2007 Rushmoor Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Rushmoor council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. The 2007 Rushmoor Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Rushmoor 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/24ul.stm Rushmoor 2010-10-17 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 28 Liberal Democrat 8 Labour 5 Independent 1 Elections 2007: Town and country go to the polls The Guardian 6 2007-05-04 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives held 26 seats, the Liberal Democrats 10, Labour 5 and 1 independent. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010001_will_anything_change Will anything change? 2010-10-18 2007-04-26 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151211/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010001_will_anything_change 12 March 2012 14 seats were being contested with candidates from the three main parties on the council, as well as four from the British National Party, 1 Official Monster Raving Loony Party and one independent. Issues in the election included the recent introduction of alternate weekly collection of rubbish and recycling, town centre redevelopments, council tax and anti-social behaviour. Another issue that arose during the campaign was the responsibility for a new play area in North Town, Aldershot, with different parties claiming the credit. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010121_play_area_was_not_a_tory_idea Play area was not a Tory idea 2010-10-18 2007-05-01 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151217/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010121_play_area_was_not_a_tory_idea 12 March 2012 Rushmoor saw a trial of internet voting with votes able to be cast this way in the week before the election. Sam Coates Ministers ignore e-voting fraud warning The Times London 4 2007-03-02 6,600 voters had registered to vote online as well as 5,500 who had opted to vote by post. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010003_vote_from_home Vote from home 2010-10-18 2007-04-26 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151224/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010003_vote_from_home 12 March 2012 When the online voting opened however there was a problem with the Conservative candidate in Wellington ward being placed against the Labour emblem, but this was spotted and corrected sufficiently quickly that the candidates accepted that the result had not been compromised. Sam Coates E-votes put wrong name next to the Labour rose The Times London 24 2007-04-30 Election result The results saw the Conservatives keep control of the council with an increased majority after gaining 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6621787.stm Mixed results in Hampshire vote 2010-10-18 2007-05-04 BBC News The Conservatives gained in Cove and Southwood by 226 votes and in West Heath by 144 votes to hold 28 of the 42 seats. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010404_election_results Election Results 2010-10-18 2007-05-04 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151245/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010404_election_results 12 March 2012 The Liberal Democrats defended the other 2 seats they had held, after coming closest to gaining a seat in St Mark's ward where the Conservatives had a majority of 40. Labour held their 2 seats, while an independent who had campaigned against alternate week refuse collection was well beaten in Knellwood by Conservative Roland Dibbs who won 56% of the vote. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010566_independents_bid_fails Independent’s bid fails 2010-10-18 2007-05-10 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151257/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010566_independents_bid_fails 12 March 2012 The trial of internet voting failed to increase turnout, which dropped to 35.2% from the 36% in the 2006 election. In total 3,827 of the 6,686 people registered to vote online did so, 57.2%, with disagreement over whether the trial was a success. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2011038_embarrassing_errors_put__future_of_evoting_in_doubt Embarrassing errors put future of e-voting in doubt 2010-10-18 2007-05-25 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151323/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2011038_embarrassing_errors_put__future_of_evoting_in_doubt 12 March 2012 Following the election the only independent councillor, Peter Sandy, resigned from the council causing a by-election in Heron Wood ward. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010776_rushmoors_independent_resigns Rushmoor’s independent resigns 2010-10-18 2007-05-18 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151310/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010776_rushmoors_independent_resigns 12 March 2012 Rushmoor local election result 2007 http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7259 Local Election Results May 2007 2010-10-17 Rushmoor Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110613204415/http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7259 13 June 2011 dead Election 2007 Results The Times London 8 2007-05-04 Conservative Party (UK) 10 2 0 +2 71.4 48.6 10,394 +2.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 2 -2 14.3 30.7 6,553 +0.3% Labour Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 14.3 14.8 3,169 +0.2% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 867 +0.5% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 288 -1.7% Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 103 +0.2% Ward results Cove & Southwood http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010528_tories_tighten_their_grip_on_the_borough Tories tighten their grip on the borough 2010-10-18 2007-05-11 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151251/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2010528_tories_tighten_their_grip_on_the_borough 12 March 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Chainey 915 53.8 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anoop Verma 689 40.5 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) Edward Shelton 97 5.7 -1.3 226 13.3 -5.9 1,701 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Empress Conservative Party (UK) Brian Parker 1,150 63.9 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Toby Smith 480 26.7 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Wright 169 9.4 +1.6 670 37.2 +1.8 1,799 Conservative Party (UK) Fernhill Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Muschamp 844 57.8 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Murphy 269 18.4 -7.0 British National Party Cheryl Glass 252 17.3 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) Martin Coule 95 6.5 +6.5 575 39.4 +8.7 1,460 Conservative Party (UK) Grange Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Manning 614 40.7 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Vosper 568 37.7 -7.2 British National Party Janette Brunning 198 13.1 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) Clive Grattan 128 8.5 -5.2 46 3.0 1,508 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heron Wood Labour Party (UK) Donald Cappleman 501 39.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Thomas 451 35.1 +7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Colpus 332 25.9 -3.4 50 3.9 -3.8 1,284 Labour Party (UK) Knellwood Conservative Party (UK) Roland Dibbs 950 56.3 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abu Bakar 320 19.0 +2.3 Independent (politician) Keith Parkins 288 17.1 -13.6 Labour Party (UK) William Tootill 129 7.6 +1.3 630 37.3 +21.6 1,687 Conservative Party (UK) Manor Park Conservative Party (UK) Peter Crerar 888 56.2 +7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Thompson 522 33.1 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Pestridge 169 10.7 +2.0 366 23.2 +6.1 1,579 Conservative Party (UK) Mayfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Neville Dewey 558 44.7 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Smith 306 24.5 +1.9 British National Party Warren Glass 218 17.5 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) June Smith 167 13.4 +2.7 252 20.2 -3.7 1,249 Liberal Democrats (UK) North Town Labour Party (UK) Peter Rust 775 56.6 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sabaah Choudhary 383 28.0 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Kilburn 212 15.5 -8.2 392 28.6 +0.3 1,370 Labour Party (UK) Rowhill Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Choudhary 907 59.7 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Pearson 297 19.6 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Jill Clark 211 13.9 +1.8 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Robert Stanton 103 6.8 +3.1 610 40.2 -4.3 1,518 Conservative Party (UK) St John's Conservative Party (UK) Graham Tucker 931 53.2 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leola Card 712 40.7 -10.4 Labour Party (UK) Mary Lawrance 108 6.2 -0.8 219 12.5 1,751 Conservative Party (UK) St Mark's Conservative Party (UK) Diane Bedford 816 47.6 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Crispin Allard 776 45.3 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Barry Jones 121 7.1 -3.2 40 2.3 1,713 Conservative Party (UK) Wellington Conservative Party (UK) Francis Williams 485 49.2 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Alexander Crawford 384 39.0 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Campagnoli 116 11.8 -1.1 101 10.3 +0.4 985 Conservative Party (UK) West Heath Conservative Party (UK) Mark Staplehurst 800 45.2 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shaun Murphy 656 37.1 -8.6 British National Party Gary Brunning 199 11.2 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Collins 115 6.5 -1.4 144 8.1 +7.3 1,770 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2006 Rushmoor Council election Rushmoor local elections 2008 Rushmoor Council election 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire