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Elections to Brighton & Hove City Council on the south coast of England were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council (a unitary authority) was up for election. The Conservative Party replaced the Labour Party as the major party on the council. However, the council remained under "no overall control" (i.e., no absolute majority for any party): the Conservatives won 26 out of the 54 seats in the city. This result was roughly in line with the general pattern of results throughout England that day, with Conservatives gaining seats at the expense of Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Some high-profile local Labour candidates failed to get elected/re-elected:

  • Simon Burgess (the council leader immediately before the election)
  • Ken Bodfish (Burgess's predecessor as council leader)
  • Sue John (the deputy leader of the council immediately before the election)

The Green Party doubled its representation from six to 12 seats.

[edit] Election Result

Brighton & Hove Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 26
  Labour 13
  Green Party of England and Wales 12
  Liberal Democrat 2
  Independent 1

[edit] Ward results

Ansdell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Aitken 886
Conservative Elizabeth Clarkson 827
Conservative David Eaves 810
Ratepayer Paula Tupling Prest 555
Labour Janet Sherwood 335
Turnout 3,413
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ashton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayer John Davies 698
Liberal Democrat Tony Ford 605
Independent Barbara Pagett 601
Conservative Colin Walton 555
Liberal Democrat Brian Bullick 539
Conservative Mike Knowles 498
Conservative Jon Harrison 470
Turnout 3,966
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Fazackerley 540
Conservative Fabian Craig-Wilson 516
Conservative Dawn Prestwich 493
Independent Barbara Mackenzie 480
Liberal Democrat Annette Ford 332
Turnout 2,361
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Thompson 840
Conservative Richard Fulford-Brown 739
Independent Ken Hopwood 725
Conservative Angela Fulford-Brown 710
Labour Gareth Nash 239
Turnout 3,253
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Elswick and Little Eccleston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Hayhurst uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Fairhaven (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cheryl Little 745
Ratepayer Richard Eastham 732
Conservative George Caldwell 578
Conservative Alfred Jealous 521
Liberal Democrat Michael Turner 405
Turnout 2,981
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Freckleton East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Threlfall 628
Independent Kiran Mulholland 509
Conservative St John Greenhough 362
Liberal Democrat Kate Little 177
Turnout 1,676
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Freckleton West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Trevor Fiddler 726
Independent Louis Rigby 701
Liberal Democrat Pam Winlow 130
Turnout 1,557
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Heyhouses (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Coombes 821
Conservative Keith Hyde 792
Conservative Craig Halewood 699
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Smith 643
Labour David Meldrum 332
Turnout 3,287
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kilnhouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Akeroyd 621
Conservative Roger Small 618
Conservative William Prestwich 575
Ratepayer David Serella 503
Liberal Democrat Bob Fielding 394
Liberal Democrat Christine Marshall 373
Labour Peter Stephenson 203
Turnout 3,287
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkham North (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elaine Silverwood 852
Independent John Bennett 778
Independent Keith Beckett 569
Conservative Michelle Welch 450
Conservative Edward Oldfield 408
Independent James Cameron 225
Labour Cecil Adkins-Farmer 141
Turnout 3,423
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Kirkham South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liz Oades 595
Ratepayer Peter Hardy 375
Conservative Barry Mitchell 189
Conservative Jim Proctor 139
Labour Vernon Allen 89
Turnout 1,387
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Medlar-with-Wesham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Renwick 714
Independent Linda Nulty 519
Independent Alan Clayton 403
Labour Bill Taylor 89
Turnout 1,725
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Newton & Treales (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Heather Speak 724
Independent Peter Collins 696
Labour Dennis Davenport 168
Turnout 1,588
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Fieldhouse 1,057
Conservative Michael Cornah 1,014
Independent David Chedd 872
Liberal Democrat John Graddon 688
Labour Peter Willis 327
Turnout 3,958
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Ribby with Wrea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lyndsay Greening 348 54.5
Conservative Janet Wardell 290 45.5
Majority 58 9.0
Turnout 638
Independent hold Swing
Singleton & Greenhalgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Maxine Chew uncontested
Independent hold Swing
St John's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Ashton 612
Ratepayer Kathleen Harper 596
Conservative Brenda Ackers 547
Conservative Raymond Norsworthy 471
Labour Maureen Dobson 289
Turnout 2,515
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Leonard's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Buckley 624
Liberal Democrat Howard Henshaw 600
Conservative Angela Jacques 567
Liberal Democrat Karen Henshaw 563
Ratepayer Des Downey 471
Liberal Democrat Anne Fielding 336
Turnout 3,161
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Staining & Weeton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Pounder uncontested
Conservative John Singleton uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Warton & Westby (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Janine Owen 836
Conservative Paul Rigby 572
Conservative Barbara Douglas 627
Conservative Harold Butler 556
Independent Michael Gilbert 398
Liberal Democrat Janice Taylor 309
Liberal Democrat Bill Winlow 121
Liberal Democrat Mark Jewell 99
Turnout 3,692
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] External links

Fylde 2007 election results


Preceded by
Fylde Council election 2003		 Fylde local elections Succeeded by
Fylde Council election 2011

Category:Council elections in North West England