The2007 Halton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members ofHaltonUnitary Council inCheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Nineteen of the 56 seats on the council were contested in the election including the seat of theConservative group leader on the council, David Findon.[3] Other candidates included the former Labour mayor, Peter Lloyd-Jones, standing inNorton North after losing his seat in the2006 election and oneBritish National Party candidate, Andrew Taylor, in Appletonward.[4]
The campaign saw controversy over the possibility of transferring hospital services from Halton toWarrington, with a campaigner against the move standing for theLiberal Democrats in Halton Brook against the Labour chairman of theNorth Cheshire Hospitals Trust.[4][5]
The results saw Labour hold their majority on the council with 33 seats despite losing two in the election.[2] The Labour losses were Allan Massey in Halton Brook ward and the longest servingcouncillor Arthur Cole in Castlefield, who lost by only 3 votes.[6] Both seats were gained by Liberal Democrats who ended the election with 15 councillors, while the Conservatives still had 8.[6] Overallturnout in the election was 27.33%.[7]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 52.6 | 41.2 | 10,025 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 31.6 | 30.8 | 7,506 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 22.6 | 5,509 | -4.2 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 808 | -0.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 287 | -0.1 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 111 | -0.2 | |
| Citizens Party of Halton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 96 | -0.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ged Philbin | 695 | 61.3 | −6.2 | |
| Conservative | Duncan Harper | 214 | 18.9 | −13.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jimmy Tang | 114 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
| BNP | Andrew Taylor | 111 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 481 | 42.4 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,134 | 23.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ulfar Norddahl | 766 | 70.9 | ||
| Labour | Darran Lea | 183 | 16.9 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Price | 132 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 583 | 54.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,081 | 33.9 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Findon | 869 | 61.8 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | Jo Gleave | 537 | 38.2 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 332 | 23.6 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,406 | 29.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Gilligan | 776 | 64.6 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | Philip Harper | 229 | 19.1 | −16.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Brown | 197 | 16.4 | +16.4 | |
| Majority | 547 | 45.5 | +15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,202 | 24.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Blackmore | 565 | 46.1 | +17.6 | |
| Labour | Arthur Cole | 562 | 45.8 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | Philip Balmer | 99 | 8.1 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,226 | 26.4 | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Bradshaw | 580 | 48.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jayne Worrall | 424 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Amanda Stockton | 197 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 156 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,201 | 37.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shaun Osborne | 784 | 49.4 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Peter Browne | 485 | 30.6 | −20.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Damian Curzon | 318 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
| Majority | 299 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,587 | 29.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Murray | 909 | 53.1 | −1.6 | |
| Labour | Robert Beck | 450 | 26.3 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hare | 242 | 14.1 | +3.0 | |
| Green | Maureen Miller | 111 | 6.5 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 459 | 26.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,712 | 32.2 | −0.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Lowe | 538 | 44.5 | −4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Pickering | 458 | 37.9 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | William Dowdle | 214 | 17.7 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 80 | 6.6 | −13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,210 | 23.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Bryant | 714 | 55.0 | +17.7 | |
| Labour | John Massey | 503 | 38.8 | −11.3 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Parkinson | 81 | 6.2 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 211 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,298 | 26.8 | +4.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Loftus | 554 | 52.7 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Clein | 231 | 22.0 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | Ian Adams | 170 | 16.2 | +6.4 | |
| Citizens Party of Halton | Michael Gelling | 96 | 9.1 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 323 | 30.7 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,051 | 22.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stan Parker | 719 | 42.3 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Derek Mellor | 400 | 23.6 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Curzon | 372 | 21.9 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Denis Thomas | 207 | 12.2 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 319 | 18.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,698 | 32.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ratcliffe | 982 | 54.8 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Marjorie Bradshaw | 295 | 16.5 | −13.0 | |
| Independent | Gareth Stockton | 287 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
| Labour | Christopher Loftus | 228 | 12.7 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 687 | 38.3 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,792 | 38.2 | +2.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevan Wainwright | 675 | 53.4 | −10.9 | |
| Conservative | Ruth Rowan | 311 | 24.6 | −11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Austin | 151 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
| Green | Miriam Hodgson | 126 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
| Majority | 364 | 28.8 | +6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,263 | 23.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Gerrard | 663 | 64.1 | −1.6 | |
| Conservative | Frank Lloyd | 201 | 19.4 | −2.1 | |
| Green | Linda Mellor | 171 | 16.5 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 462 | 44.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,035 | 21.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ernest Ratcliffe | 693 | 54.1 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Nortman Plumpton | 429 | 33.5 | −4.9 | |
| Conservative | Maureen Forsyth | 159 | 12.4 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 264 | 20.6 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,281 | 26.0 | −0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Inch | 830 | 58.0 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Peter Lloyd Jones | 429 | 30.0 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Mark Walsh | 173 | 12.1 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 401 | 28.0 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,432 | 29.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cargill | 625 | 63.3 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rick Rothwell | 265 | 26.8 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Terence McDermott | 98 | 9.9 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 360 | 36.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 988 | 20.4 | +0.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Wallace | 478 | 64.2 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Meara | 184 | 24.7 | −2.2 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Hill | 83 | 11.1 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 294 | 39.5 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 745 | 20.8 | −0.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||