
The2007 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members ofHuntingdonshireDistrict Council inCambridgeshire,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:
19 seats on the council were contested at the election, with the Conservatives controlling the council before the election with 40 of the 52 seats.[3] A number of sittingcouncillors stood down at the election including Conservatives Jean Chandler (Fenstantonward) and Nick Guyatt, and Liberal Democrat Shirley Menczer (Brampton ward).[3]
As well as candidates from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat andLabour parties, there were alsoGreen Party candidates in the 3 Huntingdon wards, aBritish National Party candidate inSt NeotsEynesbury and aUK Independence Party candidate inUpwood andThe Raveleys.[3] Meanwhile, the only councillor to have served since the council was founded in 1974, Conservative Mike Newman, stood again inSomersham ward.[3]
The Conservatives suffered a net loss of 1 seat, after losing 2 seats to theLiberal Democrats, but also gaining 1 seat.[4] This meant the Conservatives stayed in control of the council with 39 councillors, compared to 11 for the Liberal Democrats and 2independents.[4] One of the 2 Liberal Democrat gains came in Huntingdon North, where 19-year-old Sam Kemp took the seat by 19 votes from Conservative Maggie Wheeler.[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 14 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 73.7 | 57.9 | 16,894 | +2.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 26.3 | 31.4 | 9,168 | -1.2% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 2,347 | -0.4% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 299 | +1.0% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 280 | +1.0% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 166 | +0.6% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Jordan | 1,237 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jane King | 1,123 | 46.1 | ||
| Labour | Sybil Tuckwood | 77 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,437 | 51.7 | −4.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Godfrey | 1,157 | 71.7 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leona Graham-Elen | 361 | 22.4 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | Cindy Cochrane | 95 | 5.9 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 796 | 49.3 | +5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,613 | 34.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 747 | 57.1 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Cawley | 561 | 42.9 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 186 | 14.2 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,308 | 57.9 | +4.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mac McGuire | 690 | 83.4 | +10.6 | |
| Labour | Mary Howell | 137 | 16.6 | +8.6 | |
| Majority | 553 | 66.9 | +13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 827 | 39.9 | −2.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Dakers | 442 | 48.2 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Saunderson | 430 | 46.9 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Angela Richards | 45 | 4.9 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 12 | 1.3 | −5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 917 | 37.7 | −2.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barbara Boddington | 1,106 | 75.7 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Hayward | 355 | 24.3 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 751 | 51.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,461 | 41.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Simpson | 1,173 | 49.1 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Fleming | 901 | 37.7 | −12.4 | |
| Labour | David King | 188 | 7.9 | −1.4 | |
| Green | Tony Staples | 125 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 272 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,387 | 36.1 | −3.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Kemp | 376 | 37.7 | ||
| Conservative | Maggie Wheeler | 357 | 35.8 | ||
| Labour | Ann Beevor | 202 | 20.3 | ||
| Green | John Clare | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 997 | 27.3 | −0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Sanderson | 974 | 70.2 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Burrell | 209 | 15.1 | −11.4 | |
| Labour | David Brown | 112 | 8.1 | −2.0 | |
| Green | Karen How | 93 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 765 | 55.1 | +18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,388 | 32.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 985 | 73.8 | +11.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Benford | 314 | 23.5 | +8.4 | |
| Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 36 | 2.7 | −3.9 | |
| Majority | 671 | 50.3 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,335 | 54.0 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ross Muir | 1,050 | 58.0 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Dutton | 620 | 34.3 | −16.1 | |
| Labour | Susan Coomey | 140 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 430 | 23.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,810 | 28.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Newman | 1,140 | 66.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 483 | 28.0 | ||
| Labour | Karen Webb | 103 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | 657 | 38.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,726 | 38.0 | −8.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Harty | 1,102 | 56.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Land | 755 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | John Watson | 110 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | 347 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,967 | 37.3 | −4.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Thorpe | 671 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | Mandy Thomas | 659 | 46.7 | ||
| Labour | Graham Hitchings | 82 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,412 | 33.9 | +0.6 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Ursell | 905 | 41.2 | −7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Collins | 791 | 36.0 | −4.6 | |
| BNP | Nicholas Smith | 299 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | Bill O'Connor | 201 | 9.2 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 114 | 5.2 | −3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,196 | 30.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kendal Cooper | 742 | 47.4 | −6.5 | |
| Conservative | Paula Longford | 726 | 46.4 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | Richard Allen | 96 | 6.1 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 16 | 1.0 | −14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,564 | 35.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Mitchell | 743 | 81.3 | +17.4 | |
| Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 171 | 18.7 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 572 | 62.6 | +25.7 | ||
| Turnout | 914 | 39.9 | −6.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terry Bell | 453 | 54.6 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Worgan | 176 | 21.2 | −24.2 | |
| UKIP | Robert Brown | 166 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
| Labour | Graeme Watkins | 34 | 4.1 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 277 | 33.4 | +30.1 | ||
| Turnout | 829 | 33.2 | −7.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Butler | 1,548 | 74.9 | +7.4 | |
| Labour | Kevin Goddard | 518 | 25.1 | −7.4 | |
| Majority | 1,030 | 49.9 | +14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,066 | 27.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||