2007 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2007 West Berkshire Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2007 West Berkshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background At the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats won 26 seats and the Liberal Democrats kept control with the chairman's casting vote.[2] However the Conservatives took control in May 2005 after gaining a seat from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election.[3]
Election result The Conservatives increased their majority to 20 seats after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats.[4] Conservative gains included taking seats in Clay Hill, Falkland and Thatcham Central wards to win 36 seats on the council, but they did lose one seat in Thatcham North to leave the Liberal Democrats on 16 seats.[4] Overall turnout at the election improved to 45%.[4]
West Berkshire local election result 2007[5] [6] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 36 10 1 +9 69.2 59.4 52,047 +9.1% Liberal Democrats 16 1 10 -9 30.8 35.3 30,962 -10.3% Labour 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1,966 -0.9% Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 1,330 +1.1% Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 831 +0.4% BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 232 +0.3% UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 224 +0.3%
Ward results Aldermaston[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Irene Neill 762 79.7 +9.3 Liberal Democrats Kath Evans 194 20.3 -9.3 Majority 568 59.4 +18.5 Turnout 956 46.5 -1 Conservative hold Swing
Basildon[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Law 968 83.2 +27.3 Liberal Democrats Silvia Boschetto 195 16.8 -27.3 Majority 773 66.5 +54.6 Turnout 1,163 51.2 -4 Conservative hold Swing
Birch Copse (3 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Joe Mooney 1,390 Conservative Tony Linden 1,340 Conservative Emma Webster 1,265 Labour Sean Hartney 509 Liberal Democrats Clive Hillman 486 Liberal Democrats Susan Prime 425 Liberal Democrats Paul Pritchard 357 Turnout 5,772 34.6 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Bucklebury (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Graham Pask 1,340 Conservative Quentin Webb 1,283 Liberal Democrats Ben Morgan 382 Liberal Democrats James Cullen 283 Turnout 3,288 49.0 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Burghfield (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Royce Longton 991 Conservative Carol Jackson-Doerge 956 Conservative Michael Wright 946 Liberal Democrats John Farrin 921 Turnout 3,814 44.9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Calcot (3 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brian Bedwell 1,507 Conservative Peter Argyle 1,354 Conservative Manohar Gopal 1,254 Independent Edmund Savage 531 Labour Glenn Dennis 504 Liberal Democrats Chris Day 311 Liberal Democrats Gina Houghton 282 Green Jacob Sanders 270 Liberal Democrats Mark Thatcher 197 Turnout 6,210 34.10 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Chieveley[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hilary Cole 720 82.2 +13.9 Liberal Democrats John Steels 156 17.8 -13.9 Majority 564 64.4 +27.8 Turnout 876 46.8 +9 Conservative hold Swing
Clay Hill (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jeff Beck 986 Conservative Dave Goff 892 Liberal Democrats Phil Barnett 817 Liberal Democrats Pam Taylor 717 Labour Barry Lambert 88 Turnout 3,500 38.6 +4 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Cold Ash[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Geoff Findlay 834 69.0 +13.8 Liberal Democrats Rod King 374 31.0 -13.8 Majority 460 38.1 +27.8 Turnout 1,208 54.1 +4.1 Conservative hold Swing
Compton[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Barbara Alexander 798 68.3 +7.9 Liberal Democrats Peter Newman 371 31.7 -7.9 Majority 427 36.5 +15.7 Turnout 1,169 52.8 +7 Conservative hold Swing
Downlands[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Chandler 826 70.8 +10.8 Liberal Democrats Paul Walter 160 13.7 +13.7 Green Adrian Hollister 104 8.9 +8.9 Labour Yogi Johnston 77 6.6 -4.4 Majority 666 57.1 +26.1 Turnout 1,167 51.7 +6 Conservative hold Swing
Falkland (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Adrian Edwards 1,537 Conservative Howard Bairstow 1,510 Liberal Democrats Mavis Greenhalgh 1,070 Liberal Democrats Peter Greenhalgh 1,070 Labour Derek Brear 100 Turnout 5,287 57.9 +12 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Greenham (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Billy Drummond 868 Liberal Democrats Julian Swift-Hook 804 Conservative Chris Austin 663 Conservative Ken Neal 621 Labour Hannah Cooper 101 Turnout 3,057 41.5 +4 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hungerford (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul Hewer 1,244 Conservative David Holtby 1,189 Liberal Democrats Denise Gaines 924 Liberal Democrats James Mole 821 Turnout 4,178 49.0 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kintbury (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Rowles 1,224 Conservative Anthony Stansfeld 1,211 Liberal Democrats Christopher Doyle 455 Liberal Democrats Ian O'Callaghan 380 Turnout 3,270 46.5 +10 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Lambourn Valley (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Graham Jones 1,514 Conservative Gordon Lundie 1,343 Liberal Democrats John Davies 409 Liberal Democrats Joyce Easteal 350 Labour Grahame Murphy 85 Turnout 3,701 46.8 +23 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Mortimer (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Keith Lock 1,183 Liberal Democrats Mollie Lock 1,063 Conservative John Bull 1,017 Conservative Ben Bovill 928 Turnout 4,191 54.1 +15 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Northcroft (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Tony Vickers 749 Liberal Democrats Gwen Mason 712 Conservative John Tristam 644 Conservative Charlie Farrow 643 Independent David Yates 342 Independent Lee Harris 290 Turnout 3,380 45.5 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pangbourne[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Pamela Bale 742 82.8 +8.6 Green Katherine Kennet 56 6.3 +6.3 Liberal Democrats Teresa Wareham 50 5.6 -10.3 Labour Robert Tutton 48 5.4 -4.5 Majority 686 76.6 +18.4 Turnout 896 41.0 +5 Conservative hold Swing
Purley on Thames (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tim Metcalfe 1,272 Conservative David Betts 1,261 Liberal Democrats Stephen Bown 278 Green Miriam Kennet 264 Labour Riyad Abboushi 261 Liberal Democrats David Wood 238 Turnout 3,574 37.7 +14 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Speen (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul Bryant 1,336 Conservative Marcus Franks 1,295 Liberal Democrats Chris Hood 517 Liberal Democrats Sam Elliott 488 Turnout 3,636 44.2 +5 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
St Johns (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mike Johnston 1,269 Conservative Ieuan Tuck 1,227 Liberal Democrats Malik Azam 848 Liberal Democrats Cheryl McAlinn 837 Turnout 4,181 48.9 +9 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative hold Swing
Sulhamstead[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Keith Chopping 663 67.0 +15.8 Liberal Democrats James Kerry 326 33.0 -15.8 Majority 337 34.1 +31.8 Turnout 989 50.9 +7 Conservative hold Swing
Thatcham Central (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Crumly 818 Conservative Ellen Crumly 793 Liberal Democrats Patrick Denys 773 Liberal Democrats Alexander Payton 720 UKIP Craig Sandelands 127 Green Volker Heinemann 110 Turnout 3,341 39.9 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Thatcham North (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats David Rendel 1,019 Liberal Democrats Lee Dillon 920 Conservative Sheila Ellison 904 Conservative Kay Smurthwaite 854 BNP Andy Clasper 119 BNP Jacqui Hunt 113 Turnout 3,929 49.7 Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thatcham South and Crookham (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Owen Jeffery 898 Liberal Democrats Terry Port 861 Conservative Peter Ellison 817 Conservative Sandra Warham 764 Turnout 3,340 38.7 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thatcham West (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Keith Woodhams 960 Liberal Democrats Jeff Brooks 957 Conservative Rodney Arnold 837 Conservative James Crumly 797 Turnout 3,551 37.2 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Theale[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Alan Macro 445 50.9 +9.5 Conservative Ian MacFarlane 300 34.3 +0.5 Labour Terry Jackson 102 11.7 -13.0 Green Nicholas Foster 27 3.1 +3.1 Majority 145 16.6 +9.0 Turnout 874 42.0 +10 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Victoria (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Roger Hunneman 609 Liberal Democrats Gabrielle McGarvey 578 Conservative Brian Goodall 504 Conservative Pearl Hancock 425 Independent Philip Parry 167 UKIP David McMahon 97 Turnout 2,380 35.1 +5 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Westwood[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Laszlo Zverko 460 64.4 +23.7 Liberal Democrats Sid Sidamparappillai 163 22.8 -17.3 Labour Charles Croal 91 12.7 -6.5 Majority 297 41.6 +41.0 Turnout 714 38.7 +7 Conservative hold Swing
By-elections between 2007 and 2011 Thatcham South and Crookham by-election 22 July 2010[7] [8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Robert Morgan 936 54.3 +2.0 Conservative Dominic Boeck 787 45.7 -2.0 Majority 149 8.6 Turnout 1,723 34.0 -4.7 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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