2007 West Dorset District Council election

2007 West Dorset District Council election
All 48 seats to West Dorset District Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2007 West Dorset District Council elections.
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

The 2007 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election.

The 2007 election saw the Conservatives maintain their majority control of the District Council.^[1]

Ward results

Beaminster

Beaminster (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Lucy Payne *	813	48.6	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Irene Page	712	–
	Conservative	C. Etherington	705	42.2	N/A
	Conservative	R. Knox	704	–
	Independent	M. Garcia	154	9.2	N/A
Turnout				48.8
Registered electors			3,306
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Mellish	432	47.8	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	T. Rogers	419	46.4	+12.5
	Green	G. Black	52	5.8	N/A
Majority			13	1.4	N/A
Turnout				59.7	+21.1
Registered electors			1,514
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Bradpole

Bradpole^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald William Coatsworth *	474	70.6	–7.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Fifield	134	20.0	–1.5
	Green	Julian Jones	63	9.4	N/A
Majority			340	50.7	–6.4
Turnout				40.6	+9.6
Registered electors			1,668
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridport North

Bridport North (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Stoodley *	561	31.5	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rosamond Catherine Kayes	543	34.2	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Martin Ray *	514	–
	Conservative	K. Day	466	–
	Green	N. Judd	173	10.9	N/A
	Independent	C. Sparkes	156	9.8	N/A
	Labour	R. Nicholls	155	9.8	–13.2
Turnout				40.5	+6.9
Registered electors			3,431
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bridport South & Bothenhampton

Bridport South & Bothenhampton (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Ann Brown *	1,061	33.2	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Karl Gareth Wallace	779	24.4	+12.4
	Independent	David Robert Tett *	755	23.6	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Rickard	689	–
	Conservative	D. Wallace	656	–
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hunt	612	–
	Conservative	L. Wallace	547	–
	Green	T. Dickson	391	12.2	+2.6
	Labour	L. Begley	211	6.6	–13.1
Turnout				45.5	+7.8
Registered electors			4,720
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Broadmayne

Broadmayne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan John Thacker *	429	65.1	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lane	230	34.9	N/A
Majority			199	30.2	N/A
Turnout				45.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,587
	Conservative gain from Independent

Broadwindsor

Broadwindsor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqualyne Frances Irene Sewell *	474	70.5	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Teresa Georgina Harrison	198	29.5	–12.1
Majority			276	41.1	+24.2
Turnout				45.3	–0.3
Registered electors			1,493
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Parsons *	531	49.3	–17.9
	Conservative	J. Cook	482	44.8	+12.0
	Green	L. Edwards	64	5.9	N/A
Majority			49	4.5	–29.9
Turnout				64.9	+5.8
Registered electors			1,662
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cam Vale

Cam Vale^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Friar *	407	46.5	–12.6
	Conservative	T. Cook	377	43.1	+2.2
	Independent	P. Jenkins	91	10.4	N/A
Majority			30	3.4	–14.9
Turnout				52.4	+5.7
Registered electors			1,677
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Charminster & Cerne Valley

Charminster & Cerne Valley (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Jane East *	1,150	59.3	–14.9
	Conservative	Andrew Frederick Horsington *	1,131	–
	Liberal Democrats	P. McGuinness	540	27.8	N/A
	Labour	L. Ahern	249	12.8	N/A
Turnout				47.4	+6.4
Registered electors			3,626
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charmouth

Charmouth^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Newson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,516
	Independent hold

Chesil Bank

Chesil Bank^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas William George Bartlett *	605	66.2	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gardner	309	33.8	–5.1
Majority			296	32.4	+10.3
Turnout				51.5	+5.9
Registered electors			1,794
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chickerell

Chickerell (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Charles Gardner *	739	45.4	+3.2
	Conservative	Elaine Elizabeth Whyte	733	45.0	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rogers *	672	–
	Liberal Democrats	J. Worth	669	–
	Conservative	Margaret Jean Dunseith	656	–
	Conservative	R. Fleming	654	–
	Labour	T. Gould	156	9.6	N/A
	Labour	K. Parish	133	–
	Labour	R. Wyatt	124	–
Turnout				37.4	+8.8
Registered electors			4,394
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chideock & Symondsbury

Chideock & Symondsbury^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Esme Summers *	449	66.4	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	T. Fifield	227	33.6	+1.1
Majority			222	32.8	–2.2
Turnout				45.2	+6.2
Registered electors			1,506
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dorchester East

Dorchester East (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Stella Jones *	838	48.0	–11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Charles Nelson Harries *	659	–
	Conservative	R. Martindale	458	26.2	–14.7
	Independent	A. Delgoffe	267	15.3	N/A
	Labour	O. Trevett	182	10.4	N/A
Turnout				40.3	+4.3
Registered electors			3,446
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dorchester North

Dorchester North (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew James Canning *	726	43.2	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Caroline Hosford	636	–
	Conservative	A. Beard *	551	32.8	+5.6
	Conservative	V. Allan	519	–
	Independent	V. Waddington-Black	404	24.0	N/A
Turnout				43.7	+1.7
Registered electors			3,437
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Dorchester South

Dorchester South (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Molly Rennie *	1,007	60.1	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Potter *	940	–
	Conservative	J. Halewood	668	39.9	–3.0
	Conservative	N. Matthews	578	–
Turnout				49.4	+9.4
Registered electors			3,326
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dorchester West

Dorchester West (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Trevor Jones *	764	37.7	–
	Independent	David John Barrett *	755	37.2	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Harries	495	–
	Conservative	J. Cooke	360	17.8	–3.9
	Labour	J. Fell	149	7.3	N/A
Turnout				45.2	+3.2
Registered electors			3,408
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Frome Valley

Frome Valley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Naomi Mary Penfold *	711	80.1	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	S. Morris	177	19.9	N/A
Majority			534	60.1	N/A
Turnout				50.9	N/A
Registered electors			1,771
	Conservative gain from Independent

Halstock

Halstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Frost *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,527
	Independent hold

Loders

Loders^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Brandon Roberts *	441	66.3	+16.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ray	224	33.7	+12.7
Majority			217	32.6	+11.4
Turnout				46.3	+4.9
Registered electors			1,451
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daryl Whane Turner	769	39.9	*N/A*
	Independent	Patrick William James Hicks	591	–
	Conservative	Owen Keith Lovell *	568	29.5	–17.5
	Conservative	K. Meech *	420	–
	Independent	S. Williams	283	–
Turnout				47.8	+14.5
Registered electors			3,129
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Maiden Newton

Maiden Newton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Patmore *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,600
	Conservative gain from Independent

Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Disney Robinson	451	62.0	+11.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Thomas	277	38.0	–11.2
Majority			174	23.9	+22.3
Turnout				50.8	–5.0
Registered electors			1,437
	Conservative hold		Swing

Netherbury

Netherbury^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Paul Robin Alford *	395	67.4	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wymer	191	32.6	–5.3
Majority			204	34.8	+10.7
Turnout				35.2	–7.8
Registered electors			1,676
	Conservative hold		Swing

Owermoigne

Owermoigne (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Read	818	55.5	+3.0
	Conservative	Teresa Mary Seall *	770	–
	Liberal Democrats	D. Burden	467	31.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	R. Armstrong	441	–
	Labour	G. Napper	190	12.9	N/A
	Labour	W. Napper	177	–
Turnout				50.5	+8.0
Registered electors			2,924
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Piddle Valley

Piddle Valley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Barker *	644	85.0	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	C. Savory	114	15.0	N/A
Majority			530	69.9	N/A
Turnout				46.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,659
	Conservative hold		Swing

Puddletown

Puddletown^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Patrick Gordon Cooke *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,839
	Conservative gain from Independent

Queen Thorne

Queen Thorne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Andrew Gould *	599	81.5	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	J. Jones	136	18.5	N/A
Majority			463	63.0	N/A
Turnout				45.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,634
	Conservative hold

Sherborne East

Sherborne East (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terence Peter Farmer *	813	46.8	+3.1
	Conservative	Dominic Charles Elliot	789	–
	Green	Jenny Susan Greene	441	25.4	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gloster	295	17.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	J. McGuinness	286	–
	Labour	Graham Parish	188	10.8	–13.1
Turnout				42.5	+8.5
Registered electors			3,544
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sherborne West

Sherborne West (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Robert Shorland *	926	64.8	+8.4
	Conservative	Marjorie Snowden *	878	–
	Liberal Democrats	S. Friar	503	35.2	–8.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hewson	459	–
Turnout				42.2	+8.6
Registered electors			3,464
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winterborne St Martin

Winterborne St Martin^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen John Slade *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,678
	Independent hold

Yetminster

Yetminster^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Rose Lawrence	402	55.1	–14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine Jones	327	44.9	+14.7
Majority			75	10.7	–28.9
Turnout				53.4	+12.1
Registered electors			1,371
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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[vote2007-1] "West Dorset". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

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