
The2007 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members ofSwindonUnitary Council inWiltshire, 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:
92 candidates were contesting 21 seats with 2 seats available inHaydon Wickwards.[3][4] Both Conservative andLabour parties contested every seat, while theLiberal Democrats had 20 candidates.[3] Other political parties contesting the election included theGreen Party with 16 candidates,United Kingdom Independence Party with 7 and theBritish National Party with 3.[3]
Issues in the election included regeneration of the town,affordable housing, crime[5] and preserving green space.[6] The Conservative council's plans to move to fortnightly rubbish collection were also criticised by the Labour Party.[7]
For the election voters were able to cast their vote at anypolling station or library instead of just their polling station, as well as internet and text voting being available.[3][8] The vote count was also done electronically, however problems at a few polling stations meant some votes had to be checked manually.[9] This meant the election count was 2 hours later than expected,[10] with overallturnout in the election being 33.8%.[11]
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 43 seats, compared to 13 for Labour and 3 Liberal Democrats.[10] Both the Conservative and Labour parties made 2 gains, with each party taking 1 seat from the other.[12] The Conservatives gained Moredon from Labour, while Labour took a seat back in Central ward.[12] Both parties also gained a seat from an independent, with the Conservatives taking Freshbrook and Grange Park, while Labour took Penhill.[12] Elsewhere Conservative candidates held on by small majorities of 36 and 45 over Labour in St Philip and Walcot wards respectively.[12]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 15 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 71.4 | 46.8 | 23,429 | -0.8 | |
| Labour | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 14,458 | -1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 13.2 | 6,635 | -0.9 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 2,946 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1,875 | +3.7 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 597 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 165 | -0.7 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Stoddart | 1,639 | 69.3 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Ian Carroll | 375 | 15.9 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Law | 204 | 8.6 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Richard Uzzell | 146 | 6.2 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,264 | 53.5 | −3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,364 | 26.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Derique Montaut | 1,092 | 47.1 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Karen Leakey | 663 | 28.6 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Pipe | 301 | 13.0 | −1.7 | |
| Green | Karsten Evans | 156 | 6.7 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | David Cox | 105 | 4.5 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 429 | 18.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,317 | 30.9 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +0.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Glenn Smith | 1,497 | 54.2 | −3.3 | |
| Labour | Maureen Dilley | 743 | 26.9 | −15.6 | |
| UKIP | Cynthia Desmond | 323 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Pajak | 199 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 754 | 27.3 | +12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,762 | 40.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +6.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andy Albinson | 1,384 | 57.6 | +8.5 | |
| Labour | Sally Lee | 718 | 29.9 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Daniel Fraser | 301 | 12.5 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 666 | 27.7 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,403 | 35.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +4.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Wiltshire | 879 | 39.6 | −9.3 | |
| Conservative | Paul Gregory | 551 | 24.9 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Sarah Bush | 526 | 23.7 | +3.0 | |
| Green | Bill Hughes | 261 | 11.8 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 328 | 14.8 | −13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,217 | 29.6 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -7.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Dickinson | 1,152 | 49.0 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Peppitt | 669 | 28.5 | −5.0 | |
| Labour | Carol Heavens | 393 | 16.7 | +2.1 | |
| Green | Jim Santaniello | 136 | 5.8 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 483 | 20.6 | +8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,350 | 31.2 | |||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | +4.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Ballman | 850 | 44.8 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Louise Gallavin | 485 | 25.6 | +4.5 | |
| BNP | Reg Bates | 212 | 11.2 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Les Wood | 154 | 8.1 | −0.4 | |
| UKIP | Robin Tingey | 104 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Neil Gutteridge | 91 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 365 | 19.3 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,896 | 27.8 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | -1.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Dobie | 1,320 | |||
| Conservative | Rex Barnett | 1,299 | |||
| Labour | John Keepin | 651 | |||
| Labour | Mark Dempsey | 614 | |||
| Green | Emma Bushell | 298 | |||
| UKIP | Michael Stuckey | 270 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Morgan | 252 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sharp | 227 | |||
| Turnout | 4,931 | 34.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melanie Duff | 1,492 | 56.8 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Gerald Edwards | 696 | 26.5 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Andy Day | 257 | 9.8 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Pajak | 184 | 7.0 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 796 | 30.3 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,629 | 40.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephanie Exell | 1,187 | 47.7 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Maureen Caton | 885 | 35.6 | −7.8 | |
| UKIP | Kathleen Webb | 218 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Heidi Teague | 197 | 7.9 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 302 | 12.1 | +10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,487 | 33.7 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | +5.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fionuala Foley | 2,044 | 58.7 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheaver | 543 | 15.6 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | Cindy Matthews | 468 | 13.4 | −0.9 | |
| Green | Christine Smith | 245 | 7.0 | −3.1 | |
| UKIP | Terrence Hayward | 180 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 1,501 | 43.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,480 | 43.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fay Howard | 775 | 40.9 | −1.7 | |
| Conservative | Graham Cherry | 603 | 31.8 | −3.8 | |
| BNP | Chris Southgate | 223 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Thompson | 213 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
| Green | David Miles | 81 | 4.3 | −17.5 | |
| Majority | 172 | 9.1 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,895 | 27.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | +1.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Baker | 519 | 41.7 | −3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tel Hudson | 314 | 25.2 | −5.7 | |
| Conservative | Halina Tomlinson | 249 | 20.0 | −3.9 | |
| BNP | Ken Waters | 162 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
| Majority | 205 | 16.5 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,244 | 27.8 | |||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | +1.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Garry Perkins | 1,244 | 56.1 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Farr | 392 | 17.7 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Mary Gladman | 375 | 16.9 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Jennifer Miles | 207 | 9.3 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 852 | 38.4 | −3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,218 | 31.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -4.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Russell Holland | 1,325 | 51.8 | −11.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Spry | 728 | 28.5 | −8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Wood | 264 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| UKIP | Robert Feal-Martinez | 239 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 597 | 23.4 | −3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,556 | 32.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.7% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Findlow | 1,254 | 41.9 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Teresa Page | 1,218 | 40.7 | −0.3 | |
| UKIP | Peter Thompson-Watt | 212 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Richards | 186 | 6.2 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Raymond Smith | 125 | 4.2 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 36 | 1.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,995 | 41.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Wakefield | 979 | 52.3 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Junab Ali | 411 | 21.9 | −3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Shepherd | 297 | 15.9 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Marilyn Harrison | 186 | 9.9 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 568 | 30.3 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,873 | 32.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Mallinson | 756 | 39.0 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Neil Heavens | 711 | 36.7 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy McCarthy | 249 | 12.9 | −4.3 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Halden | 141 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Green | Ray Burcham | 80 | 4.1 | −3.1 | |
| Majority | 45 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,937 | 34.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +5.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Des Moffatt | 1,268 | 49.4 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Jon Watton | 656 | 25.5 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Cousens | 243 | 9.5 | −6.2 | |
| UKIP | Greg Heathcliffe | 188 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Green | Deborah Schofield | 153 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Independent | Michael Morton | 60 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 612 | 23.8 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,568 | 31.6 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | +5.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Morton | 1,650 | 55.3 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Godman | 668 | 22.4 | +7.6 | |
| Labour | Ruairi Tobin | 442 | 14.8 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Bob Heritage | 223 | 7.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 982 | 32.9 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,983 | 37.6 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -3.7% | |||