Vale of White Horse Council election, 2007

Elections to Vale of White Horse District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under Liberal Democrat control with an increased majority. Turnout was significantly higher in many wards than it was in 2003.

Election results [1]

Composition of the council following the 2007 election:

Vale of White Horse Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 34 7 2 +5 67 45.6 32,119
  Conservative 17 2 6 -4 33 45.5 32,089
  Labour 0 0 0 - 0 5.9 4,178
  Green 0 0 0 - 0 1.8 1,270
  UKIP 0 0 0 - 0 1.2 854

Ward Results[2]

Abingdon, Abbey and Barton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Anthony De Vere 784
Liberal Democrat Julie Mayhew-Archer 777
Conservative Andrew Hoare 510
Conservative Jennifer Standen 505
Labour Rachel Eden 156
Majority
Turnout
Abingdon, Caldecott (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mary De Vere 485
Liberal Democrat Paul Burton 462
Conservative Paul Campbell 388
Conservative Elwyn McKeown 379
Labour David Banner 118
Green Hazel Hornblow 86
Majority
Turnout
Abingdon, Dunmore (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janet Morgan 991
Liberal Democrat Timothy Smith 964
Conservative Peter Jones 777
Conservative Sandy Lovatt 758
Labour Brian Jeffries 119
Majority
Turnout
Abingdon, Fitzharris (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Gibson 802
Liberal Democrat Jim Halliday
Conservative Monica Lovatt 551
Conservative Jackie Carpenter 543
Green Dorothy Shaw 155
Labour Bridget Wilkinson 90
Majority
Turnout
Abingdon, Northcourt (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Angela Lawrence 781
Liberal Democrat Laurel Symons' 744
Conservative Guy Rogers 560
Conservative Mohammed Yusuf 473
Labour Denise Watt 151
Majority
Turnout
Abingdon, Ock Meadow (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Samantha Bowring 805
Liberal Democrat Beth Flemming 744
Conservative Charles Badcock 698
Conservative Marylin Badcock 677
Majority
Turnout
Abingdon, Peachcroft (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alison Rooke 904
Liberal Democrat Pat Lonergan 845
Conservative Patrick Clipperton 662
Conservative Maurice Shea 606
Majority
Turnout
Appleton and Cumnor (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Stuart Hoddinott 1,142
Liberal Democrat Judy Roberts 1,139
Liberal Democrat John Woodford 1,020
Conservative Ian Gearing 790
Conservative David Calvert 672
Conservative Malcolm Walls 669
UKIP Pam Gee 385
Green Marie Spragg 300
UKIP Jacqueline Jones 263
UKIP Peter Jones 206
Majority
Turnout
Blewbury and Upton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Farrell 463
Conservative Robert Manley 314
Majority
Turnout
Craven (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yvonne Constance 650
Liberal Democrat James Sibbald 115
Labour James Douglas 106
Majority
Turnout
Drayton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Weber 503
Conservative David Price 178
Green Ruth Johnson 53
Majority
Turnout
Faringdon and the Coxwells (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Barber 1,272
Conservative Alison Thomson 1,244
Conservative Roger Cox 1,154
Labour Alan Victor 462
Labour Stephen Leniec 459
Liberal Democrat Alan Bennett 313
Liberal Democrat Patrick O'Leary 262
Majority
Turnout
Greendown (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Crawford 562
Conservative Valerie Clure 332
Labour Micheal Juer 57
Majority
Turnout
Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Zoe Patrick 1,127
Conservative James McGee 1,067
Liberal Democrat Sue Marchant 895
Conservative Kate Precious 859
Conservative Jeremy Renwick 819
Liberal Democrat Ian weeden 794
Labour Richard Ackers 294
Labour Chris Davenport 196
Labour Zoe Parker 186
Majority
Turnout
Hanneys (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Cox 578
Liberal Democrat Robert Graham 133
Labour John Mathews 59
Majority
Turnout
Harwell (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Turner 948 36.3
Conservative Reg Waite 872 33.4
Green Nicolas Freestone 226 8.7
Liberal Democrat Jean Kent 201 7.7
Labour Frank Treml 181 6.9
Liberal Democrat Peter Kent 181 6.9
Majority
Turnout
Hendreds (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Micheal Murray 625
Liberal Democrat Terry Fraser 607
Liberal Democrat Mike Green 530
Conservative Harry Richardson 515
Majority
Turnout
Kennington and South Hinksey (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jerry Patterson 815
Conservative Gareth Jennings 780
Conservative Arash Fatemian 765
Liberal Democrat Bernard Auton 752
Majority
Turnout
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melinda Tilley 463
Labour Ann Tompson 119
Liberal Democrat Lindy Farrell 90
Majority
Turnout
Longworth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hayward 593
Liberal Democrat Edward Last 216
Majority
Turnout
Marcham and Shippon (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jane Hanna 550
Conservative Leslie Mitchell 386
Majority
Turnout
North Hinksey and Wytham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jenny Shepard 879
Liberal Democrat David Quinlan 862
Conservative Eric Batts 538
Conservative Basil England 470
Green Robert Cowley 284
Majority
Turnout
Radley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robin Johnston 534
Conservative Denis Standen 301
Green Christopher Henderson 76
Majority
Turnout
Shrivenham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Ware 914
Conservative Peter Saunders 873
Liberal Democrat Frank Mullin 489
Liberal Democrat Bjorn Watson 442
Majority
Turnout
Stanford (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Sharp 397
Labour Peter Gill 264
Liberal Democrat Brian Sadler 70
Majority
Turnout
Sunningwell and Wootton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Chris Wise 887
Liberal Democrat Val Shaw 846
Conservative Julian Wheatland 487
Conservative Stephen Pritchard 376
Majority
Turnout
Sutton Courtenay and Appleford (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gervase Duffield 418
Liberal Democrat Simon Thompson 172
Green David Sherwood 90
Majority
Turnout
Wantage, Charlton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jim Moley 1,089
Liberal Democrat Julia Reynolds 1,018
Conservative Edwin Goldsmith 961
Conservative Eddy Goldsmith 892
Conservative John Morgan 873
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Todd 831
Labour Steve Quinton 273
Labour Ed Mitchell 225
Labour Julie Davenport 220
Majority
Turnout
Wantage, Segsbury (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Hannaby 553
Liberal Democrat Joyce Hutchinson 474
Conservative John Amys 426
Conservative Ben Griffin 394
Labour Stuart Taylor 227
Labour Jean Nunn-Price 216
Majority
Turnout

Further Information

Preceded by
Vale of White Horse Council election, 2003
Vale of White Horse Council elections Succeeded by
Vale of White Horse Council election, 2011
  1. ^ http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/Images/List%20of%20Ward%20Election%20Results%202007final_tcm4-2208.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/Images/List%20of%20Ward%20Election%20Results%202007final_tcm4-2208.pdf