2007 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election The 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the 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/24ub.stm Basingstoke & Deane BBC News 17 July 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 31 Liberal Democrats 15 Labour 11 Independent 3http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2007/05/09/News+Headlines+%28bg_news_headlines%29/1386782.Tories_keep_their_grip_on_power/ Tories keep their grip on power Martin Kate 9 May 2007 Southern Daily Echo 17 July 2011 Background The Conservative Party had run the council since the 2006 election and won an overall majority for the first time in 11 years after gaining a seat in a by-election in Buckskin from Labour in December 2006.http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/1324671.campaigns_begin_for_borough_seats/ Campaigns begin for borough seats Martin Kate 12 April 2007 Basingstoke Gazette 17 July 2011 In March 2007 the Conservatives also held a seat in a by-election in Rooksdown. This meant that the Conservative held 31 seats going into the election, compared to 15 Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour and 3 Independent councillors. 5 councillors stood down at the election, 3 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, Jonathan Curry, Terence Faulkner, Paul Findlow, Alex Green and John Wall. 20 seats were up for election, with the leader of the Conservatives on the council, Mark Ruffell, being unopposed in Upton Grey and the Candovers. Candidates stood from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, as well as 2 independents.http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/1318665.local_election_candidates/ Local election candidates 10 April 2007 Basingstoke Gazette 17 July 2011 Election result The results saw the Conservatives stay in control with 31 seats, with no changes taking place in the political balance on the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/6621787.stm Mixed results in Hampshire vote 4 May 2007 BBC News 17 July 2011 The Liberal Democrats remained on 15 seats, Labour on 11 and independents on 3 seats. Basingstoke and Deane local election result 2007http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/elections/results/2007/ Borough Election Results - Thursday 3 May 2007 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 17 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703142509/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/elections/results/2007/ 3 July 2011 live Conservative Party (UK) 12 0 0 0 60.0 54.4 18,593 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) 4 0 0 0 20.0 18.4 6,282 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 0 15.0 23.6 8,053 -6.9 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.0 3.7 1,250 +0.9 Ward results Basing Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Marks 1,864 65.1 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anna Archibald 906 31.6 -8.0 Labour Party (UK) Amal Sarkar 93 3.2 -2.0 958 33.5 +18.0 2,863 44 -5 Conservative Party (UK) Brookvale and Kings Furlong Liberal Democrats (UK) Doris Jones 823 56.9 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ranil Jayawardena 430 29.7 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Philip Courtenay 193 13.3 -1.4 393 27.2 +1.5 1,446 36 +1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Buckskin Conservative Party (UK) Robert Taylor 539 52.9 +21.0 Labour Party (UK) Gill Gleeson 387 38.0 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Obi Nwasike 93 9.1 +9.1 152 14.9 1,019 31 +6 Conservative Party (UK) Calleva Conservative Party (UK) Roger Gardiner 1,288 78.3 +15.8 Labour Party (UK) Terence Price 356 21.7 +5.5 932 56.7 +15.5 1,644 38 +0 Conservative Party (UK) Chineham Conservative Party (UK) John Downes 1,258 63.2 +24.5 Independent (politician) Christopher Tomblin 393 19.7 -34.5 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Cavanagh 191 9.6 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Spalding 149 7.5 +7.5 865 43.5 1,991 34 +0 Conservative Party (UK) Grove Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Day 1,261 66.6 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hayley Eachus 538 28.4 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) Hema Krishan 94 5.0 +0.5 723 38.2 +10.5 1,893 43 -4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hatch Warren and Beggarwood Conservative Party (UK) Harry Robinson 1,398 69.6 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Barnard 363 18.1 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Julie Worthington 248 12.3 +0.5 1,035 51.5 +1.5 2,009 29 -2 Conservative Party (UK) Kempshott Conservative Party (UK) Christine Heath 1,749 70.9 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Mitchell 381 15.5 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Colin Regan 336 13.6 +0.4 1,368 55.5 -0.9 2,466 41 -1 Conservative Party (UK) Kingsclere Conservative Party (UK) Cathy Osselton 1,277 78.4 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) James Gibb 186 11.4 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Ward 165 10.1 +1.7 1,091 67.0 -1.2 1,628 44 +1 Conservative Party (UK) Norden Labour Party (UK) Paul Harvey 1,057 54.4 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Onnalee Cubitt 615 31.7 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Whitechurch 270 13.9 -0.5 442 22.8 -4.6 1,942 33 +1 Labour Party (UK) Oakley and North Waltham Conservative Party (UK) Diane Taylor 1,801 74.6 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Burbidge-King 442 18.3 -17.4 Labour Party (UK) David Cavanagh 171 7.1 +7.1 1,359 56.3 +27.6 2,414 43 -2 Conservative Party (UK) Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon Independent (politician) Ian Tilbury 857 49.2 +49.2 Conservative Party (UK) Marion Jones 481 27.6 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacky Lessware 328 18.8 -45.2 Labour Party (UK) Warwick Dady 76 4.4 -1.2 376 21.6 1,742 50 -1 Independent (politician) Popley East Labour Party (UK) Andy McCormick 629 63.6 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen McConnell 223 22.5 -9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Berwick-Gooding 137 13.9 -2.8 406 41.1 +21.1 989 31 +2 Labour Party (UK) Popley West Labour Party (UK) Paul Frankum 534 53.5 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Zoe Wheddon 354 35.4 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Old 111 11.1 -10.4 180 18.0 -2.7 999 39 +9 Labour Party (UK) South Ham Labour Party (UK) Sean Keating 959 49.4 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Valentine 741 38.2 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Whitechurch 240 12.4 +1.3 218 11.2 -6.6 1,940 35 -1 Labour Party (UK) Tadley North Conservative Party (UK) Stephen West 1,048 55.3 +16.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Slimin 732 38.6 -22.7 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Rothman 114 6.0 +6.0 316 16.7 1,894 43 +0 Conservative Party (UK) Tadley South Conservative Party (UK) Robert Musson 872 66.1 +26.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Hankinson 337 25.5 +25.5 Labour Party (UK) Upali Wickremeratne 110 8.3 -3.7 535 40.6 1,319 31 -2 Conservative Party (UK) Upton Grey and The Candovers Conservative Party (UK) Mark Ruffell unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Whitchurch Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Watts 1,163 58.4 Conservative Party (UK) William Judge 828 41.6 335 16.8 1,991 52 +4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Winklebury Conservative Party (UK) Rob Golding 1,289 64.8 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Lea Jeff 548 27.6 -9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chijioke Nwasike 152 7.6 +7.6 741 37.3 +12.2 1,989 39 -4 Conservative Party (UK) References 2006 Basingstoke and Deane Council election Basingstoke and Deane local elections 2008 Basingstoke and Deane Council election 2007 Category:2007 English local 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