2007 Christchurch Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Christchurch Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. The 2007 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, 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/19uc.stm Christchurch 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 21 May 2015 Background After the last election in 2003 the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 14 councillors, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/62.stm Local elections BBC News Online 22 May 2015 This majority increased when both of the Liberal Democrat councillors for Portfield, Susan Darch and Lillian Jefferis, defected to the Conservatives.http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2005/05/10/5354583.Tributes_flooding_in_for__wonderful__councillor/?ref=arc https://web.archive.org/web/20200904084713/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2005/05/10/5354583.Tributes_flooding_in_for__wonderful__councillor/?ref=arc dead 4 September 2020 Tributes flooding in for 'wonderful' councillor 10 May 2005 Dorset Echo 22 May 2015 However the Liberal Democrats regained one of the seats in a by-election on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of Susan Darch from the council and at the same time picked up a seat in Jumpers ward, which had formerly been held by an independent councillor. 63 candidates stood in 2007 for the 24 seats on the council, with Conservative candidates for every seat.Residents say 'bring in some new ideas' 28 April 2007 Bournemouth Daily Echo NewsBank The Liberal Democrats had 19 candidates, with at least one in all 11 wards, while six independents stood for election.Electioneers keep it all in the family 5 April 2007 Bournemouth Daily Echo NewsBank After 16 years without a seat on the council, Labour stood 11 candidates in 2007, one in each ward, and the UK Independence Party had three candidates. Only one councillor stood down at the election, Kevin Dingley from North Highcliffe and Walkford ward. Election result The Conservatives majority on the council was strengthened after they won 17 of the 24 seats on the council.Results - Election 2007 5 May 2007 The Times NewsBank 83 This was at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost half of their seats on the council to fall to four councillors.Conservatives' grip now even stronger 4 May 2007 Bournemouth Daily Echo NewsBank Meanwhile, independents picked up two seats to have three councillors. The Conservatives gained seats from the Liberal Democrats in Purewell and Stanpit, but they did lose a seat back in Portfield. In Jumpers ward, independent Fred Neale picked up a seat, while independent Julie Petrie also gained a seat, topping the poll in Grange ward.http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/christchurch/1378929.Name_out_of_a_hat_result/?ref=arc Name out of a hat result 4 May 2007 Bournemouth Daily Echo 22 May 2015 The second seat in Grange had Conservative Denise Jones and Liberal Democrat John Freeman both finish with 374 votes. The winner of this seat was chosen by drawing a name out of a hat and Conservative Denise Jones gained the seat from the Liberal Democrat after she was given one more vote, as her name was chosen. Christchurch local election result 2007http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media/pdf/l/0/Results_of_Poll_3rd_May_2007.pdf Declaration of result of poll Christchurch Borough Council dorsetforyou.com 21 May 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 17 3 1 +2 70.8 61.0 22,022 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 1 5 -4 16.7 25.7 9,278 -6.0 Independent (politician) 3 2 0 +2 12.5 6.1 2,220 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 1,549 -0.8 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 1,051 +2.5 Ward results Burton and Winkton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Flagg 972 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Jamieson 944 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dexter Davies 424 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Blunden 371 Labour Party (UK) Michael Woods 95 2,806 44.7 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Grange (2 seats) Independent (politician) Julie Petrie 412 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Jones 375 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Freeman 374 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Nichols 359 Independent (politician) Jason Perry 345 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Watts 297 Labour Party (UK) Vera Hill 118 2,280 33.4 +6.7 Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Highcliffe (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Myra Mawbey 1,310 Conservative Party (UK) John Lofts 1,153 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Pitt 391 Labour Party (UK) Carol Wilcox 168 3,022 54.0 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Jumpers (2 seats) Independent (politician) Colin Bungey 597 Independent (politician) Frederick Neale 484 Conservative Party (UK) Tavis Fox 409 Conservative Party (UK) Lisle Smith 378 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Viney 352 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Humphrey 292 Labour Party (UK) Robert Deeks 61 2,573 43.0 +4.1 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mudeford and Friars Cliff (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Spencer 1,638 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Duckworth 1,575 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Spreadbury 1,464 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Legg 507 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Lodge 477 Labour Party (UK) James Brennan 290 5,951 49.9 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Highcliffe and Walkford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Sally Derham Wilkes 1,117 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Geary 1,004 Liberal Democrats (UK) Debby Broomfield 415 Labour Party (UK) Simon Trim 179 2,715 51.3 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Portfield (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Davies 465 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Vick 457 Conservative Party (UK) Lillian Jefferis 397 Conservative Party (UK) Maurne Wilson 339 Independent (politician) Carol Flynn 212 Independent (politician) Linda Hammond 170 Labour Party (UK) Abdulhaye Qureshi 67 2,107 36.0 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Purewell and Stanpit (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Nottage 810 Conservative Party (UK) Lucy Filer 804 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Payne 715 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Wright 654 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Hepple 93 3,076 47.2 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St Catherine's and Hurn (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Susan Spittle 957 Conservative Party (UK) David Fox 919 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maria Drummond 362 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Campbell 355 UK Independence Party John Reid 306 UK Independence Party David Williams 260 Labour Party (UK) James Bewley 100 3,259 55.5 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Town Centre (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hall 956 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brett Bader 863 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Mawbey 513 Conservative Party (UK) John Newman 506 Labour Party (UK) George Gregory 93 2,931 46.6 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) West Highcliffe (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Griffiths 1,428 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Jamieson 1,426 Conservative Party (UK) David Jones 1,287 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Hurll 489 UK Independence Party Philip Glover 485 Labour Party (UK) Robert Maskell 285 5,400 46.1 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2007 and 2011 A by-election was held in Portfield on 16 July 2009 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor David Vick due to poor health.Polls open in by-election 15 July 2009 Bournemouth Daily Echo NewsBank The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Christine Payne with a one-vote majority over Conservative Lisle Smith.One vote secures election win 24 July 2009 Cornish Guardian NewsBank 3 Portfield by-election 16 July 2009 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Payne 279 34.4 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lisle Smith 278 34.3 +4.0 Independent (politician) Christopher Neale 156 19.2 -9.9 UK Independence Party Kenneth Johnson 98 12.1 +12.1 1 0.1 811 25.4 -11.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections