Ashford Borough Council election, 2007
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Map of the results of the 2007 Ashford council election.
Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independents in grey and
Labour in red.
Elections to Ashford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party held on to overall control of the council.
Election result
Ashford Local Election Result 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
28 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
65.1 |
52.8 |
20,825 |
+4.1% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
8 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
18.6 |
27.9 |
11,025 |
+8.5% |
|
Independent |
5 |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
11.6 |
11.3 |
4,449 |
-3.9% |
|
Labour |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
2,798 |
-7.7% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
355 |
-0.6% |
2 Conservatives were unopposed.
Ward results
Aylesford Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Norris |
209 |
40.3 |
+20.8 |
|
Independent |
Jim Gower |
199 |
38.4 |
+4.9 |
|
Conservative |
James Holtum |
110 |
21.2 |
+10.8 |
Majority |
10 |
1.9 |
|
Turnout |
518 |
28.2 |
+1.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Biddenden |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Neil Bell |
615 |
74.0 |
-3.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paddy Platt |
216 |
26.0 |
+3.5 |
Majority |
399 |
48.0 |
-7.0 |
Turnout |
831 |
42.7 |
+8.5 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bockhanger |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Claughton |
391 |
62.1 |
+2.3 |
|
Labour |
Shafi Khan |
146 |
23.2 |
-17.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Josephine Took |
93 |
14.8 |
+14.8 |
Majority |
245 |
38.9 |
+19.3 |
Turnout |
630 |
35.4 |
+3.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boughton Aluph & Eastwell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rita Hawes |
511 |
67.9 |
-3.7 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Lloyd |
242 |
32.1 |
+3.7 |
Majority |
269 |
35.8 |
-7.4 |
Turnout |
753 |
35.5 |
+5.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bybrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Marlon Martin |
411 |
54.6 |
-8.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeremy Adby |
342 |
45.4 |
+45.4 |
Majority |
69 |
9.2 |
-16.4 |
Turnout |
753 |
39.7 |
+8.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Charing |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gerry Clarkson |
564 |
73.1 |
+5.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Whyte |
208 |
26.9 |
-5.7 |
Majority |
356 |
46.2 |
+11.4 |
Turnout |
772 |
40.0 |
+16.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Downs North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jane Marriott |
511 |
59.9 |
19.2 |
|
Green |
Jan Cormack |
240 |
28.1 |
+28.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leonard Micklewight |
102 |
12.0 |
-8.9 |
Majority |
271 |
31.8 |
-26.4 |
Turnout |
853 |
45.4 |
+5.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Downs West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Neil Wallace |
470 |
67.0 |
+10.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Hawes |
152 |
21.7 |
-11.7 |
|
Labour |
Chris Twydell |
79 |
11.3 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
318 |
55.3 |
+31.8 |
Turnout |
701 |
38.8 |
+0.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Great Chart with Singleton North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jessamy Blanford |
347 |
48.5 |
+12.6 |
|
Independent |
Ian McClintock |
172 |
24.0 |
-32.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Atkins |
123 |
17.2 |
+9.6 |
|
Labour |
Katherine Manning |
74 |
10.3 |
+10.3 |
Majority |
175 |
24.5 |
+3.9 |
Turnout |
716 |
33.0 |
-7.4 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Highfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Heaton |
290 |
40.6 |
+14.1 |
|
Conservative |
Steven Davis |
277 |
38.7 |
+12.4 |
|
Independent |
Ieda Hogarth |
148 |
20.7 |
-26.5 |
Majority |
13 |
1.9 |
|
Turnout |
715 |
36.4 |
+3.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Isle of Oxney |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Burgess |
722 |
77.7 |
+11.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bob Rawlings |
207 |
22.3 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
515 |
55.4 |
+9.8 |
Turnout |
929 |
45.5 |
+2.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Burton Farm |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Norman Ayres |
535 |
73.5 |
+6.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Hardwick |
193 |
26.5 |
+6.9 |
Majority |
342 |
47.0 |
-0.6 |
Turnout |
728 |
37.0 |
+4.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Norman |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Bradberry |
228 |
38.6 |
+9.2 |
|
Independent |
Melvyn Elliff |
179 |
30.3 |
-5.4 |
|
Conservative |
Janet Rymer-Jones |
109 |
18.5 |
+7.0 |
|
Independent |
Abbie Burt |
74 |
12.5 |
+12.5 |
Majority |
49 |
8.3 |
+2.0 |
Turnout |
590 |
30.4 |
-1.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
North Willesborough (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Koowaree |
897 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bob Davidson |
846 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Hutchinson |
401 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Josephine Masters |
367 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Stephen Horn |
207 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,718 |
38.4 |
+2.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Park Farm South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jim Wedgbury |
371 |
81.0 |
+19.2 |
|
Labour |
Angharad Yeo |
48 |
10.5 |
+10.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nicholas Fawcett |
39 |
8.5 |
+8.5 |
Majority |
323 |
70.5 |
+46.9 |
Turnout |
458 |
30.0 |
+2.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Rolvenden & Tenterden West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jill Hutchinson |
765 |
81.6 |
+4.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Terrence Brown |
172 |
18.4 |
+5.2 |
Majority |
593 |
63.2 |
-0.6 |
Turnout |
937 |
48.6 |
-15.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Singleton South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Amanda Hodgkinson |
335 |
47.0 |
+11.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Chris Took |
203 |
28.5 |
+28.5 |
|
Independent |
Carol Brunger |
93 |
13.0 |
-25.6 |
|
Labour |
Andrew Pharoah |
82 |
11.5 |
-14.6 |
Majority |
132 |
18.5 |
|
Turnout |
713 |
36.6 |
+9.3 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
South Willesborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
David Smith |
274 |
43.8 |
-43.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Smith |
138 |
22.1 |
+0.1 |
|
Conservative |
Miranda Kelly |
109 |
17.4 |
+8.0 |
|
Independent |
Malcolm Eke |
104 |
16.6 |
-52.0 |
Majority |
136 |
21.7 |
|
Turnout |
625 |
27.2 |
-3.6 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Michaels |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Link |
543 |
75.0 |
-5.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Rickwood |
181 |
25.0 |
+5.4 |
Majority |
462 |
50.0 |
-10.8 |
Turnout |
724 |
38.2 |
+3.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stanhope |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Palma Laughton |
245 |
68.2 |
+68.2 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Ackfield |
57 |
15.9 |
+1.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gill Stone |
57 |
15.9 |
-11.5 |
Majority |
188 |
52.3 |
|
Turnout |
359 |
20.3 |
+1.7 |
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Tenterden North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paul Clokie |
528 |
69.1 |
+2.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barry Wright |
236 |
30.9 |
-2.2 |
Majority |
292 |
38.2 |
+4.4 |
Turnout |
764 |
43.7 |
+5.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tenterden South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Goddard |
433 |
59.2 |
-6.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Miller |
299 |
40.8 |
+20.9 |
Majority |
134 |
18.4 |
-27.8 |
Turnout |
732 |
40.1 |
+5.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Victoria (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Packham |
529 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Cowley |
522 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Felicitie Sykes |
218 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Irene Hitchings |
217 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Terry Stock |
215 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Tony Serretiello |
158 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Preeti Farooki |
109 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,968 |
30.4 |
+4.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Washford |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
John Holland |
260 |
38.6 |
+4.1 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Bates |
245 |
36.4 |
+3.0 |
|
Labour |
Perry Calvert |
98 |
14.5 |
-17.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shaun Chamberlain |
71 |
10.5 |
+10.5 |
Majority |
15 |
2.2 |
+1.1 |
Turnout |
674 |
30.1 |
+2.6 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Weald North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Hugh Ellison |
663 |
71.9 |
+13.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clare Hardwick |
144 |
15.6 |
-8.6 |
|
Green |
Hilary Jones |
115 |
12.5 |
+12.5 |
Majority |
519 |
56.3 |
+22.5 |
Turnout |
922 |
60.1 |
+10.5 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wye |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Jack Woodford |
589 |
65.1 |
+65.1 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Cooling |
276 |
30.5 |
-29.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Berrie |
40 |
4.4 |
-2.9 |
Majority |
313 |
34.6 |
|
Turnout |
905 |
49.9 |
+6.3 |
|
Independent gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
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