2007 Uttlesford District Council election

2007 Uttlesford District Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 44 seats to Uttlesford District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 26 15 3
Seat change 16 16
Popular vote 23,849 18,683 1,587
Percentage 53.4% 41.8% 3.6%
Swing 14.0% 8.0% 2.3%
Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

2007 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 41 26 16 0 16 59.1 53.4 23,849 +14.0
  Liberal Democrats 44 15 0 16 16 34.1 41.8 18,683 –8.0
  Independent 6 3 0 0 6.8 3.6 1,587 –2.3
  Labour 2 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 446 –3.7
  UKIP 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 104 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.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Chamberlain 379 49.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Savage* 342 44.9 –15.6
UKIP Barry Tyler 40 5.3 N/A
Majority 37 4.9 N/A
Turnout 761 59.0 +14.1
Registered electors 1,294
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Barnston & High Easter

Barnston & High Easter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Hicks* 424 79.1 +18.1
Liberal Democrats David Wills 112 20.9 –18.1
Majority 312 58.2 +36.2
Turnout 536 43.0 +1.8
Registered electors 1,251
Conservative hold Swing 18.1

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Godwin* 292 90.7 +18.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Deeks 30 9.3 +2.0
Majority 262 81.4 +28.7
Turnout 322 40.5 –4.8
Registered electors 796
Independent hold Swing 8.0

Broad Oak & The Hallingburys

Broad Oak & The Hallingburys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Wells 831 75.8 +9.2
Conservative Keith Artus* 818 74.7 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Baker 190 17.3 –12.3
Liberal Democrats Melvin Caton 172 15.7 –11.7
Turnout ~1,096 40.7 +4.1
Registered electors 2,692
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eddie Abrahams* 455 93.4 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Jo Dawson 32 6.6 –9.0
Majority 423 69.4 +18.0
Turnout 487 47.6 +10.9
Registered electors 1,144
Independent hold Swing 9.0

Elsenham & Henham

Elsenham & Henham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Dean* 637 54.6 –2.4
Liberal Democrats David Morson* 631 54.0 –2.9
Conservative Ken Armstrong 463 39.7 +0.4
Conservative Ray Gooding 428 36.7 +7.3
Turnout ~1,168 42.0 +8.1
Registered electors 2,780
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Bellingham-Smith 824 58.2 +20.5
Conservative Ryan Sherer 740 52.2 +18.8
Liberal Democrats David Gregory* 585 41.3 –19.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Thawley* 554 39.1 –20.5
Turnout ~1,417 42.9 +8.7
Registered electors 3,303
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Gayler* 474 54.4 –19.7
Liberal Democrats Ron Clover 411 47.2 –16.3
Conservative Keith Mackman 334 38.3 +14.3
Conservative Heather Powell 309 35.5 +14.1
Independent John Murphy 143 16.4 N/A
Turnout ~871 35.2 +4.0
Registered electors 2,475
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Gower 733 51.3 –10.9
Conservative Michael Miller 673 47.1 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Clive Smith 669 46.8 –9.7
Conservative Bob Fox 653 45.7 +10.4
Conservative Ruth Wilson 632 44.2 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Wingard 615 43.0 –13.4
Turnout ~1,430 39.2 +9.8
Registered electors 3,647
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Lemon* 424 88.5 +31.0
Liberal Democrats Marion Dyer 55 11.5 +6.3
Majority 369 77.0 +56.7
Turnout 479 35.2 –1.9
Registered electors 1,365
Independent hold Swing 12.4

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jan Menell* 510 86.1 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gregory 82 13.9 –8.0
Majority 428 72.3 +16.0
Turnout 592 47.4 +6.2
Registered electors 1,254
Conservative hold Swing 8.0

Newport

Newport (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Yarwood 745 56.0 –11.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilcock 706 53.1 –13.8
Conservative Oliver Dyball 537 40.4 +11.8
Conservative Jeremy Rose 518 39.0 +11.9
Turnout ~1,330 51.6 +3.2
Registered electors 2,577
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alastair Walters 830 49.1 +6.4
Conservative Douglas Perry 796 47.1 +12.0
Conservative Simon Howell 790 46.7 +15.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Hibbs* 783 46.3 –11.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Crook 631 37.3 –9.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Groom 620 36.6 –7.9
Independent John Cox 148 8.7 –2.6
Independent John Bagley 125 7.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,692 45.1 +4.5
Registered electors 3,751
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarfraz Anjum 723 47.4 +15.2
Conservative Heather Mason 702 46.0 +14.7
Conservative David-James Sadler 677 44.4 +14.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Freeman* 597 39.1 –2.1
Liberal Democrats Barbara Hughes* 542 35.5 –4.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jones* 511 33.5 –4.5
Labour Simon Trimnell 236 15.5 –16.3
Labour Yvonne Morton 210 13.8 –7.6
Turnout ~1,526 41.8 +6.6
Registered electors 3,650
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Ketteridge* 965 61.3 +21.1
Conservative Keith Eden 811 51.5 +21.3
Conservative Howard Rolfe 753 47.9 +18.7
Liberal Democrats Patrick Boland* 603 38.3 –4.3
Liberal Democrats Sonia Sault 589 37.4 –1.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jones 557 35.4 –1.2
Turnout ~1,574 38.4 +5.9
Registered electors 4,098
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stansted North

Stansted North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Salmon 663 50.1 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sell* 648 49.0 –6.3
Conservative Jonathan Rich 632 47.8 +15.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Marchant 597 45.1 –4.1
Turnout ~1,323 50.8 +9.4
Registered electors 2,605
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Stansted South

Stansted South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean* 403 54.9 –13.7
Liberal Democrats John Hudson 324 44.2 –23.3
Conservative Nick Church 283 38.6 +5.9
Conservative Dick Shervington 262 35.7 +11.6
UKIP John Patrick 64 8.7 N/A
Turnout ~734 33.2 +8.6
Registered electors 2,210
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christina Cant* 330 51.9 –12.9
Conservative Sandi Merifield 306 48.1 +12.9
Majority 24 3.8 –25.8
Turnout 636 51.9 +19.1
Registered electors 1,227
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 12.9

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Loughlin* 331 52.9 –9.9
Conservative Holly Fletcher 295 47.1 +9.9
Majority 36 5.8 –18.8
Turnout 626 53.1 +8.1
Registered electors 1,182
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 9.9

Takeley & The Cranfields

Takeley & The Cranfields (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Cheetham* 766 70.2 +24.2
Conservative Derek Jones 647 59.3 +21.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Harris 372 34.1 –12.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Westlake 222 20.3 –20.3
Turnout ~1,091 42.6 ±0.0
Registered electors 2,561
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Foley* 700 58.4
Liberal Democrats Antionette Wattebot* 580 48.4
Conservative Terry Frostick 531 44.3
Conservative Brian Smith 464 38.7
Turnout ~1,199 46.8
Registered electors 2,561
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Redfern 468 61.7 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Harcourt 290 38.3 –14.0
Majority 178 23.4 N/A
Turnout 758 58.0 –4.5
Registered electors 1,309
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 14.0

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecile Down* 399 80.6 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Shirley Wilcock 96 19.4 –4.2
Majority 303 61.2 +8.4
Turnout 495 42.3 +5.4
Registered electors 1,173
Conservative hold Swing 4.2

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Flack* 553 87.6 –1.9
Liberal Democrats Duncan Sargeant 78 12.4 +1.9
Majority 475 75.2 –3.8
Turnout 631 45.4 –3.8
Registered electors 1,394
Conservative hold Swing 1.9

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Schneider* 475 72.3 +11.2
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 182 27.7 –11.2
Majority 293 44.6 +22.4
Turnout 657 45.9 +5.7
Registered electors 1,442
Conservative hold Swing 11.2

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Chambers* 495 77.1 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Neville Reed 147 22.9 –6.5
Majority 348 54.2 +13.0
Turnout 642 52.8 +5.1
Registered electors 1,225
Conservative hold Swing 6.5

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Knight 490 73.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Matthews 175 26.3 –32.6
Majority 315 47.4 N/A
Turnout 665 41.2 +5.8
Registered electors 1,623
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

By-elections

Great Dunmow North By-Election 5 June 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Davey 569 52.5 +17.4
Liberal Democrats Julia Hirons 515 47.5 −2.3
Majority 54 5.0
Turnout 1,084 42.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ^ "Uttlesford District Council Elections 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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