The 2007 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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Results summary
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 42 | 15 | 0 | ![]() | 70.0 | 50.3 | 39,088 | +14.6 | |
Labour | 9 | 0 | 11 | ![]() | 15.0 | 28.1 | 21,847 | -5.5 | |
Halstead Residents | 5 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 8.3 | 4.8 | 3,747 | -1.9 | |
Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4,359 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 1.7 | 7.2 | 5,584 | -5.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1,786 | -3.1 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.2 | 917 | N/A | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.6 | 453 | N/A |
Ward results
Black Notley and Terling
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Galione | 805 | 65.3 | +26.3 | |
Conservative | Andrew Meyer | 752 | 61.0 | +31.6 | |
Labour | Juliet Walton | 192 | 15.6 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Tony Bennett | 165 | 13.4 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Weaver | 159 | 12.9 | -26.4 | |
Green | Joyce Wells | 133 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,232 | 41.2 | -2.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bocking Blackwater
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Reid | 1,099 | 55.3 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Wendy Schmitt | 1,099 | 55.3 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Liz Edey | 1,065 | 53.5 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Brooks | 634 | 31.9 | +12.5 | |
Labour | Richard Green | 474 | 23.8 | -15.3 | |
Labour | Richard Parsons | 452 | 22.7 | -11.9 | |
Labour | Michael Coughlan | 338 | 17.0 | -14.9 | |
Turnout | 1,989 | 34.0 | +6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bocking North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mann | 573 | 46.7 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Tony Everard | 547 | 44.6 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | Vanessa Santomauro | 426 | 34.7 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Jennifer Smith | 374 | 30.5 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Michael Ford | 187 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Fierheller | 131 | 10.7 | -6.2 | |
Turnout | 1,226 | 38.0 | +10.5 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Bocking South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Baugh | 619 | 47.2 | +15.0 | |
Labour | Moia Thorogood | 551 | 42.0 | -16.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Sandbrook | 538 | 41.0 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Lynn Watson | 534 | 40.7 | -20.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Braley | 141 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,312 | 33.2 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold |
Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | James Abbott | 895 | 75.2 | +17.1 | |
Green | Philip Hughes | 865 | 72.7 | +21.2 | |
Labour | Greta Tew | 258 | 21.7 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Tony Tearle | 229 | 19.2 | -8.0 | |
Turnout | 1,190 | 34.0 | -6.2 | ||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
Braintree Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John McKee | 1,042 | 52.1 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | Trevor McArdle | 999 | 49.9 | +16.4 | |
Conservative | Lene Shepherd | 970 | 48.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Agnes Bishop | 573 | 28.6 | -5.3 | |
Labour | Martin Green | 529 | 26.4 | -9.3 | |
Labour | Bill Edwards | 492 | 24.6 | -10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Brooks | 423 | 21.1 | -15.5 | |
Green | Rachel Brunton | 321 | 16.0 | +6.0 | |
Turnout | 2,001 | 35.6 | +10.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Braintree East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Bishop | 581 | 39.4 | -12.6 | |
Conservative | Caroline Denise | 546 | 37.0 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Eric Lynch | 541 | 36.7 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Eileen Davidson | 516 | 35.0 | -8.7 | |
Conservative | Nigel Edey | 507 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Messer | 483 | 32.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Philip Shute | 266 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lemon | 247 | 16.8 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Miller | 244 | 16.6 | -2.2 | |
Turnout | 1,474 | 31.3 | +5.6 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold |
Braintree South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Doug Rice | 673 | 39.4 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Russell Wilkins | 607 | 35.5 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Michael Lynch | 582 | 34.1 | -12.7 | |
Conservative | David Finch | 529 | 31.0 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Gordon Currie | 518 | 30.3 | -9.5 | |
Conservative | David Morse | 498 | 29.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Allan Millam | 474 | 27.7 | -15.4 | |
Green | Dawn Holmes | 259 | 15.2 | +0.9 | |
English Democrat | Albert Da | 247 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,709 | 34.2 | +8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold |
Bumpstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Collar | 515 | 62.2 | -8.8 | |
Labour | Steven Trumm | 313 | 37.8 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 202 | 24.4 | -17.6 | ||
Turnout | 828 | 43.0 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Coggeshall and North Feering
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Newton | 1,134 | 68.9 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Dunn | 1,045 | 63.4 | +17.0 | |
Labour | Robert Alston | 536 | 32.5 | -5.1 | |
Labour | Cathie Joyce | 513 | 31.1 | -9.1 | |
Turnout | 1,647 | 42.4 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Cressing and Stisted
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lynette Flint | 564 | 82.5 | +26.6 | |
Labour | Michael Shirvington | 120 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 444 | 65.0 | +53.2 | ||
Turnout | 684 | 40.8 | +12.8 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Gosfield and Greenstead Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John O'Reilly-Cicconi | 638 | 74.6 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Maureen Bennett | 217 | 25.4 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 421 | 49.2 | +24.6 | ||
Turnout | 855 | 44.7 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Great Notley and Braintree West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Butland | 1,158 | 72.3 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Claire Sandbrook | 1,129 | 70.5 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Roger Walters | 1,010 | 63.0 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Rice | 284 | 17.7 | -6.2 | |
Independent | Tony Watts | 203 | 12.7 | -0.7 | |
Labour | Richard Tincknell | 184 | 11.5 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Steven Goodfellow | 148 | 9.2 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Daniel Ezra | 132 | 8.2 | -1.7 | |
Turnout | 1,602 | 32.0 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Halstead St. Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halstead Residents | David Hume | 949 | 58.6 | -10.8 | |
Halstead Residents | Beryl Gage | 911 | 56.2 | -13.8 | |
Halstead Residents | Michael Gage | 822 | 50.7 | -19.6 | |
English Democrat | Raymond Brown | 564 | 34.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Grahame McCoyd | 398 | 24.6 | -0.8 | |
Labour | Adrian Axtell | 397 | 24.5 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Nancy Freeman | 358 | 22.1 | -1.2 | |
Turnout | 1,620 | 31.4 | +2.9 | ||
Halstead Residents hold | |||||
Halstead Residents hold | |||||
Halstead Residents hold |
Halstead Trinity
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halstead Residents | Jacqueline Pell | 604 | 61.4 | -15.9 | |
Halstead Residents | Howard Messenger | 461 | 46.9 | -10.7 | |
Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 357 | 36.3 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Stuart Gilbert | 291 | 29.6 | -2.8 | |
Turnout | 983 | 28.4 | -1.6 | ||
Halstead Residents hold | |||||
Halstead Residents hold |
Hatfield Peveral
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bebb | 1,006 | 78.0 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Keith Bigden | 987 | 76.6 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Carole Hine | 283 | 22.0 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Neil Coughlan | 187 | 14.5 | -6.9 | |
Turnout | 1,289 | 38.6 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Hedingham and Maplestead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jo Beavis | 1,283 | 65.3 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Wendy Scattergood | 1,114 | 56.7 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | Fred Swallow | 1,103 | 56.1 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Bolter | 726 | 36.9 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Ted Snarey | 326 | 16.6 | +0.8 | |
Labour | John Kotz | 236 | 12.0 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Noel Owen | 224 | 11.4 | -8.8 | |
Turnout | 1,966 | 40.0 | +7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Kelvedon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Foster | 881 | 52.8 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 845 | 50.7 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Ian Marshall | 432 | 25.9 | -7.2 | |
Labour | Terrence Lazell | 335 | 20.1 | -13.8 | |
Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 278 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,668 | 43.7 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Panfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Wilkinson | 630 | 80.5 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Carl May-Smith | 153 | 19.5 | -9.7 | |
Majority | 477 | 61.0 | +19.4 | ||
Turnout | 783 | 47.8 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rayne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Banthorpe | 399 | 58.9 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Beckett | 121 | 17.9 | -32.9 | |
English Democrat | Colin Morris | 106 | 15.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Ken Tew | 51 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 278 | 41.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 677 | 41.5 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Stour Valley North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Harley | 650 | 77.8 | +15.1 | |
Labour | Betty Kotz | 186 | 22.2 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 464 | 55.6 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 836 | 50.4 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stour Valley South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Shelton | 555 | 64.5 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Crowe | 245 | 28.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Fred Hearn | 60 | 7.0 | -19.9 | |
Majority | 310 | 36.0 | -10.2 | ||
Turnout | 860 | 51.0 | +14.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
The Three Colnes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemary O'Shea | 752 | 50.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gabrielle Spray | 686 | 46.0 | -7.6 | |
Independent | Bernard Gaught | 532 | 35.7 | -24.6 | |
Independent | Jim Bond | 487 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Dais Marshall | 148 | 9.9 | -15.7 | |
Labour | Holly Barlow | 146 | 9.8 | -15.0 | |
Turnout | 1,492 | 38.3 | +6.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Conservative hold |
Three Fields
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Finbow | 1,066 | 78.6 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Simon Walsh | 1,029 | 75.9 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Corinne Green | 226 | 16.7 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Miles Scrivens | 204 | 15.0 | -4.9 | |
Turnout | 1,356 | 44.3 | +7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Upper Colne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Bolton | 579 | 83.1 | +16.1 | |
Labour | Peter Long | 118 | 16.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 697 | 66.2 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 697 | 42.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Witham Chipping Hill and Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Lager | 609 | 43.7 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Sandra Howell | 593 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Phil Barlow | 517 | 37.1 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Cynthia Woodhouse | 390 | 28.0 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hooper | 250 | 17.9 | -12.2 | |
Green | Nelson Brunton | 228 | 16.4 | -4.8 | |
Turnout | 1,393 | 40.5 | +7.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold |
Witham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Evans | 507 | 46.4 | -9.1 | |
Labour | John Gyford | 453 | 41.5 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | Patricia Lee | 406 | 37.2 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Paula Cohen | 376 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Green | Nicholas Scales | 225 | 20.6 | +4.0 | |
Turnout | 1,092 | 32.0 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Witham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Money | 829 | 46.7 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Ron Ramage | 794 | 44.7 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | John Elliott | 771 | 43.4 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Paul Heath | 588 | 33.1 | -9.9 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Martin | 587 | 33.0 | -10.7 | |
Labour | Wayne Tearle | 580 | 32.6 | -6.4 | |
Green | Patricia Brunton | 296 | 16.7 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Dearlove | 257 | 14.5 | -1.9 | |
Green | Stephanie Bills | 239 | 13.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,777 | 30.9 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Witham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Lambourne | 864 | 49.0 | +15.3 | |
Conservative | Bill Rose | 636 | 36.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Lucy Barlow | 584 | 33.1 | -9.1 | |
Labour | Kathie Tearle | 561 | 31.8 | -11.4 | |
Labour | Kerin Boylan | 539 | 30.6 | -14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joy Reekie | 367 | 20.8 | -2.5 | |
Green | Stephen Hicks | 357 | 20.2 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 341 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Waring | 341 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Green | Wendy Partridge | 263 | 14.9 | -8.6 | |
Turnout | 1,764 | 35.4 | +10.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold |
Yeldham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel McCrea | 373 | 72.6 | +30.1 | |
Labour | David Green | 141 | 27.4 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 232 | 45.2 | +31.9 | ||
Turnout | 514 | 33.5 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
By-elections
Braintree East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 668 | 50.7 | +17.4 | ||
Labour | 406 | 30.8 | -4.6 | ||
Green | 125 | 9.5 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats | 119 | 9.0 | -6.1 | ||
Majority | 262 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,318 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hatfield Peveral
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 782 | 78.1 | +0.1 | ||
Labour | 138 | 13.8 | -8.2 | ||
Green | 81 | 8.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 644 | 64.3 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,001 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Witham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 508 | 40.9 | +1.1 | ||
Labour | 373 | 30.1 | +3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 182 | 14.7 | -2.2 | ||
Green | 178 | 14.3 | -2.1 | ||
Majority | 135 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,241 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
The Three Colnes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 647 | 77.0 | +24.5 | ||
Labour | 121 | 14.4 | +4.1 | ||
Green | 72 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Majority | 526 | 62.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 840 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Braintree South
A by-election was called due to the disqualification of Cllr Russell Wilkins (Conservative) for non-attendance.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Abi Olumbori | 351 | 33.0 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Gordon Currie | 316 | 29.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Toombs | 216 | 20.3 | -8.1 | |
Independent | Andy Beatty | 138 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Green | Wendy Partridge | 44 | 4.1 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 35 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,065 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
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