2007 St Albans City and District Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 St Albans City and District Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. The 2007 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/26ug.stm St Albans 2009-11-21 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrats 29 Conservative 19 Labour 8 Independent 2 Elections 2007: Town and country go to the polls The Guardian 6 2007-05-04 Campaign A total of 83 candidates from the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour and Green Party stood in the election. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/1332264.election_fever_is_in_full_swing/ Election fever is in full swing 2009-11-21 2007-04-16 St Albans & Harpenden Review http://www.hertsad.co.uk/content/herts/news/story.aspx?brand=HADOnline&category=News&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=newshadnew&itemid=WEED12%20Apr%202007%2012%3A20%3A54%3A763 Musical chairs for council elections 2009-11-21 2007-04-12 The Herts AdvertiserJanuary 2015 Each party contested every ward, apart from in London Colney where the Green candidate was disqualified due to an incorrect nomination. Each ward had one seat up for election apart from in Harpenden West where two seats were contested as a Conservative councillor stood down early due to illness. The other parties needed to gain 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats to remove them from power, with a 2-seat drop meaning the Liberal Democrats would depend on the mayor's casting vote to remain in power. After the Conservatives won the most votes in the previous 2006 election they were hoping to make gains, with Harpenden East, Marshalswick South, Verulam and Wheathampstead seen as being possible gains. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats defended their record in running the council during the election. http://www.hertsad.co.uk/content/herts/news/story.aspx?brand=HADOnline&category=News&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=newshadnew&itemid=WEED26%20Apr%202007%2012%3A01%3A37%3A850 Building on growing improvement 2009-11-21 2007-04-26 The Herts AdvertiserJanuary 2015 They called for St Albans to be Hertfordshire's "premier community" and pointed to the Audit Commission rating the council as one of the 10 most improving in the country. 6 sitting councillors stood down at the election including a former Conservative cabinet member Chris Whiteside and a former Labour mayor Malcolm MacMillan. Election result The Liberal Democrats lost their overall majority after losing 2 seats to the Conservatives, dropping to exactly half of the council with 29 councillors. Tories celebrate 'a pretty good night' in home counties Evening Standard London 1 2007-05-04 Counting begins locally as Labour suffers 4 May 2007 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank The 2 Conservative gains from the Liberal Democrats came in Harpenden East and Redbourn wards to lift the party to 19 seats and the Conservatives received around 2,000 votes more than the Liberal Democrats.Lib Dems lose majority 4 May 2007 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank There was no change elsewhere on the council, with Labour staying on 8 seats, despite dropping to fourth place in several wards and there also remained 2 independent councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 43.6%.http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/2243899.labours_collapse_is_lib_dem_gain/ Labour's collapse is Lib Dem gain Pickover Ella 2 May 2008 St Albans & Harpenden Review 31 January 2015 Following the election the Liberal Democrats remained in control of the council after one of the independent councillors, Tony Swendell, abstained on the vote to decide the composition of the cabinet. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/1405619.lib_dems_hold_on_to_power/ Lib Dems hold on to power 2009-11-21 2007-05-17 St Albans & Harpenden Review St Albans local election result 2007 http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/sadc-2007.aspx#top District Council Election Results 3rd May 2007 2009-11-21 St Albans City and District Council 13 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513111526/http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/sadc-2007.aspx#top dead Election 2007 Results The Times London 8 2007-05-04 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 0 2 -2 47.6 37.8 16,643 +2.1% Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 0 +2 38.1 42.6 18,759 +0.9% Labour Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 14.3 12.9 5,669 -1.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 6.8 3,015 -1.3% Ward results Ashley Liberal Democrats (UK) Iqbal Zia 793 41.3 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Rafat Khan 466 24.3 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Alistair Cooper 390 20.3 -6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Sasha Bradbury 270 14.1 +4.0 327 17.0 +5.8 1,919 36.2 -7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Batchwood Labour Party (UK) Martin Leach 695 34.6 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Witherick 603 30.1 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sara Cadish 515 25.7 +1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Gillian Mills 193 9.6 +0.1 92 4.5 -6.7 2,006 38.6 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) Clarence Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Burton 1,070 53.9 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Indranil Chakravorty 433 21.8 -5.9 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Eggleston 255 12.8 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Christine Pearce 229 11.5 -4.3 637 32.1 +17.1 1,987 42.8 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colney Heath Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Brazier 1,114 67.3 +18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Joanne Vessey 403 24.3 -12.6 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bruckdorfer 77 4.6 -4.1 Green Party of England and Wales Rosalind Hardy 62 3.7 -1.3 711 43.0 +30.6 1,656 40.2 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cunningham Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Donald 1,114 53.9 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Vessey 578 27.9 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) John Paton 226 10.9 -8.2 Green Party of England and Wales Jack Easton 150 7.3 -1.9 536 26.0 -14.7 2,068 43.9 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden East Conservative Party (UK) Michael Wakely 1,183 50.3 +8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeff Phillips 890 37.8 -7.8 Labour Party (UK) David Crew 170 7.2 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Denise Taylor-Roome 109 4.6 -1.0 293 12.5 2,352 45.3 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden North Conservative Party (UK) Bert Pawle 1,260 63.7 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Burrow 420 21.2 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Ross 167 8.4 +0.6 Green Party of England and Wales Annett Tate 132 6.7 -0.2 840 42.5 +11.6 1,979 39.1 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden South Conservative Party (UK) Paul Foster 1,582 74.2 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Carden 256 12.0 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Linda Spiri 172 8.1 +0.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lorna Hann 123 5.8 -0.9 1,326 62.2 +4.1 2,133 41.0 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Chicester-Miles 1,549 65.6 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Daly 1,533 64.9 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert Moses 448 19.0 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Addiscott 438 18.5 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Marc Scheimann 238 10.1 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Dearman 196 8.3 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Rayner 183 7.7 +1.1 2,362 43.6 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) London Colney Labour Party (UK) Katherine Gardner 889 45.3 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Winstone 854 43.5 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Prowse 221 11.3 +0.1 35 1.8 -6.1 1,964 30.4 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Marshalswick North Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoff Churchard 1,200 54.6 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Foster 744 33.8 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Ruairi Mccourt 138 6.3 -1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Rosalind Paul 117 5.3 -1.9 456 20.8 +4.8 2,199 45.9 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marshalswick South Liberal Democrats (UK) Kate Morris 1,177 47.8 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Groman 843 34.2 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Nicholson 270 11.0 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Tim Blackwell 172 7.0 -2.9 334 13.6 2,462 48.3 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Park Street Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Mcalistair-Baillie 1,042 49.5 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Griffiths 809 38.5 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Chester 160 7.6 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Clough 93 4.4 +0.1 233 11.0 -4.4 2,104 40.6 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redbourn Conservative Party (UK) Maxine Crawley 1,007 46.4 -4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin O'Donovan 991 45.6 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Gavin Ross 95 4.4 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Metcalf 79 3.6 -2.6 16 0.8 -13.5 2,172 47.1 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandridge Conservative Party (UK) Frances Leonard 854 57.8 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Churchard 329 22.3 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Jane Cloke 162 11.0 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Naomi Love 133 9.0 -0.1 525 35.5 +5.3 1,478 39.4 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sopwell Labour Party (UK) Eileen Harris 704 37.0 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Axworthy 612 32.2 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Rench 393 20.7 -4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Hardy 193 10.1 -1.3 92 4.8 1,902 38.1 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) St Peters Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Pia 770 40.0 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Debashis Mukherjee 419 21.7 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Mick Jewitt 375 19.5 -3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Grover 363 18.8 +6.9 351 18.3 -4.1 1,927 36.8 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) St Stephen Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Myland 1,244 59.1 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Allum 600 28.5 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Janet Blackwell 171 8.1 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Lydia El-Khouri 90 4.3 -2.4 644 30.6 -1.7 2,105 41.9 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Verulam Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Frearson 1,357 51.9 +9.6 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Cotton 987 37.7 -6.5 Green Party of England and Wales Margaret Grover 149 5.7 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Jill Gipps 122 4.7 -0.8 370 14.2 2,615 52.3 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wheathampstead Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Oxley 1,198 48.4 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Stammers 1,103 44.6 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Meg Davis 94 3.8 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Woodhams 78 3.2 -0.6 95 3.8 +3.8 2,473 54.1 0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2007 Saint Albans Category:2000s in 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