2007 Babergh District Council election

2007 English local government election April 2025 November 2013 2007 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 2003 Babergh District Council election 2003 2007 5 3 y 2011 Babergh District Council election 2011 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 19 8 13,288 36.6% 2.5% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 2 15,040 41.4% 1.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 8 4,237 11.7% 1.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 0 6 2,310 6.4% 4.0% Babergh UK ward map 2007.svg Winner of each seat at the 2007 Babergh District Council election. Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 2007 Babergh District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 10-11 24 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University, Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 2007 Babergh District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 30 19 8 0 8 44.2 13,288 36.6 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 28 16 1 3 2 37.2 15,040 41.4 +1.6 Independent politician 9 8 0 0 18.6 4,237 11.7 –1.7 Labour Party (UK) 9 0 0 6 6 0.0 2,310 6.4 –4.0 UKIP 11 0 0 0 0.0 1,459 4.0 +2.9 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. Alton Alton (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Trot Ward 971 63.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wood* 954 62.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Jones 559 36.5 ~1,529 48.1 3,197 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Berners Berners (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Penny Clarke* 802 66.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Roberts 762 62.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Searle 410 33.8 ~1,212 39.3 3,017 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Boxford Boxford Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryn Hurren* 633 68.7 Conservative Party (UK) Carey Fraulo 288 31.3 345 37.5 921 53.5 1,720 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) Desmond Keane* 474 63.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Adam 278 37.0 196 26.0 752 45.6 1,659 Conservative Party (UK) Brook Brook (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Nick Ridley* 691 36.1 Independent politician Peter Jones* 650 34.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Fenwick 571 29.9 ~1,914 38.3 3,252 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) Peter Holbrook* 1,449 Conservative Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician James Long* 1,610 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Miller* 829 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Hinton* 728 42.8 UK Independence Party Richard Hudson-Smith 142 8.4 UK Independence Party Robert Hutchinson 129 7.6 ~1,364 46.4 2,938 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Glemsford & Stanstead Glemsford & Stanstead (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Rex Thake* 613 42.5 Independent politician Len Young* 488 33.8 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Patrick 343 23.8 ~951 32.2 2,957 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Carol Todd 459 57.6 Conservative Party (UK) Humphrey Todd 455 57.1 Labour Party (UK) Tony Bavington* 338 42.4 Labour Party (UK) Neil MacMaster* 322 40.4 ~829 26.7 3,106 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Beer* 454 53.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Newman 438 51.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cathy Press 223 26.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Ford-Platt 208 24.5 Labour Party (UK) Roger McCartney 174 20.4 Labour Party (UK) Pam White 162 19.0 ~868 28.0 3,102 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh North Hadleigh North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Riley 381 25.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Warner 358 23.5 Independent politician Jan Byrne 328 21.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Whiting 318 20.8 Labour Party (UK) Keith Grimsey* 292 19.1 UK Independence Party Reginald Smith 166 10.9 UK Independence Party Roy O'Shaughnessy 118 7.7 ~1,123 33.7 3,333 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hadleigh South Hadleigh South (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Grutchfield* 794 70.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Munson 690 61.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Burgoyne 330 29.4 ~1,099 36.4 3,020 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician David Rose* 1,607 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Conservative Party (UK) Philip Gibson 1,552 Conservative Party (UK) Leavenheath Leavenheath Conservative Party (UK) Jennie Jenkins* 455 67.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Turner 217 32.3 238 35.4 672 45.6 1,481 Conservative Party (UK) Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Independent politician Richard Kemp* 878 63.2 Independent politician John Brand* 696 50.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Burch 512 36.8 ~1,229 38.7 3,175 Independent politician Independent politician Lower Brett Lower Brett Independent politician Sue Wigglesworth* 620 83.1 UK Independence Party Linda Redford 126 16.9 494 66.2 746 44.1 1,716 Independent politician Mid Samford Mid Samford (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Carpendale* 966 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald White* 759 40.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Banyard 747 39.9 UK Independence Party John Smith 147 7.9 UK Independence Party Jo Smith 137 7.3 ~1,590 49.3 3,227 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nayland Nayland Conservative Party (UK) Richard Cave 464 53.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hunt* 307 35.6 UK Independence Party James Carver 92 10.7 157 18.2 863 56.4 1,539 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician Clive Arthey* 577 63.5 Conservative Party (UK) Taz Kavvadias 331 36.5 246 27.1 908 49.9 1,836 Independent politician Pinewood Pinewood (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Busby* 473 55.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Johnson* 451 52.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ian McIntyre 379 44.5 ~847 24.8 3,417 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) South Cosford South Cosford Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Lazenby* 451 59.0 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Cave 314 41.0 137 17.9 765 42.9 1,796 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Osborne 480 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) Dean Walton 418 37.0 Labour Party (UK) Jack Owen* 341 30.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Platt 310 27.4 Labour Party (UK) Tim Richmond 262 23.2 ~1,057 32.1 3,294 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Sayers* 531 48.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ray Smith 403 37.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah Thomas 282 26.0 Labour Party (UK) Nick Irwin* 272 25.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marion Press 205 18.9 Labour Party (UK) Torsten Friedag 147 13.5 ~970 31.0 3,131 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Bennett* 603 58.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Booth* 527 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Errol Newman 317 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Thomas 275 26.8 UK Independence Party Donald Martin 106 10.3 UK Independence Party Jane Martin 91 8.9 ~1,015 31.0 3,275 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Colin Spence* 865 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jenny Antill 775 49.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances Bates* 497 31.7 UK Independence Party Leon Stedman 205 13.1 ~1,312 40.4 3,249 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections Hadleigh North By-Election 8 November 2007http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/11_6_swing_to_lib_dems_in_hadleigh_1_87063 11.6% swing to Lib Dems in Hadleigh Dines Graham 9 November 2007 Eastern Daily Press 9 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120813130941/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/11_6_swing_to_lib_dems_in_hadleigh_1_87063 13 August 2012 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Whiting 446 49.0 +25.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Burgoyne 261 28.6 +3.6 Independent (politician) Jan Byrne 138 15.1 -6.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Reginald Smith 66 7.2 -3.7 185 20.4 911 27.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Cornard North By-Election 22 July 2010http://www.24dash.com/news/local_government/2010-07-30-labour-vote-surges-in-latest-council-by-elections Labour vote surges in latest council by-elections Land Jon 30 July 2010 24dash.com 9 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223140801/http://www.24dash.com/news/local_government/2010-07-30-Labour-vote-surges-in-latest-council-by-elections 2010-12-23 deadhttp://www.babergh-south-suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5992E499-CF08-46C2-831D-779818E77245/0/DeclnResult_GCN_220710.pdf Declaration of result of poll Babergh District Council 9 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722201351/http://www.babergh-south-suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5992E499-CF08-46C2-831D-779818E77245/0/DeclnResult_GCN_220710.pdf 22 July 2011 dead Labour Party (UK) Anthony Bavington 340 45.1 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Fryer 201 26.7 -30.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Platt 141 18.7 +18.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Leon Stedman 72 9.5 +9.5 139 18.4 754 22.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 2007 in the United Kingdom Category:2000s in Suffolk