2007 Maidstone Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2007 Maidstone District Council election The 2007 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/29uh.stm Maidstone BBC News 7 March 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 26 Liberal Democrat 21 Labour 4 Independent 4National: Elections 2007: Town and country go to the polls 4 May 2007 The Guardian 6 Background Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 27 seats, compared to 20 Liberal Democrats, 4 Labour and 4 independent councillors.http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/pdf/070503resultsheet_after.pdf Maidstone Borough Council Election Results - Thursday 3 May 2007 Maidstone Borough Council 7 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002104852/http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/pdf/070503resultsheet_after.pdf 2 October 2011 dead 20 seats were up for election, with 2 of these in Bridge and South wards being by-elections after the resignation of the previous councillors. The Conservatives held the seats of Detling and Thurnham and Sutton Valence and Langley without a contest after no other candidates stood in those seats. In total 64 candidates stood in the election, comprising 20 Conservatives, 16 Liberal Democrats, 11 Green Party, 10 Labour, 5 independents and 2 British National Party. As well as the by-elections, 2 sitting councillors did not stand in the election, Liberal Democrat John Williams from Coxheath and Hunton ward and independent Janetta Sams from Harrietsham and Lenham ward. Election result The results saw no party win a majority on the council after the Liberal Democrats made a net gain of 1 seat from the Conservatives.Lib Dems victory in Prescott's back yard 4 May 2007 The Press and Journal 13 This reduced the Conservatives to 26 seats and was a disappointment for them as Maidstone had been one of the party's top 10 targets in the 2007 local elections. Overall turnout in the election was 37.68%. Maidstone local election result 2007Results 5 May 2007 The Times London 83 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 2 -1 45.0 49.2 15,968 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 2 1 +1 45.0 33.2 10,773 +2.5 Independent (politician) 2 0 0 0 10.0 5.4 1,762 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.9 1,905 -5.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.3 1,722 +0.8 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 329 +1.0 Ward results Allington Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Robertson 1,517 63.9 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jeff Curwood 684 28.8 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Marianna Poliszczuk 174 7.3 +1.3 833 35.1 -1.3 2,375 42.7 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bearsted Conservative Party (UK) Allan Bradshaw 1,935 70.0 +28.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Chittenden 510 18.5 +18.5 Green Party of England and Wales Edward Wallace 319 11.3 +6.8 1,425 51.5 2,764 42.9 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Boxley Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Greer 1,415 67.2 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Doherty 534 25.3 +1.5 British National Party Gareth Veitch 158 7.5 +7.5 881 41.8 -0.1 2,107 32.9 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Bridge Liberal Democrats (UK) David Pickett 746 50.5 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Cluett 611 41.4 -2.0 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Waldie 120 8.1 -2.8 135 9.1 1,477 34.7 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Coxheath and Hunton Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Parr 1,239 47.8 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 1,221 47.1 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Michael Casserley 130 5.0 -0.2 18 0.7 -0.8 2,590 47.7 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Detling and Thurnham Conservative Party (UK) John Horne unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Downswood and Otham Independent (politician) David Marchant 405 50.8 -25.5 Independent (politician) Gordon Newton 230 28.9 +28.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Hodges 162 20.3 +1.6 175 22.0 -35.6 797 37.9 +8.9 Independent (politician) East Liberal Democrats (UK) David Naghi 1,386 54.1 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jamie Devlin 912 35.6 -16.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Beckwith 167 6.5 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales James Shalice 97 3.8 +3.8 474 18.5 2,562 41.4 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fant Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Schnell 773 40.2 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) James Ross 454 23.6 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart Jeffery 342 17.8 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Keith Adkinson 245 12.7 -4.4 Independent (politician) Carol Vizzard 109 5.7 -1.1 319 16.6 +5.5 1,923 33.6 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harrietsham and Lenham Independent (politician) Tom Sams 941 45.8 +45.8 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Cooke 834 40.6 -16.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Morris 230 11.2 +11.2 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah Goodwin 50 2.4 +2.4 107 5.2 2,055 48.1 +7.0 Independent (politician) High Street Liberal Democrats (UK) Fran Wilson 758 46.8 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Butcher 533 32.9 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Richard Coates 182 11.2 -1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Wendy Lewis 148 9.1 +9.1 225 13.9 +1.9 1,621 27.8 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leeds Conservative Party (UK) Peter Parvin 639 84.7 +15.8 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Stevens 115 15.3 +2.3 524 69.5 +18.7 754 40.1 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Loose Conservative Party (UK) Ben Sherreard 413 50.4 +7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh Laing 358 43.7 -8.2 Green Party of England and Wales Angela Wooi 48 5.9 +5.9 55 6.7 819 44.5 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Marden and Yalding Conservative Party (UK) Annabelle Blackmore 1,324 62.7 -9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Jacques 422 20.0 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Edith Davis 216 10.2 +10.2 Green Party of England and Wales Ian McDonald 151 7.1 +7.1 902 42.7 -2.2 2,113 36.5 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) North Liberal Democrats (UK) Marvyn Warner 973 54.0 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jeff Tree 500 27.8 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Derek Eagle 145 8.1 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Coates 106 5.9 -1.0 Independent (politician) Maureen Cleator 77 4.3 +4.3 473 26.3 -2.8 1,801 32.0 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shepway North Conservative Party (UK) Marion Ring 989 53.8 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) James Carney 359 19.5 -4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Samme 201 10.9 +10.9 British National Party William Hitches 171 9.3 +9.3 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Muggeridge 119 6.5 -3.1 630 34.3 +10.6 1,839 30.0 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) South (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wilson 1,234 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Chittenden 1,139 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Andrews 1,113 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Chell 1,102 Green Party of England and Wales Penny Kemp 183 4,771 40.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Staplehurst Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lusty 1,127 70.1 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Burnham 270 16.8 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) John Randall 211 13.1 +0.4 857 53.3 +7.2 1,608 35.7 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sutton Valence and Langley Conservative Party (UK) Paulina Stockell unopposed Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in Kent