2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election

2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election

3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 57 seats to Chelmsford Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 35 20 2 Seats before 35 20 2 Seats won 33 24 0 Seat change 2 4 2 Popular vote 57,909 35,966 10,299 Percentage 54.5 33.9 9.7 Swing 6.4 1.9 3.5

The 2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	33	2	4	2	57.9	54.5	57,909	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	24	6	2	4	42.1	33.9	35,966	-1.9
	Labour	0	0	2	2	0.0	9.7	10,299	-3.5
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	1,045	+0.3
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	547	N/A
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	415	-1.8

Ward results

Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield

Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Harris	1,222	75.3	+31.2
	Conservative	Richard Poulter	1,212	74.7	+26.2
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Abbott	168	10.4	-11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Sadowsky	152	9.4	N/A
	Labour	Tony Lees	150	9.2	-0.5
	Labour	Joyce Lees	136	8.4	+1.6
Turnout			1,623	39.9	+3.1
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Boreham & The Leighs

Boreham & The Leighs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Galley	1,106	77.0	+7.5
	Conservative	Philip Wilson	952	66.2	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Appleton	237	16.5	-8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Secluna	184	12.8	-6.2
	Labour	Donald Newton	136	9.5	-3.0
Turnout			1,437	31.3	+1.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Broomfield & The Walthams

Broomfield & The Walthams

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Delmas Ashford	1,433	63.4	+3.6
	Conservative	Alan Willsher	1,279	56.5	+2.6
	Conservative	Brian Patient	1,214	53.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Talley	469	20.7	-13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Ball	440	19.5	-8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jeni Goldfinch	399	17.6	-9.5
	Green	Richard Monk	256	11.3	N/A
	Green	Reza Hossain	251	11.1	N/A
	Green	Angela Thomson	248	11.0	N/A
	UKIP	Charles Cole	216	9.5	N/A
	Labour	Bill Evans	200	8.8	-0.8
Turnout			2,262	37.2	+3.2
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Chelmer Village & Beaulieu Park

Chelmer Village & Beaulieu Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Gulliver	1,562	67.1	+6.5
	Conservative	Ronald Alcock	1,560	67.0	+2.1
	Conservative	Duncan Lumley	1,544	66.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Asher	442	19.0	-4.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Mackrory	437	18.8	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Pennicard	369	15.8	-3.6
	Labour	Max Gibson	254	10.9	-3.8
	Labour	Jeffrey Mushens	234	10.0	N/A
	Labour	Mark Player	220	9.4	N/A
Turnout			2,329	29.0	+7.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Chelmsford Rural West

Chelmsford Rural West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicolette Chambers	817	80.0	+22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Robinson	96	9.4	-26.3
	Green	Colin Budgey	55	5.4	N/A
	Labour	Roger Fellows	53	5.2	-1.6
Majority			721	70.6	+48.8
Turnout			1,021	45.7	-0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	24.4

Galleywood

Galleywood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janette Potter	989	60.6	-0.9
	Conservative	David Stevenson	934	57.3	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Robson	421	25.8	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Kirk	382	23.4	+7.0
	Labour	Robert Jones	207	12.7	-6.0
	Labour	John Leslie	185	11.3	-7.2
Turnout			1,631	35.7	+5.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Goat Hall

Goat Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Freda Mountain	904	53.5	-7.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Williams	818	48.4	-5.9
	Conservative	Robert Harman	696	41.2	+10.8
	Conservative	Royston van Tromp	673	39.8	+10.3
	Labour	Paul Matthews	99	5.9	-6.5
	Labour	Angelica Medici	93	5.5	N/A
Turnout			1,690	37.6	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Great Baddow East

Great Baddow East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Rycroft	1,182	45.3	-11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Miller	1,173	44.9	-11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sosin	1,118	42.8	-12.1
	Conservative	Gillian Smith	1,029	39.4	+6.6
	Conservative	Keith Liley	1,026	39.3	+7.9
	Conservative	John Scott	909	34.8	+4.1
	UKIP	Jesse Pryke	331	12.7	N/A
	Labour	John Devane	208	8.0	-1.6
	Labour	Patricia Collins	190	7.3	-0.3
	Labour	Stephanie Troop	151	5.8	-0.8
Turnout			2,610	39.9	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Great Baddow West

Great Baddow West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Hutchon	745	50.1	-7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jannetta Sosin	681	45.8	-8.8
	Conservative	Jennifer Chandler	592	39.8	+9.5
	Conservative	Chrissie Wilson	563	37.9	+7.9
	Labour	Carol Evans	160	10.8	-0.9
	Labour	Peter Dixon	139	9.3	-1.6
Turnout			1,487	34.3	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

The Lawns

The Lawns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Stevens	1,049	52.6	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ros Webb	959	48.1	+5.8
	Conservative	Colin Penney	807	40.5	-5.7
	Conservative	Jim Green	800	40.1	-5.4
	Labour	Carol Stevens	130	6.5	+1.2
	Labour	Bob Miller	126	6.3	-0.1
Turnout			1,993	45.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Little Baddow, Danbury & Sandon

Little Baddow, Danbury & Sandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Wright	1,765	70.4	+1.9
	Conservative	Robert Shepherd	1,763	70.3	+0.9
	Conservative	Christopher Kingsley	1,746	69.6	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Whiteing	469	18.7	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence O'Brien	376	15.0	-5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Bastick	328	13.1	+1.0
	Labour	Steve Forte	180	7.2	-0.7
	Labour	Sue Willis	179	7.1	N/A
	Labour	Ian Ward	152	6.1	N/A
Turnout			2,507	37.9	+8.2
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Marconi

Marconi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Deakin	531	38.2	+25.1
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Pooley	481	34.6	+21.6
	Labour	Bill Horslen	464	33.4	-17.5
	Labour	Adrian Longden	424	30.5	-16.7
	Conservative	David Ormerod	391	28.1	-2.7
	Conservative	Peter Martin	382	27.5	-0.3
Turnout			1,389	28.1	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Moulsham & Central

Moulsham & Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Lee	1,167	42.2	+2.0
	Conservative	Robert Pontin	1,141	41.3	+1.8
	Conservative	Sameh Hindi	1,126	40.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Brooks	984	35.6	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	James Gardner	975	35.3	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Don Bacon	926	33.5	+1.0
	Labour	Paddy Baldwin	296	10.7	-9.5
	Labour	Pru Jones	271	9.8	-9.5
	Labour	Maria Fegan	256	9.3	-9.3
Turnout			2,765	37.0	+5.2
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Moulsham Lodge

Moulsham Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Firth	985	59.8	-6.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Jones	908	55.1	-5.8
	Conservative	Rhona Wheeler	477	28.9	+3.5
	Conservative	Jenny Alefounder	458	27.8	+3.2
	Labour	Alan Rigg	158	9.6	-3.9
	Labour	Akin Adebogye	147	8.9	-2.9
Turnout			1,648	38.1	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Patching Hall

Patching Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Smith-Hughes	1,239	48.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Arnot	1,192	46.7	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Final	1,058	41.4	+2.9
	Conservative	Nicki Lee	943	36.9	+0.2
	Conservative	Robert Radley	929	36.4	+1.5
	Conservative	Alan Chambers	927	36.3	+1.8
	Labour	Roy Chad	295	11.6	-7.2
	Labour	Elaine Baldwin	273	10.7	-5.2
	Labour	David Howell	259	10.1	-6.7
	Green	Adam Living	235	9.2	+1.0
Turnout			2,553	36.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rettendon & Runwell

Rettendon & Runwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Ride	1,324	84.8	+24.9
	Conservative	Lance Millane	1,279	81.9	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Hay	152	9.7	-4.7
	Labour	Colin Farquhar	138	8.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Wakeling	98	6.3	N/A
Turnout			1,561	39.3	+5.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Jones	1,173	49.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gloria Nichols	1,154	48.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Willis	1,075	45.2	+0.4
	Conservative	Peter Cousins	737	31.0	+9.6
	Conservative	Alistair Patient	693	29.1	+7.9
	Conservative	Clive Hodges	688	28.9	+8.3
	Labour	Joan Bliss	459	19.3	-11.8
	Labour	Chris Fegan	427	17.9	-11.6
	Labour	John Knott	420	17.7	-11.0
Turnout			2,379	35.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

South Hanningfield, Stock & Margaretting

South Hanningfield, Stock & Margaretting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Grundy	1,335	79.7	+3.0
	Conservative	Roy Whitehead	1,257	75.1	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nancy Edwards	210	12.5	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Masek	155	9.3	-4.6
	Labour	Rod Essery	133	7.9	-2.3
Turnout			1,674	37.9	+5.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Denston	1,141	69.8	+5.0
	Conservative	Maureen Moulds	1,122	68.7	+3.1
	Conservative	Christopher Stephenson	1,101	67.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Moore	329	20.1	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Passingham	306	18.7	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Noel Sutcliffe	272	16.6	-5.4
	Labour	Andy Dearman	138	8.4	-2.3
	Labour	Alan Carpenter	134	8.2	N/A
Turnout			1,634	24.9	+4.7
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tricia Hughes	1,179	66.7	+13.3
	Conservative	Matt Lewis	1,100	62.3	+8.9
	Conservative	Adrian Wilkins	1,060	60.0	+7.1
	Independent	Ian Roberts	415	23.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davies	234	13.2	-12.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Sykes	195	11.0	-13.2
	Labour	Clifford Vanner	185	10.5	-2.2
	Labour	Margaret Vanner	171	9.7	+1.2
	Labour	Keith Gannicot	140	7.9	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lester Wakeling	132	7.5	-15.9
Turnout			1,767	28.1	+0.7
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Springfield North

Springfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Lane	1,030	46.9	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Mackrory	1,017	46.3	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Fuller	991	45.1	+4.3
	Conservative	Graham McGhie	944	43.0	-0.5
	Conservative	Yvonne Spence	925	42.1	+0.5
	Conservative	Amar Bajaj	872	39.7	-1.4
	Labour	Karen Kennedy	172	7.8	-5.9
	Labour	Hilary Chad	170	7.7	-5.1
	Labour	Russell Kennedy	166	7.6	-4.8
Turnout			2,195	32.1	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Maybrick	837	47.9	+1.5
	Conservative	Jean Murray	811	46.4	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Bracken	753	43.1	-11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Gale	743	42.5	-12.4
	Labour	Jon Legg	150	8.6	-4.2
	Labour	George Owers	139	8.0	-4.1
Turnout			1,748	39.2	+8.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Waterhouse Farm

Waterhouse Farm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Hunnable	728	42.3	-3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Cobbold	712	41.3	-2.8
	Conservative	Alistair Crockford	708	41.1	+14.0
	Conservative	James Morgan	687	39.9	+14.8
	Labour	Neil Spurgeon	246	14.3	-17.4
	Labour	Jim Webb	215	12.5	-19.0
Turnout			1,722	35.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Writtle

Writtle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Roper	992	53.1	+13.2
	Conservative	Tony Sach	983	52.7	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Evans	632	33.9	-4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Fuller	598	32.0	-5.2
	Labour	Mark Champness	136	7.3	-3.7
	Labour	Roger Patterson	135	7.2	-2.4
Turnout			1,867	42.9	+2.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold