2007 Woking Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2007 Woking Borough Council election The 2007 Woking Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/43um.stm Woking 2010-01-23 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 19 Liberal Democrat 17 National: Elections 2007: Town and country go to the polls The Guardian 6 2007-05-04 Campaign The election saw 12 seats being contested with 2 sitting councillors standing down, Neville Hinks in Knaphill ward and Mehala Gosling in West Byfleet. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2009500_battles_loom_as_list_of_candidates_published Battles loom as list of candidates published 2010-01-24 2007-04-12 getsurrey Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives were hoping to win control of the council, with the Liberal Democrats needing 1 more seat and the Conservatives 4. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2010043_close_call_forecast_in_the_battle_for_control_of_council Close call forecast in the battle for control of council 2010-01-24 2007-04-26 getsurrey Labour were defending 3 seats which were all threatened by either the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats. The other parties standing in the election were the United Kingdom Independence Party, which was standing in more seats than Labour, and the UK Community Issues Party. The Conservative campaign was described as being the strongest in years with the seats in Horsell and Knaphill being seen as critical in deciding who would control the council. Election result The Conservatives won the election gaining a majority on the council, the first time any party had a majority since 1998 and the first time the Conservatives had held a majority since 1994. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2010388_tories_seize_control_in_electoral_coup Tories seize control in electoral coup 2010-01-24 2007-05-04 getsurrey The Conservatives gained 4 seats in Kingfield and Westfield, Maybury and Sheerwater, Knaphill and Horsell to hold 19 seats compared to 17 for the Liberal Democrats. Meanwhile, Labour lost all 3 of their seats on the council including the party leader, Peter Ford, who lost in Old Woking to the Liberal Democrats. This was the first time Labour had ever failed to have any councillors on Woking council. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/99639_tories_take_over_control_of_council Tories take over control of council 2010-01-24 2007-05-11 getsurrey The Conservatives won almost 51% of the vote compared to their closest challengers, the Liberal Democrats, on just over 35%, with overall turnout in the election being 43.60%. http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/election/electionresults2007.pdf Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council: Summary of Results 2010-01-23 Woking Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20090105223949/http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/election/electionresults2007.pdf 5 January 2009 dead Following the election the Conservative Anne Murray was expected to take over as leader of the council from Liberal Democrat Sue Smith. Woking local election result 2007 Conservative Party (UK) 9 4 0 +4 75.0 50.9 12,110 +5.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 2 -1 25.0 35.4 8,426 -5.6% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 3 -3 0 8.7 2,063 +0.6% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 1,062 +1.1% UK Community Issues Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 110 -0.4% Ward results Byfleet Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hutton 1,346 57.0 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Faulkner 1,017 43.0 -2.6 329 14.0 +13.9 2,363 44.0 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Goldsworth East Liberal Democrats (UK) Rob Leach 1,150 51.9 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Addison 829 37.4 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) Colin Bright 163 7.4 -2.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Judith Squire 72 3.3 +3.3 321 14.5 +4.3 2,214 40.9 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hermitage and Knaphill South Liberal Democrats (UK) Tina Liddington 925 64.2 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Bittleston 313 21.7 -16.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Mary Kingston 102 7.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Graeme Carman 101 7.0 -1.0 612 42.5 +26.5 1,441 36.3 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Horsell East and Woodham Conservative Party (UK) Anne Murray 1,186 71.1 +13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Doran 307 18.4 -5.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Marion Free 108 6.5 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) John Pitt 66 4.0 -1.4 879 52.7 +19.1 1,667 47.9 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Horsell West Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Hunwicks 1,395 50.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Davies 1,093 39.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Timothy Shaw 116 4.2 Labour Party (UK) Janice Worgan 98 3.6 UK Community Issues Party Katrina Osman 47 1.7 302 10.9 2,749 51.8 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kingfield and Westfield Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Brown 602 36.4 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Owen 527 31.9 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) John Martin 417 25.2 +3.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Dennis Davey 106 6.4 -5.8 75 4.5 1,652 43.0 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knaphill Conservative Party (UK) Melanie Whitehand 1,158 44.3 +7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christian Morgan-Jones 1,113 42.5 -6.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Matthew Davies 203 7.8 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Martin 142 5.4 -0.6 45 1.8 2,616 37.2 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Maybury and Sheerwater Conservative Party (UK) Muzaffar Ali 1,177 38.8 -9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Bashir 1,040 34.2 +20.3 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Evans 665 21.9 -10.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Rob Burberry 92 3.0 +3.0 UK Community Issues Party Michael Osman 63 2.1 -3.3 137 4.6 3,037 45.8 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Old Woking Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Scott 337 39.7 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Peter Ford 325 38.3 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ashley Bowes 187 22.0 +3.6 12 1.4 849 41.0 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pyrford Conservative Party (UK) Peter Ankers 1,560 76.3 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Magid 359 17.6 -6.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Robin Milner 126 6.2 -3.8 1,201 58.7 +19.6 2,045 51.4 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) St Johns and Hook Heath Conservative Party (UK) Graham Cundy 1,044 72.6 +9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Larkham 326 22.7 +4.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Marcia Taylor 68 4.7 +1.3 718 49.9 +4.3 1,438 41.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) West Byfleet Conservative Party (UK) Richard Wilson 1,313 77.2 +10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rashad Raja 232 13.6 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Mike Kelly 86 5.1 +0.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Squire 69 4.1 +0.9 1,081 63.6 +10.9 1,700 43.2 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in Surrey