Fenland District Council election, 2007
The 2007 Fenland District 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] | ||||||||||
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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] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kenneth Mayor | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea (2)[5][6][8] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Carol Cox | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Delph[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kay Mayor | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Doddington[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elm and Christchurch (2)[5][6][8] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Simon King | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Bruce Wegg | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kingsmoor[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Martin Curtis | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kirkgate[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Les Sims | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lattersey[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Stephen Garratt | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Manea[5][6][8] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Cyril Bellamy | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Clifford Edwards | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Peckover[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Oliver | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Roman Bank (3)[5][6] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Mike Speechley | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St Marys[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kenneth Peachey | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Staithe[5][6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Roger Green | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The Mills[5][6][8] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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
- ↑ "Fenland". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Election: Stalwarts lose seats in Fenland landslide". Fenland Citizen. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 Elworthy, John; Jackson, Tom (4 May 2007). "Conservatives capture 39 of the 40 seats". Wisbech Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "Will there by a role for independent?". Fenland Citizen. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Fenland District Council. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "May 2007 Declaration of Results". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Fenland District Council Election Results". Wisbech Standard. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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