2007 Wychavon District Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Wychavon District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2007 Wychavon District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/47uf.stm Wychavon 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 29 April 2015 Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 31 councillors, compared to 12 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 for Labour.Council leader will stand down at election 5 April 2007 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank A total of 96 candidates stood for election including the first UK Independence Party candidate for Wychavon District Council in Evesham South, however the Conservative leader of the council, Martin Jennings was among those who stood down from the council at the election.http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/archive/2007/04/27/1360048.Wychavon_ward/ Wychavon ward 27 April 2007 Worcester News 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150503082012/http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/archive/2007/04/27/1360048.Wychavon_ward/ 3 May 2015 dead One seat in Pinvin had no election in 2007 as the Liberal Democrat councillor Liz Tucker was re-elected without opposition. Election result The Conservatives increased their majority on the council by four seats to have 35 of the 45 councillors on the council.The Tories still rule the roost 4 May 2007 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank This came at the expense of Labour, who lost their only two seats on the council in Droitwich West to the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats who had a net loss of two seats to finish with 10 councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 42.42%, an increase from 37.94% at the 2003 election.Tory joy at the local elections 8 May 2003 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank Apart from the gains from Labour in Droitwich West, Conservative gains included taking seats from the Liberal Democrats in Honeybourne and Pebworth, Badsey and Little Hampton.Local Elections 07 4 May 2007 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank However the Liberal Democrats did also gain seats in Droitwich South West and The Littletons from the Conservatives, with Alan Anderson taking The Littletons with a five-vote majority over independent Richard Lasota. Wychavon local election result 2007Results - Election 2007 5 May 2007 The Times NewsBank 83http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/157693/wdc-electoral-district_-results-07.pdf District Council election Wychavon District Council 29 April 2015 29 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150429102303/http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/157693/wdc-electoral-district_-results-07.pdf dead Conservative Party (UK) 35 6 2 +4 77.8 59.0 32,450 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 2 4 -2 22.2 28.0 15,409 -0.3 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.8 3,163 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 2 -2 0.0 5.3 2,902 -5.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 734 +0.6 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 334 +0.6 Ward results Badsey Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Jakeman 413 51.1 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonya Ealey 351 43.4 -7.3 Independent (politician) Keith Sinclair 44 5.4 +5.4 62 7.7 808 38.4 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bengeworth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin King 723 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Stokes 620 Independent (politician) Stephen Selby 476 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jillian Haycock 399 2,218 35.5 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bowbrook Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Rowley 635 54.8 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Hartwright 524 45.2 -3.8 111 9.6 +7.5 1,159 54.3 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bredon Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Hardman 610 62.1 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Darby 372 37.9 +9.5 238 24.2 -10.9 982 49.6 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bretforton and Offenham Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Wright 523 57.6 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jim Bulman 385 42.4 +9.4 138 15.2 -18.9 908 45.9 +15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Broadway and Wickhamford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Liz Eyre 1,218 Conservative Party (UK) David Folkes 1,157 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn Harford 408 2,783 44.0 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dodderhill Conservative Party (UK) Judy Pearce 527 68.5 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Evans 242 31.5 +0.6 285 37.1 -1.0 769 40.7 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Drakes Broughton Conservative Party (UK) Paul Middlebrough 636 77.3 +18.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Meldie Smith 187 22.7 -18.5 449 54.6 +37.0 823 43.7 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Gopsill 334 41.5 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Morris 249 31.0 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Eve Freer 221 27.5 -9.4 85 10.6 +10.1 804 40.0 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Droitwich East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Mike Barratt 899 Conservative Party (UK) Pam Davey 859 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Neary 577 Labour Party (UK) Peter Pinfield 555 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Wild 408 3,298 40.9 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich South East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Morris 1,158 Conservative Party (UK) Don Lawley 953 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephanie Vale 503 Independent (politician) Ann Gopslll 403 3,017 42.2 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich South West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Yuleen Jewell 735 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Carter 719 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Lawley 698 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Clarke 690 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Burkett 290 3,132 42.4 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Duffy 585 Conservative Party (UK) Laurie Evans 553 Labour Party (UK) Roy Seabourne 538 Labour Party (UK) John Wrenn 492 2,168 29.7 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eckington Conservative Party (UK) Ron Davis 730 61.9 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Sheridan 449 38.1 +10.8 281 23.8 -8.0 1,179 53.3 +14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Elmley Castle and Somerville Conservative Party (UK) Anna Mackison 705 72.4 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Garth Raymer 269 27.6 -10.1 436 44.8 +20.2 974 49.9 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Evesham North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jo Sandalls 660 Conservative Party (UK) Roma Kirke 612 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Butler 415 Independent (politician) Paul Rencher 341 2,028 33.3 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Evesham South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Cartwright 676 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Banks 591 UK Independence Party John White 334 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Browne 312 1,913 29.2 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fladbury Conservative Party (UK) Tom McDonald 801 72.2 +22.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Brown 308 27.8 -15.3 493 44.5 +41.3 1,109 50.6 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Great Hampton Conservative Party (UK) John Smith 504 64.2 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Kershaw 281 35.8 +4.2 223 28.4 -8.4 785 39.1 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hartlebury Conservative Party (UK) Muriel Mathews 566 74.7 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Moran 192 25.3 +25.3 374 49.3 -5.0 758 35.9 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Havington and Norton Conservative Party (UK) Clive Holt 637 73.2 +14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Martin 233 26.8 -14.5 404 46.4 +29.0 870 44.0 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Honeybourne and Pebworth Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Haycock 512 54.1 +30.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Bean 434 45.9 -1.7 78 8.2 946 50.5 +17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Inkberrow (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Steel 1,677 Conservative Party (UK) David Lee 1,485 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Wilkes 593 Labour Party (UK) Susan Hayman 270 4,025 51.2 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Hampton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Dyke 677 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Dyke 557 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Payne 460 1,694 28.4 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Lovett and North Claines (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Coley 1,357 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Fisher 1,205 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Saunders 576 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Barton 249 3,387 45.2 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Norton and Whittington Conservative Party (UK) Rob Adams 609 72.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hal Arksey 234 27.8 375 44.5 843 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ombersley Conservative Party (UK) Jean Dowty 684 83.0 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joe Moran 140 17.0 -2.4 544 66.0 +4.9 824 46.2 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Pershore (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gaynor Amphlett 1,128 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Tucker 1,020 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Grantham 999 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Steadman 855 Conservative Party (UK) Val Wood 840 Conservative Party (UK) Suzanne Marler 601 Independent (politician) Jane Daniels 546 Independent (politician) Christopher Parsons 477 Green Party of England and Wales David Shaw 444 Independent (politician) Daniel Casey 339 Independent (politician) Kenneth Rowe 152 7,401 45.2 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pinvin Liberal Democrats (UK) Liz Tucker unopposed Liberal Democrats (UK) South Bredon Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Darby 681 64.1 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Hardman 381 35.9 -2.1 300 28.2 +8.9 1,062 55.4 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) The Littletons Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Anderson 390 35.4 -4.6 Independent (politician) Richard Lasota 385 35.0 +35.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Smith 326 29.6 -30.4 5 0.5 1,101 50.0 +9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Upton Snodsbury Conservative Party (UK) Linda Robinson 700 57.2 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Broughton-Taylor 524 42.8 -8.1 176 14.4 1,224 57.7 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections between 2007 and 2011 Lovett and North Claines A by-election was held in Lovett and North Claines on 13 December 2007 after the death of Conservative councillor Paul Coley.http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/worcestershire/1906804.conservative_tony_miller_wins_lovett_and_north_claines_byelection/ Conservative Tony Miller wins Lovett and North Claines by-election Kelly Alicia 14 December 2007 Stourbridge News 3 May 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Tony Miller with a majority of 495 votes over Liberal Democrat John Garbett. Lovett and North Claines by-election 13 December 2007 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Miller 837 71.0 +8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Garbett 342 29.0 +2.6 495 42.0 1,179 27.9 -17.3 Conservative Party (UK) Droitwich Central A by-election was held in Droitwich Central on 16 July 2009 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Graham Gopsill.http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/4499202.Droitwich_by_election_result/ Droitwich by-election result 17 July 2009 Droitwich Spa Advertiser 3 May 2015 The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by his widow Ann Gopsill with a majority of 10 votes over Conservative David Morris. Droitwich Central by-election 16 July 2009 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Gopsill 233 51.1 +9.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Morris 223 48.9 +17.9 10 2.2 -8.4 456 22.8 -17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Droitwich South West A by-election was held in Droitwich South West on 1 October 2009 after Conservative councillor Yuleen Jewell resigned from the council.http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/4662819.Brine_baths_row_blamed_for_Tory_council_loss/ Brine baths row blamed for Lib Dem council gain Paine David 3 October 2009 Worcester News 3 May 2015 The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Stephanie Vale with a majority of 105 votes over Conservative Maureen Lawley. Droitwich South West by-election 1 October 2009 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephanie Vale 521 47.4 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Lawley 416 37.8 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul Richards 163 14.8 +14.8 105 9.5 1,100 27.6 -14.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Evesham South A by-election was held in Evesham South on 18 February 2010 after the death of Conservative councillor Ron Cartwright.http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/5017430.print/ Opposition left feeling blue as Conservatives win elections 19 February 2010 Evesham Journal 3 May 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Gerard O'Donnell with a majority of 182 votes over Liberal Democrat Diana Brown.http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/5017364.Tories_triumph_in_by_election/ Tories triumph in by-election Paine David 19 February 2010 Worcester News 3 May 2015 Evesham South by-election 18 February 2010 Conservative Party (UK) Gerard O'Donnell 358 52.3 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Brown 176 25.7 +2.1 UK Independence Party John White 150 21.9 -3.3 182 26.6 684 16.3 -12.9 Conservative Party (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections