Pendle Council election, 2007

The 2007 Pendle Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

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Background

Before the election the Liberal Democrats had a majority on the council with 26 seats, compared to 13 for the Conservatives, 5 for Labour, 3 independents and 1 British National Party.[3] There was also one vacant seat after a councillor, Mary Norcross, died in March 2007.[3] The Liberal Democrat majority had been reduced since the 2006 election after 3 councillors left the party to become independents.[3]

17 seats were being contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 8 seats, the Conservatives 6 and independents 3.[4] There were a total of 64 candidates in the election,[4] with the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives contesting every seat.[3] Other parties contesting the election including Labour with 16 candidates, 6 from the British National Party, 3 Green Party and 2 United Kingdom Independence Party.[3] There were also some independent candidates, with 3 being the sitting independent, formerly Liberal Democrat, councillors.[3]

Campaign

Issues in the election included council tax, the environment, phone masts, refuse collection and regeneration.[4] There was also controversy over the candidature of independent Ian Robinson in Waterside, after a Liberal Democrat councillor in the same ward signed his nomination papers.[5]

The election saw a drop of about 3% in the number of voters registered to vote by post to 7,562.[6]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats stay in control of the council after regaining the 3 independent seats, but losing another 2 seats.[7] This meant they held 27 seats and had an overall majority of 7.[7] The Conservatives gained Boulsworth from the Liberal Democrats by 7 votes after 3 recounts to have 14 seats, while Labour went up to 6 seats after taking Bradley by 226 votes.[7] The British National Party remained on 1 seat, after no other party won any seats in the election.[7] Overall turnout in the election was 44.6%.[8]

Pendle local election result 2007[8][9]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 9 3 2 +1 52.9 34.8 8,650 -5.8%
  Conservative 7 1 0 +1 41.2 34.6 8,600 +8.6%
  Labour 1 1 0 +1 5.9 17.7 4,399 -5.3%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 1,737 -3.4%
  Independent 0 0 3 -3 0 4.3 1,065 +4.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 303 +1.2%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 133 +0.5%

Ward results

Barrowford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Crossley 1,087 66.9 +21.7
Labour Susan Nike 411 25.3 +14.0
Liberal Democrat Derek Mann 126 7.8 -35.7
Majority 676 41.6 +39.9
Turnout 1,624 41.6 -0.1
Conservative hold Swing
Blacko and Higherford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelagh Derwent 566 79.8 -4.6
Labour John Pope 80 11.3 +1.8
Liberal Democrat Darren Reynolds 63 8.9 +2.8
Majority 486 68.5 -6.4
Turnout 709 49.5 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Boulsworth[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Violet Vaughan 647 36.9 +5.9
Liberal Democrat David Robertson 640 36.5 -0.5
BNP Jane Mulligan 271 15.5 -9.7
Labour Jillian Allanson 121 6.9 +0.2
Green Leah Jamieson 74 4.2 +4.2
Majority 7 0.4
Turnout 1,753 43.4 -3.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Bradley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nadeem Younis 1,026 44.0 -2.0
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Munir 800 34.3 -8.2
Conservative Victoria Landriau 344 14.7 +3.1
Green Christine Stables 164 7.0 +7.0
Majority 226 9.7 +6.2
Turnout 2,334 51.1 +3.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Brierfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nawaz Ahmed 943 49.7 +9.6
Conservative Ann Jackson 537 28.3 -1.6
Labour Robert Allen 416 21.9 -8.2
Majority 406 21.4 +11.4
Turnout 1,896 50.6 +8.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Clover Hill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gary Bird 570 32.8 -11.4
Labour Eileen Ansar 415 23.9 +2.1
BNP Trevor Dawson 336 19.3 -5.3
Conservative Timothy Eyre 208 12.0 +2.6
Independent Kate Shore 163 9.4 +9.4
UKIP John Banks 45 2.6 +2.6
Majority 155 8.9 -10.6
Turnout 1,737 45.5 +2.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Coates[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Allan Buck 745 49.7 -14.9
Independent Jennifer Purcell 410 27.4 +27.4
Conservative Beverley Harrison 205 13.7 -8.0
Labour Ian Tweedie 139 9.3 -4.4
Majority 335 22.3 -20.6
Turnout 1,499 37.5 -1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Craven[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Martin Bell 736 46.9 -3.4
Independent Marlene Hill-Crane 428 27.3 +27.3
Conservative Sandra Sargeant 405 25.8 +9.4
Majority 308 19.6 -5.7
Turnout 1,569 38.0 -6.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Earby[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Horsfield 1,264 69.1 +9.9
Liberal Democrat Jackie Taylforth 324 17.7 -8.5
Labour James Metcalfe 240 13.1 -1.5
Majority 940 51.4 +18.4
Turnout 1,828 40.9 -1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Foulridge[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Belshaw 342 56.1 -5.9
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Cole 132 21.6 +7.7
UKIP Graham Cannon 88 14.4 +14.4
Labour Frank Allanson 48 7.9 -16.2
Majority 210 34.4 -3.6
Turnout 610 44.7 +9.1
Conservative hold Swing
Higham and Pendleside[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Starkie 520 62.4 +10.9
Liberal Democrat William Boylan 264 31.7 -7.5
Labour Robert Oliver 49 5.9 -3.4
Majority 256 30.7 +18.5
Turnout 833 60.9 +10.0
Conservative hold Swing
Horsfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ann Kerrigan 651 43.7 +0.5
Conservative Smith Benson 314 21.1 +9.0
BNP Geoffrey Whitehead 295 19.8 -9.0
Labour David Foat 231 15.5 -0.4
Majority 337 22.6 +8.2
Turnout 1,491 37.6 -2.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Old Laund Booth[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John David 462 66.0 -14.1
Conservative Anthony Belshaw 212 30.3 +10.4
Labour Anthony Hargreaves 26 3.7 +3.7
Majority 250 35.7 -24.5
Turnout 700 58.1 +1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Reedley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tonia Barton 1,222 63.6
Labour Saad Khaliq 380 19.8
Liberal Democrat Abdul Malik 320 16.6
Majority 842 43.8
Turnout 1,922 47.1 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Southfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sonia Robinson 634 40.6 +0.6
Labour Sheila Wicks 364 23.3 -19.6
Conservative Paul McKenna 282 18.1 +1.0
BNP Judith Preston 280 17.9 +17.9
Majority 270 17.3
Turnout 1,560 38.7 +16.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Vivary Bridge[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Howard Thomas 641 45.9
Conservative Geoffrey Riley 274 19.6
BNP Veronica Cullen 272 19.5
Labour Tony Martin 211 15.1
Majority 367 26.3
Turnout 1,398 34.8 -3.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Waterside[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Graham Roach 599 42.1 -16.4
BNP Adam Grant 283 19.9 +19.9
Labour Gerry McCabe 242 17.0 -9.4
Conservative Peter Hill 171 12.0 -3.0
Green Anastasia Hartley-Fish 65 4.6 +4.6
Independent Ian Robinson 64 4.5 +4.5
Majority 316 22.2 -9.9
Turnout 1,424 38.2 +7.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing

References

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  2. ^ "National: Elections 2007: Town and country go to the polls". The Guardian: p. 6. 4 May 2007. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Battle lines drawn for local elections". Burnley Express. 10 April 2007. 
  4. ^ a b c Sutcliffe, Camilla (27 April 2007). "Pendle Borough Council election preview". Lancashire Telegraph. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/1361188.Pendle_Borough_Council_election_preview/. Retrieved 10 February 2011. 
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  6. ^ Bartlett, David (3 May 2007). "500 fewer opt for postal votes". This is Lancashire. http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/1373963.500_fewer_opt_for_postal_votes/. Retrieved 10 February 2011. 
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  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Election Results". Pendle Borough Council. http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/9. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  9. ^ "Results". The Times: p. 83. 5 May 2007. 
Preceded by
Pendle Council election, 2006		 Pendle local elections Succeeded by
Pendle Council election, 2008