 34 +5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
March North (3)[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Quince 862
Conservative John West 818
Conservative Peter Tunley 737
Liberal Democrat Paul Adams 586
Liberal Democrat Anthony Fey 573
Liberal Democrat Verity Roscoe 470
Turnout 4,046 29 +5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
March West (3)[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Owen 1,049
Conservative Janet French 1,045
Conservative Peter Skoulding 883
Liberal Democrat Stephen Court 727
Turnout 3,704 32
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Medworth[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Farmer 360 64.7
Labour Mark Plumb 196 35.3
Majority 164 29.5
Turnout 556 32
Conservative hold Swing
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Bellamy unopposed
Conservative Clifford Edwards unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Peckover[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Oliver unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Roman Bank (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Hatton unopposed
Conservative Michael Humphrey unopposed
Conservative Christopher Seaton unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Slade Lode[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Florence Newell 260 47.3 +7.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Howes 223 40.5 +9.7
Labour Grant Osbourn 67 12.2 -17.6
Majority 37 6.7 -1.9
Turnout 550 31 +5
Conservative hold Swing
St Andrews[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Speechley unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
St Marys[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Peachey unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Staithe[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Green unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
The Mills[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert German 400 57.1 -4.8
Liberal Democrat Diane Baldry 301 42.9 +42.9
Majority 99 14.1 -9.6
Turnout 701 35 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Waterlees (2)[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Griffin 538
Conservative David Wheeler 528
Labour Ann Purt 316
Labour Avis Gilliatt 310
Turnout 1,692 44 +26
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wenneye[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Murphy 488 68.3 +12.2
Liberal Democrat Colleen Bryce 226 31.7 -12.2
Majority 262 36.7 +24.5
Turnout 714 36 +1
Conservative hold Swing
Wimblington[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jillian Tuck 435 67.1 -12.8
Liberal Democrat Michael Watkins 213 32.9 +32.9
Majority 222 34.3 -25.5
Turnout 648 38 +1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Fenland". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/12ud.stm. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Election: Stalwarts lose seats in Fenland landslide". Fenland Citizen. 8 May 2007. http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/local/election_stalwarts_lose_seats_in_fenland_landslide_1_442992. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Elworthy, John; Jackson, Tom (4 May 2007). "Conservatives capture 39 of the 40 seats". Wisbech Standard. http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/conservatives_capture_39_of_the_40_seats_1_359898. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "Will there by a role for independent?". Fenland Citizen. 14 May 2007. http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/local/will_there_be_a_role_for_independent_1_443033. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Declaration of result of poll". Fenland District Council. http://www.fenland.gov.uk/assets/elections/results/districts/District%20election%20results%20-%20May%202007.pdf. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "May 2007 Declaration of Results". Fenland District Council. http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/2722/May-2007-Declaration-of-Results. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "Local and Mayoral elections 2007". House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2007/RP07-047.pdf. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Fenland District Council Election Results". Wisbech Standard. 4 May 2007. http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/fenland_district_council_election_results_1_359896. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
Preceded by
Fenland Council election, 2003		 Fenland local elections Succeeded by
Fenland Council election, 2011