2007 Colchester Borough Council election

2007 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.7% (1.7%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 30 seats, 38.9% 21 seats, 34.8% Seats before 30 21 Seats won 9 7 Seats after 30 21 Seat change Popular vote 14,342 10,052 Percentage 41.8% 29.3% Swing 2.9% 4.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 seats, 13.3% 2 seats, 5.5% Seats before 7 2 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 6 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,581 1,052 Percentage 16.3% 3.1% Swing 3.0% 2.4%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 2007 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 30
• Liberal Democrats 21
• Labour 6
• Independent 3^[2]

Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives had 30 of the 60 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats had 21, Labour had 7 and there were 2 independents.^[3]

With the Conservative party needing to gain one seat to gain a majority on the council for the first time since 1986,^[4] Colchester attracted national attention with the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, coming to the marginal Shrub End ward to campaign for the Conservatives.^[5] Meanwhile, one of the Green party's Principal Speakers Siân Berry came to Colchester and campaigned on the importance of public transport, with the Greens contesting every seat at the election.^[5]

Election result

The Conservatives narrowly failed to gain a majority on the council after failing to take Wivenhoe Quay from Labour by two votes after two recounts.^[4] This meant the Conservatives remained on 30 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats stayed on 21 seats.^[4] Labour's loss of Shrub End to the Conservatives meant they dropped to 6 councillors, while the Greens failed to win any seats despite getting 32% of the vote in Castle ward.^[4][6] Overall turnout at the election was 34.7%.^[7]

2007 Colchester Borough Council election[1][7]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9		45.0	21	30	50.0	14,342	41.8	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	7		35.0	14	21	35.0	10,052	29.3	–4.5
	Labour	3	1	15.0	3	6	10.0	5,581	16.3	+3.0
	Independent	1	1	5.0	2	3	5.0	1,052	3.1	–2.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,267	9.5	+1.0

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Harris*	931	49.7	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Hindle	483	25.8	-16.4
	Conservative	Claire Bright	352	18.8	+0.7
	Green	Philippa Lane	109	5.8	-1.6
Majority			448	23.9	N/A
Turnout			1,875	32.7	-1.3
Registered electors			5,740
	Labour hold		Swing	16.9

Birch & Winstree

Birch & Winstree^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Crowe*	1,164	70.1	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Longman	313	18.9	+1.2
	Labour	James Spencer	100	6.0	-1.0
	Green	Tobie Glenny	83	5.0	-0.9
Majority			851	51.3	+2.4
Turnout			1,660	37.5	-4.6
Registered electors			4,438
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Castle

Castle^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Barlow	940	41.0	-7.7
	Green	Peter Lynn	740	32.3	+9.7
	Conservative	Glenn Granger	469	20.5	+2.4
	Labour	Michael Powell	142	6.2	-1.9
Majority			200	8.7	-17.3
Turnout			2,291	37.4	-4.1
Registered electors			6,182
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.7

Christ Church

Christ Church^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hunt*	588	42.4	-1.3
	Conservative	Andrew Bright	474	34.2	+0.9
	Green	Alexander Cave	245	17.7	+0.3
	Labour	David Canning	79	5.7	+0.1
Majority			114	8.2	-2.2
Turnout			1,386	46.0	-2.3
Registered electors			3,018
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.1

Copford & West Stanway

Copford & West Stanway^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackie Maclean	394	69.1	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Waite	82	14.4	+7.0
	Labour	Ian Spademan	48	8.4	+0.4
	Green	Sophie Lovejoy	46	8.1	+8.1
Majority			312	54.7	-1.8
Turnout			570	38.4	+4.4
Registered electors			1,494
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Fordham & Stour

Fordham & Stour^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman*	913	67.2	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Shakespeare	180	13.2	+0.8
	Green	Mervyn Carter	146	10.7	+2.6
	Labour	Jo Aldous	120	8.8	+0.4
Majority			733	53.9	-0.3
Turnout			1,359	34.3	-2.4
Registered electors			3,983
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Great Tey

Great Tey^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Chillingworth*	670	71.9	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Catney	105	11.3	-9.6
	Labour	John Wood	90	9.7	-1.8
	Green	Paul Goldsmith	67	7.2	-7.2
Majority			565	60.6	+12.8
Turnout			932	41.9	-0.8
Registered electors			2,226
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Highwoods

Highwoods^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Oxford	1,052	52.6	-5.6
	Conservative	Simon Lucas	427	21.4	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Baker	306	15.3	+0.1
	Labour	Janet Smith	127	6.4	-1.1
	Green	Gary Kittle	88	4.4	+0.1
Majority			625	31.3	-11.7
Turnout			2,000	30.9	-1.7
Registered electors			6,484
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	6.1

Mile End

Mile End^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Turrell*	1,081	47.1	+8.2
	Conservative	Marianne Anderson	995	43.4	-2.8
	Labour	Steve Crawshaw	118	5.1	-1.1
	Green	Mary Bryan	99	4.3	-2.1
Majority			86	3.8	N/A
Turnout			2,293	39.5	+1.0
Registered electors			5,812
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.5

New Town

Prettygate

Prettygate^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wyn Foster	1,404	54.2	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Ost	875	33.8	-0.9
	Labour	Michael Dale	182	7.0	-0.3
	Green	Peter Appleton	129	5.0	+0.5
Majority			529	20.4	+1.5
Turnout			2,590	43.7	+0.0
Registered electors			5,958
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.8

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Young*	969	61.6	-8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Price	299	19.0	-10.2
	Conservative	Alex Wilson	237	15.1	+2.7
	Green	Andrew Senter	68	4.3	-0.7
Majority			670	42.6	+18.4
Turnout			1,573	24.8	-3.4
Registered electors			6,363
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

St. Anne's

St. Anne's^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Cook*	1,000	49.3	-2.5
	Labour	Kim Naish	548	27.0	+0.6
	Conservative	Anne Allan	368	18.2	+4.5
	Green	Annick Collins-Leyssen	111	5.5	-2.5
Majority			452	22.3	-3.1
Turnout			2,027	32.2	-0.5
Registered electors			6,336
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Shrub End

Shrub End^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Hazell	718	38.5	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Offen	643	34.5	-7.5
	Labour	Richard Bourne*	404	21.7	+2.1
	Green	Walter Schwarz	100	5.4	+0.6
Majority			75	4.0	N/A
Turnout			1,865	31.2	-1.6
Registered electors			6,008
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.2

Stanway

Stanway^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Scott-Boutell*	1,214	52.2	+10.2
	Conservative	Beverly Davies	897	38.6	-5.4
	Labour	John Spademan	141	6.1	-2.4
	Green	Pam Nelson	74	3.2	-2.3
Majority			317	13.6	N/A
Turnout			2,326	37.7	-0.5
Registered electors			6,166
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.8

Tiptree

Tiptree^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Crowe*	1,185	65.4	+11.0
	Labour	Audrey Spencer	330	18.2	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Turrell	151	8.3	-1.4
	Green	Katherine Bamforth	146	8.1	+2.0
Majority			855	47.2	+7.9
Turnout			1,812	30.2	-0.2
Registered electors			6,008
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill Todd*	877	62.9	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Woodward	177	12.7	-4.8
	Labour	Abigail Tootal	173	12.4	+4.5
	Green	Roger Bamforth	167	12.0	+1.1
Majority			700	50.2	+4.1
Turnout			1,394	36.4	-1.8
Registered electors			3,849
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

West Mersea

West Mersea^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Kimberley*	1,510	74.1	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Butler	201	9.9	+9.9
	Labour	Barbara Nichols	178	8.7	-1.4
	Green	Beverley Maltby	148	7.3	-3.2
Majority			1,309	64.3	+4.2
Turnout			2,037	35.0	+0.2
Registered electors			5,837
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Wivenhoe Cross

Wivenhoe Cross^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cory	395	42.5	+3.2
	Conservative	David Adams*	371	39.9	-6.5
	Green	Maria Iacovou	83	8.9	+8.9
	Labour	Rossanna Trudgian	80	8.6	-5.7
Majority			24	2.6	-4.5
Turnout			929	27.3	+0.1
Registered electors			3,428
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

Wivenhoe Quay

Wivenhoe Quay^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Ford*	648	35.9	+17.2
	Conservative	Penny Kraft	646	35.7	-0.9
	Green	Chris Fox	366	20.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Humphrey	147	8.1	-8.9
Majority			2	0.1	N/A
Turnout			1,807	44.4	+0.7
Registered electors			4,125
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

References

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