2007 Colchester Borough Council election

2007 Colchester Borough Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.7% (1.7%)
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 30 seats, 38.9% 21 seats, 34.8%
Seats before 30 21
Seats won 9 7
Seats after 30 21
Seat change
Popular vote 14,342 10,052
Percentage 41.8% 29.3%
Swing 2.9% 4.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 7 seats, 13.3% 2 seats, 5.5%
Seats before 7 2
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 6 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 5,581 1,052
Percentage 16.3% 3.1%
Swing 3.0% 2.4%
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 2007 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives had 30 of the 60 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats had 21, Labour had 7 and there were 2 independents.[3]

With the Conservative Party needing to gain one seat to gain a majority on the council for the first time since 1986,[4] Colchester attracted national attention with the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, coming to the marginal Shrub End ward to campaign for the Conservatives.[5] Meanwhile, one of the Green Party's Principal Speakers Siân Berry came to Colchester and campaigned on the importance of public transport, with the Greens contesting every seat at the election.[5]

Election result

The Conservatives narrowly failed to gain a majority on the council after failing to take Wivenhoe Quay from Labour by two votes after two recounts.[4] This meant the Conservatives remained on 30 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats stayed on 21 seats.[4] Labour's loss of Shrub End to the Conservatives meant they dropped to 6 councillors, while the Greens failed to win any seats despite getting 32% of the vote in Castle ward.[4][6] Overall turnout at the election was 34.7%.[7]

2007 Colchester Borough Council election[1][7]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 9 45.0 21 30 50.0 14,342 41.8 +2.9
  Liberal Democrats 7 35.0 14 21 35.0 10,052 29.3 –4.5
  Labour 3 1 15.0 3 6 10.0 5,581 16.3 +3.0
  Independent 1 1 5.0 2 3 5.0 1,052 3.1 –2.4
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,267 9.5 +1.0

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Harris* 931 49.7 +17.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Hindle 483 25.8 −16.4
Conservative Claire Bright 352 18.8 +0.7
Green Philippa Lane 109 5.8 −1.6
Majority 448 23.9 N/A
Turnout 1,875 32.7 −1.3
Registered electors 5,740
Labour hold Swing 16.9

Birch & Winstree

Birch & Winstree[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Crowe* 1,164 70.1 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Longman 313 18.9 +1.2
Labour James Spencer 100 6.0 −1.0
Green Tobie Glenny 83 5.0 −0.9
Majority 851 51.3 +2.4
Turnout 1,660 37.5 −4.6
Registered electors 4,438
Conservative hold Swing 1.2

Castle

Castle[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Barlow 940 41.0 −7.7
Green Peter Lynn 740 32.3 +9.7
Conservative Glenn Granger 469 20.5 +2.4
Labour Michael Powell 142 6.2 −1.9
Majority 200 8.7 −17.3
Turnout 2,291 37.4 −4.1
Registered electors 6,182
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.7

Christ Church

Christ Church[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Hunt* 588 42.4 −1.3
Conservative Andrew Bright 474 34.2 +0.9
Green Alexander Cave 245 17.7 +0.3
Labour David Canning 79 5.7 +0.1
Majority 114 8.2 −2.2
Turnout 1,386 46.0 −2.3
Registered electors 3,018
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.1

Copford & West Stanway

Copford & West Stanway[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Maclean 394 69.1 −1.4
Liberal Democrats Sue Waite 82 14.4 +7.0
Labour Ian Spademan 48 8.4 +0.4
Green Sophie Lovejoy 46 8.1 +8.1
Majority 312 54.7 −1.8
Turnout 570 38.4 +4.4
Registered electors 1,494
Conservative hold Swing 4.2

Fordham & Stour

Fordham & Stour[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Chapman* 913 67.2 +0.6
Liberal Democrats David Shakespeare 180 13.2 +0.8
Green Mervyn Carter 146 10.7 +2.6
Labour Jo Aldous 120 8.8 +0.4
Majority 733 53.9 −0.3
Turnout 1,359 34.3 −2.4
Registered electors 3,983
Conservative hold Swing 0.1

Great Tey

Great Tey[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Chillingworth* 670 71.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Catney 105 11.3 −9.6
Labour John Wood 90 9.7 −1.8
Green Paul Goldsmith 67 7.2 −7.2
Majority 565 60.6 +12.8
Turnout 932 41.9 −0.8
Registered electors 2,226
Conservative hold Swing 6.5

Highwoods

Highwoods[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Oxford 1,052 52.6 −5.6
Conservative Simon Lucas 427 21.4 +6.5
Liberal Democrats John Baker 306 15.3 +0.1
Labour Janet Smith 127 6.4 −1.1
Green Gary Kittle 88 4.4 +0.1
Majority 625 31.3 −11.7
Turnout 2,000 30.9 −1.7
Registered electors 6,484
Independent gain from Conservative Swing 6.1

Mile End

Mile End[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Turrell* 1,081 47.1 +8.2
Conservative Marianne Anderson 995 43.4 −2.8
Labour Steve Crawshaw 118 5.1 −1.1
Green Mary Bryan 99 4.3 −2.1
Majority 86 3.8 N/A
Turnout 2,293 39.5 +1.0
Registered electors 5,812
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 5.5

New Town

New Town[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher* 872 55.6 −9.8
Conservative George Askew 271 17.3 N/A
Green Linda Wonnacott 252 16.1 −5.4
Labour Luke Dopson 173 11.0 −2.1
Majority 601 38.3 −5.5
Turnout 1,568 27.0 −1.8
Registered electors 5,867
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

Prettygate

Prettygate[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wyn Foster 1,404 54.2 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Ost 875 33.8 −0.9
Labour Michael Dale 182 7.0 −0.3
Green Peter Appleton 129 5.0 +0.5
Majority 529 20.4 +1.5
Turnout 2,590 43.7 +0.0
Registered electors 5,958
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 0.8

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Young* 969 61.6 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Price 299 19.0 −10.2
Conservative Alex Wilson 237 15.1 +2.7
Green Andrew Senter 68 4.3 −0.7
Majority 670 42.6 +18.4
Turnout 1,573 24.8 −3.4
Registered electors 6,363
Labour hold Swing 1.0

St. Anne's

St. Anne's[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cook* 1,000 49.3 −2.5
Labour Kim Naish 548 27.0 +0.6
Conservative Anne Allan 368 18.2 +4.5
Green Annick Collins-Leyssen 111 5.5 −2.5
Majority 452 22.3 −3.1
Turnout 2,027 32.2 −0.5
Registered electors 6,336
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.6

Shrub End

Shrub End[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Hazell 718 38.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Offen 643 34.5 −7.5
Labour Richard Bourne* 404 21.7 +2.1
Green Walter Schwarz 100 5.4 +0.6
Majority 75 4.0 N/A
Turnout 1,865 31.2 −1.6
Registered electors 6,008
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.2

Stanway

Stanway[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell* 1,214 52.2 +10.2
Conservative Beverly Davies 897 38.6 −5.4
Labour John Spademan 141 6.1 −2.4
Green Pam Nelson 74 3.2 −2.3
Majority 317 13.6 N/A
Turnout 2,326 37.7 −0.5
Registered electors 6,166
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.8

Tiptree

Tiptree[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Crowe* 1,185 65.4 +11.0
Labour Audrey Spencer 330 18.2 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Turrell 151 8.3 −1.4
Green Katherine Bamforth 146 8.1 +2.0
Majority 855 47.2 +7.9
Turnout 1,812 30.2 −0.2
Registered electors 6,008
Conservative hold Swing 3.7

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Todd* 877 62.9 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward 177 12.7 −4.8
Labour Abigail Tootal 173 12.4 +4.5
Green Roger Bamforth 167 12.0 +1.1
Majority 700 50.2 +4.1
Turnout 1,394 36.4 −1.8
Registered electors 3,849
Conservative hold Swing 2.1

West Mersea

West Mersea[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Kimberley* 1,510 74.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Butler 201 9.9 +9.9
Labour Barbara Nichols 178 8.7 −1.4
Green Beverley Maltby 148 7.3 −3.2
Majority 1,309 64.3 +4.2
Turnout 2,037 35.0 +0.2
Registered electors 5,837
Conservative hold Swing 3.2

Wivenhoe Cross

Wivenhoe Cross[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cory 395 42.5 +3.2
Conservative David Adams* 371 39.9 −6.5
Green Maria Iacovou 83 8.9 +8.9
Labour Rossanna Trudgian 80 8.6 −5.7
Majority 24 2.6 −4.5
Turnout 929 27.3 +0.1
Registered electors 3,428
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 5.0

Wivenhoe Quay

Wivenhoe Quay[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Ford* 648 35.9 +17.2
Conservative Penny Kraft 646 35.7 −0.9
Green Chris Fox 366 20.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sharon Humphrey 147 8.1 −8.9
Majority 2 0.1 N/A
Turnout 1,807 44.4 +0.7
Registered electors 4,125
Labour hold Swing 9.1

References

  1. ^ a b "Colchester". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
  3. ^ "Colchester : It's D-day at polls". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 3 May 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d "Colchester : Just two votes stop a Tory takeover". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 4 May 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Colchester : William stops off on whistle-stop tour". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 20 April 2007.
  6. ^ "Is town ripe for the taking by Greens?". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 21 May 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Colchester Borough Council: Summary of Results". Colchester Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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