Map of the results of the 2007 Woking council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The election saw 12 seats being contested with 2 sitting councillors standing down, Neville Hinks in Knaphillward and Mehala Gosling in West Byfleet.[3] Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives were hoping to win control of the council, with the Liberal Democrats needing 1 more seat and the Conservatives 4.[4]Labour were defending 3 seats which were all threatened by either the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats.[4] The other parties standing in the election were the United Kingdom Independence Party, which was standing in more seats than Labour, and the UK Community Issues Party.[4]
The Conservative campaign was described as being the strongest in years with the seats in Horsell and Knaphill being seen as critical in deciding who would control the council.[4]
Election resultedit
The Conservatives won the election gaining a majority on the council, the first time any party had a majority since 1998 and the first time the Conservatives had held a majority since 1994.[5] The Conservatives gained 4 seats in Kingfield and Westfield, Maybury and Sheerwater, Knaphill and Horsell to hold 19 seats compared to 17 for the Liberal Democrats.[5] Meanwhile, Labour lost all 3 of their seats on the council including the party leader, Peter Ford, who lost in Old Woking to the Liberal Democrats.[5] This was the first time Labour had ever failed to have any councillors on Woking council.[6]
The Conservatives won almost 51% of the vote compared to their closest challengers, the Liberal Democrats, on just over 35%,[6] with overall turnout in the election being 43.60%.[7] Following the election the Conservative Anne Murray was expected to take over as leader of the council from Liberal Democrat Sue Smith.[5]
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The 2007 Woking Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey England One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control 1 Map of the results of the 2007 Woking council election Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow Wards in grey were not contested in 2007 After the election the composition of the council was Conservative 19 Liberal Democrat 17 2 Contents 1 Campaign 2 Election result 3 Ward results 4 ReferencesCampaign editThe election saw 12 seats being contested with 2 sitting councillors standing down Neville Hinks in Knaphill ward and Mehala Gosling in West Byfleet 3 Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives were hoping to win control of the council with the Liberal Democrats needing 1 more seat and the Conservatives 4 4 Labour were defending 3 seats which were all threatened by either the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats 4 The other parties standing in the election were the United Kingdom Independence Party which was standing in more seats than Labour and the UK Community Issues Party 4 The Conservative campaign was described as being the strongest in years with the seats in Horsell and Knaphill being seen as critical in deciding who would control the council 4 Election result editThe Conservatives won the election gaining a majority on the council the first time any party had a majority since 1998 and the first time the Conservatives had held a majority since 1994 5 The Conservatives gained 4 seats in Kingfield and Westfield Maybury and Sheerwater Knaphill and Horsell to hold 19 seats compared to 17 for the Liberal Democrats 5 Meanwhile Labour lost all 3 of their seats on the council including the party leader Peter Ford who lost in Old Woking to the Liberal Democrats 5 This was the first time Labour had ever failed to have any councillors on Woking council 6 The Conservatives won almost 51 of the vote compared to their closest challengers the Liberal Democrats on just over 35 6 with overall turnout in the election being 43 60 7 Following the election the Conservative Anne Murray was expected to take over as leader of the council from Liberal Democrat Sue Smith 5 Woking Local Election Result 2007 2 7 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 9 4 0 4 75 0 50 9 12 110 5 7 Liberal Democrats 3 1 2 1 25 0 35 4 8 426 5 6 Labour 0 0 3 3 0 8 7 2 063 0 6 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 062 1 1 UK Community Issues Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 110 0 4 Ward results editByfleet 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Simon Hutton 1 346 57 0 11 3Liberal Democrats John Faulkner 1 017 43 0 2 6Majority 329 14 0 13 9Turnout 2 363 44 0 2 1Conservative hold SwingGoldsworth East 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Rob Leach 1 150 51 9 1 3Conservative Hilary Addison 829 37 4 3 0Labour Colin Bright 163 7 4 2 0UKIP Judith Squire 72 3 3 3 3Majority 321 14 5 4 3Turnout 2 214 40 9 1 6Liberal Democrats hold SwingHermitage and Knaphill South 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Tina Liddington 925 64 2 10 2Conservative David Bittleston 313 21 7 16 3UKIP Mary Kingston 102 7 1 7 1Labour Graeme Carman 101 7 0 1 0Majority 612 42 5 26 5Turnout 1 441 36 3 0 8Liberal Democrats hold SwingHorsell East and Woodham 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anne Murray 1 186 71 1 13 5Liberal Democrats John Doran 307 18 4 5 6UKIP Marion Free 108 6 5 6 6Labour John Pitt 66 4 0 1 4Majority 879 52 7 19 1Turnout 1 667 47 9 1 8Conservative hold SwingHorsell West 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Beryl Hunwicks 1 395 50 7Liberal Democrats Gareth Davies 1 093 39 8UKIP Timothy Shaw 116 4 2Labour Janice Worgan 98 3 6UK Community Issues Party Katrina Osman 47 1 7Majority 302 10 9Turnout 2 749 51 8 0 4Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats SwingKingfield and Westfield 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Stewart Brown 602 36 4 10 5Liberal Democrats Paul Owen 527 31 9 6 7Labour John Martin 417 25 2 3 8UKIP Dennis Davey 106 6 4 5 8Majority 75 4 5Turnout 1 652 43 0 2 7Conservative gain from Labour SwingKnaphill 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Melanie Whitehand 1 158 44 3 7 2Liberal Democrats Christian Morgan Jones 1 113 42 5 6 9UKIP Matthew Davies 203 7 8 0 3Labour Christopher Martin 142 5 4 0 6Majority 45 1 8Turnout 2 616 37 2 0 9Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats SwingMaybury and Sheerwater 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Muzaffar Ali 1 177 38 8 9 8Liberal Democrats Mohammed Bashir 1 040 34 2 20 3Labour Elizabeth Evans 665 21 9 10 2UKIP Rob Burberry 92 3 0 3 0UK Community Issues Party Michael Osman 63 2 1 3 3Majority 137 4 6Turnout 3 037 45 8 3 6Conservative gain from Labour SwingOld Woking 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Colin Scott 337 39 7 0 7Labour Peter Ford 325 38 3 4 3Conservative Ashley Bowes 187 22 0 3 6Majority 12 1 4Turnout 849 41 0 3 8Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingPyrford 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Ankers 1 560 76 3 13 4Liberal Democrats John Magid 359 17 6 6 2UKIP Robin Milner 126 6 2 3 8Majority 1 201 58 7 19 6Turnout 2 045 51 4 2 0Conservative hold SwingSt Johns and Hook Heath 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Graham Cundy 1 044 72 6 9 2Liberal Democrats Andrew Larkham 326 22 7 4 9UKIP Marcia Taylor 68 4 7 1 3Majority 718 49 9 4 3Turnout 1 438 41 2 2 1Conservative hold SwingWest Byfleet 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Wilson 1 313 77 2 10 4Liberal Democrats Rashad Raja 232 13 6 0 5Labour Mike Kelly 86 5 1 0 2UKIP Richard Squire 69 4 1 0 9Majority 1 081 63 6 10 9Turnout 1 700 43 2 1 4Conservative hold SwingReferences edit Woking BBC News Online Retrieved 23 January 2010 a b National Elections 2007 Town and country go to the polls The Guardian 4 May 2007 p 6 Battles loom as list of candidates published getsurrey 12 April 2007 Retrieved 24 January 2010 a b c d Close call forecast in the battle for control of council getsurrey 26 April 2007 Retrieved 24 January 2010 a b c d Tories seize control in electoral coup getsurrey 4 May 2007 Retrieved 24 January 2010 a b Tories take over control of council getsurrey 11 May 2007 Retrieved 24 January 2010 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council Summary of Results PDF Woking Borough Council Archived from the original PDF on 5 January 2009 Retrieved 23 January 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Woking Borough Council election amp oldid 1108340089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
