Sedgefield Borough Council election, 2007
Elections to Sedgefield Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
A notable result was in New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange ward where the Conservative party candidate Shirley Bowes obtained no votes.[1]
Election result
Sedgefield Local Election Result 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
28 |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
56.0 |
47.8 |
28,687 |
-8.9% |
|
Independent |
15 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
30.0 |
26.8 |
16,071 |
+5.6% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
6 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
12.0 |
12.9 |
7,761 |
-2.5% |
|
Conservative |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
3,276 |
+0.7% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.6 |
3,958 |
+6.0% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
247 |
+0.4% |
Ward results
Broom (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Pauline Crathorne |
603 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Bernard Lamb |
602 |
|
|
|
Labour |
David Newell |
579 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Brian Gibson |
471 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Tommy Garrett |
428 |
|
|
|
Independent |
George Morgan |
277 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Brian Meek |
276 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Eric Gillingham |
157 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Margaret Waller |
123 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Peter Sewell |
117 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,633 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Byerley (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Huntington |
596 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gareth Howe |
383 |
|
|
|
Labour |
James Younghusband |
258 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ricky Matthews |
244 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ann Hammond |
211 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Gloria Wills |
206 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Paul Clarke |
101 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,999 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ferryhill (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
David Farry |
577 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jim Higgin |
549 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kath Conroy |
546 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Mountford |
501 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Kevin Storey |
482 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ron Patchett |
463 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Robert Gray |
151 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,269 |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Greenfield Middridge (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Irene Hewitson |
522 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Dorothy Bowman |
499 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Vincent Crosby |
490 |
|
|
|
Independent |
June Croft |
484 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Alison Palmer |
478 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Brian Hall |
445 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Nick Crass |
261 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Clive Cooper |
164 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,343 |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Middlestone (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Waters |
720 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kevin Thompson |
644 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Colin Nelson |
595 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Sproat |
557 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Marie Predki |
535 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Ian Moore |
435 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Calvin Kipling |
386 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Abley |
294 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Russell Stewart |
164 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,330 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Neville and Simasture (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Bill Blenkinsopp |
768 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Alan Warburton |
575 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Sarah Iveson |
560 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John Moran |
535 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Paul Ducker |
482 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Chris Wheeler |
411 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Barry Davies |
194 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,530 |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ferryhill (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Paul Gittins |
820 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Terry Hogan |
634 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Brian Haigh |
613 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Bob Fleming |
611 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Malcolm Iveson |
549 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Angela Fleming |
535 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,762 |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Spennymoor (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ben Ord |
884 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Liz Maddison |
747 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Elizabeth Wood |
624 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Mark Walker |
513 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Eddie Plews |
502 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Frederick Ryder |
483 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kester Noble |
426 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,179 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Sunnydale (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Vernon Chapman |
406 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ina Jackson Smith |
404 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Allan Walker |
382 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Lorraine Smith |
342 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Burn |
178 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Len Cockfield |
167 |
|
|
|
BNP |
James MacPherson |
92 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Michael Stott |
75 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,046 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Thickley (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
David Hancock |
464 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Brian Stephens |
446 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Peter Quinn |
382 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Smith |
285 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Jean Bird |
201 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Horner |
79 |
|
|
|
BNP |
Andrea Whelpdale |
50 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janine Mawson |
34 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,919 |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
West (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Enid Paylor |
720 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Helen Hutchinson |
662 |
|
|
|
Labour |
George Gray |
631 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Bill Curtis |
627 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Maud Gray |
566 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Alfred Tomlin |
502 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,708 |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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