2007 Swale Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Sheppey First in grey, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2007. The 2007 Swale Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, 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/29um.stm Swale 3 May 2007 BBC News Online 31 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 26 Labour 10 Liberal Democrats 6 Sheppey First 4 Independent 1https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/swale-sheppey-first-wins-four--a29554/ Swale: Sheppey First! wins four seats 4 May 2007 Kent Online 31 March 2015 Election result The new Sheppey First party won four of the six seats they contested, taking Leysdown and Warden, Minster Cliffs, Sheppey Central and Sheerness East wards. However the Conservatives remained in control of the council with 26 of the 47 councillors, despite also losing a seat in Queenborough and Halfway to Labour. This gain meant Labour remained on 10 seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to have 6 councillors and 1 independent candidate was elected.Election 2007 Results 4 May 2007 The Times NewsBank 8https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/244/ Local Election Results 2007 Local Elections Archive Project 31 March 2015 Swale local election result 2007 Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 4 -2 40.0 41.0 8,421 -4.1 Sheppey First 4 3 0 +3 26.7 18.2 3,741 +18.2 Labour Party (UK) 3 1 1 0 20.0 22.8 4,673 -4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2 -2 6.7 12.9 2,637 -7.1 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 6.7 2.8 566 +2.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 225 +1.1 Against Kent Science Park's Residential Expansion 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 124 +0.6 Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 94 +0.5 Money Reform Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 38 +0.1 Ward results Borden Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Hampshire 429 53.7 +23.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Woodland 265 33.2 -31.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter Paige 105 13.1 +8.0 164 20.5 799 42.3 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Boughton and Courtenay Conservative Party (UK) George Bobbin 1,023 66.7 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Ash Rehal 247 16.1 +0.6 Green Party of England and Wales Timothy Valentine 225 14.7 +14.7 Money Reform Party Anne Belsey 38 2.5 +2.5 776 50.6 +1.0 1,533 36.1 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Grove Conservative Party (UK) Duncan Dewar-Whalley 700 50.3 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) Mike Baldock 404 29.0 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Manning 289 20.7 -13.7 296 21.2 +16.1 1,393 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch Conservative Party (UK) John Wright 1,099 66.9 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Walker-Grice 274 16.7 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Daw 269 16.4 +1.7 825 50.2 -4.9 1,642 Conservative Party (UK) Leysdown and Warden Sheppey First Pat Sandle 434 59.0 +59.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Booth 213 28.9 -29.7 Labour Party (UK) Matt Wheatcroft 89 12.1 -13.2 221 30.1 736 33.3 +7.1 Sheppey First Milton Regis Labour Party (UK) Adam Tolhurst 504 41.7 +11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Berick Tomes 377 31.2 -15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Pat Martin 217 17.9 -0.2 Independent (politician) Andrew Crayford 65 5.4 +5.4 Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party Sheikh Mihand 47 3.9 -0.8 127 10.5 1,210 34.5 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Minster Cliffs Sheppey First Christopher Boden 1,316 63.0 +63.0 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Crowther 460 22.0 -18.7 Labour Party (UK) Robbie Stanbridge 183 8.8 -15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Kemp 83 4.0 -21.3 Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party Mad Mike Young 47 2.2 +2.2 856 41.0 2,089 37.8 +3.5 Sheppey First Conservative Party (UK) Queenborough and Halfway Labour Party (UK) Mike Constable 780 40.6 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Marchington 635 33.0 -10.8 Sheppey First Raymond Adams 507 26.4 +26.4 145 7.6 1,922 34.7 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sheerness East Sheppey First Gemma Wray 332 35.1 +35.1 Labour Party (UK) Jennie Ronan 301 31.8 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kelly Carruthers 210 22.2 -9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Howe 103 10.9 -10.1 31 3.3 946 26.9 -0.4 Sheppey First Labour Party (UK) Sheerness West Labour Party (UK) Steve Worrall 603 49.5 -9.6 Sheppey First David Cassidy 408 33.5 +33.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Morris 207 17.0 -7.7 195 16.0 -18.4 1,218 30.2 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Sheppey Central Sheppey First Lesley Ingham 744 45.3 +45.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Coles 522 31.8 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) David Sargent 246 15.0 -4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Howe 130 7.9 -2.6 222 13.5 1,642 27.8 -3.2 Sheppey First Conservative Party (UK) St Michaels Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Williams 641 46.8 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Carnell 525 38.3 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) Shelley Cheeseman 203 14.8 -0.2 116 8.5 +8.0 1,369 37.3 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Teynham and Lynsted Conservative Party (UK) Richard Barnicott 802 60.1 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Ken Rowles 368 27.6 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Spurling 164 12.3 +12.3 434 32.5 +0.3 1,334 33.7 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) West Downs Independent (politician) Monique Bonney 501 57.7 +57.7 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Jordan 368 42.3 -33.8 133 15.4 869 44.0 +6.2 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock Conservative Party (UK) Jean Willicombe 1,011 55.6 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) Christine Truelove 366 20.1 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Jenkins 316 17.4 -17.1 Against Kent Science Park's Residential Expansion Joe Brown 124 6.8 +6.8 645 35.5 +23.8 1,817 44.8 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in Kent