2007 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

On 3 May 2007, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It resulted in the Conservative Party gaining control of the council. The previous election resulted in no overall control with the Labour Party having the highest number of seats at 16.[1]

2007 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
← 2003 3 May 2007 2011 →

All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.8% Increase 6.5 pp
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 15 16 4
Seats after 21 14 0
Seat change Increase5 Decrease2 Decrease4
Popular vote 9,518 7,309 1,654
Percentage 49.5% 38.0% 8.6%
Swing Increase11.0% Decrease1.2% Decrease2.3%

Results of the 2007 North Warwickshire Borough council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Composition of the council after the election.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

All 35 seats from all wards were up for election, with 18 seats needed for an overall majority. The Conservatives won 21 seats, with Labour winning the remaining 14. The Liberal Democrats lost all four of their seats.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 2003 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 11. ISBN 0948858354. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Election Results 2007 North Warwickshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "English Local Elections 2007 - North Warwickshire". BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. North Warwickshire Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). The Elections Centre. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 2007 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. pp. 12, 196, 304, 310, 315. ISBN 9780948858420. Retrieved 7 December 2020.