2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election
The 2007 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 28 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were the main opposition with 6 seats.[3] 15 of the 39 seats were being contested at the election.[3]
The election in Borehamwood Kenilworth ward saw the sitting Labour councillor for the previous 24 years, Frank Ward, stand as an independent against Conservative and Labour candidates.[4][5] This came after Ward was deselected by the local Labour Party, with Ward accusing local Labour party members of a conspiracy and religious discrimination.[4][5] However this was denied by Labour, with Labour saying he had "failed to meet the required standards to be considered as a Labour Party candidate".[4][5]
Election result
The Conservatives maintained their majority on the council, staying on 28 seats after both gaining and losing a seat.[6] The Liberal Democrats gained Bushey St James from the Conservatives to rise to 7 seats, but the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Borehamwood Kenilworth, meaning that Labour was reduced to 4 councillors.[6]
Conservative Penelope Swallow won in Borehamwood Kenilworth with a 49-vote majority over Labour, with independent Frank Ward having taken 216 votes.[6] Ward said he was pleased with the result as he "was only determined that I would split the Labour vote, so to some extent I did win."[6] However the retiring Labour group leader Leon Reefe said they felt "betrayed" by Ward.[6]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 56.3 | 12,162 | -1.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0 | 16.6 | 3,586 | -4.7% | |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13.3 | 21.3 | 4,608 | +3.2% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 779 | +2.4% | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 234 | +0.3% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 216 | +1.0% | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Goldstein | 854 | 75.2 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Silverman | 100 | 8.8 | −2.8 | |
| Green | Jeanette McDermott | 99 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Labour | Richard Kirk | 83 | 7.3 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 754 | 66.4 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,136 | 39 | −10 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Griffin | 834 | 74.3 | +9.1 | |
| Green | Caroline Boydell | 152 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
| Labour | Peter Halsey | 137 | 12.2 | −4.7 | |
| Majority | 682 | 60.7 | +13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,123 | 31 | −7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Darren Solomons | 636 | |||
| Labour | Ian Feeney | 623 | |||
| Labour | Richard Butler | 617 | |||
| Conservative | Farida Turner | 596 | |||
| Green | David Harris | 227 | |||
| Turnout | 2,699 | 24 | −13 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ernest Butler | 724 | 49.0 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Alan Gellatly | 521 | 35.2 | −0.2 | |
| Socialist Labour | James Dry | 234 | 15.8 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 203 | 13.7 | +8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,479 | 26 | −5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jean Heywood | 1,019 | 62.4 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Lee Petar | 615 | 37.6 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 404 | 24.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,634 | 27 | −8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Penelope Swallow | 467 | 42.4 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Peter Hedges | 418 | 38.0 | −4.4 | |
| Independent | Francis Ward | 216 | 19.6 | +19.6 | |
| Majority | 49 | 4.5 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,101 | 28 | −4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Swerling | 1,308 | 75.3 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Forsyth | 250 | 14.4 | −3.8 | |
| Labour | David Bearfield | 178 | 10.3 | +.0 | |
| Majority | 1,058 | 60.9 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,736 | 34 | −8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Kutchinsky | 748 | 47.7 | −11.0 | |
| Conservative | Stephen O'Brien | 607 | 38.7 | +11.4 | |
| Green | Arjuna Krishna-Das | 110 | 7.0 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Samuel Russell | 102 | 6.5 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 141 | 9.0 | −22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,567 | 34 | −8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Gamble | 957 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Richards | 838 | |||
| Conservative | Abul Choudhury | 789 | |||
| Conservative | Pervez Choudhury | 754 | |||
| Green | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 191 | |||
| Labour | Yue Cheng | 154 | |||
| Turnout | 3,683 | 38 | −3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Morris Bright | 1,029 | 88.3 | +13.0 | |
| Labour | Tim Sandle | 136 | 11.7 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 893 | 76.7 | +14.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,165 | 32 | −3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Morris | 890 | 64.7 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Hurd | 277 | 20.1 | −4.5 | |
| Labour | James Fisher | 209 | 15.2 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 613 | 44.5 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,376 | 28 | −14 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Calcutt | 1,199 | 75.1 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Russell Ramshaw | 398 | 24.9 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 801 | 50.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,597 | 30 | −6.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Hodgson-Jones | 1,579 | 71.5 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Bonner | 416 | 18.8 | −1.6 | |
| Labour | Derek Marcus | 214 | 9.7 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,163 | 52.6 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,209 | 37 | −4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Hertsmere". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b Hutchings, Emma (27 April 2007). "Can anyone get near the dominant Tories?". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Ward goes independent". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Hutchings, Emma (12 April 2007). "Labour Party breaks its silence in election dispute". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Hutchings, Emma (4 May 2007). "Former Labour councillor celebrates Tory borough victory". News Shopper. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Election results - 2007". Hertsmere Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
