
The2007 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members ofBasingstoke and DeaneBorough Council inHampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The Conservative Party had run the council since the2006 election and won an overall majority for the first time in 11 years after gaining a seat in aby-election in Buckskin fromLabour in December 2006.[3] In March 2007 the Conservatives also held a seat in a by-election inRooksdown.[3] This meant that the Conservative held 31 seats going into the election, compared to 15Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour and 3Independentcouncillors.[3]
5 councillors stood down at the election, 3 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, Jonathan Curry, Terence Faulkner, Paul Findlow, Alex Green and John Wall.[3] 20 seats were up for election, with the leader of the Conservatives on the council, Mark Ruffell, being unopposed inUpton Grey and the Candovers.[3] Candidates stood from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, as well as 2 independents.[3][4]
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control with 31 seats, with no changes taking place in the political balance on the council.[5] The Liberal Democrats remained on 15 seats, Labour on 11 and independents on 3 seats.[2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 54.4 | 18,593 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 6,282 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 8,053 | -6.9 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1,250 | +0.9 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Marks | 1,864 | 65.1 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Archibald | 906 | 31.6 | −8.0 | |
| Labour | Amal Sarkar | 93 | 3.2 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 958 | 33.5 | +18.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,863 | 44 | −5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 823 | 56.9 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Ranil Jayawardena | 430 | 29.7 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Philip Courtenay | 193 | 13.3 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 393 | 27.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,446 | 36 | +1 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Taylor | 539 | 52.9 | +21.0 | |
| Labour | Gill Gleeson | 387 | 38.0 | −10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Obi Nwasike | 93 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 152 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,019 | 31 | +6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Gardiner | 1,288 | 78.3 | +15.8 | |
| Labour | Terence Price | 356 | 21.7 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 932 | 56.7 | +15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,644 | 38 | +0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Downes | 1,258 | 63.2 | +24.5 | |
| Independent | Christopher Tomblin | 393 | 19.7 | −34.5 | |
| Labour | Eileen Cavanagh | 191 | 9.6 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 149 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 865 | 43.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,991 | 34 | +0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Day | 1,261 | 66.6 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Hayley Eachus | 538 | 28.4 | −5.5 | |
| Labour | Hema Krishan | 94 | 5.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 723 | 38.2 | +10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,893 | 43 | −4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Robinson | 1,398 | 69.6 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Barnard | 363 | 18.1 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Julie Worthington | 248 | 12.3 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,035 | 51.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,009 | 29 | −2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christine Heath | 1,749 | 70.9 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Mitchell | 381 | 15.5 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Colin Regan | 336 | 13.6 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,368 | 55.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,466 | 41 | −1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cathy Osselton | 1,277 | 78.4 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | James Gibb | 186 | 11.4 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Ward | 165 | 10.1 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,091 | 67.0 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,628 | 44 | +1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Harvey | 1,057 | 54.4 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | Onnalee Cubitt | 615 | 31.7 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 270 | 13.9 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 442 | 22.8 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,942 | 33 | +1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Diane Taylor | 1,801 | 74.6 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Burbidge-King | 442 | 18.3 | −17.4 | |
| Labour | David Cavanagh | 171 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 1,359 | 56.3 | +27.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,414 | 43 | −2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Tilbury | 857 | 49.2 | +49.2 | |
| Conservative | Marion Jones | 481 | 27.6 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacky Lessware | 328 | 18.8 | −45.2 | |
| Labour | Warwick Dady | 76 | 4.4 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 376 | 21.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,742 | 50 | −1 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy McCormick | 629 | 63.6 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen McConnell | 223 | 22.5 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 137 | 13.9 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 406 | 41.1 | +21.1 | ||
| Turnout | 989 | 31 | +2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Frankum | 534 | 53.5 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Zoe Wheddon | 354 | 35.4 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Old | 111 | 11.1 | −10.4 | |
| Majority | 180 | 18.0 | −2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 999 | 39 | +9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Keating | 959 | 49.4 | −4.0 | |
| Conservative | Valerie Valentine | 741 | 38.2 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Whitechurch | 240 | 12.4 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 218 | 11.2 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,940 | 35 | −1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen West | 1,048 | 55.3 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Slimin | 732 | 38.6 | −22.7 | |
| Labour | Stephen Rothman | 114 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 316 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,894 | 43 | +0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Musson | 872 | 66.1 | +26.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hankinson | 337 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
| Labour | Upali Wickremeratne | 110 | 8.3 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 535 | 40.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,319 | 31 | −2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Ruffell | unopposed | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Watts | 1,163 | 58.4 | ||
| Conservative | William Judge | 828 | 41.6 | ||
| Majority | 335 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,991 | 52 | +4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rob Golding | 1,289 | 64.8 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Lea Jeff | 548 | 27.6 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chijioke Nwasike | 152 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 741 | 37.3 | +12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,989 | 39 | −4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by 2006 Basingstoke and Deane Council election | Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by 2008 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |