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

2007 Braintree District Council election
← 2003 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2011 →
59 seats to Braintree District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Halstead Residents
Last election 27 seats, 35.7% 20 seats, 33.6% 5 seats, 6.7%
Seats won 42 9 5
Seat change Increase 15 Decrease 11 Steady
Popular vote 39,088 21,847 3,747
Percentage 50.3% 28.1% 4.8%
Swing Increase 14.6% Decrease 5.5% Decrease 1.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 2 seats, 6.0% 4 seats, 12.5% 2 seats, 5.4%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Steady Decrease 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,359 5,584 1,786
Percentage 5.6% 7.2% 2.3%
Swing Decrease 0.4% Decrease 5.3% Decrease 3.1%
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results summary

2007 Braintree District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 15 0 Increase 15 70.0 50.3 39,088 +14.6
  Labour 9 0 11 Decrease 11 15.0 28.1 21,847 -5.5
  Halstead Residents 5 0 0 Steady 8.3 4.8 3,747 -1.9
  Green 2 0 0 Steady 3.3 5.6 4,359 -0.4
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 3 Decrease 3 1.7 7.2 5,584 -5.3
  Independent 1 0 1 Decrease 1 1.7 2.3 1,786 -3.1
  English Democrat 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 917 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 453 N/A

Ward results

Black Notley and Terling

Black Notley and Terling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Galione 805 65.3 +26.3
Conservative Andrew Meyer 752 61.0 +31.6
Labour Juliet Walton 192 15.6 -0.1
Labour Tony Bennett 165 13.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Weaver 159 12.9 -26.4
Green Joyce Wells 133 10.8 N/A
Turnout 1,232 41.2 -2.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold

Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Reid 1,099 55.3 +12.2
Conservative Wendy Schmitt 1,099 55.3 +11.0
Conservative Liz Edey 1,065 53.5 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Terry Brooks 634 31.9 +12.5
Labour Richard Green 474 23.8 -15.3
Labour Richard Parsons 452 22.7 -11.9
Labour Michael Coughlan 338 17.0 -14.9
Turnout 1,989 34.0 +6.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bocking North

Bocking North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Mann 573 46.7 -7.4
Labour Tony Everard 547 44.6 -4.5
Conservative Vanessa Santomauro 426 34.7 +2.0
Conservative Jennifer Smith 374 30.5 +0.5
UKIP Michael Ford 187 15.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Eileen Fierheller 131 10.7 -6.2
Turnout 1,226 38.0 +10.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Baugh 619 47.2 +15.0
Labour Moia Thorogood 551 42.0 -16.1
Conservative Stephen Sandbrook 538 41.0 +16.9
Labour Lynn Watson 534 40.7 -20.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Braley 141 10.7 N/A
Turnout 1,312 33.2 +8.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green James Abbott 895 75.2 +17.1
Green Philip Hughes 865 72.7 +21.2
Labour Greta Tew 258 21.7 -7.9
Labour Tony Tearle 229 19.2 -8.0
Turnout 1,190 34.0 -6.2
Green hold
Green hold

Braintree Central

Braintree Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McKee 1,042 52.1 +18.6
Conservative Trevor McArdle 999 49.9 +16.4
Conservative Lene Shepherd 970 48.5 N/A
Labour Agnes Bishop 573 28.6 -5.3
Labour Martin Green 529 26.4 -9.3
Labour Bill Edwards 492 24.6 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Pauline Brooks 423 21.1 -15.5
Green Rachel Brunton 321 16.0 +6.0
Turnout 2,001 35.6 +10.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Braintree East

Braintree East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elwyn Bishop 581 39.4 -12.6
Conservative Caroline Denise 546 37.0 +10.5
Labour Eric Lynch 541 36.7 -9.6
Labour Eileen Davidson 516 35.0 -8.7
Conservative Nigel Edey 507 34.4 N/A
Conservative David Messer 483 32.8 N/A
UKIP Philip Shute 266 18.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Lemon 247 16.8 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Miller 244 16.6 -2.2
Turnout 1,474 31.3 +5.6
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Braintree South

Braintree South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Doug Rice 673 39.4 -1.0
Conservative Russell Wilkins 607 35.5 +7.1
Labour Michael Lynch 582 34.1 -12.7
Conservative David Finch 529 31.0 +5.2
Labour Gordon Currie 518 30.3 -9.5
Conservative David Morse 498 29.1 N/A
Labour Allan Millam 474 27.7 -15.4
Green Dawn Holmes 259 15.2 +0.9
English Democrat Albert Da 247 14.5 N/A
Turnout 1,709 34.2 +8.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Collar 515 62.2 -8.8
Labour Steven Trumm 313 37.8 +8.8
Majority 202 24.4 -17.6
Turnout 828 43.0 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.8

Coggeshall and North Feering

Coggeshall and North Feering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Newton 1,134 68.9 +20.7
Conservative Malcolm Dunn 1,045 63.4 +17.0
Labour Robert Alston 536 32.5 -5.1
Labour Cathie Joyce 513 31.1 -9.1
Turnout 1,647 42.4 +1.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cressing and Stisted

Cressing and Stisted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lynette Flint 564 82.5 +26.6
Labour Michael Shirvington 120 17.5 N/A
Majority 444 65.0 +53.2
Turnout 684 40.8 +12.8
Independent hold Swing N/A

Gosfield and Greenstead Green

Gosfield and Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John O'Reilly-Cicconi 638 74.6 +19.5
Labour Maureen Bennett 217 25.4 +11.1
Majority 421 49.2 +24.6
Turnout 855 44.7 -3.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.2

Great Notley and Braintree West

Great Notley and Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Butland 1,158 72.3 +11.9
Conservative Claire Sandbrook 1,129 70.5 +14.9
Conservative Roger Walters 1,010 63.0 +9.3
Liberal Democrats David Rice 284 17.7 -6.2
Independent Tony Watts 203 12.7 -0.7
Labour Richard Tincknell 184 11.5 -0.3
Labour Steven Goodfellow 148 9.2 -1.9
Labour Daniel Ezra 132 8.2 -1.7
Turnout 1,602 32.0 -0.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Halstead Residents David Hume 949 58.6 -10.8
Halstead Residents Beryl Gage 911 56.2 -13.8
Halstead Residents Michael Gage 822 50.7 -19.6
English Democrat Raymond Brown 564 34.8 N/A
Labour Grahame McCoyd 398 24.6 -0.8
Labour Adrian Axtell 397 24.5 -0.6
Labour Nancy Freeman 358 22.1 -1.2
Turnout 1,620 31.4 +2.9
Halstead Residents hold
Halstead Residents hold
Halstead Residents hold

Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Halstead Residents Jacqueline Pell 604 61.4 -15.9
Halstead Residents Howard Messenger 461 46.9 -10.7
Labour Malcolm Fincken 357 36.3 +2.2
Labour Stuart Gilbert 291 29.6 -2.8
Turnout 983 28.4 -1.6
Halstead Residents hold
Halstead Residents hold

Hatfield Peveral

Hatfield Peveral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bebb 1,006 78.0 +12.9
Conservative Keith Bigden 987 76.6 -0.1
Labour Carole Hine 283 22.0 -2.5
Labour Neil Coughlan 187 14.5 -6.9
Turnout 1,289 38.6 +8.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hedingham and Maplestead

Hedingham and Maplestead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Beavis 1,283 65.3 +3.5
Conservative Wendy Scattergood 1,114 56.7 +13.4
Conservative Fred Swallow 1,103 56.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Bolter 726 36.9 +3.9
Labour Ted Snarey 326 16.6 +0.8
Labour John Kotz 236 12.0 -0.1
Labour Noel Owen 224 11.4 -8.8
Turnout 1,966 40.0 +7.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Foster 881 52.8 +10.9
Conservative Robert Mitchell 845 50.7 +13.2
Labour Ian Marshall 432 25.9 -7.2
Labour Terrence Lazell 335 20.1 -13.8
Green Cheryl Gerrard 278 16.7 N/A
Turnout 1,668 43.7 -1.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Panfield

Panfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Wilkinson 630 80.5 +9.7
Labour Carl May-Smith 153 19.5 -9.7
Majority 477 61.0 +19.4
Turnout 783 47.8 +11.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase9.7

Rayne

Rayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Banthorpe 399 58.9 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Lesley Beckett 121 17.9 -32.9
English Democrat Colin Morris 106 15.7 N/A
Labour Ken Tew 51 7.5 N/A
Majority 278 41.0 N/A
Turnout 677 41.5 -1.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase21.3

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Harley 650 77.8 +15.1
Labour Betty Kotz 186 22.2 +4.0
Majority 464 55.6 +12.0
Turnout 836 50.4 +9.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.6

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Shelton 555 64.5 -8.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Crowe 245 28.5 N/A
Labour Fred Hearn 60 7.0 -19.9
Majority 310 36.0 -10.2
Turnout 860 51.0 +14.0
Conservative hold Swing N/A

The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary O'Shea 752 50.4 N/A
Conservative Gabrielle Spray 686 46.0 -7.6
Independent Bernard Gaught 532 35.7 -24.6
Independent Jim Bond 487 32.6 N/A
Labour Dais Marshall 148 9.9 -15.7
Labour Holly Barlow 146 9.8 -15.0
Turnout 1,492 38.3 +6.1
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Three Fields

Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Finbow 1,066 78.6 +6.4
Conservative Simon Walsh 1,029 75.9 +5.2
Labour Corinne Green 226 16.7 -4.1
Labour Miles Scrivens 204 15.0 -4.9
Turnout 1,356 44.3 +7.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Bolton 579 83.1 +16.1
Labour Peter Long 118 16.9 +3.5
Majority 697 66.2 +18.8
Turnout 697 42.0 +8.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.3

Witham Chipping Hill and Central

Witham Chipping Hill and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Lager 609 43.7 +6.9
Conservative Sandra Howell 593 42.6 N/A
Labour Phil Barlow 517 37.1 +0.3
Labour Cynthia Woodhouse 390 28.0 -2.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Hooper 250 17.9 -12.2
Green Nelson Brunton 228 16.4 -4.8
Turnout 1,393 40.5 +7.5
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Evans 507 46.4 -9.1
Labour John Gyford 453 41.5 -10.8
Conservative Patricia Lee 406 37.2 +11.4
Conservative Paula Cohen 376 34.4 N/A
Green Nicholas Scales 225 20.6 +4.0
Turnout 1,092 32.0 +9.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham South

Witham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Money 829 46.7 +8.1
Conservative Ron Ramage 794 44.7 +7.4
Conservative John Elliott 771 43.4 +8.3
Labour Paul Heath 588 33.1 -9.9
Labour Jacqueline Martin 587 33.0 -10.7
Labour Wayne Tearle 580 32.6 -6.4
Green Patricia Brunton 296 16.7 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Bernard Dearlove 257 14.5 -1.9
Green Stephanie Bills 239 13.4 N/A
Turnout 1,777 30.9 +3.1
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Witham West

Witham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Lambourne 864 49.0 +15.3
Conservative Bill Rose 636 36.1 N/A
Labour Lucy Barlow 584 33.1 -9.1
Labour Kathie Tearle 561 31.8 -11.4
Labour Kerin Boylan 539 30.6 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Joy Reekie 367 20.8 -2.5
Green Stephen Hicks 357 20.2 -4.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Fleet 341 19.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Helen Waring 341 19.3 N/A
Green Wendy Partridge 263 14.9 -8.6
Turnout 1,764 35.4 +10.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel McCrea 373 72.6 +30.1
Labour David Green 141 27.4 -1.8
Majority 232 45.2 +31.9
Turnout 514 33.5 -3.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase16.0

By-elections

Braintree East

Braintree East: 9 June 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 668 50.7 +17.4
Labour 406 30.8 -4.6
Green 125 9.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats 119 9.0 -6.1
Majority 262 19.9
Turnout 1,318
Conservative hold Swing Increase11.0

Hatfield Peveral

Hatfield Peveral: 9 June 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 782 78.1 +0.1
Labour 138 13.8 -8.2
Green 81 8.1 N/A
Majority 644 64.3 +8.3
Turnout 1,001
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.2

Witham West

Witham West: 2 October 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 508 40.9 +1.1
Labour 373 30.1 +3.2
Liberal Democrats 182 14.7 -2.2
Green 178 14.3 -2.1
Majority 135 10.8 N/A
Turnout 1,241
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.1

The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes: 4 December 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 647 77.0 +24.5
Labour 121 14.4 +4.1
Green 72 8.6 N/A
Majority 526 62.6 N/A
Turnout 840
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.2

Braintree South

A by-election was called due to the disqualification of Cllr Russell Wilkins (Conservative) for non-attendance.

Braintree South: 24 June 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Abi Olumbori 351 33.0 +7.4
Labour Gordon Currie 316 29.7 +5.1
Liberal Democrats David Toombs 216 20.3 -8.1
Independent Andy Beatty 138 13.0 N/A
Green Wendy Partridge 44 4.1 -6.8
Majority 35 3.3 N/A
Turnout 1,065
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.2

References

  1. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Braintree_District_Council_election

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