2007 Harlow District Council election
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The 2007 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, 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 12
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrats 8
- Independent 1[2]
Background
[edit]After the last election in 2006 the Conservatives had 12 seats, Labour 11 and the Liberal Democrats 10.[3] However, in January 2007 John Goddard left the Conservative group to sit as an independent,[4][5] meaning that going into the 2007 election both the Conservative and Labour parties had 11 councillors.[6]
12 seats were contested at the election, with 2 seats being available in Church Langley ward after Sam Warren stood down from the council.[7]
Election result
[edit]The Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to fall to 8 councillors, 1 each to the Conservative and Labour parties, who both finished with 12 councillors.[7] The closest result came in Toddbrook ward where Labour held the seat with a 15-vote majority over the Conservatives, while both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat group leaders, Andrew Johnson and Chris Millington won seats in Church Langley and Bush Fair wards respectively.[7] Overall turnout at the election was 34.75%, down from 36.93% in 2006.[8]
Following the election a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats continued to run the council.[7][9]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
50.0 | 45.8 | 9,876 | ![]() | |
Labour | 4 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
33.3 | 31.9 | 6,876 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
16.7 | 20.2 | 4,362 | ![]() | |
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 1.2 | 250 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.9 | 204 | ![]() |
Ward results
[edit]Bush Fair
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Bush_Fair_ward_in_Harlow_2002.svg/220px-Bush_Fair_ward_in_Harlow_2002.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 855 | 41.4 | −7.3 | |
Labour | Terry Brandon | 796 | 38.5 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Shona Johnson | 414 | 20.0 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 59 | 2.9 | −11.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,065 | 36.5 | −2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Church Langley (2 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Johnson | 1,266 | |||
Conservative | Tony Hall | 1,135 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Lawrie | 287 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Laura Rideout | 196 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Rideout | 183 | |||
Turnout | 3,067 | 27.9 | −4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great Parndon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick McClarnon | 1,011 | 55.1 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Norman Knight | 617 | 33.6 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Rideout | 208 | 11.3 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 394 | 21.5 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,836 | 36.1 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Harlow Common
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 909 | 45.0 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Clive Souter | 879 | 43.5 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Lawrence | 234 | 11.6 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 30 | 1.5 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,022 | 37.6 | −0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Parndon and Hare Street
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jean Clark | 881 | 49.2 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Russell Perrin | 700 | 39.1 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Pailing | 211 | 11.8 | −9.4 | |
Majority | 181 | 10.1 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,792 | 34.0 | −1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mark Hall
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Mark_Hall_ward_in_Harlow_2002.svg/220px-Mark_Hall_ward_in_Harlow_2002.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 752 | 36.5 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Michael Danvers | 740 | 35.9 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Steer | 570 | 27.6 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,062 | 41.1 | −2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Netteswell
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edna Stevens | 642 | 34.7 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Gough | 613 | 33.2 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Pailing | 594 | 32.1 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,849 | 34.9 | −0.6 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Old Harlow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Livings | 976 | 54.5 | −2.0 | |
Labour | John Childs | 398 | 22.2 | −3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Macy | 214 | 11.9 | −5.5 | |
Independent | Chris Ford | 204 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 578 | 32.3 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,792 | 37.2 | −1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Staple Tye
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Dangerfield | 685 | 42.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 588 | 36.7 | |
Labour | Dennis Palmer | 329 | 20.5 | |
Majority | 97 | 6.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,602 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Sumners and Kingsmoor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah-Jane Dangerfield | 857 | 55.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 482 | 31.2 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kuzna Jackson | 205 | 13.3 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 375 | 24.3 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,544 | 29.1 | −1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Toddbrook
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Davis | 795 | 41.0 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | David Carter | 770 | 39.8 | +1.7 | |
Respect | Maureen Topley | 250 | 12.9 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Watkiss | 122 | 6.3 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 25 | 1.2 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,937 | 37.4 | −3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2007 and 2008
[edit]Little Parndon and Hare Street
[edit]A by-election was held in Little Parndon and Hare Street on 25 October 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Jack Jesse.[10][11] The seat was held for Labour by the former council leader Michael Danvers with a majority of 196 votes over the Conservatives.[10][11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Danvers | 794 | 52.6 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Shona Johnson | 598 | 39.6 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 117 | 7.8 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 196 | 13.0 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,509 | 28.4 | −5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Toddbrook
[edit]A by-election was held in Toddbrook ward on 25 October 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Roy Collyer.[10][11] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by David Carter with a majority of 15 votes over Labour.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Carter | 728 | 45.2 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Terry Brandon | 713 | 44.3 | +3.3 | |
Respect | Maureen Topley | 102 | 6.3 | −6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Watkiss | 67 | 4.2 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,610 | 30.5 | −6.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harlow". BBC News Online. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
- ^ "Local elections: Harlow". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Wilkinson, Ben (31 March 2008). "Councillors to step down". Harlow Star. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Foster, Alex (18 January 2007). "Two more Tory defections". Liberal Democrat Voice. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Graeme; Devlin, Kate (3 May 2007). "How the night will unfold: The 30 crucial battlegrounds The major parties pin general election hopes on today's poll". The Daily Telegraph. NewsBank. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d Parsons, Tam (4 May 2007). "Election special - Harlow District Council". Bishops Stortford Citizen. Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Election Results 3rd May 2007". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Andalo, Debbie (23 April 2008). "Harlow : Where else can I go?". The Guardian. NewsBank.
- ^ a b c d e f "Harlow Council By Election Results October 2007". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Conservatives celebrate by-election result". East Herts Herald. 26 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.