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The 2007 Havant Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Background
Before the election the Conservatives had 30 councillors, while both the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats had 4 seats.[3] There was no election in the 4 Leigh Park wards in 2007 and as a result Labour was not defending any of their 4 seats on the council,[3] while the Conservatives were defending 8 of the 10 seats that were contested.[4]
Election result
The Conservatives won 9 of the 10 seats contested, taking 1 seat from the Liberal Democrats.[5] This took the Conservatives to 31 seats on the council, which the Conservative council leader David Gillett said he believed was "the largest Conservative majority on the south coast".[5] The only seat not won by the Conservatives was in Bedhampton where the Liberal Democrats held on by a majority of 319 votes.[5] Overall turnout at the elections was 35.2%.[6]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 90.0 | 57.5 | 14,660 | +3.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10.0 | 23.3 | 5,949 | -0.8% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 1,621 | -6.9% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 1,454 | +5.7% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1,079 | -3.1% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 523 | +1.2% | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 197 | +0.2% | |
Ward results
Bedhampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Buckley | 1,351 | 48.3 | +10.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Galloway | 1,032 | 36.9 | -9.2 | |
| Labour | Anne Edwards | 145 | 5.2 | -1.0 | |
| English Democrat | George Herbert | 120 | 4.3 | -2.3 | |
| UKIP | Ray Finch | 90 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Karen Griffiths | 60 | 2.1 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | 319 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,798 | 40.7 | -0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Cowplain
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marjorie Smallcorn | 1,708 | 74.5 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 401 | 17.5 | -2.9 | |
| Labour | Kim Vassallo | 184 | 8.0 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,307 | 57.0 | +16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,293 | 31.0 | -0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Emsworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Virginia Wilson-Smith | 1,999 | 57.4 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Benzie | 834 | 24.0 | -3.1 | |
| Labour | Barry Gardner | 238 | 6.8 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Ellie Dawes | 218 | 6.3 | -1.2 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Harris | 193 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 1,165 | 33.5 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,482 | 45.2 | -0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hart Plain
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Shimbart | 1,216 | 58.5 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 861 | 41.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 355 | 17.1 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,077 | 28.2 | -3.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Hayling East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dave Collins | 1,463 | 60.7 | -2.4 | |
| Independent | Nigel Brown | 491 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janis Shawashi | 319 | 13.2 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Ann Gleed | 139 | 5.8 | -3.7 | |
| Majority | 972 | 40.3 | -8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,412 | 33.7 | -1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hayling West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andy Lenaghan | 1,818 | 63.3 | -4.8 | |
| Independent | Jim Phillips | 550 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Causer | 254 | 8.8 | -4.6 | |
| UKIP | Russell Thomas | 127 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Gill Leek | 122 | 4.2 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | 1,268 | 44.2 | -10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,871 | 42.0 | +2.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Purbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hilary Farrow | 1,216 | 54.3 | -9.2 | |
| Independent | Steve Long | 413 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
| Labour | Nicola Potts | 252 | 11.2 | -0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moore-Blunt | 219 | 9.8 | -4.2 | |
| Green | Julie Blenkham | 141 | 6.3 | -4.2 | |
| Majority | 803 | 35.8 | -13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,241 | 31.2 | -1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St Faiths
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ray Bolton | 1,425 | 48.3 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Cobbett | 900 | 30.5 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Ralph Cousins | 229 | 7.8 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Tim Dawes | 207 | 7.0 | -6.0 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Little | 113 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| English Democrat | Grant Greenham | 77 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 525 | 17.8 | -8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,951 | 42.8 | -0.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stakes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Hilton | 922 | 51.6 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 339 | 19.0 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Barry Steel | 335 | 18.7 | -0.3 | |
| Green | Wendy Smith | 192 | 10.7 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 583 | 32.6 | -2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,788 | 24.1 | -0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Waterloo
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 1,861 | 72.4 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 471 | 18.3 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | William Gilchrist | 238 | 9.3 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,390 | 54.1 | +8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,570 | 34.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Havant". BBC News Online. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Election 2007 Results". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 2007. p. 8.
- ^ a b "Tories tipped to regain control of Portsmouth". The News. NewsBank. 10 April 2007.
- ^ "Tories could be dented - Portsmouth News". The News. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Zagzoule, Sofia (4 May 2007). "Havant Tories hail one of south's biggest majorities - Portsmouth News". The News. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Borough Council Election Results May 2007". Havant Borough Council. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
