2007 Ashford Borough Council election
Elections to Ashford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party held on to overall control of the council.
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Map of the results of the 2007 Ashford council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independents in grey and Labour in red.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 28 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 65.1 | 52.8 | 20,825 | +4.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 18.6 | 27.9 | 11,025 | +8.5% | |
Independent | 5 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 4,449 | -3.9% | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 2,798 | -7.7% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 355 | -0.6% |
2 Conservatives were unopposed.
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brian Norris | 209 | 40.3 | +20.8 | |
Independent | Jim Gower | 199 | 38.4 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | James Holtum | 110 | 21.2 | +10.8 | |
Majority | 10 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 518 | 28.2 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brendan Naughton | 554 | |||
Labour | Allen Wells | 545 | |||
Conservative | Jenny Wedgbury | 377 | |||
Conservative | James Barrow | 369 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Norris | 184 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Thornton | 175 | |||
Turnout | 2,204 | 28.7 | +4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Bell | 615 | 74.0 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paddy Platt | 216 | 26.0 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 399 | 48.0 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 831 | 42.7 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Claughton | 391 | 62.1 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Shafi Khan | 146 | 23.2 | -17.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Josephine Took | 93 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 245 | 38.9 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 630 | 35.4 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rita Hawes | 511 | 67.9 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Lloyd | 242 | 32.1 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 269 | 35.8 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 753 | 35.5 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marlon Martin | 411 | 54.6 | -8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Adby | 342 | 45.4 | +45.4 | |
Majority | 69 | 9.2 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 753 | 39.7 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerry Clarkson | 564 | 73.1 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Whyte | 208 | 26.9 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 356 | 46.2 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 772 | 40.0 | +16.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Marriott | 511 | 59.9 | -19.2 | |
Green | Jan Cormack | 240 | 28.1 | +28.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Micklewight | 102 | 12.0 | -8.9 | |
Majority | 271 | 31.8 | -26.4 | ||
Turnout | 853 | 45.4 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Wallace | 470 | 67.0 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hawes | 152 | 21.7 | -11.7 | |
Labour | Chris Twydell | 79 | 11.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 318 | 55.3 | +31.8 | ||
Turnout | 701 | 38.8 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Feacey | 798 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 753 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Packham | 340 | |||
Labour | Arthur Young | 201 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Taig | 200 | |||
Turnout | 2,292 | 33.1 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessamy Blanford | 347 | 48.5 | +12.6 | |
Independent | Ian McClintock | 172 | 24.0 | -32.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Atkins | 123 | 17.2 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Katherine Manning | 74 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 175 | 24.5 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 716 | 33.0 | -7.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Heaton | 290 | 40.6 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Steven Davis | 277 | 38.7 | +12.4 | |
Independent | Ieda Hogarth | 148 | 20.7 | -26.5 | |
Majority | 13 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 715 | 36.4 | +3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Burgess | 722 | 77.7 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Rawlings | 207 | 22.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 515 | 55.4 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 929 | 45.5 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Kemp | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Ayres | 535 | 73.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hardwick | 193 | 26.5 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 342 | 47.0 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 728 | 37.0 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Bradberry | 228 | 38.6 | +9.2 | |
Independent | Melvyn Elliff | 179 | 30.3 | -5.4 | |
Conservative | Janet Rymer-Jones | 109 | 18.5 | +7.0 | |
Independent | Abbie Burt | 74 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 49 | 8.3 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 590 | 30.4 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Koowaree | 897 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bob Davidson | 846 | |||
Conservative | Alan Hutchinson | 401 | |||
Conservative | Josephine Masters | 367 | |||
Independent | Stephen Horn | 207 | |||
Turnout | 2,718 | 38.4 | +2.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tina Heyes | 463 | 66.0 | +40.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Kirby | 134 | 19.1 | +12.0 | |
Labour | Harriet Yeo | 105 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 329 | 46.9 | |||
Turnout | 702 | 30.2 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Wedgbury | 371 | 81.0 | +19.2 | |
Labour | Angharad Yeo | 48 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Fawcett | 39 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 323 | 70.5 | +46.9 | ||
Turnout | 458 | 30.0 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jill Hutchinson | 765 | 81.6 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terrence Brown | 172 | 18.4 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 593 | 63.2 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 937 | 48.6 | -15.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Wood | 1,139 | |||
Conservative | Richard Honey | 1,137 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Dove | 506 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Baxter | 486 | |||
Turnout | 3,268 | 41.3 | -2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Hodgkinson | 335 | 47.0 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Took | 203 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Independent | Carol Brunger | 93 | 13.0 | -25.6 | |
Labour | Andrew Pharoah | 82 | 11.5 | -14.6 | |
Majority | 132 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 713 | 36.6 | +9.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Smith | 274 | 43.8 | -43.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 138 | 22.1 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Miranda Kelly | 109 | 17.4 | +8.0 | |
Independent | Malcolm Eke | 104 | 16.6 | -52.0 | |
Majority | 136 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 625 | 27.2 | -3.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Link | 543 | 75.0 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Rickwood | 181 | 25.0 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 462 | 50.0 | -10.8 | ||
Turnout | 724 | 38.2 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Palma Laughton | 245 | 68.2 | +68.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Ackfield | 57 | 15.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gill Stone | 57 | 15.9 | -11.5 | |
Majority | 188 | 52.3 | |||
Turnout | 359 | 20.3 | +1.7 | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Howard | 597 | |||
Conservative | Matthew French | 573 | |||
Labour | Les Lawrie | 413 | |||
Labour | Chris Clark | 344 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Smith | 340 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Rochester | 278 | |||
Turnout | 2,635 | 35.8 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Clokie | 528 | 69.1 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Wright | 236 | 30.9 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 292 | 38.2 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 764 | 43.7 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Goddard | 433 | 59.2 | -6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Miller | 299 | 40.8 | +20.9 | |
Majority | 134 | 18.4 | -27.8 | ||
Turnout | 732 | 40.1 | +5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Packham | 529 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Cowley | 522 | |||
Conservative | Felicitie Sykes | 218 | |||
Conservative | Irene Hitchings | 217 | |||
Independent | Terry Stock | 215 | |||
Independent | Tony Serretiello | 158 | |||
Labour | Preeti Farooki | 109 | |||
Turnout | 1,968 | 30.4 | +4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Holland | 260 | 38.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Bates | 245 | 36.4 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Perry Calvert | 98 | 14.5 | -17.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shaun Chamberlain | 71 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 15 | 2.2 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 674 | 30.1 | +2.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Taylor | 950 | |||
Conservative | Clair Bell | 891 | |||
Independent | Keith Brannan | 534 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Murray | 371 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jon Heuch | 224 | |||
Turnout | 2,970 | 42.8 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bartlett | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Ellison | 663 | 71.9 | +13.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clare Hardwick | 144 | 15.6 | -8.6 | |
Green | Hilary Jones | 115 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 519 | 56.3 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 922 | 60.1 | +10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Davison | 998 | |||
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 991 | |||
Conservative | Neil Shorter | 955 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Davies | 449 | |||
Turnout | 3,393 | 46.1 | +0.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jack Woodford | 589 | 65.1 | +65.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Cooling | 276 | 30.5 | -29.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Berrie | 40 | 4.4 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 313 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 905 | 49.9 | +6.3 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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