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
← 20033 May 2007 (2007-05-03)

All 54 seats to North Wiltshire District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
LD
Lab
PartyConservativeLiberal DemocratsLabour
Last election25 seats, 45.7%26 seats, 41.7%1 seat, 7.8%
Seats won39141
Seat changeIncrease 14Decrease 12Steady
Popular vote23,40414,5082,448
Percentage53.0%32.4%5.5%
SwingIncrease 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

North Wiltshire District Council elections, 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Conservative39+1472.253.023,404
 Liberal Democrats14–1225.932.414,316
 Labour10001.95.52,448
 UKIP00000.04.82,139
 Independent0–10.02.1912
 BNP00000.01.7769
 English Democrat00000.00.4162

Electoral division results

Box and Rudloe

Box and Rudloe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeTudor Jones 725
Liberal DemocratsKatherine Banks 720
ConservativeValerie Richardson670
Liberal DemocratsGeorge Gill605
UKIPRichard Crowder230
LabourSteve Wheeler177
English DemocratHarry Barstow162
BNPMichael Simpkins155
UKIPEmma Wright97
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bremhill

Bremhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeChristine Crisp 688 77.9
Liberal DemocratsMichael Burns19522.1
Majority493
Conservative holdSwing

Brinkworth

Brinkworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeToby Sturgis 1,168
ConservativeVivian Vines 1,161
Liberal DemocratsCatherine Doody406
Liberal DemocratsJackie Morris395
LabourValerie Price105
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Calne Abberd

Calne Abberd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsRoss Henning 279 39.9
ConservativeRoy Golding22432.0
UKIPJulia Reid10515.0
BNPRobert Baggs9113.0
Majority55
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Calne Chilvester

Calne Chilvester
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeTony Trotman 356 57.4
Liberal DemocratsHeather Canfer17628.4
UKIPAndy Ireland8814.2
Majority180
Conservative holdSwing

Calne Lickhill

Calne Lickhill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCaroline Ramsey 392
ConservativeAndrea Pier 390
UKIPJohn Ireland335
UKIPEllie Bland328
Liberal DemocratsPeter Dolman275
Liberal DemocratsTom Briggs231
Majority
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative win (new seat)

Calne Marden

Calne Marden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlan Hill 453 51.7
Liberal DemocratsPaul Venton27631.5
UKIPDavid Short14716.8
Majority177
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

Calne Priestley

Calne Priestley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles Boase 351 53.5
UKIPDave Bland30546.5
Majority46
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

Calne Quemerford

Calne Quemerford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHelen Plenty 437 51.9
Liberal DemocratsHoward Marshall23928.4
UKIPDianne Moore16619.7
Majority198
Conservative holdSwing

Calne Without

Calne Without
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeShauna Bodman 609 66.3
Liberal DemocratsDavid Evans31033.7
Majority299
Conservative holdSwing

Chippenham Allington

Chippenham Allington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Hutton 791
ConservativeMartin Singlehurst 735
Liberal DemocratsJudy Rooke642
Liberal DemocratsSylvia Gibson618
LabourHilary Foord125
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing
Conservative win (new seat)

Chippenham Avon

Chippenham Avon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsRonald MacGregor 677
Liberal DemocratsJeremy Hall 669
ConservativeHarry Purdon426
ConservativeJulian Sturgis363
Majority
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chippenham Hill Rise

Chippenham Hill Rise
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPaul Darby 476 66.6
ConservativePeter Green18726.2
LabourClare Davison527.3
Majority289
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Chippenham London Road

Chippenham London Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Scragg 226 35.2
ConservativeAndy Whitaker19029.6
UKIPAndrew Meredith15724.5
LabourJulie Lawrence6910.7
Majority36
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Chippenham Monkton Park

Chippenham Monkton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsChristopher Caswill 523 55.5
ConservativeBrendan McCarron36538.7
LabourBenjamin Lawrence555.8
Majority158
Liberal Democrats gain from IndependentSwing

Chippenham Park

Chippenham Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPatrick Coleman 815
Liberal DemocratsJules Whincup 810
ConservativeElizabeth Kennedy761
ConservativeKen Kennedy714
Majority
Liberal Democrats holdSwing
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chippenham Pewsham

Chippenham Pewsham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsSylvia Doubell 841
Liberal DemocratsJohn Doubell 781
ConservativeVince Baseley729
ConservativePhil Pye721
Majority
Liberal Democrats holdSwing
Liberal Democrats gain from ConservativeSwing

Chippenham Redland

Chippenham Redland (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNina Phillips 745
ConservativeAndy Phillips 546
LabourMaureen Lloyd380
Liberal DemocratsWilliam Douglas328
UKIPJohn Frampton179
Majority
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative win (new seat)

Chippenham Westcroft/Queens

Chippenham Westcroft/Queens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsDesna Allen 369 50.5
ConservativeStephen Cadby27637.8
LabourJohn Weems8511.6
Majority93
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Colerne

Colerne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsSimon Meadowcroft 480 52.9
ConservativeHelen Wright42847.1
Majority52
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Corsham and Lacock

Corsham and Lacock (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDick Tonge 1,699
ConservativeJennie Hartless 1,507
ConservativeSheila Parker 1,421
Liberal DemocratsLinda Packard1,100
Liberal DemocratsMark Packard1,055
LabourJudith Hible556
BNPChristopher Deacon342
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cricklade

Cricklade (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeTony Clements 896
Liberal DemocratsMichael Hatton 740
ConservativeOwen Gibbs700
Liberal DemocratsAnthony Nelmes588
LabourFrederick Price116
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Hullavington and Crudwell

Hullavington and Crudwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHoward Greenman 834 81.8
Liberal DemocratsMuriel Chivers18618.2
Majority648
Conservative win (new seat)

Kington Langley

Kington Langley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSherry Meadows 620 63.8
IndependentPhilip Allnatt35236.2
Majority268
Conservative holdSwing

The Lydiards and Broad Town

The Lydiards and Broad Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMollie Groom 802 80.1
Liberal DemocratsKeith Dixon19919.9
Majority603
Conservative holdSwing

Lyneham

Lyneham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAllison Bucknell 1,005
ConservativeSarah Still 871
Liberal DemocratsJohn Webb477
Liberal DemocratsDuncan Rowley381
IndependentJohn Williams248
Majority
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

Malmesbury

Malmesbury (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRay Sanderson 758
ConservativeRachel Cinnamond 661
Liberal DemocratsJudy Jones493
Liberal DemocratsPatrick Goldstone458
LabourJason Hughes173
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

Minety and Purton

Minety and Purton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeoffrey Greenaway 1,459
ConservativeJacqui Lay 1,407
ConservativeChuck Berry 1,390
Liberal DemocratsHelen Dixon743
Liberal DemocratsRussell Dabson647
Liberal DemocratsJohn Cooper567
UKIPJohn Papworth180
UKIPGillian Bristow175
LabourPauline Smith161
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Pickwick

Pickwick (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeElaine Marston 487
LabourChristine Reid 478
Liberal DemocratsJulian Mittra367
ConservativeRod Taylor365
LabourChristopher Lynch315
BNPMichael Howson181
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing
Labour holdSwing

St Paul Malmesbury Without

St Paul Malmesbury Without
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeIan Henderson 446 63.1
Liberal DemocratsIan Ashby26136.9
Majority185
Conservative win (new seat)

Sherston

Sherston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Thomson 741 78.5
Liberal DemocratsPeter Lawrence13314.1
LabourValerie Bannister707.4
Majority608
Conservative win (new seat)

Sutton Benger

Sutton Benger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBob Causer 446 51.8
IndependentPeter Bailey31236.2
Liberal DemocratsMatthew Bragg10312.0
Majority134
Conservative win (new seat)

Wootton Bassett North

Wootton Bassett North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBill Roberts 809
ConservativeAudrey Wannell 763
Liberal DemocratsJenny Stratton504
Liberal DemocratsStephen Walls464
LabourArnold Shaw109
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

Wootton Bassett South

Wootton Bassett South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeChris Wannell 1,408
ConservativePete Roberts 1,389
ConservativePeter Doyle 1,336
Liberal DemocratsJerry Potter556
Liberal DemocratsOlivia Thomas555
Liberal DemocratsCarole Tan547
UKIPAlan Martin247
UKIPMary Fisher-Edmonds227
LabourEllis Webb215
Majority
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

Yatton Keynell

Yatton Keynell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJane Scott 693 77.5
Liberal DemocratsCatherine Messenger20122.5
Majority492
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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