2007 Wyre Forest District Council election
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The 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, 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 18
- Health Concern 10
- Liberal 7
- Labour 3
- Liberal Democrats 2
- Independent 2[2]
Election result
[edit]The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council after winning 5 seats, but failing to gain a majority.[3] They gained a seat in Bewdley and Arley ward but lost one back in Mitton.[4] Health Concern were the only party to increase their number of seats after taking a seat from Labour by 11 votes in Areley Kings.[4][5] The defeated Labour councillor was their leader on the council, Jamie Shaw, who had been a councillor for 23 years.[4] The Liberals held both the seats they were defending, with Mike Price holding Offmore and Comberton where a long term councillor Mike Oborski had died in February.[6]
Following the election the leader of the council, Conservative Stephen Clee, stood down after 3 years in charge of the council after the disappointing results for his party.[7] He had been leader of his party in Wyre Forest for 6 years and was succeeded by John Campion.[7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 8,486 | -3.8% | |
Health Concern | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 28.6 | 30.8 | 7,327 | -1.5% | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 3,760 | -0.1% | |
Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 2,463 | +1.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1,434 | +2.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 169 | +0.5% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 120 | +0.3% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Dyke | 787 | 39.7 | +15.8 | |
Conservative | Ammar Ahmad | 648 | 32.7 | −13.8 | |
Health Concern | John Griffiths | 422 | 21.3 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Adrian Sewell | 127 | 6.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 139 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,984 | 38.1 | +2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Concern | John Thomas | 648 | 33.7 | −5.1 | |
Labour | James Shaw | 637 | 33.2 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Partridge | 636 | 33.1 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,921 | 41.2 | +3.7 | ||
Health Concern gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Greener | 956 | 46.4 | +0.7 | |
Health Concern | Mavis Baillie | 584 | 28.3 | −4.6 | |
Labour | William Mason | 383 | 18.6 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixon | 138 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 372 | 18.1 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,061 | 39.0 | −3.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Health Concern | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Williams | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Concern | Kenneth Stokes | 822 | 41.7 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Mumshad Ahmed | 498 | 25.3 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | Shazu Miah | 399 | 20.2 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Paul Mills | 253 | 12.8 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 324 | 16.4 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,972 | 38.1 | +5.6 | ||
Health Concern hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Nicholls | 448 | 46.9 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Julian Phillips | 224 | 23.4 | −8.4 | |
Health Concern | Caroline Godfrey | 128 | 13.4 | −8.2 | |
Independent | Stephen Rushton | 120 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vicky Dixon | 36 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 224 | 23.5 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 956 | 48.4 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Hingley | 1,087 | 50.4 | +16.3 | |
Health Concern | Christopher Thomas | 578 | 26.8 | −12.3 | |
Labour | Leroy Wright | 403 | 18.7 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | Kevin Hill | 90 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 509 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,158 | 39.7 | −1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Paul Harrison | 971 | 52.3 | +2.4 | |
Health Concern | Margaret Bradley | 477 | 25.7 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Marchant | 294 | 15.8 | +0.4 | |
Green | Vicky Dunn | 114 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 494 | 26.6 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,856 | 31.1 | −1.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Kelly | 736 | 35.6 | +10.2 | |
Health Concern | Elizabeth Davies | 641 | 31.0 | −7.9 | |
Conservative | Arthur Buckley | 590 | 28.5 | −7.2 | |
Liberal | Alane Harvey | 102 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 95 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,069 | 39.8 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Concern | Jill Fairbrother-Millis | 1,081 | 55.1 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | David Little | 624 | 31.8 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Donovan Giles | 207 | 10.6 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Parsons | 50 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 457 | 23.3 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,962 | 35.5 | −0.1 | ||
Health Concern hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Concern | David Millis | 827 | 42.6 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | June Salter | 819 | 42.2 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Gary Watson | 205 | 10.6 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Dixon | 89 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,940 | 34.7 | −0.2 | ||
Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Price | 901 | 44.3 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Gillian Onslow | 686 | 33.8 | −0.4 | |
Health Concern | James Parish | 291 | 14.3 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Daniel Watson | 154 | 7.6 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 235 | 10.5 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,032 | 37.8 | −4.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Onslow | 911 | 47.3 | −2.2 | |
Health Concern | Raymond Barber | 513 | 26.6 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Samantha Walker | 294 | 15.3 | +7.8 | |
Labour | David Prain | 207 | 10.8 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 398 | 20.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,925 | 35.2 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Hazlewood | 513 | 55.6 | +9.2 | |
Health Concern | Nigel Addison | 315 | 34.1 | +34.1 | |
Green | Katherine Spohrer | 55 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Beavis | 40 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 198 | 21.5 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 923 | 52.3 | −2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wyre Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Election 2007 Results". The Times. 4 May 2007. p. 8.
- ^ Murphy, Emma (6 May 2007). "Blue blitz; Polling day misery for Labour as Tories take charge in Brum". Sunday Mercury. p. 30.
- ^ a b c "Shock as voters dump Labour party leader". Malvern Gazette. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tory surge breaks Labour grip". Express & Star. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Win is tribute to veteran councillor's memory". Malvern Gazette. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Council's leader steps down". Express & Star. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "District Council Election Results 2007". Wyre Forest District Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Local election result for Blakebrook and Chaddesley". Malvern Gazette. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[permanent dead link]