The 2007 Fenland District Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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Election result
editThe results saw the Conservatives strengthen their majority on the council after winning 39 of the 40 seats on the council.[2] Only 13 of the 27 wards were contested, with Conservatives taking the seats in the other 14 wards without opposition.[2] This meant the Conservatives had been guaranteed a majority even before voting, as 18 of their candidates were unopposed and another 4 were in multi seat wards were there were not enough candidates from other parties.[3]
Labour lost the 3 seats they had been defending, 2 in Waterlees ward in Wisbech and 1 in March East.[2] What was remarkable, however, about the results was areas such as Waterlees ward, traditionally, had been part of larger wards (until the 2003 boundary changes) that were opposition strongholds. [3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but did come within 37 votes in Slade Lode ward in Chatteris.[2] The only non-Conservative elected was independent Mark Archer, who gained Manea from Conservative Robert Sears by almost 200 votes,[4] in a seat which Sears had won in a by-election in 2006.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 39 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 97.5 | 67.6 | 14,898 | +0.1% | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 1,236 | -1.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 4,250 | +16.4% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 7.6 | 1,668 | -14.1% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Mayor | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Butcher | 841 | |||
Conservative | Pamela Potts | 774 | |||
Independent | 430 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Melton | 316 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Colbert | 252 | |||
Labour | David Biggs | 55 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Cox | unoppposed | |||
Labour | |||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay Mayor | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Cotterell | 700 | |||
Conservative | Philip Webb | 540 | |||
Independent | Robert Pinnock | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon King | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Bruce Wegg | unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Curtis | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Les Sims | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Garratt | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Archer | 487 | ||||
Conservative | Robert Sears | unopposed | |||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fred Yeulett | 1,026 | |||
Conservative | John Clark | 1,011 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Keane | 981 | |||
Labour | Barry Howlett | 724 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Heather Kinnear | 357 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Hancox | 322 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Quince | 862 | |||
Conservative | John West | 818 | |||
Conservative | Peter Tunley | 737 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Adams | 586 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Fey | 573 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Verity Roscoe | 470 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Owen | 1,049 | |||
Conservative | Janet French | 1,045 | |||
Conservative | Peter Skoulding | 883 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Farmer | 360 | |||
Labour | Mark Plumb | 196 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Bellamy | ||||
Conservative | Clifford Edwards | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Oliver | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Hatton | ||||
Conservative | Michael Humphrey | ||||
Conservative | Chris Seaton | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Florence Newell | 260 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Howes | 223 | |||
Labour | Grant Osbourn | 67 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Speechley | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Peachey | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Green | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ray German | 400 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Diane Baldrey | 301 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Labour | |||||
Conservative | |||||
Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Murphy | ||||
Liberal Democrats | |||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||
Labour | |||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Mayor | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Butcher | 841 | |||
Conservative | Pamela Potts | 774 | |||
Independent | Linda Keppel-Spoor | 430 | |||
Turnout | 2,045 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Melton | 316 | 50.7 | −15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Colbert | 252 | 40.4 | +40.4 | |
Labour | David Biggs | 55 | 8.8 | −24.7 | |
Majority | 64 | 10.3 | −22.7 | ||
Turnout | 623 | 33 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Cox | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay Mayor | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Cotterell | 700 | |||
Conservative | Philip Webb | 540 | |||
Independent | Robert Pinnock | 319 | |||
Turnout | 1,559 | 28 | +1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon King | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Bruce Wegg | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Curtis | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Les Sims | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Garratt | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mark Archer | 487 | 61.4 | ||
Conservative | Robert Sears | 306 | 38.6 | ||
Majority | 181 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 793 | 54 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Yeulett | 1,026 | |||
Conservative | John Clark | 1,011 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Keane | 981 | |||
Labour | Barry Howlett | 724 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Heather Kinnear | 357 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hancox | 322 | |||
Turnout | 4,421 | 34 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Quince | 862 | |||
Conservative | John West | 818 | |||
Conservative | Peter Tunley | 737 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Adams | 586 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Fey | 573 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Verity Roscoe | 470 | |||
Turnout | 4,046 | 29 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Owen | 1,049 | |||
Conservative | Janet French | 1,045 | |||
Conservative | Peter Skoulding | 883 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Court | 727 | |||
Turnout | 3,704 | 32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Farmer | 360 | 64.7 | ||
Labour | Mark Plumb | 196 | 35.3 | ||
Majority | 164 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 556 | 32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cyril Bellamy | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Clifford Edwards | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Oliver | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Hatton | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Michael Humphrey | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Christopher Seaton | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Florence Newell | 260 | 47.3 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes | 223 | 40.5 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Grant Osbourn | 67 | 12.2 | −17.6 | |
Majority | 37 | 6.7 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 550 | 31 | +5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Speechley | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Peachey | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Green | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert German | 400 | 57.1 | −4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diane Baldry | 301 | 42.9 | +42.9 | |
Majority | 99 | 14.1 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 701 | 35 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Griffin | 538 | |||
Conservative | David Wheeler | 528 | |||
Labour | Ann Purt | 316 | |||
Labour | Avis Gilliatt | 310 | |||
Turnout | 1,692 | 44 | +26 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Murphy | 488 | 68.3 | +12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colleen Bryce | 226 | 31.7 | −12.2 | |
Majority | 262 | 36.7 | +24.5 | ||
Turnout | 714 | 36 | +1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jillian Tuck | 435 | 67.1 | −12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Watkins | 213 | 32.9 | +32.9 | |
Majority | 222 | 34.3 | −25.5 | ||
Turnout | 648 | 38 | +1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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- ^ a b c d "Election: Stalwarts lose seats in Fenland landslide". Fenland Citizen. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Elworthy, John; Jackson, Tom (4 May 2007). "Conservatives capture 39 of the 40 seats". Wisbech Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Will there by a role for independent?". Fenland Citizen. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "May 2007 Declaration of Results". Fenland District Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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