2007 Tamworth Borough Council election
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Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 31.9%
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 24
- Labour 5
- Independent 1
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 80.0 | 45.0 | 8,183 | -5.9% | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 10.0 | 37.7 | 6,856 | -3.8% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 1,624 | +8.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 1,109 | -1.5% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 395 | +2.2% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wells | 841 | 43.2 | −13.4 | |
Labour | Julie Holland | 757 | 38.9 | −4.5 | |
Independent | James Mckay | 348 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
Majority | 84 | 4.3 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,946 | 32.0 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve Nicklin | 776 | 48.8 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Gary Hirons | 569 | 35.8 | −7.2 | |
Independent | Kevin Taylor | 245 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Majority | 207 | 13.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,590 | 29.1 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Seekings | 990 | 58.0 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Andrew James | 718 | 42.0 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 272 | 16.0 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,708 | 31.5 | −1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Claymore | 917 | 47.6 | −2.7 | |
Labour | Marion Couchman | 736 | 38.2 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Pinkett | 273 | 14.2 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 181 | 9.4 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,926 | 34.5 | −1.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Chris Cooke | 587 | 40.9 | +40.9 | |
Labour | Sheree Peaple | 467 | 32.5 | −21.1 | |
Conservative | Debbie James | 381 | 26.6 | −19.8 | |
Majority | 120 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,435 | 25.6 | +1.7 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martyn Price | 729 | 36.5 | −5.5 | |
Labour | Neil Fuller | 579 | 29.0 | −4.8 | |
Independent | Richard Kingstone | 444 | 22.3 | +22.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Blake | 243 | 12.2 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 150 | 7.5 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,995 | 38.0 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maureen Gant | 1,122 | 52.9 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Karen Hirons | 682 | 32.2 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Blake | 315 | 14.9 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 440 | 20.7 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,119 | 38.5 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Price | 606 | 38.6 | −18.1 | |
Labour | Margaret Clarke | 570 | 36.3 | −7.0 | |
BNP | Lynn Smith | 395 | 25.1 | +25.1 | |
Majority | 36 | 2.3 | −11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,571 | 27.4 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Oates | 1,086 | 54.2 | −0.2 | |
Labour | David Foster | 638 | 31.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Jones | 278 | 13.9 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 448 | 22.3 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,002 | 34.0 | −0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Beale | 1,007 | 53.7 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Ken Lewis | 868 | 46.3 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 139 | 7.4 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,875 | 29.0 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |