2007 Rother District Council election

Local municipal electionAugust 2015 August 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Rother District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in light grey. The 2007 Rother District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/21ug.stm Rother 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 15 July 2014 Background At the last election in 2003 the Conservatives retained control of the council with 25 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 8, Labour had 3 and there were 2 independents.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/220.stm Local elections BBC News Online 18 July 2014 However, by the time of the 2007 election the Liberal Democrat group had been reduced to 6 councillors, while 2 of the 3 Labour councillors, Helen and Keith Bridger, had left the Labour party in December 2006 and stood at the election as independents.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2007/04/27/1359619.Tories_look_to_stay_in_control_of_Rother/ Tories look to stay in control of Rother Marzouk Lawrence 27 April 2007 The Argus 18 July 2014 dead https://archive.today/20140725153244/http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2007/04/27/1359619.Tories_look_to_stay_in_control_of_Rother/ 25 July 2014 dmy-all Meanwhile, the Conservative leader of the council Graham Gubby stood down at the election. Election result The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after making a net gain of 2 seats to have 28 of the 38 councillors.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/6624733.stm Tories boost majority in Rother 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 17 July 2014http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2007/05/05/1419811.print/ Local elections results across Sussex 5 May 2007 The Argus 17 July 2014 dead https://archive.today/20140725153221/http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2007/05/05/1419811.print/ 25 July 2014 dmy-all The Conservatives narrowly defeated Liberal Democrat councillor John Kemp in Crowhurst by 2 votes after 3 recounts,http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/local/tories-increase-their-strength-overall-as-labour-wiped-out-1-1396185 Tories increase their strength overall as Labour wiped out. 4 May 2007 Bexhill-on-Sea Observer 18 July 2014 while also taking out the only Labour councillor Samuel Souster in Rye. This meant Rother was one of more than 10 councils in which Labour lost their last presence on the council in the 2007 local elections.Labour: Left struggles to maintain toehold on rural and suburban councils Woodward Will 5 May 2007 The Guardian NewsBank The Liberal Democrats also gained 2 seats to have 8 councillors, after defeating Conservative councillors in Bexhill St Michael's and Battle Town ward. Meanwhile, the independents were reduced from 5 to 2 councillors, with Keith and Helen Bridger being defeated in Bexhill Sidley, while Eric Armstrong lost in Bexhill Old Town. Following the election Conservative Carl Maynard became the new leader of the council.http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/local/new-leaders-of-rother-are-crowned-1-1396293 New leaders of Rother are crowned 27 May 2007 Bexhill-on-Sea Observer 18 July 2014 Rother local election result 2007Results - Election 2007 5 May 2007 The Times NewsBank 83http://www.rother.gov.uk/article/2836/District-Election-Results District Election Results Rother District Council 15 July 2014 8 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008100720/http://www.rother.gov.uk/article/2836/District-Election-Results dead Conservative Party (UK) 28 4 2 +2 73.7 59.7 27,840 +2.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 3 1 +2 21.1 27.2 12,670 -3.0% Independent (politician) 2 0 3 -3 5.3 6.0 2,784 +1.7% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 6.6 3,071 -1.4% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 252 +0.5% Ward results Battle Town (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathryn Field 892 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Dixon 759 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Fisher 649 Conservative Party (UK) Bob White 532 Labour Party (UK) John Gately 165 2,997 42.6 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Ensor 672 Conservative Party (UK) Joy Hughes 667 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Francis 420 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Watson 252 2,011 33.7 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill Collington (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Dyason 1,159 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Starnes 1,158 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Warburton 497 2,814 44.4 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill Kewhurst (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Kentfield 1,237 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Kenward 1,096 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph Ammoun 468 2,801 42.3 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill Old Town (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Wood 454 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances Winterborn 419 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Carroll 351 Conservative Party (UK) Annabelle West 332 Independent (politician) Eric Armstrong 295 Labour Party (UK) Mark Sivyer 135 1,986 37.3 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Bexhill Sackville (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Deirdre Williams 660 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Standring 642 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Forster 564 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Hollington 533 Independent (politician) Peter Webb 200 Labour Party (UK) Abdullah Khan 114 2,713 40.9 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill Sidley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jim Carroll 489 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wheeler 425 Independent (politician) Keith Bridger 415 Independent (politician) Helen Bridger 402 Labour Party (UK) Philipa Coughlan 252 Labour Party (UK) Stephanie Webb 225 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brett Mclean 192 2,400 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Bexhill St Marks (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Joanne Gadd 1,136 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Douart 990 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachel Hills 605 Labour Party (UK) John Heasman 133 2,864 44.7 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill St Michaels (2 seats) Independent (politician) Charles Clark 787 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Forster 565 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Fairhurst 493 1,845 36.2 +5.6 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill St Stephens (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Bridget George 722 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Lendon 690 Liberal Democrats (UK) Molly Webb 381 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Zipperlen 340 Labour Party (UK) Dominic Coughlan 211 2,344 36.3 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brede Valley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Johnson 905 Conservative Party (UK) Carl Maynard 873 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Smith 459 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances James 431 Labour Party (UK) Mark Kenward 127 2,795 40.6 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Crowhurst Conservative Party (UK) Angharad Davies 416 46.3 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Kemp 414 46.1 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) Tim MacPherson 69 7.7 -0.8 2 0.2 899 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Darwell (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Vereker 1,072 Independent (politician) Wendy Miers 685 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Sayer 469 2,226 42.0 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Eastern Rother (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Osborne 970 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Ramus 939 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Cleveland-Stevens 394 Labour Party (UK) Jan Mears 350 2,653 44.2 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ewhurst and Sedlescombe Conservative Party (UK) Tony Ganly 657 66.4 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Hardy 332 33.6 +1.1 325 32.9 -2.1 989 49.5 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Marsham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Robin Patten 1,120 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bird 1,063 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Warren 264 2,447 45.5 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rother Levels (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Mooney 1,006 Conservative Party (UK) Ron Parren 1,000 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Als 492 Labour Party (UK) Marie Hodgson 199 2,697 43.1 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rye (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Holmes 691 Conservative Party (UK) David Russell 684 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Souster 575 1,950 43.7 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Salehurst (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Prochak 857 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Hearn 668 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Browne 661 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Goodsell 578 2,764 45.8 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ticehurst and Etchingham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Elliston 993 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Jenkins 803 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Seemann 374 Green Party of England and Wales Don Nicholls 252 2,422 41.1 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2007 and 2011 Bexhill Collington A by-election was held in Bexhill Collington on 12 June 2008 after the death of Conservative councillor Ron Dyason.http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/local/former-rother-council-chairman-ron-dyason-dies-1-1385738 Former Rother Council Chairman Ron Dyason Dies 7 April 2008 Bexhill-on-Sea Observer 17 July 2014http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/local/election-success-for-conservatives-1-1398445 Election success for Conservatives 17 June 2008 Bexhill-on-Sea Observer 17 July 2014 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Gillian Wheeler with a majority of 677 votes over the Liberal Democrats. Bexhill Collington by-election 12 June 2008http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 17 July 2014 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm deadhttp://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4695 Bexhill Collington Ward 13 June 2008 Rother District Council 17 July 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032329/http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4695 dead Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Wheeler 893 75.2 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Purdy 216 18.2 -11.8 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Coughlan 78 6.6 +6.6 677 57.0 1,187 31.8 -12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill Sackville A by-election was held in Bexhill Sackville on 3 July 2008 after Conservative councillor Keith Standring resigned from the council.http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/local/bexhill-bnp-members-names-leaked-on-to-internet-1-1401794 Bexhill BNP members' names leaked on to internet 22 October 2009 Mid Sussex Times 17 July 2014http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4723 Bexhill Sackville Ward 3 July 2008 Rother District Council 17 July 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032336/http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4723 dead The seat was held for the Conservatives by Richard Carroll with a majority of 80 votes over the Liberal Democrats.http://www.24dash.com/news/local_government/2008-07-04-toris-gain-in-east-london-in-latest-council-by-elections Tories gain in East London in latest council by-elections Land Jon 4 July 2008 24dash.com 17 July 2014 Bexhill Sackville by-election 3 July 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Carroll 571 49.4 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Webb 491 42.5 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Paul Theaker 93 8.1 +0.6 80 6.9 1,155 31.5 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in East Sussex