South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2007
Results by ward of the 2007 local election in South Cambridgeshire
Results by ward of the 2007 local election in South Cambridgeshire
Overall composition of the council following the 2007 election
Overall composition of the council following the 2007 election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2007, as part of the 2007 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2007 were last contested at the 2004 election, when all seats were up for election due to new ward boundaries, and were next contested at the 2011 election. The Conservative Party gained an overall majority on the council for the first time.

Summary

Of the seats being contested at this election, the Conservatives were defending 9 seats, Liberal Democrats were defending 6 seats, and independents were defending 4 seats. Two seats had changed hands at by-elections prior to this election. In November 2004, Liberal Democrats gained Duxford from the Conservatives,[1] while in October 2006 Conservatives gained the Abingtons from the Liberal Democrats.[2] Both by-election gains were successfully defended at this election.

A further three seats were gained by the Conservative Party at this election. Gains from independents in Barton and in Orwell and Barrington as well as from the Liberal Democrats in the Shelfords and Stapleford meant the Conservative Party formed a majority on the council for the first time.

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2007[3]
Party Seats Popular vote
Won Not up Total ± Votes %
  Conservative 12 17 29 +3 12,683 50.2
  Liberal Democrats 5 12 17 −1 7,870 31.1
  Independent 2 8 10 −2 2,439 9.6
  Labour 0 1 1 0 2,025 8.0
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 184 0.7
  Green 0 0 0 0 76 0.3
Total 19 38 57 – 25,277 –
Turnout 40.1

Results by ward

Balsham Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Edwin Barrett 1,142 59.9 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Elizabeth Jarvis 692 36.3 −12.6
Labour Richard Amos 72 3.8 N/A
Majority 450
Turnout 54.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bar Hill Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Hall 871 60.3 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Mary Abbott 220 15.2 −22.3
UKIP Helene Yvette Davies 184 12.7 N/A
Labour John Shepherd 169 11.7 +4.7
Majority 651
Turnout 37.5
Conservative hold Swing
Barton Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis William Miles Burkitt 446 50.4 +21.0
Independent Keith Robert Scott 309 34.9 N/A
Green Anna Gomori-Woodcock 76 8.6 +2.0
Labour Annabel Jane Barrett 54 6.1 N/A
Majority 137
Turnout 48.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Bourn Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lorraine Ann Morgan 676 44.1 −10.6
Independent Roger Keith Hume 642 41.9 N/A
Labour Mark David Hurn 215 14.0 +7.1
Majority 52
Turnout 31.6
Conservative hold Swing
Comberton Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Alexander Harangozo 438 48.2 +2.5
Conservative Hywel Wyn Griffiths 401 44.2 +3.0
Labour Peter Durrant 69 7.6 −5.6
Majority 39
Turnout 49.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cottenham Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy John Wotherspoon 1,163 56.9 +20.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Mary Bainbridge 678 33.2 +6.9
Labour Michael Wilson 202 9.9 N/A
Majority 485
Turnout 34.0
Conservative hold Swing
Duxford Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Williams 525 54.9 +6.0
Conservative Robin Driver 391 40.9 −10.2
Labour Yvonne Nobis 40 4.2 N/A
Majority 134
Turnout 47.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fowlmere and Foxton Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deborah Patricia Roberts 489 45.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Dallas Cartwright 338 31.2 N/A
Conservative Robert James Poulter 230 21.2 N/A
Labour Grace Everson 26 2.4 N/A
Majority 151
Turnout 57.5
Independent hold Swing
Fulbourn Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Neil John Scarr 528 39.6 +15.8
Liberal Democrats John George Williams 391 29.4 +1.2
Conservative Alison Mary Farmer 350 26.3 +5.2
Labour Owen Leonard 63 4.7 N/A
Majority 137
Turnout 39.4
Independent hold Swing
Hardwick Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Stewart 504 73.7 +16.4
Conservative Mandy Lorraine Smith 151 22.1 −14.5
Labour Helen Haugh 29 4.2 N/A
Majority 353
Turnout 35.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Histon and Impington Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Peter Chatfield 1,309 52.2 +17.6
Conservative Philip 'Scotty' Scott 1,008 40.2 +8.6
Labour Robin Philip Stern 191 7.6 −0.5
Majority 301
Turnout 40.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Marion Smith 714 51.4 +18.9
Conservative Gerda Covell 584 42.0 +15.2
Labour Valerie Ross 91 6.6 −1.8
Majority 130
Turnout 45.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Orwell and Barrington Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bird 532 83.3 +50.9
Labour Sara Alison Ball 107 16.7 N/A
Majority 425
Turnout 35.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Papworth and Elsworth Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Wright 885 74.2 +28.6
Labour Angela Patrick 308 25.8 N/A
Majority 577
Turnout 36.6
Conservative hold Swing
Sawston Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Roy Bard 995 67.5 +17.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Douglas Wallace 256 17.4 +4.4
Labour Michael Olanrewaju Idowu 224 15.2 +0.1
Majority 739
Turnout 27.9
Conservative hold Swing
Teversham Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Anne Hunt unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
The Abingtons Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Geoffrey Orgee 680 81.2 +58.5
Liberal Democrats David John Willingham 158 18.9 −44.7
Majority 522
Turnout 48.5
Conservative hold Swing
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jaime Ann Dipple 1,457 54.2 −10.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Freda Kember 1,040 38.7 +16.5
Labour Michael Nettleton 189 7.0 −5.8
Majority 417
Turnout 49.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Willingham and Over Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Roy Burling 817 47.1 −6.9
Independent Pat Daniels 471 27.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Leslie Harold Gelling 365 21.0 −14.7
Labour Nicola Andrews 83 4.8 N/A
Majority 346
Turnout 35.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ District Council By-Election: Duxford Ward – Thursday, 25 November 2004, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  2. ^ District Council By-Election: The Abingtons Ward – Thursday, 19 October 2006, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  3. ^ District Council Elections – Thursday, 3 May 2007, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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