2007 Canterbury City Council election

The 2007 Canterbury City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control until 2005 when The Conservatives Party took control following a by election and defection from the Liberal Democrats.[3]

2007 Canterbury City Council election[1]

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All 50 seats in the Canterbury City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyConservativeLiberal DemocratsLabour
Last election24197
Seats before26177
Seats won29192
Seat changeIncrease3Increase2Decrease5
Popular vote18,50113,4235,144
Percentage44.4%32.2%12.3%

Map of the results of the 2007 Canterbury council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Lib Dems in orange.

The Conservatives gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in a by-election in 2005[2]

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Conservative

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