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The 2007 Dartford Borough Council election to the Dartford Borough Council was held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party took overall control of the council.

Election result

Dartford Borough Council Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 26 6 1 +5 59.1 28,081
  Labour 12 1 5 -4 27.3 19,117
  Residents 6 1 0 +1 13.6 4,592
  English Democrat 0 0 2 -2 0 5,545
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1,026
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 858
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 328
  Peace 0 0 0 0 0 78

Ward results

Bean & Darenth (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Alan Hammock 842
Conservative Ian Douglas Armitt 794
Conservative Rebecca Louise Shanks 760
Labour Bill Cook 511
Labour Neil Pearson-Coffey 452
Labour Derek Hills 401
English Democrat Peter Adamthwaite 283
Turnout 4,043
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Brent (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nancy Catherine Wightman 905
Conservative Steven Hamilton Brown 902
Conservative Amy Elizabeth Peters 874
Labour Sally Russell 707
Labour Garry Graham Sturley 661
Labour Dali Rai 646
English Democrat Ray Johnston 341
English Democrat Jerry Chatterton 331
English Democrat Lynne Gresley 315
UKIP Quentin Williamson 136
Turnout 5,818
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Castle (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila East 236 61
Labour Leila Pauline Blankley 78 20
English Democrat Frances Moore 76 19
Turnout 390
Conservative hold Swing
Greenhithe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Vic Openshaw 679
Residents Steve Johnston 607
Residents Pat Scanlan 584
Conservative Penny Cole 376
Labour John Wallace Masson 178
Labour Monica Lesley Masson 176
Labour Sarah Wimhurst 165
Turnout 2,756
Residents hold Swing
Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Heath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lloyd 1,065
Conservative Terry Smith 1,059
Conservative Patsy Thurlow 872
English Democrat John Griffiths 507
Labour Susan May Brooker 501
Labour Rosa Eva Sweetland 416
Labour Joyce Wise 404
Turnout 4,824
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Joyce Green (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Muckle 487
Labour Matthew James Bryant 447
BNP Kevin Saunders 328
Conservative Terrence Raymond Martin 173
UKIP Ray Day 157
Conservative Ragbhir Singh Sandhu 109
Turnout 1,701
Labour hold Swing
Joydens Wood (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Dorothy Allen 1,633
Conservative Marilyn Iris Peters 1,603
Conservative Jennifer Ann Rickwood 1,586
English Democrat Jackie Brookman 232
Labour Rosa Barnett 214
Labour Steve Burleigh 213
Labour Valerie Maddison 210
Turnout 5,691
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Littlebrook (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Ivan Muckle 425
Labour Tom Maddison 391
English Democrat Mike Tibby 330
English Democrat Alex Vaughan 264
Conservative Raymond John Marsh 166
Conservative Brian Garden 138
Turnout 1,714
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from English Democrat Swing
Longfield, New Barn and Southfleet (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Alan Kite 1,559
Conservative Roger Stephen Leonard Perfitt 1,420
Conservative David Matthew Pickersgill 1,080
Independent (Mary) Noreen Salway 858
Labour Alec Jordan 353
Labour Peter Beckett 335
Labour Maureen Anna Jansseune 297
English Democrat Paul Cooper 172
Turnout 6,074
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Newtown (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David John Baker 760
Conservative Arron Bardoe 653
Conservative Chris Gallagher 627
Labour Paul Frederick Blankley 620
Conservative Avtar Sandhu 598
Labour Stephen Robert David de Winton 577
English Democrat Jim Read 319
UKIP Mark Christopher Croucher 228
UKIP Tracy Jane Latif 205
Turnout 4,587
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from English Democrat Swing
Princes (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Edward May 712
Labour Geoff Prout 657
Labour Margaret Anne Stock 656
Conservative Jean Carol Shippam 428
English Democrat Liz Painter 382
Conservative Drew Swinerd 363
Conservative Richard John Wells 362
UKIP Lauren Tawnee Sloan 241
Turnout 3,801
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Stone (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Bryant 570
Labour Christine Angell 566
Labour Derek Ernest Lawson 555
Conservative John Alan Jarvis 482
Conservative Thurza Richards 454
Conservative Susan Elizabeth Martin 418
English Democrat Dianne Settle 177
Turnout 3,222
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Coleman 815
Conservative Tony Martin 664
English Democrat Steven Uncles 224
Labour Kenneth Ronald Nicholls 220
Labour Carole Jones 386
Peace Geoffrey Peter Pay 78
Turnout 2,200
Conservative hold Swing
Swanscombe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Bryan Read 946
Residents Les Bobby 897
Residents John Hayes 879
Labour Julian Timothy Bryant 265
Labour Jacqueline Goldstein 246
Labour Graham Christopher David Steele 223
Turnout 3,456
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Town (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew John Davis 391
Conservative Christopher Jon Shippam 352
Labour Trevor Alan Rogers 288
Labour Ram Appadoo 263
English Democrat Mitchell Jackson 148
English Democrat Teresa Cannon 142
UKIP Arnold Edwin Tarling 59
Turnout 1,643
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Deborah Jane Stoate 832
Conservative Anthony Wells 825
Conservative Jan Michael Ozog 768
Labour Patrick Kelly 754
Labour Santha Kumari Blankley 704
Conservative Kapil Sangar 687
English Democrat Jo Shippam 378
English Democrat Caroline Starling 352
English Democrat Tony Wilson 343
Turnout 5,643
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wilmington (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Edward Hunnisett 1008
Conservative Eddy Lampkin 906
Labour John Kingston 310
Labour Mally May 285
English Democrat Louise Uncles 229
Turnout 2,738
Conservative hold Swing

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