2007 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association in pink and independents in white. The 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.[1]
Election result The results saw the Conservatives gain control of the council from the Liberal Democrats after gaining 19 seats, 18 of them from the Liberal Democrats.[2] This meant the Conservatives held 36 seats, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats.[3] Among the Liberal Democrats who were defeated was the leader of the council, Mary Rose Gliksten, who was defeated in Castle Without ward .[3] Meanwhile, the British National Party, who were standing 4 candidates for the council for the first time, failed to win any seats, but won more votes than the Labour party in the wards they were contesting.[3] [4]
Windsor and Maidenhead Local Election Result 2007[5] [6] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 36 19 0 +19 63.2 53.0 55,333 +15.2% Liberal Democrats 16 0 18 -18 28.1 35.6 37,178 -13.4% Independent 3 0 1 -1 5.3 4.5 4,739 -0.3% Old Windsor Residents' & Ratepayers Association 2 0 0 0 3.5 1.4 1,491 -0.4% Labour 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 3,866 -2.3% BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 1,340 +1.3% UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 449 +0.4%
Ward results Ascot and Cheapside (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Hilton 1,087 Conservative Duncan McBride 969 Liberal Democrats Hirak Chakravarty 245 Liberal Democrats Peter Watts 216 UKIP Murray Barter 175 Turnout 2,692 39.2 +8.9 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Belmont (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Clive Baskerville 1,224 Liberal Democrats David Mackay 1,147 Liberal Democrats Rajiv Chelani 1,133 Conservative Philip Love 1,060 Conservative Marion Mills 1,005 Conservative Susan Kindeleit 986 Labour Jennifer Cooper 175 UKIP Richard Wells 165 Labour Elaine Percival 129 Turnout 7,024 46.4 +7.3 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bisham and Cookham (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Kellaway 1,361 Conservative John Stretton 1,339 Conservative MJ Saunders 1,288 Liberal Democrats Mandy Brar 1,226 Liberal Democrats David Ricardo 1,019 Liberal Democrats Margaret Cubley 970 Labour Paul Percival 135 Turnout 7,338 50.6 +9.7 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Boyn Hill (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Mike Holness 1,192 Liberal Democrats Norma Herdson 1,109 Conservative Christian Harris 1,090 Conservative Paul Lion 1,081 Conservative Gillian Moore 1,045 Liberal Democrats David Howes 1,033 Labour Robert Barclay 184 Turnout 6,734 48.3 +11.6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bray (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Burbage 1,391 Conservative Leo Walters 1,390 Conservative Barry Thompson 1,380 Liberal Democrats Peter Janikoun 413 Liberal Democrats Mike Singh 412 Liberal Democrats Nick Bagri 383 Turnout 5,369 36.6 +8.2 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Castle Without (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Elisabeth Barton 936 Conservative Catherine Batchelor 935 Conservative Sue Evans 854 Liberal Democrats David Eglise 713 Liberal Democrats Mary Gliksten 704 Liberal Democrats John Foster 662 Labour Ann Matthews 138 Labour Antony Matthews 128 Turnout 5,070 41.9 +10.5 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Clewer East (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Eileen Quick 912 Conservative Tom Bursnall 898 Liberal Democrats Lee Hibbard 579 Liberal Democrats Susan Thompson 578 Labour Janet Milward 90 Labour Susan Denegri 85 Turnout 3,142 47.5 +9.4 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Clewer North (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Cynthia Endacott 1,216 Independent John Penfold 1,085 Independent John Fido 1,040 Conservative Peter Smith 645 Conservative Peter Bellini 630 Conservative Vivian Falzon 600 BNP Paul Hanson 402 BNP Matthew Tait 336 Labour Linda Ayres 233 Labour Marc Green 221 Turnout 6,408 44.0 +12.4 Independent hold Swing Independent hold Swing Independent hold Swing
Clewer South (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Evans 784 Conservative Simon Meadowcroft 744 Liberal Democrats Richard Fagence 522 Liberal Democrats Antony Wood 506 Labour Eddie Bell 127 Labour Kenneth Coles 122 Turnout 2,805 40.3 +12.7 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Cox Green (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Vicky Howes 1,019 Liberal Democrats Bruce Adams 1,000 Liberal Democrats Emrys Richards 966 Conservative Jo Close 905 Conservative George Bathurst 778 Conservative Anthony Cross 742 BNP John Coombes 391 Labour Ian Harvey 144 Labour Robert Horner 122 Labour Judith Percival 115 Turnout 6,182 40.8 +6.5 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Datchet (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jesse Grey 948 Conservative Elizabeth Hawkes 906 Liberal Democrats Moray Barclay 211 Liberal Democrats Bryan Hedley 187 Labour Jenny Ward 150 Labour Peter Ward 110 Turnout 2,512 37.8 +8.1 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Eton and Castle[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Liam Maxwell 283 52.9 +18.9 Liberal Democrats Richard Pratt 198 37.0 -21.3 Labour George Davidson 54 10.1 +2.4 Majority 85 15.9 Turnout 535 38.6 +8.9 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Eton Wick[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stephen Smith 452 63.4 +26.3 UKIP Ken Wight 109 15.3 +15.3 Liberal Democrats Suzanne Battison 77 10.8 +10.8 Labour Paul Crossland 75 10.5 -52.4 Majority 343 48.1 Turnout 713 41.6 -0.4 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Furze Platt (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Mary Stock 1,192 Liberal Democrats Humaira Javed 1,132 Liberal Democrats Cynthia Pitteway 1,113 Conservative Clifford Baker 863 Conservative Susan Maskell 826 Conservative Penny Baker 775 Turnout 5,901 42.7 +5.0 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Horton and Wraysbury (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Colin Rayner 1,303 Conservative John Lenton 1,201 Independent Ewan Larcombe 410 Liberal Democrats Matthew Jackson 92 Liberal Democrats Martin Pritchett 66 Turnout 3,072 44.0 +9.3 Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Hurley and Walthams (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Maureen Hunt 1,096 Conservative Paul Etherington 1,029 Conservative Hazel Wilson 928 Liberal Democrats John Iles 842 Liberal Democrats John Addiscott 768 Liberal Democrats Joseph Mullen 732 Labour Patrick McDonald 207 Turnout 5,602 45.5 +1.5 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Maidenhead Riverside (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Pam Proctor 1,094 Liberal Democrats Alison Napier 1,066 Conservative Simon Dudley 1,048 Conservative Mohammed Ilyas 998 Conservative Tom Denniford 990 Liberal Democrats Julian Tisi 851 Independent Andrew Jenner 448 Independent Claire Huntley 270 Independent Helen Hyman 270 Labour Pamela Kennedy 126 Labour Mohammed Shafiq 73 Turnout 7,234 49.7 +7.9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Old Windsor (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association Malcolm Beer 783 Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association Eric Wiles 708 Conservative Allen Cottee 442 Conservative Christopher Hawkes 396 Labour Roy Reeves 109 Labour Ahamedlebbe Mashoor 90 Turnout 2,528 35.1 +4.6 Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association hold Swing Old Windsor Residents' and Ratepayers' Association hold Swing
Oldfield (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Derek Wilson 1,197 Conservative Dorothy Kemp 1,186 Conservative Asghar Majeed 1,113 Liberal Democrats Margaret Hyde 642 Liberal Democrats Gail Dorrington 611 Liberal Democrats Tony Langdown 539 Labour Kathleen Cutting 186 Labour Nigel Smith 135 Turnout 5,609 38.3 +10.0 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Park (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Philip Bicknell 1,098 Conservative Richard Gard 1,046 Liberal Democrats Michael Scott 596 Liberal Democrats Beverley Green 575 Labour Brent Curless 72 Labour Andrew Gittens 69 Turnout 3,456 49.3 +12.0 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Pinkneys Green (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Kathy Newbound 1,405 Liberal Democrats Simon Werner 1,254 Liberal Democrats Wilson Hendry 1,192 Conservative Charles Hollingsworth 1,007 Conservative Richard Hogg 996 Conservative Howard McBrien 892 BNP Joanne Stevens 211 Turnout 6,957 49.8 +10.9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sunningdale (2)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christine Bateson 1,183 Conservative Sayonara Luxton 1,090 Liberal Democrats Gary Wilson 173 Liberal Democrats Heather Elliot 161 Labour Ajay Nehra 99 Turnout 2,706 39.4 +7.6 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Sunninghill and South Ascot (3)[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alison Knight 1,076 Conservative John Story 1,072 Conservative Lynda Yong 1,058 Liberal Democrats Enid Cross 542 Liberal Democrats Barbara Grant-Adamson 455 Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pope 441 Labour Elizabeth Yates 163 Turnout 4,807 37.2 +2.8 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
References ^ "Windsor & Maidenhead Royal". BBC News Online . Retrieved 28 November 2010 . ^ "Tories celebrate 'a pretty good night' in home counties". Evening Standard . 4 May 2007. p. 1. ^ a b c "Tories win Royal Borough control". BBC News Online . 4 May 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2010 . ^ "Fears fade as extreme right fails to make significant gains BNP". The Herald . 5 May 2007. p. 8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Borough Election Results 2007 - By Ward". The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2010 . ^ "Results". The Times . 5 May 2007. p. 83.