2007 North Wiltshire District Council election

Elections to North Wiltshire District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservatives gained overall control, winning thirty-nine of the fifty-four seats available.[1]

2007 North Wiltshire District Council election
← 2003 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)

All 54 seats to North Wiltshire District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Lab
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 25 seats, 45.7% 26 seats, 41.7% 1 seat, 7.8%
Seats won 39 14 1
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 12 Steady
Popular vote 23,404 14,508 2,448
Percentage 53.0% 32.4% 5.5%
Swing Increase 7.3% Decrease 9.3% Increase 2.3%

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

This was the last election of district councillors to take place in North Wiltshire. The following year, a government review of local government determined that the four district councils of Wiltshire were to be merged with Wiltshire County Council to form a new unitary authority with effect from 1 April 2009, when North Wiltshire would be abolished and its councillors' term of office would end two years early.

Elections to the new unitary authority, Wiltshire Council, took place in June 2009.

Election result

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North Wiltshire District Council elections, 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 +14 72.2 53.0 23,404
  Liberal Democrats 14 –12 25.9 32.4 14,316
  Labour 1 0 0 0 1.9 5.5 2,448
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.8 2,139
  Independent 0 –1 0.0 2.1 912
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 769
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 162

Electoral division results

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Box and Rudloe

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Box and Rudloe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tudor Jones 725
Liberal Democrats Katherine Banks 720
Conservative Valerie Richardson 670
Liberal Democrats George Gill 605
UKIP Richard Crowder 230
Labour Steve Wheeler 177
English Democrat Harry Barstow 162
BNP Michael Simpkins 155
UKIP Emma Wright 97
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bremhill

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Bremhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Crisp 688 77.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Burns 195 22.1
Majority 493
Conservative hold Swing

Brinkworth

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Brinkworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Toby Sturgis 1,168
Conservative Vivian Vines 1,161
Liberal Democrats Catherine Doody 406
Liberal Democrats Jackie Morris 395
Labour Valerie Price 105
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Calne Abberd

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Calne Abberd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Henning 279 39.9
Conservative Roy Golding 224 32.0
UKIP Julia Reid 105 15.0
BNP Robert Baggs 91 13.0
Majority 55
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Calne Chilvester

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Calne Chilvester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Trotman 356 57.4
Liberal Democrats Heather Canfer 176 28.4
UKIP Andy Ireland 88 14.2
Majority 180
Conservative hold Swing

Calne Lickhill

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Calne Lickhill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Ramsey 392
Conservative Andrea Pier 390
UKIP John Ireland 335
UKIP Ellie Bland 328
Liberal Democrats Peter Dolman 275
Liberal Democrats Tom Briggs 231
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Calne Marden

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Calne Marden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Hill 453 51.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Venton 276 31.5
UKIP David Short 147 16.8
Majority 177
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Calne Priestley

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Calne Priestley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Boase 351 53.5
UKIP Dave Bland 305 46.5
Majority 46
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Calne Quemerford

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Calne Quemerford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Plenty 437 51.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Marshall 239 28.4
UKIP Dianne Moore 166 19.7
Majority 198
Conservative hold Swing

Calne Without

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Calne Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shauna Bodman 609 66.3
Liberal Democrats David Evans 310 33.7
Majority 299
Conservative hold Swing

Chippenham Allington

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Chippenham Allington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hutton 791
Conservative Martin Singlehurst 735
Liberal Democrats Judy Rooke 642
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Gibson 618
Labour Hilary Foord 125
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Chippenham Avon

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Chippenham Avon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald MacGregor 677
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hall 669
Conservative Harry Purdon 426
Conservative Julian Sturgis 363
Majority
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chippenham Hill Rise

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Chippenham Hill Rise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Darby 476 66.6
Conservative Peter Green 187 26.2
Labour Clare Davison 52 7.3
Majority 289
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chippenham London Road

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Chippenham London Road
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Scragg 226 35.2
Conservative Andy Whitaker 190 29.6
UKIP Andrew Meredith 157 24.5
Labour Julie Lawrence 69 10.7
Majority 36
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chippenham Monkton Park

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Chippenham Monkton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Caswill 523 55.5
Conservative Brendan McCarron 365 38.7
Labour Benjamin Lawrence 55 5.8
Majority 158
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Chippenham Park

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Chippenham Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Coleman 815
Liberal Democrats Jules Whincup 810
Conservative Elizabeth Kennedy 761
Conservative Ken Kennedy 714
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chippenham Pewsham

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Chippenham Pewsham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Doubell 841
Liberal Democrats John Doubell 781
Conservative Vince Baseley 729
Conservative Phil Pye 721
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Chippenham Redland

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Chippenham Redland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nina Phillips 745
Conservative Andy Phillips 546
Labour Maureen Lloyd 380
Liberal Democrats William Douglas 328
UKIP John Frampton 179
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Chippenham Westcroft/Queens

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Chippenham Westcroft/Queens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Desna Allen 369 50.5
Conservative Stephen Cadby 276 37.8
Labour John Weems 85 11.6
Majority 93
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colerne

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Colerne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Meadowcroft 480 52.9
Conservative Helen Wright 428 47.1
Majority 52
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Corsham and Lacock

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Corsham and Lacock (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dick Tonge 1,699
Conservative Jennie Hartless 1,507
Conservative Sheila Parker 1,421
Liberal Democrats Linda Packard 1,100
Liberal Democrats Mark Packard 1,055
Labour Judith Hible 556
BNP Christopher Deacon 342
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cricklade

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Cricklade (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Clements 896
Liberal Democrats Michael Hatton 740
Conservative Owen Gibbs 700
Liberal Democrats Anthony Nelmes 588
Labour Frederick Price 116
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hullavington and Crudwell

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Hullavington and Crudwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Greenman 834 81.8
Liberal Democrats Muriel Chivers 186 18.2
Majority 648
Conservative win (new seat)

Kington Langley

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Kington Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sherry Meadows 620 63.8
Independent Philip Allnatt 352 36.2
Majority 268
Conservative hold Swing

The Lydiards and Broad Town

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The Lydiards and Broad Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mollie Groom 802 80.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Dixon 199 19.9
Majority 603
Conservative hold Swing

Lyneham

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Lyneham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allison Bucknell 1,005
Conservative Sarah Still 871
Liberal Democrats John Webb 477
Liberal Democrats Duncan Rowley 381
Independent John Williams 248
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Malmesbury

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Malmesbury (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Sanderson 758
Conservative Rachel Cinnamond 661
Liberal Democrats Judy Jones 493
Liberal Democrats Patrick Goldstone 458
Labour Jason Hughes 173
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Minety and Purton

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Minety and Purton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Greenaway 1,459
Conservative Jacqui Lay 1,407
Conservative Chuck Berry 1,390
Liberal Democrats Helen Dixon 743
Liberal Democrats Russell Dabson 647
Liberal Democrats John Cooper 567
UKIP John Papworth 180
UKIP Gillian Bristow 175
Labour Pauline Smith 161
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Pickwick

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Pickwick (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Marston 487
Labour Christine Reid 478
Liberal Democrats Julian Mittra 367
Conservative Rod Taylor 365
Labour Christopher Lynch 315
BNP Michael Howson 181
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Paul Malmesbury Without

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St Paul Malmesbury Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Henderson 446 63.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Ashby 261 36.9
Majority 185
Conservative win (new seat)

Sherston

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Sherston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Thomson 741 78.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Lawrence 133 14.1
Labour Valerie Bannister 70 7.4
Majority 608
Conservative win (new seat)

Sutton Benger

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Sutton Benger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Causer 446 51.8
Independent Peter Bailey 312 36.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Bragg 103 12.0
Majority 134
Conservative win (new seat)

Wootton Bassett North

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Wootton Bassett North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Roberts 809
Conservative Audrey Wannell 763
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stratton 504
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walls 464
Labour Arnold Shaw 109
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wootton Bassett South

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Wootton Bassett South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Wannell 1,408
Conservative Pete Roberts 1,389
Conservative Peter Doyle 1,336
Liberal Democrats Jerry Potter 556
Liberal Democrats Olivia Thomas 555
Liberal Democrats Carole Tan 547
UKIP Alan Martin 247
UKIP Mary Fisher-Edmonds 227
Labour Ellis Webb 215
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Yatton Keynell

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Yatton Keynell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Scott 693 77.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Messenger 201 22.5
Majority 492
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2007 – North Wiltshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 16 December 2018.