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District Council elections were held inShepway on 3 May 2007.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 74.0 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 22.0 | ||||
| People First Party | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 4.0 | ||||
| Shepway Independents | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | ||||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
'* denotes sitting Councillor. Elected Councillors marked (E)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pam Carr (E) | 619 | |||
| Independent | Andrew Barchi | 155 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Matthews | 109 | |||
| Majority | 464 | ||||
| Turnout | 890 | 53.58 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Carol Crees had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004. She sought re-election in Folkestone East ward.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan North *(E) | 345 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Dunning (E) | 319 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Salmon | 313 | |||
| Conservative | Gordon Williams | 297 | |||
| People First Party | Janet Kay Andrews * | 276 | |||
| People First Party | Carolyn Court Crees * | 226 | |||
| Labour | Jo Knight | 93 | |||
| Labour | Stevie Makins | 83 | |||
| Majority | 6 | ||||
| Turnout | 1043 | 34.35 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Cllr Alan North had gained the seat for the Conservatives at a by-election in 2004.Janet Andrews had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004.Carol Crees has been elected as a Lib Dem in Elham and Stelling Minnis ward in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004.Cllr Tony Dunning now sits as a Conservative.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People First Party | Brian William Copping *(E) | 555 | |||
| People First Party | Paul Albert Roy Marsh *(E) | 532 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Speller | 416 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Alex McNeice | 386 | |||
| Conservative | Cherilyn Williams | 149 | |||
| Conservative | John Worthy | 124 | |||
| Majority | 116 | ||||
| Turnout | 1145 | 34.58 | |||
| People First Partygain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| People First Partygain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Cllrs Paul Marsh and Brian Copping were both elected as Lib Dems in 2003 and defected to People First in 2004.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Beaumont *(E) | 684 | |||
| Conservative | David Johnson (E) | 624 | |||
| Conservative | Dick Pascoe (E) | 614 | |||
| Conservative | John Collier | 594 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Maggie Barrett | 581 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Bev Rolfe | 555 | |||
| Independent | Ann Elizabeth Berry | 384 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Edwina Boyt | 293 | |||
| People First Party | Patricia Copping | 174 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Martin Highland | 135 | |||
| People First Party | William John Fagg | 122 | |||
| UKIP | Carol Lynn Sacre | 111 | |||
| People First Party | Richard Eric Green | 104 | |||
| Majority | 20 | ||||
| Turnout | 1793 | 39.24 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Jane Sanger (E) | 499 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Wallace (E) | 496 | |||
| Conservative | George Burr | 236 | |||
| Conservative | Alice Monk | 215 | |||
| People First Party | Kim Culshaw * | 160 | |||
| People First Party | Michael Edward Edson | 143 | |||
| BNP | Derek James | 139 | |||
| BNP | Harry Herbert John Williams | 126 | |||
| Labour | Paul Bingham | 114 | |||
| Labour | Wendy Mitchell | 102 | |||
| Majority | 239 | ||||
| Turnout | 1168 | 36.16 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Kim Culshaw had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004.Cllrs Emily Sanger and Sue Wallace now sit as Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Barker *(E) | 581 | |||
| Conservative | Philip Martin *(E) | 487 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Mark Fuller | 465 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Troy Peter Scaum | 400 | |||
| Majority | 22 | ||||
| Turnout | 1087 | 31.51 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Richard Green had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003, before defecting to People First and then Greens 4 Shepway in 2004 and then standing down from the council. He stood for election in Folkestone Park on the People First platform.Cllr Philip Martin had gained the seat for the Conservatives in the ensuing by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Bunting *(E) | 865 | |||
| Conservative | Rory Cassian Love *(E) | 861 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Rachael Sophia Jessie Bailey | 209 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Roy Edward Brightman | 198 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lee | 181 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Robertson-Ritchie | 178 | |||
| UKIP | Margaret Rita Kendall | 94 | |||
| Majority | 652 | ||||
| Turnout | 1349 | 41.93 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Gane *(E) | 725 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Carroll (E) | 711 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Prater (E) | 673 | |||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Boot | 433 | |||
| Conservative | Suzie Boot | 432 | |||
| Conservative | Harvey Marshall | 420 | |||
| People First Party | Trevor Buss * | 366 | |||
| People First Party | Linda Cufley * | 328 | |||
| People First Party | Paul Stevens | 298 | |||
| Majority | 240 | ||||
| Turnout | 1587 | 34.10 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Trevor Buss and Linda Cufley had been elected as a Lib Dem in 2003 but defected to People First in 2004.Cllr Peter Gane now sits as a Conservative.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tom McNeice (E) | 571 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Monk (E) | 537 | |||
| Conservative | Rodica Wheeler | 527 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Edward Briddock | 496 | |||
| Labour | Chris Walters | 123 | |||
| Labour | Pam Stevens | 90 | |||
| Majority | 10 | ||||
| Turnout | 1255 | 41.56 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Tony Baker had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but defected to Independent in 2004 and did not seek re-election.Gary George had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2003, but defected to People First in 2004 and did not seek re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Bliss *(E) | 613 | |||
| Conservative | Jan Holben (E) | 591 | |||
| Independent | Joy Fiona MacMillan * | 370 | |||
| Independent | Jonathan Greenwall | 327 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Elma Vera Crocker | 142 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Season Prater | 138 | |||
| Majority | 221 | ||||
| Turnout | 1134 | 36.23 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Joy MacMillan had been elected as a Conservative but resigned the whip in 2006 and sought re-election as an Independent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Dearden (E) | 1147 | |||
| Conservative | Alan Ewart-James (E) | 1120 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Lyons (E) | 1080 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Arthur Matthews * | 565 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel George Matthews | 512 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Nolan * | 473 | |||
| Independent | Martin Keith Ross | 419 | |||
| Independent | Franca Ross | 419 | |||
| Independent | Adrian Joseph Gilbert Metherell | 389 | |||
| Majority | 515 | ||||
| Turnout | 2163 | 47.37 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Wendy Harris had been elected as a Liberal Democrat but defected to the Green Party in 2004. She did not seek re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Clifton-Holt (E) | 985 | |||
| Conservative | Russel Tilson (E) | 846 | |||
| Conservative | Olwyn Williams (E) | 799 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Tom Gibbs | 562 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Julie White * | 474 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Ian Barry Meyers | 456 | |||
| Shepway Independents | Michael Hewton | 439 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Wright | 431 | |||
| People First Party | Shirley Maile * | 290 | |||
| People First Party | Nicholas Day | 196 | |||
| Majority | 239 | ||||
| Turnout | 2042 | 39.89 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Terry Preston and Shirley Maile had defected from Lib Dem to People First in 2004.