2007 Rother District Council election
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The 2007 Rother District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background
[edit]At the last election in 2003 the Conservatives retained control of the council with 25 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 8, Labour had 3 and there were 2 independents.[2] However, by the time of the 2007 election the Liberal Democrat group had been reduced to 6 councillors, while 2 of the 3 Labour councillors, Helen and Keith Bridger, had left the Labour party in December 2006 and stood at the election as independents.[3] Meanwhile, the Conservative leader of the council Graham Gubby stood down at the election.[3]
Election result
[edit]The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after making a net gain of 2 seats to have 28 of the 38 councillors.[4][5] The Conservatives narrowly defeated Liberal Democrat councillor John Kemp in Crowhurst by 2 votes after 3 recounts,[6] while also taking out the only Labour councillor Samuel Souster in Rye.[5] This meant Rother was one of more than 10 councils in which Labour lost their last presence on the council in the 2007 local elections.[7]
The Liberal Democrats also gained 2 seats to have 8 councillors, after defeating Conservative councillors in Bexhill St Michael's and Battle Town ward.[5] Meanwhile, the independents were reduced from 5 to 2 councillors,[4] with Keith and Helen Bridger being defeated in Bexhill Sidley, while Eric Armstrong lost in Bexhill Old Town.[6]
Following the election Conservative Carl Maynard became the new leader of the council.[8]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 28 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 73.7 | 59.7 | 27,840 | +2.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 12,670 | -3.0% | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 2,784 | +1.7% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6.6 | 3,071 | -1.4% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 252 | +0.5% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Field | 892 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dixon | 759 | |||
Conservative | Paula Fisher | 649 | |||
Conservative | Bob White | 532 | |||
Labour | John Gately | 165 | |||
Turnout | 2,997 | 42.6 | +5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Ensor | 672 | |||
Conservative | Joy Hughes | 667 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Francis | 420 | |||
Labour | Maurice Watson | 252 | |||
Turnout | 2,011 | 33.7 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald Dyason | 1,159 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Starnes | 1,158 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Warburton | 497 | |||
Turnout | 2,814 | 44.4 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Kentfield | 1,237 | |||
Conservative | Martin Kenward | 1,096 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joseph Ammoun | 468 | |||
Turnout | 2,801 | 42.3 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Wood | 454 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Frances Winterborn | 419 | |||
Conservative | Richard Carroll | 351 | |||
Conservative | Annabelle West | 332 | |||
Independent | Eric Armstrong | 295 | |||
Labour | Mark Sivyer | 135 | |||
Turnout | 1,986 | 37.3 | +5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Deirdre Williams | 660 | |||
Conservative | Keith Standring | 642 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Forster | 564 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nick Hollington | 533 | |||
Independent | Peter Webb | 200 | |||
Labour | Abdullah Khan | 114 | |||
Turnout | 2,713 | 40.9 | +7.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Carroll | 489 | |||
Conservative | Robert Wheeler | 425 | |||
Independent | Keith Bridger | 415 | |||
Independent | Helen Bridger | 402 | |||
Labour | Philipa Coughlan | 252 | |||
Labour | Stephanie Webb | 225 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brett Mclean | 192 | |||
Turnout | 2,400 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joanne Gadd | 1,136 | |||
Conservative | Patrick Douart | 990 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Hills | 605 | |||
Labour | John Heasman | 133 | |||
Turnout | 2,864 | 44.7 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Charles Clark | 787 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Forster | 565 | |||
Conservative | Peter Fairhurst | 493 | |||
Turnout | 1,845 | 36.2 | +5.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bridget George | 722 | |||
Conservative | Paul Lendon | 690 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Molly Webb | 381 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Zipperlen | 340 | |||
Labour | Dominic Coughlan | 211 | |||
Turnout | 2,344 | 36.3 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Johnson | 905 | |||
Conservative | Carl Maynard | 873 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 459 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Frances James | 431 | |||
Labour | Mark Kenward | 127 | |||
Turnout | 2,795 | 40.6 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angharad Davies | 416 | 46.3 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Kemp | 414 | 46.1 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Tim MacPherson | 69 | 7.7 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 899 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Vereker | 1,072 | |||
Independent | Wendy Miers | 685 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Sayer | 469 | |||
Turnout | 2,226 | 42.0 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Osborne | 970 | |||
Conservative | Nick Ramus | 939 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Cleveland-Stevens | 394 | |||
Labour | Jan Mears | 350 | |||
Turnout | 2,653 | 44.2 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Ganly | 657 | 66.4 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hardy | 332 | 33.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 325 | 32.9 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 989 | 49.5 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Patten | 1,120 | |||
Conservative | Roger Bird | 1,063 | |||
Labour | Nicholas Warren | 264 | |||
Turnout | 2,447 | 45.5 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Mooney | 1,006 | |||
Conservative | Ron Parren | 1,000 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Als | 492 | |||
Labour | Marie Hodgson | 199 | |||
Turnout | 2,697 | 43.1 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sonia Holmes | 691 | |||
Conservative | David Russell | 684 | |||
Labour | Samuel Souster | 575 | |||
Turnout | 1,950 | 43.7 | −0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Prochak | 857 | |||
Liberal Democrats | George Hearn | 668 | |||
Conservative | Graham Browne | 661 | |||
Conservative | Geoffrey Goodsell | 578 | |||
Turnout | 2,764 | 45.8 | +3.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Elliston | 993 | |||
Conservative | Ian Jenkins | 803 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Seemann | 374 | |||
Green | Don Nicholls | 252 | |||
Turnout | 2,422 | 41.1 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2007 and 2011
[edit]Bexhill Collington
[edit]A by-election was held in Bexhill Collington on 12 June 2008 after the death of Conservative councillor Ron Dyason.[11][12] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Gillian Wheeler with a majority of 677 votes over the Liberal Democrats.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Wheeler | 893 | 75.2 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Purdy | 216 | 18.2 | −11.8 | |
Labour | Nicholas Coughlan | 78 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 677 | 57.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,187 | 31.8 | −12.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bexhill Sackville
[edit]A by-election was held in Bexhill Sackville on 3 July 2008 after Conservative councillor Keith Standring resigned from the council.[15][16] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Richard Carroll with a majority of 80 votes over the Liberal Democrats.[16][17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Carroll | 571 | 49.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Webb | 491 | 42.5 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Paul Theaker | 93 | 8.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 80 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,155 | 31.5 | −9.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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- ^ a b c "Local elections results across Sussex". The Argus. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Tories increase their strength overall as Labour wiped out". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Woodward, Will (5 May 2007). "Labour: Left struggles to maintain toehold on rural and suburban councils". The Guardian. NewsBank.
- ^ "New leaders of Rother are crowned". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "District Election Results". Rother District Council. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Former Rother Council Chairman Ron Dyason Dies". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Election success for Conservatives". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Bexhill Collington Ward". Rother District Council. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Bexhill BNP members' names leaked on to internet". Mid Sussex Times. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Bexhill Sackville Ward". Rother District Council. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Land, Jon (4 July 2008). "Tories gain in East London in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.