Ashford Borough Council election, 2007

Map of the results of the 2007 Ashford council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independents in grey and Labour in red.
Elections to Ashford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party held on to overall control of the council.
Election result
Ashford Local Election Result 2007 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 28 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 65.1 | 52.8 | 20,825 | +4.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 18.6 | 27.9 | 11,025 | +8.5% | ||
Independent | 5 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 4,449 | -3.9% | ||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 2,798 | -7.7% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 355 | -0.6% |
2 Conservatives were unopposed.
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Brian Norris | 209 | 40.3 | +20.8 | |
Independent | Jim Gower | 199 | 38.4 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | James Holtum | 110 | 21.2 | +10.8 | |
Majority | 10 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 518 | 28.2 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brendan Naughton | 554 | |||
Labour | Allen Wells | 545 | |||
Conservative | Jenny Wedgbury | 377 | |||
Conservative | James Barrow | 369 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jill Norris | 184 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Gwendoline Thornton | 175 | |||
Turnout | 2,204 | 28.7 | +4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Bell | 615 | 74.0 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paddy Platt | 216 | 26.0 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 399 | 48.0 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 831 | 42.7 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Claughton | 391 | 62.1 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Shafi Khan | 146 | 23.2 | -17.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Josephine Took | 93 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 245 | 38.9 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 630 | 35.4 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Rita Hawes | 511 | 67.9 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Lloyd | 242 | 32.1 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 269 | 35.8 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 753 | 35.5 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marlon Martin | 411 | 54.6 | -8.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Adby | 342 | 45.4 | +45.4 | |
Majority | 69 | 9.2 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 753 | 39.7 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerry Clarkson | 564 | 73.1 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | George Whyte | 208 | 26.9 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 356 | 46.2 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 772 | 40.0 | +16.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Marriott | 511 | 59.9 | 19.2 | |
Green | Jan Cormack | 240 | 28.1 | +28.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Leonard Micklewight | 102 | 12.0 | -8.9 | |
Majority | 271 | 31.8 | -26.4 | ||
Turnout | 853 | 45.4 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Wallace | 470 | 67.0 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Hawes | 152 | 21.7 | -11.7 | |
Labour | Chris Twydell | 79 | 11.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 318 | 55.3 | +31.8 | ||
Turnout | 701 | 38.8 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Feacey | 798 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 753 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Packham | 340 | |||
Labour | Arthur Young | 201 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Taig | 200 | |||
Turnout | 2,292 | 33.1 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessamy Blanford | 347 | 48.5 | +12.6 | |
Independent | Ian McClintock | 172 | 24.0 | -32.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Atkins | 123 | 17.2 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Katherine Manning | 74 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 175 | 24.5 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 716 | 33.0 | -7.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Susan Heaton | 290 | 40.6 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Steven Davis | 277 | 38.7 | +12.4 | |
Independent | Ieda Hogarth | 148 | 20.7 | -26.5 | |
Majority | 13 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 715 | 36.4 | +3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Burgess | 722 | 77.7 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bob Rawlings | 207 | 22.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 515 | 55.4 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 929 | 45.5 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Kemp | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Ayres | 535 | 73.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Hardwick | 193 | 26.5 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 342 | 47.0 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 728 | 37.0 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David Bradberry | 228 | 38.6 | +9.2 | |
Independent | Melvyn Elliff | 179 | 30.3 | -5.4 | |
Conservative | Janet Rymer-Jones | 109 | 18.5 | +7.0 | |
Independent | Abbie Burt | 74 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 49 | 8.3 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 590 | 30.4 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | George Koowaree | 897 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Bob Davidson | 846 | |||
Conservative | Alan Hutchinson | 401 | |||
Conservative | Josephine Masters | 367 | |||
Independent | Stephen Horn | 207 | |||
Turnout | 2,718 | 38.4 | +2.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tina Heyes | 463 | 66.0 | +40.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ruth Kirby | 134 | 19.1 | +12.0 | |
Labour | Harriet Yeo | 105 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 329 | 46.9 | |||
Turnout | 702 | 30.2 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Wedgbury | 371 | 81.0 | +19.2 | |
Labour | Angharad Yeo | 48 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Fawcett | 39 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 323 | 70.5 | +46.9 | ||
Turnout | 458 | 30.0 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jill Hutchinson | 765 | 81.6 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Terrence Brown | 172 | 18.4 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 593 | 63.2 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 937 | 48.6 | -15.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Wood | 1,139 | |||
Conservative | Richard Honey | 1,137 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Dove | 506 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anne Baxter | 486 | |||
Turnout | 3,268 | 41.3 | -2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Hodgkinson | 335 | 47.0 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Took | 203 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Independent | Carol Brunger | 93 | 13.0 | -25.6 | |
Labour | Andrew Pharoah | 82 | 11.5 | -14.6 | |
Majority | 132 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 713 | 36.6 | +9.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Smith | 274 | 43.8 | -43.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Smith | 138 | 22.1 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Miranda Kelly | 109 | 17.4 | +8.0 | |
Independent | Malcolm Eke | 104 | 16.6 | -52.0 | |
Majority | 136 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 625 | 27.2 | -3.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Link | 543 | 75.0 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Rickwood | 181 | 25.0 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 462 | 50.0 | -10.8 | ||
Turnout | 724 | 38.2 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Palma Laughton | 245 | 68.2 | +68.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Ackfield | 57 | 15.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gill Stone | 57 | 15.9 | -11.5 | |
Majority | 188 | 52.3 | |||
Turnout | 359 | 20.3 | +1.7 | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Howard | 597 | |||
Conservative | Matthew French | 573 | |||
Labour | Les Lawrie | 413 | |||
Labour | Chris Clark | 344 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Steve Smith | 340 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Rochester | 278 | |||
Turnout | 2,635 | 35.8 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Clokie | 528 | 69.1 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barry Wright | 236 | 30.9 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 292 | 38.2 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 764 | 43.7 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Goddard | 433 | 59.2 | -6.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Miller | 299 | 40.8 | +20.9 | |
Majority | 134 | 18.4 | -27.8 | ||
Turnout | 732 | 40.1 | +5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Packham | 529 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Cowley | 522 | |||
Conservative | Felicitie Sykes | 218 | |||
Conservative | Irene Hitchings | 217 | |||
Independent | Terry Stock | 215 | |||
Independent | Tony Serretiello | 158 | |||
Labour | Preeti Farooki | 109 | |||
Turnout | 1,968 | 30.4 | +4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Holland | 260 | 38.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Bates | 245 | 36.4 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Perry Calvert | 98 | 14.5 | -17.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Shaun Chamberlain | 71 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 15 | 2.2 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 674 | 30.1 | +2.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Taylor | 950 | |||
Conservative | Clair Bell | 891 | |||
Independent | Keith Brannan | 534 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ann Murray | 371 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jon Heuch | 224 | |||
Turnout | 2,970 | 42.8 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bartlett | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Ellison | 663 | 71.9 | +13.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Clare Hardwick | 144 | 15.6 | -8.6 | |
Green | Hilary Jones | 115 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 519 | 56.3 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 922 | 60.1 | +10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Davison | 998 | |||
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 991 | |||
Conservative | Neil Shorter | 955 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rosemary Davies | 449 | |||
Turnout | 3,393 | 46.1 | +0.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jack Woodford | 589 | 65.1 | +65.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Cooling | 276 | 30.5 | -29.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Berrie | 40 | 4.4 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 313 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 905 | 49.9 | +6.3 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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