2007 Breckland District Council election

2007 Breckland District Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 51 seats to Breckland District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won 48 3 3
Seat change 6 5 1
Popular vote 27,763 7,931 3,794
Percentage 62.2% 17.8% 8.5%
Swing 5.7% 7.1% 1.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2007 Breckland District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2007 Breckland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2007 Breckland District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 54 48 6 0 6 88.9 62.2 27,763 +5.7
  Labour 26 3 0 5 5 5.6 17.8 7,931 –7.1
  Independent 8 3 1 2 1 5.6 8.5 3,794 +1.8
  Green 11 0 0 0 0.0 6.2 2,755 +1.3
  Liberal Democrats 7 0 0 0 0.0 4.7 2,080 –0.6
  UKIP 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 330 N/A

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.

All Saints

All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Smith* 446 58.6
Independent Frank Burch 311 40.9
Majority 135 17.7
Turnout 761 40.4
Registered electors 1,883
Conservative hold Swing

Buckenham

Buckenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Joel* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,405
Conservative hold Swing

Burgh & Haverscroft

Burgh & Haverscroft (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Martin* 658 64.6
Conservative Adrian Stasiak* 633 62.2
Green Sophie Benefer 309 30.4
Turnout ~1,018 33.3
Registered electors 3,058
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Conifer

Conifer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Steward* 461 73.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Rooke 165 26.4
Majority 296 47.3
Turnout 626 41.7
Registered electors 1,515
Conservative hold Swing

Dereham-Central

Dereham-Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Goreham* 600 42.9
Labour Michael Fanthorpe* 586 41.9
Conservative Robert Hambidge 570 40.7
Conservative Phil Irving 565 40.4
Green Sinead Bowyer 201 14.4
Turnout ~1,399 32.3
Registered electors 4,332
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dereham-Humbletoft

Dereham-Humbletoft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Irving 136 47.4
Labour Linda Goreham* 118 41.1
Green David Bowyer 33 11.5
Majority 18 6.3
Turnout 287 13.9
Registered electors 2,070
Conservative gain from Labour

Dereham-Neatherd

Dereham-Neatherd (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Monument* 632 54.5
Conservative Michael Griffin* 525 45.3
Green Ann Bowyer 416 35.9
Labour Julian Crutch 243 21.0
Labour Alfred Dawson 189 16.3
Turnout ~1,159 36.0
Registered electors 3,219
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Dereham-Toftwood

Dereham-Toftwood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Duigan* 525 44.9
Conservative Lynda Turner 502 42.9
Independent June Barnes 328 28.1
Green Timothy Birt 318 27.2
Labour Thelma Johnson 249 21.3
Labour Patricia Tullis 203 17.4
Turnout ~1,169 31.1
Registered electors 3,758
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

East Guiltcross

East Guiltcross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Askew* 407 74.8
Green Peter Maxey 137 25.2
Majority 270 49.6
Turnout 544 34.0
Registered electors 1,610
Conservative hold Swing

Eynsford

Eynsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Bambridge* 531 72.0
Labour Roger Fryatt 206 28.0
Majority 325 44.1
Turnout 737 41.6
Registered electors 1,798
Conservative hold Swing

Haggard De Toni

Haggard De Toni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Theresa Hewett* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,791
Conservative hold Swing

Harling & Heathlands

Harling & Heathlands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Kemp* 713 66.0
Conservative Kay Fisher* 678 62.8
Green Tony Park 350 32.4
Turnout ~1,080 33.5
Registered electors 3,227
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hermitage

Hermitage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Labouchere* 540 75.7
UKIP Gill Savory 173 24.3
Majority 367 51.4
Turnout 713 39.8
Registered electors 1,683
Conservative hold Swing

Launditch

Launditch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Kiddle-Morris 403 51.9
Labour Christopher Holland* 374 48.1
Majority 29 3.8
Turnout 777 49.1
Registered electors 1,583
Conservative gain from Labour

Mid Forest

Mid Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Monson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,574
Conservative hold Swing

Nar Valley

Nar Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave Williams* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,775
Conservative hold Swing

Necton

Necton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Wilkin* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,561
Conservative hold Swing

Queens

Queens (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alec Byrne 820 58.5
Conservative Peter Francis* 816 58.2
Conservative Shirley Howard Alpe* 743 53.0
Independent Bob Smith 568 40.5
Turnout ~1,402 26.7
Registered electors 5,251
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shipdham

Shipdham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hewett* 384 78.5
Labour Chris Thorne 105 21.5
Majority 279 57.0
Turnout 489 29.7
Registered electors 1,656
Conservative hold Swing

Springvale & Scarning

Springvale & Scarning (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gretton* 682 58.4
Conservative Elizabeth Gould* 679 58.1
Green Alison Keidan Cooper 376 32.2
Labour Lew Pearson 300 25.7
Turnout ~1,168 31.0
Registered electors 3,770
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Swaffham

Swaffham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shirley Matthews* 1,116 56.3
Conservative Frank Sharpe 1,064 53.7
Conservative Ian Sherwood* 1,011 51.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Gunner 674 34.0
Labour Sandra Kerridge 548 27.6
Turnout ~1,983 36.0
Registered electors 5,508
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Swanton Morley

Swanton Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kate Millbank 531 78.8
Labour Michael Johnson 143 21.2
Majority 388 57.6
Turnout 686 38.7
Registered electors 1,772
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Taverner

Taverner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Duffield* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,721
Conservative hold Swing

Templar

Templar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rogers* 414 66.0
Liberal Democrats Dave Thomas 213 34.0
Majority 201 32.0
Turnout 627 36.3
Registered electors 1,753
Conservative hold Swing

Thetford-Abbey

Thetford-Abbey (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pauline Quadling 375 43.7
Conservative Mike Spencer 322 37.5
Labour Albert Paines* 270 31.5
Labour Brenda Canham 228 26.6
Conservative Antonio d'Cocha 192 22.4
Turnout ~858 25.0
Registered electors 3,431
Independent gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Thetford-Castle

Thetford-Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Terence Lamb* 226 41.2
Conservative Roy Brame 154 28.1
Liberal Democrats Danny Jeffrey 105 19.2
Labour Ramon Barker 63 11.5
Majority 72 13.1
Turnout 548 37.0
Registered electors 1,502
Independent hold Swing

Thetford-Guildhall

Thetford-Guildhall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Kybird* 720 48.6
Conservative Pam Spencer* 711 48.0
Conservative Derek Mortimer* 693 46.8
Labour Sylvia Armes 450 30.4
Labour Terry Jermy 375 25.3
Labour Mark Allison 353 23.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Rouse 329 22.2
Turnout ~1,482 28.0
Registered electors 5,292
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thetford-Saxon

Thetford-Saxon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marion Chapman-Allen* 573 42.5
Conservative Sam Chapman-Allen 517 38.4
Labour Pat Balaam 500 37.1
Conservative Gareth Pickering 470 34.9
Labour Jack Ramm* 459 34.1
Labour Dennis Sully 397 29.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Brindle 367 27.2
Turnout ~1,347 27.0
Registered electors 4,989
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Two Rivers

Two Rivers (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Rose* 851 63.2
Conservative Paul Claussen* 750 55.7
Green Steve Blake 406 30.1
Turnout ~1,206 37.0
Registered electors 3,259
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Upper Wensum

Upper Wensum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Borrett 486 62.7
UKIP John Savory 157 20.3
Labour Gary Greenwood 132 17.0
Majority 329 42.5
Turnout 775 44.0
Registered electors 1,803
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Yare

Upper Yare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cliff Jordan* 627 79.2
Labour Tim Mantripp 165 20.8
Majority 462 58.4
Turnout 792 40.0
Registered electors 1,880
Conservative hold Swing

Watton

Watton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Bowes 1,082 57.0
Independent Keith Gilbert* 967 51.0
Conservative David Myers 879 46.3
Independent John Craifie 750 39.5
Conservative Bryan Wykes 718 37.8
Labour Margaret Holmes 368 19.4
Labour Chris Walls 307 16.2
Turnout ~1,897 34.0
Registered electors 5,581
Conservative hold
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Wayland

Wayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Cowen* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,682
Conservative hold Swing

Weeting

Weeting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Childerhouse 333 45.9
Independent Sheila Childerhouse* 269 37.1
Green Jeffery Prosser 123 17.0
Majority 64 8.8
Turnout 725 41.0
Registered electors 1,778
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

West Guiltcross

West Guiltcross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Nunn* 481 60.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Gordon 227 28.6
Green Donna Park 86 10.8
Majority 254 32.0
Turnout 794 48.0
Registered electors 1,679
Conservative hold Swing

Wissey

Wissey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Ball* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,924
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Queen's By-Election 4 June 2009[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 863 48.8 −10.3
Independent 673 38.1
Labour 231 13.1 +13.1
Majority 190 10.8
Turnout 1,767 24.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 13–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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