2007 Eastbourne Borough Council election
The 2007 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.[1]
Background
After the
A record 89 candidates stood at the election,[3] up from the previous high of 81 in 2002 when the entire council was last elected.[2] Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats stood a full 27 candidates, compared to 12 for Labour, 9 Green Party and 5 UK Independence Party.[2] Councillors standing down at the election included Conservatives Patrick Bowker and David Stevens, Liberal Democrat Robert Slater and independent Norman Marsh.[3]
Election result
The Liberal Democrats made 9 gains to take control of the council from the Conservatives
The Liberal Democrat victory was attributed to the introduction of parking charges in Eastbourne by Conservative controlled East Sussex County Council and to a decision by borough councillors to increase their expenses by 52%.[6] Following the election David Tutt became the new leader of the council, while the national Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell came to Eastbourne to celebrate the result.[10][11][12]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 20 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 74.1 | 48.6 | 40,571 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 25.9 | 41.9 | 34,975 | -4.6 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4,846 | -2.1 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2,211 | -2.5 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 909 | +1.1 | |
Independent
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0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 | N/A |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bannister | 1,598 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Stanley | 1,442 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Wallis | 1,395 | |||
Conservative | Camilla Lau | 632 | |||
Conservative | Sandra Elkin | 619 | |||
Conservative | Marco Giorgi | 569 | |||
Green | Simon Payne | 229 | |||
Green | Zoe Vonderdell | 224 | |||
Labour | Keith Gell | 160 | |||
UKIP | Len Richardson | 157 | |||
Labour | Richard Goude | 154 | |||
Turnout | 7,179 | 34.5 | -0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mary Pooley | 1,338 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Olive Woodall | 1,277 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Thompson | 1,138 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Brenchley | 555 | |||
Conservative | Bill Bailey | 499 | |||
Conservative | Milly Skriczka | 417 | |||
Labour | Ann Ring | 274 | |||
Labour | David Brinson | 230 | |||
Green | Leslie Dalton | 208 | |||
Labour | David Salmon | 197 | |||
Green | Finn O'Shea | 181 | |||
Green | Ivor Hueting | 164 | |||
Turnout | 6,478 | 31.9 | -1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Harun Miah | 1,453 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Troy Tester | 1,333 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Purchese | 1,310 | |||
Conservative | Tony Freebody | 912 | |||
Conservative | Marcus Maddison-White | 826 | |||
Conservative | John Stanbury | 806 | |||
Green | Chris Quarrington | 192 | |||
Labour | Colin Akers | 174 | |||
Green | Amy Erridge | 163 | |||
Turnout | 7,169 | 34.0 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Taylor | 2,407 | |||
Conservative | David Elkin | 2,387 | |||
Conservative | Nigel Goodyear | 2,329 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ticehurst | 729 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jean Fisher | 692 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Creaven | 681 | |||
Green | Kate Arnold | 457 | |||
Green | Harry Boys | 375 | |||
Green | Dorothy Forsyth | 299 | |||
Labour | Dennis Scard | 220 | |||
Turnout | 10,576 | 47.9 | -1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Heaps | 2,202 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goodwin | 2,007 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Szanto | 1,939 | |||
Conservative | Anne Angel | 1,890 | |||
Conservative | Ian Lucas | 1,772 | |||
Conservative | Simon Herbert | 1,667 | |||
Green | Clive Gross | 681 | |||
UKIP | Anne Chambers | 191 | |||
Labour | Ann Cottrell | 190 | |||
Turnout | 12,539 | 54.8 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Belsey | 2,076 | |||
Conservative | Barbara Goodall | 1,970 | |||
Conservative | Sandie Howlett | 1,920 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hearn | 1,184 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Moore | 1,128 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Staker | 1,023 | |||
Green | Nancy Dalton | 332 | |||
UKIP | Ken Alderton | 270 | |||
Green | Kev Moore | 240 | |||
Labour | Jim Nolan | 172 | |||
Turnout | 10,315 | 48.3 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Tutt | 2,344 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jon Harris | 2,242 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gill Mattock | 2,193 | |||
Conservative | Jane Challen | 766 | |||
Conservative | Tom Stoddart | 735 | |||
Conservative | Susan Steinberg | 710 | |||
Green | Hugh Norris | 199 | |||
Labour | Ian Culshaw | 170 | |||
Green | Rob Sier | 156 | |||
Turnout | 9,515 | 41.3 | +1.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Independent
|
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morris | 1,762 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bloom | 1,756 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Salsbury | 1,692 | |||
Conservative | Patrick Warner | 1,379 | |||
Conservative | Tracy Moles | 1,298 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Williams | 1,294 | |||
Green | Jocelyn McCarthy | 269 | |||
Labour | David Mieres | 121 | |||
Turnout | 9,571 | 39.0 | +2.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alex Hough | 1,610 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Madell | 1,573 | |||
Conservative | Graham Marsden | 1,557 | |||
Conservative | Bob Lacey | 1,534 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Pat Rodohan | 1,530 | |||
Conservative | Ann Murray | 1,449 | |||
Green | Stephanie Lewis | 253 | |||
Green | Liam Stephens | 224 | |||
Labour | Elizabeth Goude | 149 | |||
UKIP | Geraldine Mackillop | 146 | |||
UKIP | Paul Murden | 145 | |||
Turnout | 10,170 | 46.3 | +5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "90 candidates stand for election". Eastbourne Herald. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Marzouk, Lawrence (20 April 2007). "Eastbourne's make-up may change". The Argus. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "The new political map of Britain". The Independent. 5 May 2007. p. 1.
- ^ "Lib Dems gain power in Eastbourne". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ a b Whelan, Andy (4 May 2007). "Lib Dem landslide in Eastbourne". The Argus. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Lib Dems 20, Tories 7". Eastbourne Herald. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Election Results 2007". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Results of elections held Thursday 4 May 2006". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Lib Dems celebrate victory in Eastbourne". The Argus. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "In pictures: English elections 2007". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Ming joins the celebration". Eastbourne Herald. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.