2007 Southampton City Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Southampton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2007 Southampton Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/ms.stm Southampton BBC News 29 January 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 18 Labour 18 Liberal Democrat 12National: Elections 2007: Town and country go to the polls 4 May 2007 The Guardian 6 Campaign Before the election the Conservative and Labour parties both had 16 seats, while the Liberal Democrats who formed the administration had 15 seats, with one seat, formerly Liberal Democrat, being vacant.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1311079.countdown_to_may_elections/ Countdown to May elections 5 April 2007 Southern Daily Echo 30 January 2011 17 seats were being contested in the election, with 2 seats up in Millbrook after Liberal Democrat Virginia Moore resigned from the council. In total 69 candidates were standing and as well as candidates from the national political parties, a couple of candidates stood for local parties called Southampton First and Southampton Save Our Services.X factor; Forget the big three.. Here's who else is after your vote Prince Rosa 23 April 2007 Daily Mirror 8 They campaigned on local issues, with Southampton Save Our Services running on a platform calling for improved conditions for public sector workers in Southampton. Candidates also included a 20-year-old Conservative, Vince Capozzoli in Portswood, after the age for councillors was reduced from 21 to 18.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1329573.nathan_becomes_youngest_councillor_in_the_country_without_an_election/ Nathan becomes youngest councillor in the country – without an election! 16 April 2007 Southern Daily Echo 30 January 2011 National politicians including Conservative leader David Cameron and Labour cabinet minister Peter Hain visited Southampton to campaign for their parties.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1352554.hain_gives_local_campaign_a_lift/ Hain gives local campaign a lift 25 April 2007 Southern Daily Echo 30 January 2011http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/1349483.political_big_guns_on_campaign_trail_in_hampshire/ Political big guns on campaign trail in Hampshire Smith Matt 24 April 2007 This is Hampshire 30 January 2011 The council used an electronic system to check postal votes, but had to check them by hand after the system failed to read up to 40% of them.Thousands of votes scrapped as chaos hits postal ballots 3 May 2007 The Times London 2http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1356524.voting_fraud_system_failing/ Voting fraud system failing 26 April 2007 Southern Daily Echo 30 January 2011 Election result The results saw no party win a majority, but the Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats, 2 each to the Conservative and Labour parties.National: Elections 2007: Labour does better than feared, despite strong opposition gains: Early mixed results allow all parties to claim success: Tories struggle outside suburban and rural areas Woodward Will 4 May 2007 The Guardian 7 The Conservatives won 9 of the 17 seats contested, to move to 18 seats, level with Labour, while the Liberal Democrats fell to 12 seats.http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/1375919.liberal_democrats_lose_southampton/ Liberal Democrats lose Southampton Smith Matt 4 May 2007 This is Hampshire 30 January 2011 One of the Conservative gains from the Liberal Democrats came in Swaythling and was put down to plans for a travellers' camp in the area, which had been opposed by the Conservative candidate.http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/1379536.deals_to_be_done_in_the_wake_of_the_local_council_elections/ Deals to be done in the wake of the local council elections Smith Matt 5 May 2007 This is Hampshire 30 January 2011 Overall turnout in the election was 30.2%. Following the election Conservative group leader Alec Samuels was elected leader of the council.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6664789.stm 'Shock move' gives Tories power 17 May 2007 BBC News 30 January 2011 This came after one Liberal Democrat councillor, Norah Goss, voted in favour of a Conservative administration, breaking from the rest of the party who abstained. Southampton local election result 2007http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-partners/elections/election_details.asp?ID=22 Election details Southampton City Council 29 January 2011 9 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110509165949/http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-partners/elections/election_details.asp?ID=22 deadResults 5 May 2007 The Times London 83 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 0 2 52.9 37.5 20,321 5.0 Labour Party (UK) 6 2 0 2 35.3 30.5 16,489 0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 4 4 11.8 23.8 12,892 5.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 5.1 2,745 0.8 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 2.2 1,201 0.6 Official Southampton First 0 0 0 0 0.6 299 0.6 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0.2 116 0.1 Southampton Save our Services 0 0 0 0 0.1 80 0.1 Ward results Bargate Bargate Labour Party (UK) Parvin Damani 893 43.2 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Amy Whiskerd 675 32.6 0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Drake 305 14.7 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Rigel Jenman 195 9.4 +9.4 218 10.5 +2.0 2,068 16.0 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Bassett Bassett Conservative Party (UK) Alec Samuels 1,858 47.4 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Mintoff 1,420 36.2 -10.4 Labour Party (UK) Michael Brainsby 427 10.9 +2.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Cottrell 217 5.5 +5.5 438 11.2 3,922 35.9 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Bevois Bevois Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Rayment 1,113 50.8 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Turpin 466 21.3 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Clarke 282 12.9 -10.0 Green Party of England and Wales Josephine Furness 215 9.8 +9.8 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Nicholas Chaffey 116 5.3 -1.5 647 29.5 +1.5 2,192 20.9 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Bitterne Labour Party (UK) Matthew Stevens 1,373 48.3 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Osmond 961 33.8 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Naish 510 17.9 +2.2 412 14.5 +0.7 2,844 28.6 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Park Bitterne Park Conservative Party (UK) Peter Baillie 1,663 49.3 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) Shaun Brady 734 21.8 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arnold Robinson 720 21.4 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah Curl 254 7.5 -0.5 929 27.6 +3.6 3,371 32.6 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Coxford Coxford Labour Party (UK) Donald Thomas 1,219 34.9 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Darke 1,162 33.3 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Fitzgerald 784 22.4 +3.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Leslie Obee 201 5.8 +5.8 Green Party of England and Wales David Curl 128 3.7 -4.6 57 1.6 3,494 33.9 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Freemantle Freemantle Conservative Party (UK) Brian Parnell 1,369 45.8 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Harry Mitchell 815 27.3 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Juliet Williams 407 13.6 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Darren Pickering 395 13.2 -0.7 554 18.6 +8.2 2,986 28.2 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Harefield Harefield Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Johnson 1,723 49.2 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Jenks 1,017 29.0 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Wills 490 14.0 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Shaw 275 7.8 +7.8 706 20.1 -7.9 3,505 33.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Millbrook Millbrook (2) Conservative Party (UK) Linda Norris 1,330 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Wells 1,268 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Holmes 1,048 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Reed 974 Labour Party (UK) Keith Morrell 855 Labour Party (UK) Richard Green 811 Green Party of England and Wales Victoria Payne 350 United Kingdom Independence Party Stephen Phillips 246 6,882 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peartree Peartree Liberal Democrats (UK) John Slade 1,443 44.3 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Kim Baillie 972 29.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Julian Price 839 25.8 +2.4 471 14.5 -6.3 3,254 31.9 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Portswood Portswood Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Sollitt 1,063 33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Vincenzo Capozzoli 840 26.3 Labour Party (UK) Ann Wardle 560 17.5 Green Party of England and Wales Joseph Cox 350 11.0 Official Southampton First Peter Knight 299 9.4 Southampton Save our Services Neil Kelly 80 2.5 223 7.0 3,192 29.6 -4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redbridge Redbridge Labour Party (UK) Peter Marsh-Jenks 1,292 43.0 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Russell 906 30.1 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Clare Bettison 808 26.9 +2.6 368 12.8 -0.1 3,006 28.9 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Shirley Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Dean 1,762 44.9 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Graham Giles 1,256 32.0 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Harding 395 10.1 -3.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Spottiswoode 327 8.3 -4.4 United Kingdom Independence Party David Geddes 183 4.7 -1.0 506 12.9 -2.4 3,923 38.2 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sholing Sholing Conservative Party (UK) Gavin Dick 1,787 45.1 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) David Furnell 1,435 36.2 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Lisle 390 9.8 -3.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Tony Weaver 354 8.9 -1.1 352 8.9 3,966 37.3 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Swaythling Swaythling Conservative Party (UK) Diana Odgers 1,215 45.2 +16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Work 711 26.5 -14.6 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Wilson 504 18.8 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Bluemel 256 9.5 -1.5 504 18.7 2,686 28.4 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Woolston Woolston Labour Party (UK) Warwick Payne 1,346 47.2 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Whiskerd 840 29.5 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Cove 666 23.4 +0.4 506 17.7 -6.7 2,852 28.5 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2006 Southampton Council election Southampton local elections 2008 Southampton Council election Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in Southampton