2007 Tendring District Council election

2007 Tendring District Council election
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All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Tendring First Labour
Last election 25 seats, 36.0% N/A 11 seats, 21.0%
Seats before 25 11
Seats won 28 10 6
Seat change Increase 3 Increase10 Decrease5
Popular vote 16,912 5,064 6,470
Percentage 39.8 11.9 15.2
Swing Increase3.8 N/A Decrease5.8
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Community Representative Independent
Last election 13 seats, 21.7% 4 seats, 8.7% 4 seats, 6.2%
Seats before 13 4 4
Seats won 6 5 3
Seat change Decrease7 Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 6,269 2,534 3,381
Percentage 14.8 6.0 8.0
Swing Decrease6.9 Decrease2.7 Increase1.8
  Seventh party
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Party Holland Residents
Last election 3 seats, 3.1%
Seats before 3
Seats won 2
Seat change Decrease1
Popular vote 1,316
Percentage 3.1
Swing Steady0.0
Majority party before election

No overall control

 Majority party after election

No overall control

Elections to Tendring District Council were held on 5 May 2007 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party remained the largest party.

Results summary

Tendring District Council election, 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 28 0 0 Increase 3 39.8 16,912 +3.8
  Tendring First 10 0 0 Increase 10 11.9 5,064 N/A
  Labour 6 0 0 Decrease 5 15.2 6,470 -5.8
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 0 Decrease 7 14.8 6,269 -6.9
  Community Representative 5 0 0 Increase 1 6.0 2,534 -2.7
  Independent 3 0 0 Decrease 1 8.0 3,381 -1.8
  Holland Residents 2 0 0 Decrease 1 3.1 1,316 +0.0
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.7 296 -0.2
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.5 214 -1.3

Ward results

Alresford

Alresford [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Scott 403 53.4
Conservative Laurence Franklin 277 36.7
Labour Terry Ripo 75 9.9
Turnout 755 44.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Park

Alton Park [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes 453 50.4
Labour Delia Aldis 446 49.6
Labour Mark Morley-Souter 425
Conservative Brian Pennell 387
Turnout 899 26.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ardleigh & Little Bromley

Ardleigh & Little Bromley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Stock 434 68.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Potter 128 20.3
Labour Vincent Campbell 68 10.8
Turnout 630 35.2
Conservative hold Swing

Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent José Powell 399 55.5
Conservative Dawn Skeels 320 44.5
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 719 39.3

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Shearing 604 45.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Whitson 541
Conservative Siggy Challinor 497 37.6
Conservative Trevor Durham 486
Labour Richard Aldis 221 16.7
Labour Graham Caines 221
Turnout 1,322 37.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Patten 350 44.9
Liberal Democrats Mark de Roy 244 31.3
Green Michael Mealing 130 16.7
Labour Wilf Rose 55 7.1
Turnout 779 43.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graham Steady 1,682 37.3
Conservative Alan Goggin 1,597 35.5
Conservative Vivien Chapman 1,016
Liberal Democrats David Dixon 743 16.5
Liberal Democrats Janet Russell 586
Labour Philip Shirley 482 10.7
Conservative Patrick Wilde 350
Turnout 2,907 42.5
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bursville

Bursville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Sambridge 549 65.7
Tendring First Mavis Balbirnie 105 12.6
Liberal Democrats Charles Harrison 99 11.9
Labour Eve Casey 82 9.8
Turnout 835 46.4
Conservative hold Swing

Frinton

Frinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Giles Watling 1,010 57.4
Conservative Nick Turner 954
Tendring First Terry Allen 751 42.6
Tendring First Jack Robertson 656
Turnout 1,761 50.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Golf Green

Golf Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Representative Roy Smith 815 51.7
Community Representative Kevin Watson 652
Labour Maurice Alexander 458 29.0
Labour Dan Casey 400
Conservative Cherie Clark 304 19.3
Conservative Brian McCann 293
Turnout 1,577 39.7
Community Representative hold Swing
Community Representative hold Swing

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tanya Ferguson 303 49.4
Labour Malcolm Bell 130 21.2
Tendring First David Turner 125 20.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Bensilum 55 9.0
Turnout 613 35.3
Conservative hold Swing

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynda McWilliams 509 58.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Taylor 280 32.1
Green Oliver King 84 9.6
Turnout 873 49.7
Conservative hold Swing

Hamford

Hamford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tendring First Iris Johnson 834 45.9
Tendring First Anne Hockridge 712
Conservative Charles Braithwaite 620 34.1
Independent Geoff Francis 207 11.4
Liberal Democrats Sheila Harrison 157 8.6
Turnout 1,818 43.1
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing

Harwich East

Harwich East [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Payne 272 41.5
Community Representative Party M. Gardener 261 39.8
Conservative Emily van der Bijl 123 18.8
Turnout 656 34.5

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Calver 538 38.1
Labour D. McLeod 516
Conservative B. Howlett 482 34.2
Conservative B. Brown 439
Community Representative Party F. Leeks 244 17.3
Community Representative Party M. Donn 231
Liberal Democrats K. Tully 147 10.4
Turnout 1,411 37.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harwich West

Harwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Double 451 28.7
Conservative Ricky Callender 405 25.7
Conservative J. Firth 384
Labour H. Markham-Lee 353
Community Representative Party B. Cunnew 321 20.4
Community Representative Party L. Donn 297
Independent L. Glenn 247 15.7
Liberal Democrats T. McCartney 149 9.5
Turnout 1,326 34.6
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Representative Party Steven Henderson 611 46.7
Community Representative Party David Rutson 554
Labour V. Williams 360 27.5
Labour J. Thurlow 352
Conservative C. Callender 336 25.7
Conservative Party UK P. Southgate 287
Turnout 1,307 36.1
Community Representative hold Swing
Community Representative hold Swing

Haven

Haven
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joy Broderick 472 53.6
Holland Residents Association M. Vaughn-Chatfield 408 46.4
Turnout 880 48.3
Conservative gain from Ratepayer Swing

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tendring First Mark Cossens 0 0
Tendring First Robert Bucke 0 0
Turnout 0 0
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing

Homelands

Homelands [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tendring First 'D. Lines' 460 61.1
Labour D. Hebborn 149 19.8
Liberal Democrats R. Kent 144 19.1
Turnout 783 45.7
Tendring First hold Swing

Lawford

Lawford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Candy 522 44.0
Conservative Valerie Gugliemli 519
Liberal Democrats T. Hunter 256 21.6
Liberal Democrats J. Kelly 251
UKIP D.MacDonald 182 15.3
Labour S. Turner 182 15.3
Labour Z. Double 178
Community Representative Party D. Smy 45 3.8
Turnout 1,187 34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Little Clacton & Weeley

Little Clacton & Weeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Skeels 514 32.5
Tendring First Peter Balbernie 500 31.6
Conservative I. Wicks 428
Tendring First B. Leatherdale 423
Labour J. Bloomfield 239 15.1
Liberal Democrats M. Brown 211 13.4
Labour Tony Sargent 205
Liberal Democrats R. Hunn 168
UKIP A. Olford 116 7.3
Turnout 1,580 38.3
Tendring First hold Swing
Conservative gain from Tendring First Swing

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring

Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carlo Guglielmi 634 46.3
Liberal Democrats M. Dew 600 43.8
Conservative P. Maher 586
Liberal Democrats J. Carter 518
Labour L. Armstrong 135 9.9
Labour John Ford 120
Turnout 1,378 38.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Peter Bruff

Peter Bruff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Shearing 400 36.5
Conservative Mitch Mitchell 353 32.2
Conservative Pam Sambridge 326
Liberal Democrats J. Augrandjean 332
Independent P. Sherman 189 17.2
Labour J. Rigby 155 14.1
Labour Anne Alexander 141
Turnout 1,097 30.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pier

Pier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Honeywood 376 40.7
Conservative Sue Honeywood 359
Tendring First A. Oxley 280 30.3
Tendring First R. Stephenson 254
Labour Kevin Colman 240 26.0
Labour Roy Raby 209
Independent C. Humphrey 27 2.9
Turnout 923 26.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Tendring First Swing

Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Representative Party J. Brown 237 40.2
Labour G. Elmer 187 31.7
Conservative M. Curme 168 28.0
Turnout 589 32.4
Community Representative gain from Labour Swing

Rush Green

Rush Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Danny Mayzes 554 60.2
Conservative Stephen Mayzes 509
Labour Clive Baker 360 39.8
Labour Ken Aldis 359
Turnout 914 28.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Bartholomews

St. Bartholomews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Holland Residents M. Bragg 908 53.7
Holland Residents K. King 853
Conservative L. Mead 783 46.3
Conservative H. Morrison 778
Turnout 1,761 46.3
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

St. James

St. James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Griffiths 727 53.1
Conservative G. Downing 671
Tendring First S. Marcus 280 20.5
Tendring First L. Allen 250
Labour David Bolton 195 14.3
Liberal Democrats C. Jarvis 166 12.1
Turnout 1,368 37.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Johns

St. Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Halliday 558 41.2
Liberal Democrats J. Cripps 538 39.7
Liberal Democrats B. Gooch 472
Conservative S. Wilde 464
Labour Linda Jacobs 258 19.1
Turnout 1,354 35.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Fawcett 421 32.4
Labour Ian Beckett 419 32.2
Conservative J. Chittock 400
Labour Norman Jacobs 362
Liberal Democrats C. Hursey-Clifford 337 25.9
Liberal Democrats M. Hales 263
Independent John Hones 123 9.5
Turnout 1,300 33.4
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Osyth & Point Clear

St. Osyth & Point Clear
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Walker 507 38.2
Independent M. Talbot 507 38.2
Independent J. White 506
Conservative H. Turner 433
Labour J. Ward 313 23.6
Labour Tracey Osben 308
Turnout 1,327 36.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

St. Pauls

St. Pauls
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tendring First Pierre Oxley 1,106 71.5
Tendring First D. Oxley 1,086
Conservative C. Jessop 440 28.5
Conservative M. Woods 384
Turnout 1,546 42.5
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley

Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Heaney 957 71.7
Conservative P. Scott 847
Liberal Democrats P. Redding 378 28.3
Turnout 1,335 35.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Walton

Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tendring First J. King 623 50.9
Tendring First C. Turner 609
Conservative S. Craig 370 30.3
Conservative D. Miles 354
Liberal Democrats K. Gurney 230 18.8
Turnout 1,083 36.6
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing
Tendring First gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University.