2007 Uttlesford District Council election

District Council election January 2026 2007 Uttlesford District Council election Essex parliamentary 2003 Uttlesford District Council election 2003 2007 5 3 y 2011 Uttlesford District Council election 2011 All 44 seats to Uttlesford District Council 23 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 26 16 23,849 53.4% 14.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 16 18,683 41.8% 8.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 3 1,587 3.6% 2.3% 350px Seat map 350px Ward map Council control Council control after election Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 2007 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Uttlesford-1973-2011.pdf Uttlesford District Council Elections 1973-2011 31 December 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 2007 Uttlesford District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 41 26 16 0 16 59.1 23,849 53.4 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 44 15 0 16 16 34.1 18,683 41.8 –8.0 Independent politician 6 3 0 0 6.8 1,587 3.6 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 0.0 446 1.0 –3.7 UKIP 2 0 0 0 0.0 104 0.2 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Ashdon Ashdon Conservative Party (UK) Rod Chamberlain 379 49.8 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Savage* 342 44.9 –15.6 UKIP Barry Tyler 40 5.3 N/A 37 4.9 N/A 761 59.0 +14.1 1,294 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Barnston & High Easter Barnston & High Easter Conservative Party (UK) Eric Hicks* 424 79.1 +18.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wills 112 20.9 –18.1 312 58.2 +36.2 536 43.0 +1.8 1,251 Conservative Party (UK) 18.1 Birchanger Birchanger Independent politician Elizabeth Godwin* 292 90.7 +18.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Deeks 30 9.3 +2.0 262 81.4 +28.7 322 40.5 –4.8 796 Independent politician 8.0 Broad Oak & The Hallingburys Broad Oak & The Hallingburys (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Wells 831 75.8 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Artus* 818 74.7 +12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Baker 190 17.3 –12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvin Caton 172 15.7 –11.7 ~1,096 40.7 +4.1 2,692 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Clavering Clavering Independent politician Eddie Abrahams* 455 93.4 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo Dawson 32 6.6 –9.0 423 69.4 +18.0 487 47.6 +10.9 1,144 Independent politician 9.0 Elsenham & Henham Elsenham & Henham (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Dean* 637 54.6 –2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Morson* 631 54.0 –2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ken Armstrong 463 39.7 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ray Gooding 428 36.7 +7.3 ~1,168 42.0 +8.1 2,780 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Felsted Felsted (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Bellingham-Smith 824 58.2 +20.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Sherer 740 52.2 +18.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gregory* 585 41.3 –19.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Thawley* 554 39.1 –20.5 ~1,417 42.9 +8.7 3,303 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Dunmow North Great Dunmow North (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Gayler* 474 54.4 –19.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ron Clover 411 47.2 –16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Mackman 334 38.3 +14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Powell 309 35.5 +14.1 Independent politician John Murphy 143 16.4 N/A ~871 35.2 +4.0 2,475 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Dunmow South Great Dunmow South (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Emily Gower 733 51.3 –10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Miller 673 47.1 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Smith 669 46.8 –9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Fox 653 45.7 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Wilson 632 44.2 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wingard 615 43.0 –13.4 ~1,430 39.2 +9.8 3,647 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hatfield Heath Hatfield Heath Independent politician Mark Lemon* 424 88.5 +31.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marion Dyer 55 11.5 +6.3 369 77.0 +56.7 479 35.2 –1.9 1,365 Independent politician 12.4 Littlebury Littlebury Conservative Party (UK) Jan Menell* 510 86.1 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Gregory 82 13.9 –8.0 428 72.3 +16.0 592 47.4 +6.2 1,254 Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 Newport Newport (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Yarwood 745 56.0 –11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Wilcock 706 53.1 –13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Dyball 537 40.4 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Rose 518 39.0 +11.9 ~1,330 51.6 +3.2 2,577 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Saffron Walden Audley Saffron Walden Audley (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Walters 830 49.1 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Perry 796 47.1 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Howell 790 46.7 +15.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Hibbs* 783 46.3 –11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Crook 631 37.3 –9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Groom 620 36.6 –7.9 Independent politician John Cox 148 8.7 –2.6 Independent politician John Bagley 125 7.4 N/A ~1,692 45.1 +4.5 3,751 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Saffron Walden Castle Saffron Walden Castle (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Sarfraz Anjum 723 47.4 +15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Mason 702 46.0 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) David-James Sadler 677 44.4 +14.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Freeman* 597 39.1 –2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Hughes* 542 35.5 –4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Jones* 511 33.5 –4.5 Labour Party (UK) Simon Trimnell 236 15.5 –16.3 Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Morton 210 13.8 –7.6 ~1,526 41.8 +6.6 3,650 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Saffron Walden Shire Saffron Walden Shire (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jim Ketteridge* 965 61.3 +21.1 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Eden 811 51.5 +21.3 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Rolfe 753 47.9 +18.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Boland* 603 38.3 –4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Sault 589 37.4 –1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Jones 557 35.4 –1.2 ~1,574 38.4 +5.9 4,098 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stansted North Stansted North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Salmon 663 50.1 +14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Sell* 648 49.0 –6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Rich 632 47.8 +15.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Marchant 597 45.1 –4.1 ~1,323 50.8 +9.4 2,605 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stansted South Stansted South (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Dean* 403 54.9 –13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hudson 324 44.2 –23.3 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Church 283 38.6 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Dick Shervington 262 35.7 +11.6 UKIP John Patrick 64 8.7 N/A ~734 33.2 +8.6 2,210 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stebbing Stebbing Liberal Democrats (UK) Christina Cant* 330 51.9 –12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sandi Merifield 306 48.1 +12.9 24 3.8 –25.8 636 51.9 +19.1 1,227 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12.9 Stort Valley Stort Valley Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Loughlin* 331 52.9 –9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Holly Fletcher 295 47.1 +9.9 36 5.8 –18.8 626 53.1 +8.1 1,182 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9.9 Takeley & The Cranfields Takeley & The Cranfields (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jackie Cheetham* 766 70.2 +24.2 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Jones 647 59.3 +21.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Harris 372 34.1 –12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Westlake 222 20.3 –20.3 ~1,091 42.6 ±0.0 2,561 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Thaxted Thaxted (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Foley* 700 58.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Antionette Wattebot* 580 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Frostick 531 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Smith 464 38.7 ~1,199 46.8 2,561 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The Chesterfords The Chesterfords Conservative Party (UK) Julie Redfern 468 61.7 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Harcourt 290 38.3 –14.0 178 23.4 N/A 758 58.0 –4.5 1,309 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 14.0 The Eastons The Eastons Conservative Party (UK) Cecile Down* 399 80.6 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Wilcock 96 19.4 –4.2 303 61.2 +8.4 495 42.3 +5.4 1,173 Conservative Party (UK) 4.2 The Rodings The Rodings Conservative Party (UK) Susan Flack* 553 87.6 –1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Duncan Sargeant 78 12.4 +1.9 475 75.2 –3.8 631 45.4 –3.8 1,394 Conservative Party (UK) 1.9 The Sampfords The Sampfords Conservative Party (UK) Susan Schneider* 475 72.3 +11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Morgan 182 27.7 –11.2 293 44.6 +22.4 657 45.9 +5.7 1,442 Conservative Party (UK) 11.2 Wenden Lofts Wenden Lofts Conservative Party (UK) Robert Chambers* 495 77.1 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neville Reed 147 22.9 –6.5 348 54.2 +13.0 642 52.8 +5.1 1,225 Conservative Party (UK) 6.5 Wimbish & Debden Wimbish & Debden Conservative Party (UK) Tina Knight 490 73.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Ben Matthews 175 26.3 –32.6 315 47.4 N/A 665 41.2 +5.8 1,623 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections Great Dunmow North By-Election 5 June 2008 Conservative Party (UK) John Davey 569 52.5 +17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Hirons 515 47.5 -2.3 54 5.0 1,084 42.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:Uttlesford District Council elections Uttlesford Category:May 2007 in the United Kingdom Category:2000s in Essex