2007 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 2007 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council after winning 5 seats, but failing to gain a majority.[3] They gained a seat in Bewdley and Arley ward but lost one back in Mitton.[4] Health Concern were the only party to increase their number of seats after taking a seat from Labour by 11 votes in Areley Kings.[4][5] The defeated Labour councillor was their leader on the council, Jamie Shaw, who had been a councillor for 23 years.[4] The Liberals held both the seats they were defending, with Mike Price holding Offmore and Comberton where a long term councillor Mike Oborski had died in February.[6]

Following the election the leader of the council, Conservative Stephen Clee, stood down after 3 years in charge of the council after the disappointing results for his party.[7] He had been leader of his party in Wyre Forest for 6 years and was succeeded by John Campion.[7]

Wyre Forest local election result 2007[8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 5 1 1 0 35.7 35.7 8,486 -3.8%
  Health Concern 4 2 1 +1 28.6 30.8 7,327 -1.5%
  Labour 2 0 1 -1 14.3 15.8 3,760 -0.1%
  Liberal 2 0 0 0 14.3 10.4 2,463 +1.6%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 7.1 6.0 1,434 +2.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 169 +0.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 120 +0.3%

Ward results

Aggborough and Spennells[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Dyke 787 39.7 +15.8
Conservative Ammar Ahmad 648 32.7 −13.8
Health Concern John Griffiths 422 21.3 +0.3
Labour Adrian Sewell 127 6.4 +0.1
Majority 139 7.0
Turnout 1,984 38.1 +2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Areley Kings[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Health Concern John Thomas 648 33.7 −5.1
Labour James Shaw 637 33.2 +10.2
Conservative Michael Partridge 636 33.1 −5.1
Majority 11 0.5
Turnout 1,921 41.2 +3.7
Health Concern gain from Labour Swing
Bewdley and Arley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Greener 956 46.4 +0.7
Health Concern Mavis Baillie 584 28.3 −4.6
Labour William Mason 383 18.6 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 138 6.7 +6.7
Majority 372 18.1 +5.3
Turnout 2,061 39.0 −3.2
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Blakebrook and Chaddesley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Williams unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwaters[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Health Concern Kenneth Stokes 822 41.7 +9.1
Conservative Mumshad Ahmed 498 25.3 −2.2
Liberal Shazu Miah 399 20.2 −5.6
Labour Paul Mills 253 12.8 −1.4
Majority 324 16.4 +11.3
Turnout 1,972 38.1 +5.6
Health Concern hold Swing
Cookley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Nicholls 448 46.9 +0.2
Conservative Julian Phillips 224 23.4 −8.4
Health Concern Caroline Godfrey 128 13.4 −8.2
Independent Stephen Rushton 120 12.6 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Vicky Dixon 36 3.8 +3.8
Majority 224 23.5 +8.6
Turnout 956 48.4 −2.0
Labour hold Swing
Franche[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Hingley 1,087 50.4 +16.3
Health Concern Christopher Thomas 578 26.8 −12.3
Labour Leroy Wright 403 18.7 −8.1
Liberal Kevin Hill 90 4.2 +4.2
Majority 509 23.6
Turnout 2,158 39.7 −1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Greenhill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Harrison 971 52.3 +2.4
Health Concern Margaret Bradley 477 25.7 +2.8
Conservative Paul Marchant 294 15.8 +0.4
Green Vicky Dunn 114 6.1 +6.1
Majority 494 26.6 −0.4
Turnout 1,856 31.1 −1.1
Liberal hold Swing
Habberley and Blakebrook[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Kelly 736 35.6 +10.2
Health Concern Elizabeth Davies 641 31.0 −7.9
Conservative Arthur Buckley 590 28.5 −7.2
Liberal Alane Harvey 102 4.9 +4.9
Majority 95 4.6
Turnout 2,069 39.8 −2.0
Labour hold Swing
Lickhill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Health Concern Jill Fairbrother-Millis 1,081 55.1 +1.4
Conservative David Little 624 31.8 −1.9
Labour Donovan Giles 207 10.6 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Clive Parsons 50 2.5 +2.5
Majority 457 23.3 +3.3
Turnout 1,962 35.5 −0.1
Health Concern hold Swing
Mitton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Health Concern David Millis 827 42.6 −0.8
Conservative June Salter 819 42.2 −1.8
Labour Gary Watson 205 10.6 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Pamela Dixon 89 4.6 +4.6
Majority 8 0.4
Turnout 1,940 34.7 −0.2
Health Concern gain from Conservative Swing
Offmore and Comberton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Price 901 44.3 +6.4
Conservative Gillian Onslow 686 33.8 −0.4
Health Concern James Parish 291 14.3 −3.2
Labour Daniel Watson 154 7.6 −2.8
Majority 235 10.5 +6.8
Turnout 2,032 37.8 −4.9
Liberal hold Swing
Sutton Park[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracey Onslow 911 47.3 −2.2
Health Concern Raymond Barber 513 26.6 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Samantha Walker 294 15.3 +7.8
Labour David Prain 207 10.8 −2.8
Majority 398 20.7 +0.5
Turnout 1,925 35.2 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Wolverley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Hazlewood 513 55.6 +9.2
Health Concern Nigel Addison 315 34.1 +34.1
Green Katherine Spohrer 55 6.0 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Beavis 40 4.3 +4.3
Majority 198 21.5 +14.0
Turnout 923 52.3 −2.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Wyre Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Election 2007 Results". The Times. 4 May 2007. p. 8.
  3. ^ Murphy, Emma (6 May 2007). "Blue blitz; Polling day misery for Labour as Tories take charge in Brum". Sunday Mercury. p. 30.
  4. ^ a b c "Shock as voters dump Labour party leader". Malvern Gazette. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Tory surge breaks Labour grip". Express & Star. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Win is tribute to veteran councillor's memory". Malvern Gazette. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Council's leader steps down". Express & Star. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "District Council Election Results 2007". Wyre Forest District Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Local election result for Blakebrook and Chaddesley". Malvern Gazette. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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